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Specialties
Balestra produces innovative video media for local community members, businesses, artists, musicians, and more. Balestra is a fencing term which means «to lunge and leap forward.» With efficient filmmaking, modern techniques, and endless creativity, our videos consistently leap ahead of today’s standard.
–Promotional–
Products & Services
Crowdfunding
Demo Reels
Event Coverage
–Animation–
Kinetic Typography
Special Effects
Cartoons
Logo Splashes
–Creative–
Documentaries
Music Videos
Short Narratives
Original sound
History
Established in 2012.
In July, 2012 Balestra was founded with the partnership of Patrick Russell Burton, the former Station Manager of TritonTV of UCSD, and local filmmaker Linda Marie Skeens. Their individual and collective work has been circulated in national advertising, numerous galleries, and film festivals. It is their common goal to write and direct modern and innovative films around the world.
Meet the Business Owner
Linda S.
Business Owner
Linda Skeens has produced, directed, and filmed a wide variety of media with Balestra Entertainment, TritonTV, ArtPower!, and Demand Media Studios. She has a B.A. in film and a minor in economics from the University of California, San Diego. Skeens is currently in production of her next short film, «Five at a Time», which focuses on the inhumane treatment of domesticated animals.