Domenic's e*portfolio

Welcome to my e-Portfolio!

My name is Domenic de los Santos and I am currently a Marketing Communications student at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).

I’ve already had some great experience working in the field of Communications including being an assistant publicist for the Vancouver International Film Festival for three years, the media relations manager for the Miss Canada Global pageant for two years and several other media relations positions. Most recently, I have been the acting publicist for an independent label, No Plan B. Entertainment. I am a member of the CPRS and AIM, Vancouver chapters.

What I am looking for is not just a job but a career. I want to work for advertising agencies, marketing groups or any company that is driven by their passion for what they do.

If you wish to contact me, please click on my Contact page and fill in the form from there, thanks!

Still working on my portfolio. Let me know if you’re interested in working together.

It’s been a while since I’ve last updated this but I’d like to introduce you to my new site, Gastrofork.ca.

It’s a food blog I’m launching Feb 1 with a look into places around town that you would normally think of eating at or maybe were just too afraid to try. I’m mixing in written reviews with video reviews and a Cooking With Friends show.

The site is being built every day, so go take a look at before it’s officially launched!

for the time being, I’ve been working hard on planning my wedding for August. In the mean time, I’ve been working on some shorts I want to film during the summer to hone my After Effects skills and I recently started a short story challenge with my sister, but I feel that maybe my short stories are better left on my blogspot.

It’s been hard to find work because I have so much going on – end of july, I’m going away for my bachelorette party and in August I’m getting married, so hopefully after the wedding, I will be able to find a more stable job. In the mean time, I’m volunteering with the Brazilian Film Festival and I will be working again with the Vancouver International Film Festival under the senior publicist (I’m excited!). My love of movies and writing are fulfilled, now lets see if I can do something to make it this profitable?

I’m currently doing some market research on a business I might want to start up, which makes me think about whether I should go into Communications at BCIT or maybe switch over to Entrepreneurship when I go back next year (I’m taking a year off). hmm.

You heard right. I decided to not only hone my photoshop and after effects skills but to utilize it to tease all my guests for our upcoming wedding in August! I’ll be adding the ads/teasers I’ve made up when the time comes. Here’s the first. Kinda cheesy. It took me a while to play with the transform tool to get the look right.

Storm Marketing
Brad, Amir, Dexter, Me (Domenic) & Andrew

Our fancy board hehe

Some fancy red carpet!

The Super Mario spread (yes that 7 Up was replaced w/a 1Up!)

I made Super Mario mushroom cookies too! They were quite the hit.

Whistler Bike Park.

BMO-RBC Merger

Some ads I created:

Case Study Document

Super Mario Brothers 25th Anniversary Project.

The intro to our Super Mario Brothers 25th Anniversary Project

I changed our logo for the project to be more fitting with the 8-bit theme.

And I made us pixelated! =)

Some Storyboards I drew for our 15-second commercials:

Our PowerPoint Slides

From the first to the very last, our blood, sweat and tears went into these projects. I’ve made our presentations and PDFs available for viewing.

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics is finally here, half way through and the city has been awakened by the hoards of tourists. As much as I welcome them and enjoy their enthusiasm, I cannot wait until I can take the Canadaline in peace (lol!). Asides from free (well…not really *cough* tax money *cough*) concerts and events, ziplining and interesting art installations, our proud lil’ city has several bright spotlights surrounding false creek that make up the “Vectorial Elevation”.  You can go on the website and make your own design and dedicate it to someone – like I did with my fiance.

Check it out:

He also did one for me =)

Wanna make your own while you still can? Check out here: http://www.vectorialvancouver.net/

I love working with graphics, I’m not the best artist out there – obviously, but what I love to learn is how to utilize programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere to their fullest. Here is some of the work I’ve done in the past (all photos & designs are done by me – they are several years old, I’ll see what I can about putting more more recent work up)

Photography:

The ceiling @ Bellagio

A View from Central Park , NYC.

YYZ – Toronto.

A photo of my sister that I enhanced w/Photoshop. This is at the MoMA, NYC.

Paris, taken from Bellagio (Vegas)

Venezia Private Suites, Las Vegas

Another view of Paris (LV)

Spadina, Toronto.

Royal York, Toronto.

“Open your Eyes” – A rougher part of Manila, Philippines.

Graphic Design:

My save the dates for this year.

