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Eliza Lopes

Eunice Tan

Editor + Graphic Designer

Tom Van

Tom Van | @tomvan.dp

Director of Photography

A Little About Tom Van

Tom Van is the Director of Photography at C&I Studios.

Tom Van has been with the company for many years. His skills as a camera operator evolved as our company matured and now he guides the vision of C&I Studios with insightful and creative productions. Over the course of his career, he has worked with household names, such as Nike, Coca-Cola, American Apparel, All Saints and more.

Recently, Tom Van has helped guide C&I Studios’ growth within the television and film production industry, planning and executing our most popular short films, such as Christmas Eve, The River Cabin, and Grace From Above, alongside Director Joshua Miller.

Ciara Santiago

Audio Engineer

A Little About Ciara Santiago

Ciara Santiago is the Audio Engineer at C&I Studios.

Ciara Santiago brings two strong values: resilience and determination, working as the Audio Engineer at C&I Studios. She loves teamwork, is flexible, and strives daily to learn new skills in her career. Something you wouldn’t know about Ciara is she can change her voice and do character voices. One of her life goals is to be able to learn how to produce music. On her time off, she enjoys quality time with her family and friends. Her mother is one of the biggest influences in her life because she has overcome many obstacles and became a successful businesswoman. A big accomplishment is being part of the recording for dubbing of “Monsters Ball” and “Grey’s Anatomy” as the recording engineer.

Maxine Garcia

First Assistant Camera

Mr. Miller

Brandon Baker

Cinematographer + Digital Imaging Technician

About Brandon Baker

Brandon Baker is the Cinematographer and Digital Imaging Technician at C&I Studios. He is responsible for the technical and creative execution of every frame the company captures, working across commercial, corporate, music video, and narrative productions.

Originally from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Brandon brings a disciplined, detail-oriented approach to his craft. At C&I Studios, he operates and manages the camera department across productions of all sizes, from single-camera interviews to multi-camera commercial shoots for brands like Nike, NFL, and Chaumet.

As the studio’s DIT, Brandon oversees on-set data management, color pipeline setup, and media workflow, ensuring footage moves from camera to post-production without a single lost frame. His dual role as both the eye behind the camera and the technician managing the data pipeline makes him one of the most versatile members of the production team.

Brandon works out of C&I Studios’ 30,000 sq ft facility in Fort Lauderdale and travels regularly for productions in Los Angeles, New York City, and on location nationwide.

Beth Bryant

VP Business Development

About Beth Bryant

Beth Bryant is VP of Business Development at C&I Studios and Executive Director of C&I Reach, the company’s nonprofit arm. She has been instrumental in growing the studio’s client relationships and community partnerships for over a decade.

Beth graduated from Florida State University with a degree in criminology in 2006. After interning at the Department of Juvenile Justice, she transitioned into nonprofit work, which laid the foundation for her role leading C&I Reach. She is an active board member of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and a graduate of Connect Florida, a cross-industry leadership program.

At C&I Studios, Beth oversees business development across all three markets: Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, and New York City. She manages client relationships, partnerships, and brand strategy, working alongside producers, directors, and department heads to ensure every project aligns with client goals from pitch to delivery.

Her dual role bridges the gap between C&I Studios’ commercial work and C&I Reach’s mission-driven projects, giving her a perspective that shapes how the company approaches both business and community.

Amy Miller

Amy Joy Miller

Producer

About Amy Miller

Amy Joy Miller is a Producer at C&I Studios. Her sharp understanding of production logistics and industry standards keeps every project running on schedule and on budget, from pre-production through final delivery.

Amy has been with C&I Studios for nearly two decades, working alongside the team since the company’s earliest years. Throughout her career, she has produced projects for brands like Nike, Lululemon, Coca-Cola, and Fortune Magazine, managing everything from location scouting and talent coordination to equipment logistics and crew scheduling.

Her ability to adapt under pressure and solve problems on the fly is what sets her apart. Production environments are unpredictable, and Amy’s instinct for finding solutions in real time has become one of the team’s most valuable assets. She brings structure to creative chaos without slowing down the process.

Amy operates across all three C&I Studios markets: Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, and New York City, coordinating productions of every scale.

Joseph Miller

General Manager

About Joseph Miller

Joseph Miller is the General Manager at C&I Studios. He has been with the company since its inception. His highly involved understanding of company practices qualify him as the ideal candidate for overseeing all functions related to C&I Studios and our various brand extensions.

As the first intern and first employee, Joseph started off as an integral member of the team. During these initial stages he redesigned the company logo into what it currently is today, and proved to be a positive influence on the brand. He worked alongside the first clients, was directly involved in finding solutions to the first problems, and helped to create the first major successes. He is the only employee to work in every single department: video, photo, graphics, web, accounting, rentals, events, marketing, and administrative. Joseph Miller’s long-standing history with the company was one of the earliest building blocks in creating such an involved company culture.

Joseph Miller’s passion for art and attention to detail are true assets in an industry where accuracy and speed influence one another. He oversees all functions related to the business, and ensures consistent cooperation across departments. Whether it comes to drafting legal documents, ensuring consistent client relations, overseeing studio rentals, or organizing internal efforts and events, Joseph Miller is directly involved to ensure standards are always upheld.

Joshua Miller

Joshua Otis Miller

Founder & CEO

About Joshua Miller

Joshua Otis Miller is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of C&I Studios and C&I Films. Over the past two decades, he has built a full-service production company from the ground up, growing it into a recognized name working alongside brands like Nike, Coca-Cola, AT&T, NFL, NBC, and Calvin Klein.

A writer, director, and producer at his core, Joshua launched C&I Studios in 2006 with a clear vision: telling stories that make people think and feel. That vision now operates out of a 30,000 sq ft facility in Fort Lauderdale with offices in Los Angeles and New York City, serving clients across every major market.

His feature film work through C&I Films includes The American, a thriller following a journalist turned vigilante against human trafficking, and Midnight, an action film starring Rosario Dawson. He also wrote and directed From New York, I Love You for the Amazon anthology series To The Cities That I Love.

Joshua believes film is the only art form where, for two hours, you put your phone down and open yourself to absorb a message of visuals, language, and art entirely on your own. That philosophy drives everything C&I creates.

Inside the Mind of Josh Miller

In his series Hot Seat, Joshua answers the questions most people in the industry are afraid to ask. From the realities of running a production company to the craft of directing, every episode is raw, direct, and unfiltered.

Watch Hot Seat