Cory Baker

O The Anthem
Director, Screenwriter and Sound Mixer

Los Angeles, California

Member Since:
December 2014

Last online:
2 weeks ago

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About Cory

Cory Baker is a gifted writer, a visionary director, and an artist who loves every aspect of the process of filmmaking. Through sound and cuts, flickering images of light in twenty-four frames a second; Cory gets the best out of creative people, works well with other artists, and provides inspiring work for the enjoyment of the world.

Cory started writing his first screenplay in the fall of 2008 when he was twenty-four years old. It was a leap for him, giving himself a permission to follow a dream. He had always been creative and, even a decade earlier, had spent an entire summer with family and friends making skits and sketches with his parent’s video camera. While he enjoyed making these movies, he never thought it was something he could do with his life.

Between 2008 and 2012, writing took over much of Cory’s free time. He always had the talent for writing, and his ability to write alluring prose particularly fit in the world of screenwriting and playwriting. January 13, 2013, when he was having trouble writing, Cory took up some free writing to inspire his process. What he wrote would become the body and soul of his first short film “Lights of Baltimore,” which would later be nominated for the Baltimore City Paper short film contest.

Armed with a $250 camcorder and a vision, but no formal training; Cory went out and shot two more short films: “Spiral” and “The Blind Date.”

It was during a trip to New York in March of 2013 that Cory first found information on the New York Film Academy. He decided then and there that he needed to combine his natural ability and his growing interest with formal training. Later that year, he packed up his car and drove across the country, from Baltimore to Los Angeles, to take in the intensive filmmaking program at NYFA’s campus in Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles, Cory made new friends and learned the process of filmmaking. During his time there, he wrote, directed and edited seven new short films including: “Breathe,” “A Chance Encounter in Cyberspace,” and “I Can’t Do It...I Can’t Live Without You.” He also had the opportunity to work as a cinematographer, a production sound engineer, in the camera department, and with post production sound; rounding out his education. At the end of the summer, he drove back to Baltimore, and aimed to take what he had learned and apply it to making the career he dreamed of.

Starting in 2014, Cory teamed up with his college friend Robert Cheek in turning the name he produced under and founded into a legitimate production company. They launched the O The Anthem podcast in April of 2014, and made another short film in 2015: “The Love Letter.”

Poised for growth, Cory and Rob are now making plans to shoot Cory’s first feature length film, as well as start production on a web-series and a television show. Through their work, they have reached tens of thousands of people in every populated continent in the world. With their training, knowledge, and growing experience, O the Anthem, and its associated brands, are on the precipice of prevalence with its finger on the pulse of popular culture.

Gender:
Male

Height:
5' 9"