My other save the dates

An old birthday flier I made.

Another old birthday flyer.

An avatar for my boyfriend’s WoW character

Part of a splash page for my now defunct website

So, I thought to help the millions of people who have just arrived in Vancouver looking for good/cheap eats (that and maybe drive some traffic to my webpage ha!).

Here are some spots I frequent regularly for the delicious food..

Sushi: Cuz you came to the right town for sushi!

Ebei Sushi (41st and Granville) – It’s best to do their all you can eat, it’s a little pricey but the portions and the selection is worth it. Of all the AYCE places I’ve been to, their sashimi here is so huge! They have cooked food as well – tempura, motoyaki, udon and they also have raw oysters!

Ro Sushi (A little bit off Cambie and Broadway) – This is a small sushi dive that has great bento boxes. My fiance and I usually get Box B II cuz it comes with teriyaki, salad, sashimi and tempura for under 8 bucks. They also have my favourite hawaiian roll (tuna and pineapple!)

Jako (656 Davie St – Downtown/Yaletown) – The service here is impeccable, their spicy salmon sashimi is delicious and they have interesting rolls (like the Stanley Park roll!).

Sushi Garden - (Burnaby, across Metrotown) – Sushi Garden is infamous w/people who live around the area and us BCIT students. The food comes fast and it’s delicious. Their smoked salmon & cream cheese roll is the bomb!

Shabusen (Granville near Broadway) – They’re always busy and a little rude (but NOT as bad as the one downtown) but the All You Can Eat sushi AND bbq is yummy.

Guu (Thurlow/Robson) – Guu is a japanese experience. It’s a bar so it’s noisy, the waiters yell in japanese to the cooks but its kind of a cool experience.

Japadog – (Burrard and Haro) – a hotdog stand with a twist – they’ve got some crazy flavours (seaweed, japanese mayo, wasabi mayo, etc!) – its well worth the wait! They’re not open on Tuesdays for some odd reason though!

Tenku Bakudanyaki - 7100 Elmbridge Way Richmond – It looks kinda sketchy because it’s from a trailer but if you’re a fan of those octo-balls from the night market, they’ve got HUGE ones (like a baseball!) here. They also opened up a Rice Wrap and a Ramen “House” so you can totally get your Japanese fill here in Richmond!

Vegetarian:
The Naam (2724 West Fourth Avenue – Kitsilano) – I KNOW a lot of people go UGHHH vegetarian food – and trust me , I could never become a vegetarian myself but this place is SO GOOD. It is so delicious and for those who worry that they wont leave feeling full, I could barely finish my plate!

Greek:
Stepho’s – (Davie Downtown) – there are always lineups out the door and its because the food is not only delicious, its cheap. For less than 10 bucks, you can get chicken/lamb/calamari platter with rice, potatoes, veggies, salad – a healthy serving mind you! – that is impossible to finish.

Chinese Food:
Honolulu Cafe (4288 Main) – a place my fiance and I go regularly, this place is not exactly fine chinese dining but the food, portion and prices are good. They have a “Set Menu” dinner where you can choose two or three items on it and it’ll be served with either rice/spaghetti, dessert, soup, toast and a drink for less than 12 bucks.They also have a mini menu with a variety of different dishes for under 6-7 bucks.

Pearl Castle (Richmond Centre) – The place is a charming little Hong Kong style cafe with lots of different dishes to try (try the hotpot and the spicy tofu dish!). The prices are decent and about right for a cafe.

Kwong Chow (Main & 16th) – Another chinese food place that is affordable and tucked away on Main street.

Beefy Beef (King Ed & Main Vancouver AND Willingdon near BCIT, Burnaby) – Another BCIT student favourite – Beefy Beef! Holy crap their portions are huge! I love the wasabi crispy peppery chicken w/the soup because it’s insanely huge (less than 8 bucks!).

Thai:
Simply Thai (Yaletown) – Another favourite place for me and my fiance to hit up. They aren’t very cheap but the food is great. They have lunch specials for under 9 bucks but it is always busy during lunch time.

Brunch:

Provence (Yaletown) – Ok, not the most affordable (six bucks for tea!) but the view and the atmosphere is so nice. I love having brunch here – its my secret shame haha =) The view is of false creek on the Yaletown side.

That’s all I can think of for now but more to come soon enough. Hope this helped someone out there looking for some good eats!