Jaume was born in Sant Iscle de Vallalta, a small town in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. From a very early age he was fascinated by movies and would regularly go to the one and only local theatre to immerse himself in a different world. His young mind absorbed whatever would be playing any Saturday afternoon, mostly American Westerns and World War II movies. He spent most of his childhood in a boarding school, away from his family, where he dreamed of one day making movies of his own. View Jaume's intro short.
At the age of 18, Jaume moved to Los Angeles, with limited resources and a basic knowledge of the English language, determined to fulfill his dream. He attended Columbia College and began working on the side as an editor. Soon he became very knowledgeable of the Avid Editing System and got some real jobs that allowed him to save some money.
Jaume was influenced by directors such as David Fincher, Spike Jonze and Mark Romanek and decided that instead of shooting a short film for his graduation project he would do a music video. With the money he had saved and his knowledge of post-production he shot a music video for an unknown local band which caught the eye of some production companies. Before he even graduated film school he was signed as a music video director with “The End”.
After shooting a few music videos the production company gave him some money to shoot a couple of spec spots. He came back with a two and a half minute short for “AOL” View the short. It was the furthest from a commercial and yet it was featured in the Saatchi & Saatchi new directors’ showcase at Cannes that year.
From there Jaume’s career skyrocketed and he shot commercials for products such as Playstation, Budweiser, Mastercard, Miller-Lite, Pontiac, Smirnoff Ice, Renault, Verizon and 7UP; working with such agencies as McCann-Erickson, J. Walter Thompson, BBDO, and TBWA Chiat Day. He’s been represented by such reputable companies as Partizan and Believe Media.
Jaume’s surreal and often dark imagery quickly caught the eye of Producer Joel Silver who hired him to direct "House of Wax" in 2005. In 2007, his love for soccer took him back to Spain to shoot "Goal II: Living the Dream". His latest feature, "Orphan", is a thriller produced by Joel Silver and is opening on July 24th.
Jaume has also broken into the new viral medium with the “Don’t Vote” videos he did with Leonardo Di Caprio. The videos became an internet sensation overnight. View "Don't Vote 1" & View "Don't Vote 2"
He’s currently working on “Unknown White Male”, another Dark Castle production.
At the age of 18, Jaume moved to Los Angeles, with limited resources and a basic knowledge of the English language, determined to fulfill his dream. He attended Columbia College and began working on the side as an editor. Soon he became very knowledgeable of the Avid Editing System and got some real jobs that allowed him to save some money.
Jaume was influenced by directors such as David Fincher, Spike Jonze and Mark Romanek and decided that instead of shooting a short film for his graduation project he would do a music video. With the money he had saved and his knowledge of post-production he shot a music video for an unknown local band which caught the eye of some production companies. Before he even graduated film school he was signed as a music video director with “The End”.
After shooting a few music videos the production company gave him some money to shoot a couple of spec spots. He came back with a two and a half minute short for “AOL” View the short. It was the furthest from a commercial and yet it was featured in the Saatchi & Saatchi new directors’ showcase at Cannes that year.
From there Jaume’s career skyrocketed and he shot commercials for products such as Playstation, Budweiser, Mastercard, Miller-Lite, Pontiac, Smirnoff Ice, Renault, Verizon and 7UP; working with such agencies as McCann-Erickson, J. Walter Thompson, BBDO, and TBWA Chiat Day. He’s been represented by such reputable companies as Partizan and Believe Media.
Jaume’s surreal and often dark imagery quickly caught the eye of Producer Joel Silver who hired him to direct "House of Wax" in 2005. In 2007, his love for soccer took him back to Spain to shoot "Goal II: Living the Dream". His latest feature, "Orphan", is a thriller produced by Joel Silver and is opening on July 24th.
Jaume has also broken into the new viral medium with the “Don’t Vote” videos he did with Leonardo Di Caprio. The videos became an internet sensation overnight. View "Don't Vote 1" & View "Don't Vote 2"
He’s currently working on “Unknown White Male”, another Dark Castle production.
