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The challenge
Casting directors give a portfolio seconds. The site had to put the face, the credits and the reels in front of them immediately, and make contact effortless.
Case study · Portfolio website
Aaron Christian Paderewski
An actor and filmmaker portfolio built around the reel
Aaron Christian Paderewski is an actor, director and filmmaker known for Red Right Hand (2024), The Inspectors (2015) and Halloween (2018).
- Client
- Aaron Christian Paderewski
- Industry
- Film · Actor portfolio
- Platform
- Portfolio website
- What I did
- Website design, Front-end development, Video reels, Contact path
- Live site
- aaronpaderewski.com
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The solution
A full-bleed portrait with the name in the first screen, then the film credits as poster cards, separate reels for acting, directing and horse riding, a gallery and a contact page, all in a dark cinematic style.
What was built
Key features
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Name and face first
A full-screen portrait and name, so the visitor knows who they are looking at instantly.
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Credits as posters
Red Right Hand, Halloween, The Inspectors and American Nightmare shown as poster cards.
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Three reels
Acting, directing and horse-riding reels, each playable on the page.
- 04
Direct contact
A contact page and email in the header for casting and collaboration.
On the live site
Inside the build
The outcome
A focused portfolio that gets a casting director from face to reel to contact in seconds. It is live at aaronpaderewski.com.
