Charles Tentindo is an American actor, award winning director and acting coach in the Los Angeles area. He has worked as producer-director-editor since 1985 in the short film, corporate and documentary markets since that time. He is also a cameraman and won his first Telly Award directing the Lions Gate Documentary 'Inside The International Arms Trade' which was part of the Nicholas Cage film Lord of War DVD which was distributed worldwide. The documentary was an important account documenting the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons as well as child soldiers and the diamond trade.Mr. Tentindo has been shooting digital video since the day it was invented and pioneered the use of in-field laptop editing in 1999 at the inception of the digital age of cinema. www.flyingdirector.comHe is an acting coach best known for his empathetic teaching style that is believed to remove obstacles of his actors as well as building their confidence and bringing out their unique qualities in his on-camera class at his acting studio My Acting Studio. www.myactingstudio.com.Mr. Tentindo is an inventor and patent holder. He invented the Zen Riffer, a unique controller that has been referred to as the King of Keyboards and gleaned the cover of Keyboard Magazine in 2006 with renown keyboardist Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater. His first keyboard was sold to Jesses Carmichael of Maroon 5 in 2006. Show less «