Biography

Director George Barnes is at the forefront of this livestream movement. As a pioneer and active participant in the Facebook Live and Facebook Watch spaces, he's been creating mobile livestream content since 2014 and has developed an advanced multi-camera approach to the medium. Beyond being entertaining, his work stands out for its quality, which has helped major brands to create Facebook Live videos that consistently deliver high-performing metrics and engagement numbers that are too big to ignore.

George has spent years learning the intricacies of live social platforms, what works, what people want to see, and how to develop engaging creative. Most importantly, George has learned how to direct both cast and crew while everything is live, how to get viewers to participate, and then share, and how to consistently capture brands without post production.

When we asked George what his "most successful" project has been to date, he shared:

"I have been truly blessed with the success of my livestream projects. I love the excitement and energy of each and every one. My favorite was the Baywatch slo-mo marathon because while we were shooting our FB LIVE there was a conventional film crew shooting the exact same event on Alexa at approximately 8 times the cost. Success to me was defined by the reach results of the conventional video (59,000 people in 8 months) compared to my FB LIVE that reached 2,100,000 people in one day."
- IMDb mini biography by: Jen Dennis