Founder Profile
Luisa Bott
Co-Founder & Managing Member • Producer • Cinematographer • Editor • Colorist • Animator
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Biography and Profile
Originally from Switzerland and now based in Chicago, Luisa Bott is a producer, cinematographer, editor, colorist, animator, and independent filmmaker. Her work centers on meaningful visual storytelling, creative collaboration, and cross-cultural connection.
As Co-Founder and Managing Member of Big Monster Studio LLC, Luisa guides the company’s creative vision and production strategy. She works across original films and freelance assignments, supporting projects from early development and production planning through cinematography, editing, color finishing, and final delivery.
Luisa graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts in Film & Television, concentrating in Cinematography and minoring in Animation. Her experience includes producing, cinematography, camera operation, editing, color correction, color grading, animation, event videography, documentary work, branded content, and independent film production.
Her goal is to help build Big Monster Studio into a creative home where filmmakers, artists, businesses, agencies, and nonprofit organizations can find practical production support and thoughtful creative collaboration.
- Ruby — Producer
- If I Could Touch the Sun — Producer
- Put Your Body in My Bag — Producer
- Roughly Cut Diamonds — Co-Producer
- Nobody Wants to Say When — Producer
- Executive Producer of an award-winning short film recognized at the Star City Film & Theater Festival
- Winner of Best Short Film at the Star City Film & Theater Festival
- Additional festival recognitions and awards for independent film production work
- Winner of the Pled Perla Fiction Writing Competition (2019)
- English
- Romansh
- German
- Italian
Current Equipment
- GoPro camera
- Small-production camera accessories
Software
- DaVinci Resolve — editing, color correction, and color grading
- Adobe Premiere Pro — video editing and delivery
For larger productions, Big Monster Studio works with rental houses, crew members, and production partners to source cinema cameras, lighting, grip, sound, and specialized equipment according to the needs of each project.
- Videography and camera operation
- Cinematography
- Video editing
- Color correction and color grading
- Event videography
- Documentary and corporate filmmaking
- Product demonstrations and branded content
- Creative and production support