About

Reel Kinetic Media is a cinematic sports production studio.

We create premium sports films, athlete spotlights, and brand content using Netflix-approved cinema cameras and high-end cinema lenses — backed by real-world experience across NCAA Division I athletics, Olympic-qualifying competition, and professional film featurettes for Blu-ray releases.

I’m John Kreng, Founder–Filmmaker of Reel Kinetic Media.

I work at the intersection of sports, action, and human performance — creating cinematic films that focus on how competition actually feels, not just what it looks like.

My background spans over 25 years in film, including work as a stunt coordinator and second unit director, where precision, safety, timing, and trust aren’t optional — they’re the foundation. Since 2005, I’ve also field-produced and directed featurettes for motion pictures, collaborating closely with filmmakers, talent, studios, and boutique distributors to tell focused stories within real-world constraints.

I’m also a lifelong martial artist. I’ve competed at a national level and trained directly under several national and world champions. That experience sharpened my ability to read movement, rhythm, timing, and intent under pressure — instincts that carry directly into how I operate behind the camera, especially in live competitive environments where trust matters.

Story has always been central to my work. I studied screenwriting through UCLA Extension, was selected as a finalist for an advanced television writing program, have had screenplays optioned, and have contributed as an editor to various publications. That background informs how I shape footage — looking for structure, clarity, and meaning without forcing a narrative that isn’t there.

At Reel Kinetic Media, the goal isn’t volume or coverage. It’s intention. Whether filming an athlete, a team, or an event, I approach each project as a collaboration — respecting the moment, the people in it, and the work it takes to perform at a high level.

If the work on this site resonates, we’ll likely work well together.

Designed for high-stakes decisions. Reliable under pressure. Built to last.

NON-VERBAL DIALOGUE

How I read the story before it’s told

Before I ever picked up a camera, I learned something that’s stayed with me ever since: communication isn’t just verbal.

English is my third language. Growing up, I learned to understand people through movement, timing, and behavior — long before words felt reliable. Silent and near-silent films, classic animation, and later kung fu cinema made that clear to me early on. You didn’t need dialogue to understand what was happening. You could feel it.

That understanding followed me into action cinema, where I spent years as a stunt coordinator and fight choreographer. In that world, story lives in the body. A pause, a shift in weight, a decision made under pressure — those are sentences. That idea eventually became the foundation of my published work, Fight Choreography: The Art of Non-Verbal Dialogue.

Sports work the same way.

The stakes can be explained by commentators. The strategy can be broken down by analysts. What the camera does is different.

It shows you the hesitation before the snap. The last-second adjustment at the line. The moment where belief either holds or breaks. Those details are easy to miss — unless you’re trained to look for them.

That’s how I approach every project at Reel Kinetic Media.

I’m not just capturing what happens.

I’m watching for what it costs.

Because when the pressure is real, the story is already there —

you just have to know how to read it.