About the Team
Chase Jones
Juliana Copenhaver
Aiden Pesesko
Writer, Actor, Director, Producer
Chase is a filmmaker hailing from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and the Founder of Black Dog Studios. As a rigorously trained screenwriter, his work output consists of a diverse catalog of fiction pieces, mainly features and limited series television. His portfolio of writing upholds values that revolve ar
Writer, Actor, Director, Producer
Chase is a filmmaker hailing from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and the Founder of Black Dog Studios. As a rigorously trained screenwriter, his work output consists of a diverse catalog of fiction pieces, mainly features and limited series television. His portfolio of writing upholds values that revolve around wildlife conservation, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse. He has been acting in films for a decade, and continues to dedicate his entire mind and body to the authentic performances on-screen. Chase's devotion to the craft is well-documented and ever-evolving, never settling for less than telling exceptional stories. His high school years were spent producing original comic books, action short films, and acclaimed works of independent writing for his high school newspaper, The Slate.
Aiden Pesesko
Juliana Copenhaver
Aiden Pesesko
Director, Cinematographer, Writer
Aiden is a filmmaker from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and another founding member of our studio. His hand has guided the camera on nearly every Black Dog Studios project since its founding in 2016. Aiden’s prevailing body of work pulls from a wide breadth of cinematic influences and allows him to develop
Director, Cinematographer, Writer
Aiden is a filmmaker from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and another founding member of our studio. His hand has guided the camera on nearly every Black Dog Studios project since its founding in 2016. Aiden’s prevailing body of work pulls from a wide breadth of cinematic influences and allows him to develop his own unique style alongside our team. His writing seeks to understand the contemporary culture of our time, dealing with issues concerning domestic violence, addiction, class division, and political activism. Throughout the course of his education at SCAD, Aiden has sought to learn the foundations of each role of the film department, and utilizes his understanding as a means to lead a team of diverse crew positions effectively and with passion.
Juliana Copenhaver
Juliana Copenhaver
Juliana Copenhaver
Producer, Art Director, Production Designer
Julie is the lead producer and manager of Black Dog Studios, from Charleston, South Carolina. She is currently a lead creative producer at an independent studio in Orlando, Florida. Julie began curating her visual style at a young age alongside her father, designing and building large-scale attra
Producer, Art Director, Production Designer
Julie is the lead producer and manager of Black Dog Studios, from Charleston, South Carolina. She is currently a lead creative producer at an independent studio in Orlando, Florida. Julie began curating her visual style at a young age alongside her father, designing and building large-scale attractions for seasonal holidays by hand. During her time at SCAD, she built an impressive rapport with many notable media companies and local studios, mainly Universal Studios, Orlando, and Kronos Media Productions in Savannah, Ga. Now, she applies her creative problem-solving to producing full-time, both professionally and voluntarily. Julie has remained a highly regarded designer and manager amongst her peers, and has taken her first steps into a lifelong career of storytelling.