Vidal Tapia
Hi,
I am a director, videographer, photographer, editor, storyboard artist, and writer with a degree in Digital Cinema Arts and Science from Columbia College Chicago. At the heart of everything I do is a passion for storytelling and a desire to create work that is visually compelling, emotionally meaningful, and memorable.
Alongside my work in film, I create commissioned visual work for clients, including portrait sessions, baby showers, graduations, parties, quinceañeras, and weddings. I approach every project with the same dedication: to bring an idea to life and create something people can connect with.
My journey as an artist began long before I ever picked up a camera. As a child, I spent countless hours drawing characters, imagining stories, and building elaborate worlds. My fascination with storytelling grew more after watching the behind-the-scenes footage from Disney’s Bambi, where I was captivated by the process of animation and storytelling. At the time, I dreamed of becoming an animator.
That dream eventually evolved when I received my first camera. I quickly discovered that filmmaking offered me another way to create worlds, tell stories, and bring ideas to life. What began as curiosity became a passion.
I taught myself the language of visual storytelling by studying films, watching behind-the-scenes footage, sketching scenes in notebooks, and experimenting with every tool available to me. I became fascinated by how lighting, sound, music, composition, movement, and camera angles could completely change the way an audience experiences a story.
Over the years, I’ve continued to develop my craft, explore different genres, and push myself creatively. Every project is an opportunity to learn something new, experiment with an idea, and create something that leaves an impression.
Today, with the experience, knowledge, and equipment I’ve built over the years, I’m able to bring those ideas to life through film, photography, and visual art.
My goal is simple: Capture the moment.
contributions & ROLES
In 2016, I worked on and was credited for storyboarding the concepts for the short film, Fearless.
In 2016, I was on set as an assistant to the production designer, placed on clapperboard duty for a scene, and was backup crew for the film HEAVEN ON SEVEN.
In 2015, my team and I won COLUMBIA College Chicago’s TAKE ONE Film Fest in the Short Fiction category for the short-physio thriller, LA PEGAS Y LA TRAES.
In 2011, I won first place in a Student Video Competition, hosted by "The Technology Educators for Catholic High Schools" for a video entry I worked on for cyber bulling entitled: IN THE EYES OF THE BULLIED.