Meet Tearsa Hammock | Video Production Manager & Owner

We had the good fortune of connecting with Tearsa Hammock and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Tearsa, what led you to pursuing a creative path professionally?
I first started my college career interested in Journalistic writing because I wanted to help marginalized people be able to tell their story. I wanted people who are not often seen or heard to be represented in media and help to further human rights and social justice causes, especially immigrant rights and causes as my mother is from the Philippines and I had many friends from Mexico and other Latin American countries when I first chose my path. Along the way I became more interested in other ways of telling stories besides writing like, audio and lighting while working as House (Theater Dept) Manager at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. From there I was drawn to change my curriculum interest from Print/Online Journalism to Photojournalism as I met professors who showed the importance of showing journalism visually. Sachi Cunningham a former LA Times video journalist inspired me to dive deeper into the world of video. Once I graduated SFSU, I entered a paid internship with BAYCAT (Bayview Center for Arts and Technology) to further train and work in all areas of documentary style video production where we interviewed local business owners and operators in San Francisco, filmed, edited and posted the content for BAYCAT. I knew then that visual video storytelling would be the most important form of media for me to pursue. Through BAYCAT I was given opportunities to work as a set, locations, and camera production assistant for major motion pictures and TV shows like American Idol auditions in SF 2014-15, Marvel’s Ant-Man as well as Ant-Man and the Wasp, Netflix’s Sense8, and HULU’s Chance.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
After my production assistance era, I moved into the world of corporate and educational video for a large accounting foundation for half a decade up until the pandemic. This time of my life really taught me how to be creative and find joy in little ways even when the video work is very structured and traditionally styled. I learned more about how to accept rejection for my ideas and take constructive criticism working on collaborative teams. These lessons continued after the pandemic as I bounced around in a few roles leading to my decision to start a company and apply our decade each of skills to offering videography and photography to local Bay Area businesses in our direct communities of Automotive, Motorsports, and Fitness industries. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is to seek balance in establishing confidence as a female professional in a very technical role without coming off as arrogant. Always be teachable, but don’t change the essence of your personality or being for a job.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I am located in the San Francisco Bay area. When my sister came to visit from Tennessee for a week in November, here is a list of some places and activities we enjoyed: -Salesforce WeWork space on the 36th floor, amazing view and kind staff
-Chinatown, walk the length of Chinatown up to Little Italy (North Beach) and back. Get a reading from the Zoltar machine near souvenir shops and eat at Hunan House.
-Go for a nature and exploration walk at Half Moon Bay’s J V Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
-Eat a lovely sunset meal on the heated patio of Sam’s Chowder House with the whole family.
-Drive over the Golden Gate Bridge and go hiking in Muir Woods amongst the giant redwood trees.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would like to shoutout my romantic and business partner/co-founder, Cornelio Greer whom I met during my challenging college days from us chatting about skateboarding documentary video to formulating the idea for this business together. We have been through so many challenges together. Thank you for believing in us as much or more than I have believed in you. Our potential is stronger with that enduring belief. I’m thankful you are ready and willing to try this new way to hopefully build wealth and stability for our future. Thank you for trusting me to conduct the business management side while creatively and passionately carrying the operational side.

Website: www.2crownsmedia.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/2crownsmedia

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/2crownsmedia

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Yelp: https://g.page/r/CeoQfcX7CVq2EB0/review

Youtube: www.youtube.com/@2crownsmedia

Other: https://account.venmo.com/u/twocrownsmedia

Image Credits
Photo of Tearsa and Cornelio on motorcycle in front of rainbow mural by Dan Medhurst. All other photos are by Tearsa Hammock and Cornelio Greer.