About

Bio

Jack Easterhaus, born in Tyler, TX,  raised across the , is a Film & Television director and director of photography currently located in Savannah, GA. He is currently working towards a BFA in Film & Television degree (class of '27)  at Savannah College of Art & Design. His work follows fictional characters and the actions they take to get what they want through creative blocking of camera and actors, and the lighting and composition of the frame to create a cinematic experience. Jack has currently written and directed two short films, produced one, and the DoP on five. 

He is actively writing and working on many others.

Artist Statment

I craft cinematic narratives that explore human psychology against the backdrop of Mid-Century style according to biblical theology. My works goal is to call people to think about the whys of life and what satisfaction and resolution mean.

My movies use 16mm film and digital film emulation paired with mid century schools of design thinking to create lush worlds in which my characters exist. Through intensive pre-production I use mood boards, mind maps, and beatboards to prepare for my films so that when I enter production and post-production I am fully set up to have the film sit in my style. Artists like Wassily Kandinsky and Edward Hopper are influential to the visual tone of my films with their use of color and lighting. Earth tone beige, brown, and yellow accented by primary colors are based off of Kandinsky's work, while Hoppers shaping of light influence my own use of light in camera. A key influence to my writing is the Bible; the stories and morality within have shaped my own views heavily, and therefore my depictions of morality and the stories that explore it.

Overall, through the use of resurging design thinking and artistic medium, paired with timeless stories and psychology, I visually tell stories to call others to consider something new and enjoy something that they have never seen before.