The Director

Emmy-Nominated.
Never Generic.

Two decades of network television storytelling. One mission: bring that discipline to luxury real estate and brands in New Jersey and beyond.

Chris Crater — Founder, Hollywood East Films — Emmy-nominated filmmaker New Jersey
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Chris Crater

Founder &
Creative Director

Chris Crater is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker with over two decades of experience crafting cinematic stories for television, luxury brands, and high-end real estate clients. His work has aired on major networks including HBO, CBS, and Discovery ID, where he shaped the look, tone, and storytelling behind nationally recognized programming.

He founded Hollywood East Films — a boutique production company built on a conviction that luxury real estate, lifestyle brands, and luxury companies deserve the same production values as the content their audiences consume on Netflix. Not polished marketing. Films.

Chris brings Emmy-nominated network television discipline to every engagement — whether it's a $4M listing in Rumson, a boutique hotel brand launch, or a luxury lifestyle campaign. The craft doesn't change based on the budget category. The standard is always the same.

Based in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, Hollywood East Films serves luxury real estate agents, developers, and brands across Monmouth County, Ocean County, the Jersey Shore, and the full tri-state area.

His production background spans broadcast journalism, documentary, sports television, and branded content — with credits on Survivor, 48 Hours, HBO Real Sports, MLB Network, and On the Case with Paula Zahn. That's not a credential. It's a daily standard.

In a market saturated with content that looks and feels cheap, Hollywood East Films exists to be the answer. Film-level quality. Delivered with the professionalism and discretion that luxury clients expect.

Work With Chris

Network Credits

The background behind
every frame.

HBO
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
CBS
48 Hours
CBS / Paramount
Survivor
MLB Network
Original Programming
Discovery ID
On the Case with Paula Zahn
Hollywood East Films
Luxury Real Estate · Lifestyle · Brand Films

"Luxury real estate and luxury brands share the same problem: the market is saturated with content that looks cheap."

The Mission

Film-level quality.
In every
market segment.

We exist to close the gap between what luxury clients deserve and what the market typically delivers. One project at a time. One client at a time. No shortcuts.

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