
ABOUT
Our Founders
Chameleon Film Studios was founded by Matthew Smaldone and Phillip Wallace in late 2021. It all started with our debut short film that was shot in a tiny basement, followed by our next project that was shot in a tiny garage.
Less than two years later, in the summer of 2023, we wrapped principal photography on our first fully funded feature film.
We believe in the power of dreaming big and we can’t wait to share what’s in store for 2024.
“With backgrounds in Theater and Music, we were slightly adjacent to the film industry. Neither of us had gone to film school, we had never made any real films before, and we had no idea where to start. All we had was a passion for story-telling. After working together on a short film for the Denver 48 Hour Film Project, we decided we’d had enough waiting for the right opportunity for someone to let us make a film, so we grabbed a camera, a few actors, and made one ourselves. We started by writing six genres on a die and rolling it. From there the ideas started coming and they haven’t stopped. Our motto is ‘more ambition, scope, and creativity with each project’. If our projects are bigger, require more from us, and keep us just uncomfortable enough, we think we’re in the right place.”
- Matthew Smaldone
Meet the Team
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Matthew Smaldone
DIRECTOR | WRITER | ACTOR | PRODUCER
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J.T. Melaragno
ACTOR | WRITER | PRODUCER
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Tom Svaldi
LOCATIONS | PRODUCER | ACTOR
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Jason Potter
1ST AD | ACTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | PRODUCER
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Chloe Chamberlain
PRODUCER | ACTOR
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Hannah Vail
CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR | ACTOR | SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
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Phillip Wallace
BOOM OPERATOR | SOUND EDITING | ASSOCIATE PRODUCER