I’m Paco Herrera Carrillo, a Mexican filmmaker and cinematographer based in Guadalajara, with a deep love for light, color, and the stories rooted in place. My work bridges documentary and fiction, and I’m especially drawn to visual poetry—textures, layered images, and expressive compositions that let silence and emotion do real work. Over the years I’ve led projects across formats (live action and animation), often holding multiple roles such as director of photography, colorist, editor, and producer. I co-founded Baklight to build a creative home for culturally grounded filmmaking, and I continue mentoring emerging filmmakers while pushing my craft forward through new documentary and hybrid narrative projects.…

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I’m Paco Herrera Carrillo, a Mexican filmmaker and cinematographer based in Guadalajara, with a deep love for light, color, and the stories rooted in place. My work bridges documentary and fiction, and I’m especially drawn to visual poetry—textures, layered images, and expressive compositions that let silence and emotion do real work. Over the years I’ve led projects across formats (live action and animation), often holding multiple roles such as director of photography, colorist, editor, and producer. I co-founded Baklight to build a creative home for culturally grounded filmmaking, and I continue mentoring emerging filmmakers while pushing my craft forward through new documentary and hybrid narrative projects.…

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I’m Paco Herrera Carrillo, a Mexican filmmaker and cinematographer based in Guadalajara, with a deep love for light, color, and the stories rooted in place. My work bridges documentary and fiction, and I’m especially drawn to visual poetry—textures, layered images, and expressive compositions that let silence and emotion do real work.

Over the years I’ve led projects across formats (live action and animation), often holding multiple roles such as director of photography, colorist, editor, and producer. I co-founded Baklight to build a creative home for culturally grounded filmmaking, and I continue mentoring emerging filmmakers while pushing my craft forward through new documentary and hybrid narrative projects.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Advanced
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Director | Cinematographer | Editor & Colorist at Baklight — Cinematic Production Ecosystem
April 13, 2026 - February 14, 2000
Award-winning director and cinematographer with over two decades of experience creating cinematic, character-driven films. I work across documentary, commercial and branded storytelling, leading projects from concept through final grade. Through Baklight, I integrate production, post and finishing into a seamless system for international clients and collaborators.
Director | Cinematographer | Editor & Colorist at Baklight — Cinematic Production Ecosystem
April 12, 2026 - February 13, 2000
Award-winning director and cinematographer with over two decades of experience creating cinematic, character-driven films. I work across documentary, commercial and branded storytelling, leading projects from concept through final grade. Through Baklight, I integrate production, post and finishing into a seamless system for international clients and collaborators.
Director / Director of Photography / Colourist / Producer (features) at Animation & Film Projects
January 1, 2002 - Present
Served as DoP / director / color grading contributor on multiple animated and hybrid productions, translating cinematic style into stylized, texture-driven worlds.
Director / Director of Photography / Colourist / Producer at Baklight
January 1, 2000 - Present
Co-founded production company and leads projects from concept through post-production, integrating technical rigor with artistic intent. Works across documentary, fiction, and animation as a cinematographer and colorist, shaping the look and feel of productions and guiding post workflows.
Gaffer / Camera / Post & Color roles at Various production clients
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2006
Early professional credits include gaffer and production support, along with cinematography assistance and post-production/color correction experience that built multidisciplinary capability across the pipeline.
Producer / Director / DoP at Grupo San Isidro, ITESO
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2000
Multi-format production role combining directing and cinematography contributions in educational and documentary contexts during earlier career training years.

Education

Master of Science in Innovation & Project Management at Utel
June 17, 2022
Bachelor of Arts: Communication Sciences / Minor On Cinematography at Iteso
June 14, 2001
Associate of Arts: Film And Video Production at Universidad de Guadalaajra
June 7, 1997
Diplomado en Producción Cinematográfica at UdeG - 1997
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 1997
Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Comunicación (Cédula profesional 4248683) at ITESO
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2000
Subistema de Cine - Cinetofotografía at Ibero
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2000
Cátedra Ingmar Bergman – Derechos de Autor y Propiedad Intelectual at Cátedra Ingmar Bergman
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2000
Master of Science in Project Management (Dirección de Proyectos de Innovación) at UTEL
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022

Qualifications

Aputure Lighting Expert
September 7, 2021
Telly Award winner
September 7, 2019
Winner of 12 Telly awards
RED Digital Cinema
April 1, 2015 - October 22, 2026
Lightwave instructor (training & certification)
January 1, 2015 - October 22, 2026
DaVinci Resolve Studio color grading expert
January 1, 2015 - October 22, 2026
Adobe Premiere Pro / Post-production training (certifications)
January 1, 2019 - October 22, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Agriculture & Mining, Consumer Goods, Education, Energy & Utilities, Computers & Electronics, Manufacturing, Government, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Travel & Hospitality, Real Estate & Construction, Gaming, Healthcare, Telecommunications
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