Biography
Director, DP, actor, sound engineer, recording artist, and motivational speaker. These are a few things that describe Genesis J Lopez. Raised in west Texas, Genesis has always had an act for music and the film business. When he wasn't writing poetry for his mom or rapping on the corner with his friends, he had a thing for recording audio with digital recorders and capturing family videos and hilarious skits on cheap home video cameras. growing up through nothing short of poverty, Genesis mom gave him an abundance of unconditional love. His stepfather who would soon come into the picture was also a staple in his childhood and what would later in life lead to him becoming such a good father. His mother and stepfather would work two or more jobs apiece to provide for Genesis and his sister. Genesis didn't always have it easy, but on the surface, no one would know. Listening to his works as a recording artist would give you more of an in-depth detail of his life. After many years of living in West Texas, Genesis would migrate to the larger Dallas-Fort Worth area. There, on his own, he would navigate the streets and hustle his way around this thing we call life and survival. Through his struggles and hustles, music was the foundation of his come up. He would teach himself to produce music and eventually learned that he could make a living doing so. He produced music for about 15 years. During that time he would look into acting and attend a many auditions and even played a few small roles for some low budget films. The film industry had always been calling him even through his music career. Although his music career was very successful and Genesis became very well known for it, there was just something about the film industry that kept calling. Genesis, after 15 years of being a producer in the music industry, would soon realize that this thing called technology allowed a lot of individuals to produce themselves from home not relying on Producer such as himself anymore. Genesis seeing that not only as a reason to retire, but a reason to switch careers. He would then pick up his first professional camera, and start shooting music videos for local artists. He started out doing them for free to build his network. Then he was producing music videos for $200 or even $300. Before he knew it he was charging $1200 for music videos and shooting them in 6K on "Netflix approved" cinema cameras. During this time Genesis had been writing screenplays and wanted to shoot some of his own films. He began reaching out to seasoned directors and producers and started learning the business from them. He would go on to be the director of photography for many small projects and some large. While still having a passion for acting, as Genesis is very good at embodying the emotion of many different characters and voices, he also has an act for voice overs. Outside of the music industry and the film industry, one thing Genesis stands on, is expansion of consciousness and reaching out to others and helping them through their hard times. More than just being a life coach and motivational speaker, Genesis is also a father to six children. Anyone who knows Genesis personally, can tell you that he loves his kids beyond words and is it great dad and father.
If you're looking for someone to embody the role of your next character or someone to Direct, DP, or work the sound of your set, don't hesitate to reach out to Genesis J Lopez.
