Candice Irion originally started her business in 2005 as a photographer of weddings, families, births, maternity and events. But soon enough, she found herself on a feature film set and there, her life long dream of being in film embarked and her business expanded.
Candice took on roles as Set Photographer and PA to familiarize herself with film production and the industry. With a history in event coordinating, Candice was quickly able to assume roles as AD and UPM on features, shorts, industrials and commercials.
She also pursued an endeavor in writing that started years previous with three musicals which Candice also directed. She honed the craft of writing for the screen and studied under David Sheffield (Coming to America, Police Academy, Nutty Professor) as well as others.
Candice became an optioned screenwriter with the film Nouvelle Vie, which currently is in post-production and slated for release in 2016.
Her body of work continues to grow. Some of her credits include being a Writer/Director/Producer of shorts, commercials, industrials, over 250 promotions for FamilyNet TV, as well as a documentary filmed in Zimbabwe.
She has also explored other writing venues as Lifeway Christian Resources, authoring over 250 devotionals for their online Bible study website as well as writing manuscripts for books and a blog on Christian living.
Candice aims to continue writing and directing in the upcoming years. She has written six feature length screenplays, five short films with more concepts in development. She seeks to bring to life both true and fictional stories of overcoming, comedy, values and faith.
For more about Candice, check out her blogs listed on the left-hand menu.