Blackstorm
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 1-10
- Offices
- 1
About Blackstorm
Blackstorm Productions is an independent film and video production studio based in Westchester County, New York. Its work spans original narrative films, episodic comedy, music videos, documentaries, commercial campaigns and event coverage. The studio combines creative development with practical production and post-production services for brands, artists, performers and other commercial clients.
Projects can move through scripting, directing and producing into cinematography, lighting, editing, sound design and color grading. Alongside scripted productions, the team creates multi-camera live recordings, festival highlight reels, video podcasts and visual content for social media campaigns. Its production capabilities support both staged storytelling and the documentation of live events and performances.
Original films and episodic storytelling
The studio’s narrative portfolio includes Fantasy Football Murder Mystery Party, a five-part comedic murder mystery miniseries distributed through YouTube. Its short films include Extra Toppings, a pizza-shop rivalry comedy starring Eve Lindley; Y2K, a science-fiction comedy; and the horror short Investigating a Straw Man Summoning. These projects sit alongside its commissioned work for musicians and commercial clients.
Music, brands and live events
Music projects include the official video for Madame Mayhem’s Sinking Ships, productions for The Attire, and music and live-performance videos for Danny Lipsitz and The Brass Tacks. The latter work includes recordings associated with Lincoln Center and Joe’s Pub in New York City.
Commercial work includes a product campaign for Juiced Bikes’ JetCurrent Pro folding eBike, alongside projects for consumer and lifestyle brands such as Vans. The studio also produces executive conversations and financial media, including Collective Conversations: Grant Williams & Mike Green.
Festival production is another recurring part of its work. Blackstorm Productions serves as the official video production team for the Adirondack Wine & Food Festival, producing documentation and highlight reels that combine event coverage with promotional storytelling.
More about Blackstorm
Founders and production roles
- Alex Backstrom is a co-founder, director and cinematographer.
- Brian Caputo is a co-founder, producer and gaffer.
The founders developed their craft while studying TV and video production at SUNY Plattsburgh, collaborating on broadcast comedy and narrative segments before formalizing their production work under the Blackstorm umbrella around 2015.
Operating model
The studio works with a small core team and scales its crews by project, bringing in contract cinematographers, sound recordists and editors as needed.
Notable credits
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Where Blackstorm is based
- Westchester County, New York, United States
Westchester County office
HeadquartersThe studio's active operating base and overall headquarters; a street address and specific municipality are not supplied.
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