Filmmaker’s Desk Setup in the Cayman Islands

Name: Joel Codner

Location: East End, Grand Cayman Island

Occupation: Minister of Religion/Videographer

Room size: 10×12 or 11 m² (120 ft²)

Cost of setup: $5,4K (This price doesn’t include shipping. Most of the items I have to buy online and ship. For some items, I pay double the cost to clear it from customs.)

Social media: Instagram

Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself

I was born and raised in Jamaica but have been living in the Cayman Islands for the past five years.

Photography and videography weren’t a thing for me growing up; my pride and joy was basketball.

I moved from home to home as a child, so desk setups, interior designs, etc. were never on my radar.

I mention those two things because they are the things I’m most passionate about now, things I’ve never thought of or even considered I’d be doing as an adult.

I’m a preacher by profession.

I have been doing this for 11 years.

However, I’ll be diving into a full-time production company soon.

I feel more alive when I’m creating.

I’m obsessed with it.

It is the last and first thing I do before I go to sleep and after I wake up. This fiery passion is what drives me to go full-time.

Outside of desk setup content I also have another page (@createdbyjovaine) where I focus on more cinematic filmmaking content.

Take us through your setup

The key feature isn’t necessarily a piece; it’s the colour orange.

I have pops of orange everywhere that help my setup to stand out.

My statement piece is my Naruto Poster.