Weight:
270

Body type:
Heavyset

Hair:
Medium

Hair color:
Brown

Eyes:
Brown

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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Dead Body (2020)
Film Sound department
Yuppie in a Can (2020)
Film Sound department
Never and Again (2020)
Film Sound department
Indigo Valley (2020)
Film Sound department
Mountain Ave (2020)
Film Sound department
Orbital Christmas (2019)
Film Sound department
The Jewels of Light (2019)
Film Sound department
Soledad (2019)
Film Sound department
Running Shadow (2019)
Film Sound department
Awake (2019)
Film Sound department
Michael and Michael Are Gay (2018 - 2019)
TV Mini Sound department
I Can't Do This (2019)
Film Sound department
A Change of Heart (2019)
Film Sound department
A Late Separation (2018)
Film Sound department
Aja: Im Kawaii / Ayo Sis (2018)
Video Sound department
Laganja Estranja: Look at me (2018)
Video Sound department
Aja: I Don't Wanna Brag (2018)
Video Sound department
Eureka O'Hara: The Big Girl (2018)
Video Sound department
Monét X Change: Soak It Up (2018)
Video Sound department
The Porch (2018)
Film Sound department
Heaven is All Your Favorite Dogs (2018)
Film Director
A Child's Voice (2018)
Film (Thriller) Sound department Add a Plot »
Alto Nido (2018)
Film (Short and Drama) Sound department Within the walls of the same iconic apartment, two women live in pursuit of their Hollywood dreams during different eras. We learn how history can repeat itself and how passion transcends through time.
Under Heart (2018)
Film (Short and Adventure) Sound department Add a Plot »
Baby Girl (2018)
Film Sound department
(Some) Mortal Tales (2018)
Film (Short and Drama) Sound department A tone poem about the lives and deaths of some people trying to be human.
The Counter: 1960 (2018)
Film (Short and Drama) Sound department Three "woke" Black students from 2017 find themselves sitting at a lunch counter in 1960. Will they be served?
Peephole (2018)
Film (Short, Horror and Thriller) Sound department John's idyllic family is being disrupted by his wife, Linda, loosing her job and craving his attention all the time by making him jealous and distracting from work. It gets to the point where he dismisses anything she says; especially, when she claims their close friend, Chris, is stalking her. John's world turns upside down, when Linda is being attacked at a parking lot by Chris. In a crime of passion John stabs Chris, seeking revenge for his wife and forgiveness of Linda. When he comes to the hospital to check up on her, he finds out that was not the whole story.
The Black Prison (2018)
Film (Short, Action and Drama) Sound department In charge of this prison of war for so many years, general Thomas Dark doesn't realize the inner changes he went through until an old dear friend, that grew up with him like a brother, gets arrested. Michael is strong minded and can't accept the kind of person his friend became. During this intense and full of memories night, Thomas and Michael face their values and past, forcing Thomas to make a decision that can change both of their lives forever.
Stereotyped (2017)
Television (Comedy) Sound department Add a Plot »
Everybody Else (2017)
Television (Comedy) Sound department Add a Plot »
Thief (2017)
Film (Short and Drama) Sound department Add a Plot »
The Snooty Mass Murder (2017)
Film (Short and Comedy) Sound department Add a Plot »
All or Nothing (2017)
Film (Short and Action) Sound department Jim and his best friends Nikos, Steve, John and Mark live in a small town struggling to make ends meet. After Steve gets set up by a thug, Jim gets shot trying to protect his friends and all of a sudden they find themselves in a dispute with a drug lord. All they can do now to survive is to embrace the mentality of the streets: All or Nothing. Written by Konstantinos Pateronis
The Last Funeral (2017)
Film (Short and Drama) Sound department Add a Plot »
Herotics (2016)
Television (Comedy) Sound department Add a Plot »
The Love Letter (2014)
Film (short) by O The Anthem (Drama and Romance) Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, Sound department Danny thinks back about times he met Valerie while he writes her a love letter. Danny remembers when they first met over cigarettes at a wedding, and their next encounter before a ball game over drinks. Danny describes his love, and in doing shines the light on an aspect of love that is rarely spoken of.
The Blind Date (2014)
Film (Short and Comedy) Director Add a Plot »
I Can't Do It...I Can't Live Without You (2013)
Film (short) by O The Anthem (Comedy and Drama) Writer, Director, Actor, Producer, Editor, Sound Final project at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. Starring Nick Holmes, Emilly Thomas and Fernanda Rohd. Featuring "Race Car" by Cassandra Kubinski.
A Chance Encounter in CyberSpace (2013)
Film (short) by O The Anthem (Drama) Writer, Director, Producer, Editor Checkovian product shot at NYFA Los Angeles, using dialogue from Easy Rider. Starring Roberto Arrizon and Sofia Flores.
Reflection (2013)
Film (short) by O The Anthem Writer, Director, Editor, Producer Shot on the backlot of Universal Studios for NYFA Los Angeles. Starring Sofia Flores and El McKnight.
Damn Girl (2013)
Film (short) by O The Anthem Writer, Director, Producer, Editor Shot on the backlot of Universal Studio on the Western Lot for New York Film Academy in Los Angeles
Let's go to the Fucking Club (2013)
Film (short) by O The Anthem (Music) Writer, Director, Producer, Editor Music video project filmed for New York Film Academy - Los Angeles. featuring "So Fast So Maybe" from k. flay
Breathe (2013)
Film (short) by O The Anthem (Music) Writer, Director, Editor Continuity Project for New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. Starring Lorena Vignau.
Capacitive Touch (2013)
Film (short) by O The Anthem Writer, Director, Editor, Producer Mise-en scene, my first project at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles
Books and Coffee (2013)
Film (short) by Noua Assumpcao Cinematographer
Royals (2013)
Film (short) by Noua Assumpcao Cinematographer
Water Girl (2013)
Film (short) by Noua Assumpcao Cinematographer
Glitch (2013)
Film (short) by Noua Assumpcao Cinematographer
I Can't Do It... I Can't Live Without You (2013)
Film (Short and Comedy) Sound department Add a Plot »
Relection (2013)
Film (Short and Horror) Director Add a Plot »
Lights of Baltimore (2012)
Film (short) by O The Anthem Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound A man's thought process as he looks out his window during the course of several days.
Spiral (2012)
Film (short) by O The Anthem Director, Producer, Editor, Sound Bree Stenson is at the end of her rope, just the time for her biggest fan Victor to belly up at the bar next to her.
Don't F**k with the Musketeers
Sound department