Lead Wolf · Filmmaking

We make films.
Story first, every time.

Short films, a TV pilot, documentaries and music videos, made in San Diego by the Lead Wolf crew. The way we work on a film set, story, character and light, is the way we work on everything we shoot, commercials included.

Watch the films ↓Tell us about your project →
Best Cinematography · Best PictureSan Diego Mesa College Film Fest 2026 · The Fall of the House of Usher
Best Female FilmSan Diego Film Week 2022 · Don’t Let Me Sink
In productionAmbrosia · a rock opera feature film

The films

Short films and festival work.

Short film · 2026

The Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe’s story, retold as a short horror film.

Directed by Michael Soares
Cinematography by Oz Riveros

Winner · Best CinematographyWinner · Best Picture

San Diego Mesa College Film Fest 2026

Short film · 2022 · Trailer

Don’t Let Me Sink

A short about addiction and mental health in the Asian American community, subjects that rarely get said out loud.

Written and directed by Vu Mai
Cinematography by Oz Riveros

Best Female Film · San Diego Film Week 2022

TV series pilot · Trailer · 2025

Fair Trade

Directed by Vu Mai and Kevin Blakeley
Cinematography by Oz Riveros

Documentary

Real people. Real places.

Documentary · Father Joe’s Villages

Recognizing 70 Years of Service

Oz Riveros · Director · Camera

Community film · Bird Rock Community Council

5 Minutes of Bird Rock

Oz Riveros · Director · Camera

Music videos

For bands who want the song to look the way it sounds.

Venom

Glass Spells

Oz Riveros · Director · Editor

Wicked Little Town

Twin Ritual

Oz Riveros · Director · Editor

NOW

Door 13

Oz Riveros · Writer · Director · Editor

Dead in the Water

Stone Horse

Oz Riveros · Director · Editor

Allie

Twin Ritual

Oz Riveros · Writer · Director · Editor

Destination

The Guest Room x Adison Rice

Oz Riveros · Writer · Director · Editor

Wildflowers

Stone Horse

Oz Riveros · Director · Editor

Tokyo Rose

Monarch

Oz Riveros · Director · Editor

It Hurts How Much I Love You

Stephen Encarnamo

Oz Riveros · Director

Artemis Too

Mark Langford

Oz Riveros · Director · Editor

Apples

Apples 00Leven

Oz Riveros · Director · Editor

In production

Ambrosia. A rock opera.

Official trailer · Feature film in progress

An independent dark-fantasy, music-driven feature film. A modern rock opera that blends mythic archetypes with contemporary storytelling, with an original album developed alongside the film.

Ambrosia explores legacy, ambition, addiction and redemption through original music and heightened cinematic language, with an ensemble of San Diego talent and collaborators committed through completion.

Format
Rock opera · Dark fantasy
Status
70% complete. Principal photography and core musical performances captured.
Next
Final scenes, post-production and delivery

Written and directed by Oscar “Oz” Riveros
Produced by Lead Wolf

We’re looking for completion funding to finish the last 30%. Talk to us about Ambrosia →

Behind the lens

The people behind the lens.

On set with the Lead Wolf crew, production by production.

Music video · Glass Spells, 2025

Venom Music Video

Slating a take on the Venom music video
Camera and monitor rolling on the Venom music video set
Cinema camera and red practical lights on the Venom set
Over-the-shoulder camera setup on the Venom music video
A Lead Wolf crew member watching a take on the red Venom set
Crew dressing the stage before the Venom shoot
Makeup before the Venom music video shoot
The crew setting up the stage for the Venom music video
Cameras and lights going up on the Venom stage
Camera operator on the Venom music video set
A performance take under red light for Venom
The crowd in front of the stage during the Venom shoot
Clapperboard in, cameras ready on the Venom set
The Lead Wolf crew with the slate on the Venom set
Oz Riveros with the band and the slate on the Venom set

Music video

Cascade Effect Music Video

Cascade Effect · Behind the scenes
Cascade Effect · Behind the scenes
Cascade Effect · Behind the scenes
Oz Riveros directing beside the camera on a warehouse music video set
Oz Riveros and the crew at video village in a warehouse
Oz Riveros and the crew at the camera on a warehouse music video set
A band lit by headlights on a warehouse music video set
Video village monitor on a warehouse music video set
A band backlit on a warehouse music video set
Band and camera under blue light in a warehouse
Two Lead Wolf Film Crew members watching a take in a warehouse
Drum kit under red light on a warehouse music video set
A band mid-take on a warehouse music video set, paper on the floor
Backlit band and crew mid-take in a warehouse
Crew filming the band against a red projection

Music video · On location, 2024

Door 13

Oz Riveros directing beside the camera
Oz Riveros and a crew member watching the monitor
Oz Riveros framing a shot beneath a wall of masks
Two crew members with the camera rig outside at night
A Lead Wolf Film Crew member with the camera on the Door 13 night shoot
Crew and talent around the camera on the Door 13 night shoot
The camera crew outside at night

TV series pilot

Fair Trade

Oz Riveros operating the camera on the Fair Trade set
Oz Riveros behind the camera at the bar on the Fair Trade set
A lounge set lit in purple and orange on Fair Trade
Actors rehearsing a dinner scene under a big softbox on Fair Trade
Crew filming a table scene under purple light on Fair Trade
Monitor view of a candlelit dinner scene on Fair Trade
Dressing the table between takes on Fair Trade
A dinner scene lit for Fair Trade
Two actors on the stage set of Fair Trade
Filming a dinner scene for Fair Trade, the monitor in frame
Lighting a dinner scene on the set of Fair Trade
A dinner scene being filmed for Fair Trade

For artists

How a music video comes together.

01

Listen

We start with the song and what you want people to feel. The idea comes from there.

02

Treatment

A written treatment and storyboard, so everyone knows the video before the camera rolls.

03

Shoot

Location or studio, crew sized to the idea, one or several days.

04

Cut and release

Edit, color and the versions you need to release it: horizontal for YouTube, vertical for Reels and TikTok.

Every video is scoped to the song and the release plan.

Next step

Tell us what you’re trying to make.

A short film, a music video, or a commercial with a story in it. Start with a conversation.

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