Team
We are the Uotinen brothers, filmmakers from Finland. Our passion is to make movies. We work together as a team. We both write and share the ideas about script. On set we both direct. We often agree on the same ideas about the film so actors won’t get misleading information. Sometimes if one of us gets a good idea on set about the scene, then we fit it in.
Currently we don’t have any other team members, so we do a bit of everything on set, from the lightning, to cinematography, to sound. We always keep an eye on directing too. We are looking forward to bigger productions with funding and dedicated talented crew members. To us, it is important that the crew is on the same frequency as us. Not forgetting that their ideas can make the movie better.
Jouni Uotinen
Producer - Director- Writer
Jukka-Pekka Uotinen
Producer - Director- Writer
Jouni Uotinen
Producer - Director- Writer
Jouni is a feature film director. Currently his film Diamonds of Destiny is in post production. He does all the administration and producing. In productions of Sasu San he takes care of directing the actors, giving them guidance when needed, and planning the camera positions. He listens to the opinions of his brother, Jukka, making variations on filming, and seeing later in the edit which works the best. Together they take care of the important parts of filmmaking. Usually Jouni will take care of the sound on set.
Jouni has studied filmmaking with short courses. First, he studied a year in Laajasalo, Finland. Then filmmaking, emphasising on producing and directing at Raindance London. Many well known industry specialists from different areas has tutored him.
Jouni has directed several short films, and has worked in many areas on other films. He also edits our movies and is an award winning film editor.
Jukka-Pekka Uotinen
Producer - Director- Writer
Jukka is a feature film director. Currently his film Diamonds of Destiny is in post production. Jukka helps his brother with all the arrangements as much as he can. Usually on set he takes care of directing actors and camera. Often Jukka will operate the camera and give advice to the actors. He is more precise with focus pulling.
Jukka is a self taught filmmaker, gaining his knowledge from movies, books and the internet.
He has helped his brother, Jouni, on several short films. Jukka also advises on the editing.
Jouni is a feature film director. Currently his film Diamonds of Destiny is in post production. He does all the administration and producing. giving them guidance when needed, and planning the camera positions. He listens to the opinions of his brother, Jukka, making variations on filming, and seeing later in the edit which works the best. Together they take care of the important parts of filmmaking. Usually Jouni will take care of the sound on set.
Jouni has studied filmmaking with short courses. First, he studied a year in Laajasalo, Finland. Then filmmaking, emphasising on producing and directing at Raindance London. Many well known industry specialists from different areas has tutored him.
Jouni has directed several short films, and has worked in many areas on other films. He also edits our movies and is an award winning film editor.
Jukka is a feature film director. Currently his film Diamonds of Destiny is in post production. Jukka helps his brother with all the arrangements as much as he can. Usually on set he takes care of directing actors and camera. Often Jukka will operate the camera and give advice to the actors. He is more precise with focus pulling.
Jukka is a self taught filmmaker, gaining his knowledge from movies, books and the internet.
He has helped his brother, Jouni, on several short films. Jukka also advises on the editing.
Our company
We owe our company to Sasu, our dog. That’s where the name comes from. San, in the name, is Japanese and means Mr. in this case. Sasu was a genius. He understood several different languages. For us, he was a very important friend who always supported us at all times. His favourite movies were E.T., the 24 series, and especially the Dark Night Knight trilogy, which he used to listen to next to the subwoofer. Sasu is always with us and watching over us. He was reliable and dedicated – we value all these qualities in our company
We are inspired by directors like Spielberg, Hitchcock, Zemeckis, Nolan, Scorsese and Eastwood. We are not trying to copy or imitate other filmmakers. We always try to look for fresh ideas. We don’t just do drama, we mix different genres together. We are looking forward to grow as an independent film production company and at the same time keep our eyes open for bigger productions.
The most important thing for us all is to create great movies.
As you may notice from our favorite directors, the genres we like the most are action, adventure, crime, thriller, sci-fi, and historical films.
Sasu San Productions strives to make quality independent films. Currently in production is a feature length crime/drama and a historical short film.
YES, LIFE CAN BE WONDERFUL IF YOU’RE NOT AFRAID OF IT. ALL IT NEEDS IS COURAGE, IMAGINATION AND A LITTLE DOUGH.
– Charlie Chaplin
In many of the films now being made, there is very little cinema: they are mostly what I call ‘photographs of people talking.’ When we tell a story in cinema we should resort to dialogue only when it’s impossible to do otherwise. I always try to tell a story in the cinematic way, through a succession of shots and bits of film in between.
― Alfred Hitchcock