Deion McCarter

Deion McCarter is a passionate filmmaker from Nashville, Tennessee. Deion grew up in a military family and traveled all around the US during his early childhood. He spent the majority of his later childhood growing up on Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida. He currently resides in Orlando, Florida attending Full Sail University and studying Film Production. He got his start producing videos for a product review company that he founded in 2009, which showcased various products in the technology industry. He sold the company and in 2010, Deion began attending the Academy of Digital Arts and Media at Viera High School (Viera, FL) where he learned many aspects of film and video production. He thrived in this setting and produced many videos; and began directing the daily news show. He found himself on his first TV set within his first year; and got the chance to visit and interview the cast and crew of High Noon Entertainment and TLC's "Cake Boss". From there Deion continued to sharpen his skills and picked up any jobs he could to be on sets, whether they were paid or not; Deion just loved being near the art of film and TV production. In 2013, Deion moved to Nashville and continued to find work in the industry to learn all he can. Deion's first short documentary film "Music City Memoirs" released on March 21st, 2014 and went on to win a statewide Blue Spark Award from Middle Tennessee State University for Best Short Documentary Film. Music City Memoirs also went on to become an Official Selection of the East Nashville Film Festival and the Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival; the film is expected to show at more festivals throughout the nation this coming year. Deion McCarter prides himself in his knowledge, non-stop work ethic and professionalism on set; to Deion it isn't work, it is his passion.