About LaVarro
Who is
LaVarro Jones?
LaVarro, a Detroit MI native, began filmmaking at an early age it includes everything he desires in a profession. He’s able to tell stories, able to empower others to tell stories, and it combines his technical and people skills in a way to create a piece of work that involves multiple art forms.
LaVarro started his professional career at BET (Black Entertainment Television) working as a camera operator and assistant editor on various shows, promos, and television specials. As his career progressed LaVarro worked as an editor for other networks including VH1, Bravo, HGTV, History Channel, And Viceland.
Currently, through his production company, LaVarro Productions, he writes directs and edits web series, short films, music, and promotional videos. The company’s first web series, “Love And Money,” won 4 best acting awards at the 2013 LA Web Fest. The latest web series he directed and edited “Bubbly Brown Sugar” won best web series at the Newark International Film Festival. His short film “Fade” Is making the rounds on the festival circuit being accepted to 7 film festivals so far. LaVarro is currently in development on the Feature-length version of “Fade”
LaVarro’s first love is storytelling. His passion is telling stories that entertain, educate, and inspire. He has a great love for his creative community and is always looking to collaborate with or empower others to tell the necessary stories, we all want to hear.
LaVarro’s
Origin Story…
1981
A star is born! in 1981, don't worry we are going to skip ahead a little. I Just wanted to use the phrase "A star is born."
2010
LaVarro, produced, wrote, directed, and edited his first film "Love or Money" It was viewed by many and received multiple festival awards.
2012 - 2016
LaVarro worked in the television industry as an editor and producer. He contributed to the creation of multiple television shows and met and built fruitful relationships with many industry professionals.
2016
LaVarro opened Necessary Studios, a production studio dedicated to providing content creators with whatever they needed to be able to create.
2016 - 2020
LaVarro created a lot of original content. Content written by himself as well as content he was commissioned to create for other people. He also helped other content creators generate the content they were passionate about.
2020
LaVarro was in a horrible bike accident where he was hit by a truck. He was in the hospital for 3 weeks and could not walk for 3 months.
2020
After the accident LaVarro was determined to get back to creating right away, The day before he was cleared by the doctors to walk, he shot his award-winning short sci-fi film "Fade" He went on to create more independent content as well as create for television.
2024
LaVarro decided after all his years of content creation, that his passion was in telling stories, as well as empowering others to tell their stories as well. He had been given the run around by Hollywood long enough. They always wanted him to wait to create. To get permission to tell the stories he was passionate about. Wait for the right time, the right money, the right whatever. Instead, de decided to create the LVPRO Filmhouse, a place where creators can learn, create and connect, and they can "Do it Now"
My Core Beliefs
LEARN: Learning is about more than just knowing how to do things. Of course, I want to know things but I also want to understand. I want to be able to understand and talk to other professionals about the things they know in their language. Content creation is collaboration. Though I am knowledgeable about a lot of things I never like being called an expert. It gives the notion that I have nothing left to learn and there is always so much more.
CREATE: Always be creating! I've learned to never let anything stop me from being creative. When there were industry strikes, I started doing stand-up comedy, when I couldn't do comedy I started making tables. At all times I need to flex this creative muscle, if this sounds like you welcome to your tribe.
CONNECT: People. No matter what I am creating, I need people. People to create with, people to create for. Could I create alone? Could I watch these movies, perform this comedy, and listen to these podcasts myself? Sure. But what's the fun in that? Content creation is collaboration. I am always looking for my tribe.
DOIT NOW: Whatever I want to create the time to do it is now. I am an idea machine. I don't save the ideas I have now for later. I don't wait for the right time, the right money, or the right person to say it's okay to create. I Do It Now! I was given this gift to create. If I wait, the gift will be given to someone else and I will see my idea on television created by someone else. I'm appreciative of my gifts, and I am urgent about creating.
JUMP!
You don’t have to know
Every big idea I had, I had no idea how I was going to get it done. I have been making this up as I go along for years. What I have always done, is jump in. I don't know if it's going to be great, or bad or even exist when it's all said and done. But at the end of the project I either have something I am very proud of, or a list of lessons I can take with me to the next adventure. Both are equally valuable. There is zero value in non-action. I grew up in Detroit, MI. No one in my family works in content creation, and I don't know Tyler Perry. Somehow I am still creating. You can create too.
