Ricardo Cordero: The Visionary Director of Photography Behind Street line Video’s Success

Ricardo Cordero, a talented Director of Photography, has been instrumental in shaping the visual identity of Street line Video’s productions. With a career spanning over two decades, Cordero’s expertise has elevated numerous projects, including feature films, TV shows, and web series.

Cordero’s passion for storytelling began at a young age. He shot his first movie at just 15 years old, foreshadowing a future in the film industry. His dedication and natural talent led to opportunities like directing the TV show “Street line” on Bronxnet, showcasing his ability to craft engaging narratives.

Some of Cordero’s notable works include:

– Perate

– Waiting 4 Mr. Wright

– PPRESSED

– Rodent: The Urban Soap Opera

– A Teenage Story

These projects demonstrate his versatility and commitment to delivering high-quality content. His IMBD accreditation is a testament to his professional excellence.

As Director of Photography for Street line Video, Cordero brings his wealth of experience to every project. His attention to detail, creative vision, and technical expertise ensure that every frame is polished and captivating. His collaboration with the Street line Video team has resulted in visually stunning productions that resonate with audiences.

Cordero’s contributions to Street line Video have been instrumental in:

– Enhancing the overall visual quality of their productions

– Developing a distinct aesthetic that sets them apart

– Capturing nuanced performances from talent

– Increasing efficiency on set through meticulous planning

– Working with first time actors

Ricardo Cordero’s dedication to his craft and passion for storytelling have made him an invaluable asset to Street line Video. His work continues to inspire and elevate the team, resulting in captivating visual stories that leave a lasting impact on audiences.

Written by Regina Annette

Director Vera Edwards

 

Vera Edwards is an award-winning American independent film director/producer/and author. Born and raised in the South Bronx, Edwards took her life experience and applied it to film. She and her son Ricardo Cordero began their Journey as visual storytellers by gathering independent artist from the streets and giving them a platform to express their talent by allowing them to further their careers as actors.

Edwards and her son formed Street Line Video an underground media video production team for unsung talent. Edwards and her son Ricardo Cordero have recorded major celebrities on and off stage such as Babyface, Charlie Wilson, Nikki Minaj, New Edition, The Ojays, Millie Jackson, Kurtis Blow Rick Ross just to name a few. She states after filming so many celebrities and helping them retain themselves in the music industry it was time that her son an herself needed to embark on creating history for themselves. She then wrote her first novel Band of Gold, which was one of the urban communities best selling books, you can get it free on Amazon. Edwards stated it was the book that she wanted to turn into a movie drama. Readers requested more of her work that's when She learned  that our stories need to be told. So she then decided to shoot her own movies to generate her audience and followers, because of the high demand of her first novel Band of Gold Edwards wrote scripts for her son to shoot and edit and distribute across the world.

Edwards has had several Independent films that played in the theater such as Chick-en, Waiting 4 Mr. Wright starring Michael Clee from The Fearless 4, a their first novella titled Perate starring Tito from the 1980s group The fearless four.  All three of these movies won Beta awards and had sold out shows. Edwards also has a soap opera title "Rodent" the Urban Soap opera which was released as a web series which was a drama and a battle rap movie titled PPRESSED starring Karine Sho-time Thornton and Mikey D (Michael Deering) of the Legendary 90s hip hop rap group Main Source. These movies met all kinds of genre in all types of countries. Which made the two web series a download hit. 

Edwards latest work a pandemic movie titled a teenage story starring La Sunshine from the 1980s hip hop rap group The treacherous three, Grandwizard Theodore creator of DJ scratch and Stevie D from the 1980s r&b group The Force Mds was aired during the lock-down of the COVID 19 pandemic. The pandemic had the whole world staying in the house for a year and a half 2020 and a portion of 2021. The movie a teenage story was released on youtube for free and generated over 800,000 views. Not bad for and independent full featured movie. Since the pandemic has been lifted somewhat Edwards has started working on a new up-and-coming movie tv drama for the 2023 fall tv line up (now in production). She guarantees her audience will love this one. All movies can be viewed and seen all over the world. Edwards and her son Ricardo Cordero said they will continue to work as a directors and pride themselves by continuing to promote artist who couldn't receive a fair chance in the entertainment world. You can watch all of their movie on youtube @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-wMxedqsYlGlg2HezxvWmA