ABOUT

Our Founders

Chameleon Film Studios was founded by Matthew Smaldone and Phillip Wallace in late 2021. It all started with our debut short film that was shot in a tiny basement, followed by our next project that was shot in a tiny garage.

Less than two years later, in the summer of 2023, we wrapped principal photography on our first fully funded feature film.

We believe in the power of dreaming big and we can’t wait to share what’s in store for 2024.

“With backgrounds in Theater and Music, we were slightly adjacent to the film industry. Neither of us had gone to film school, we had never made any real films before, and we had no idea where to start. All we had was a passion for story-telling. After working together on a short film for the Denver 48 Hour Film Project, we decided we’d had enough waiting for the right opportunity for someone to let us make a film, so we grabbed a camera, a few actors, and made one ourselves. We started by writing six genres on a die and rolling it. From there the ideas started coming and they haven’t stopped. Our motto is ‘more ambition, scope, and fear with each project’. If our projects are bigger, require more from us, and keep us just uncomfortable enough, we think we’re in the right place.”

- Matthew Smaldone

Meet the Team

  • Matthew Smaldone

    DIRECTOR | WRITER | ACTOR | PRODUCER

  • J.T. Melaragno

    ACTOR | WRITER | PRODUCER

  • Tom Svaldi

    LOCATIONS | PRODUCER | ACTOR

  • Jason Potter

    1ST AD | ACTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | PRODUCER

  • Chloe Chamberlain

    PRODUCER | ACTOR

  • Hannah Vail

    CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR | ACTOR | SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

  • Phillip Wallace

    BOOM OPERATOR | SOUND EDITING | ASSOCIATE PRODUCER