DowncastSpark

Santos Ortiz-Pasterick, https://www.youtube.com/@DowncastSpark known online as DowncastSpark and also known as Spark, is a Latino American YouTuber, actor, and filmmaker. He mainly uploads Let's Plays and is known for his videos of indie horror games. After joining YouTube in 2016, Spark became known on the platform with Let's Plays of Billie Bust Up and the Outlast series. As of March 2024, his channel has over 1.5k subscribers on YouTube.
==Personal Life==
Born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12841828/ Spark discovered his passion for the arts at a young age. https://www.latrobebulletinnews.com/news/local/dahs-ensemble-to-perform-at-west-virginia-choral-event/article_8386bad9-1e6a-58d4-b10b-0d308b63f4ab.html He immersed himself in various school activities, including musical theatre, stage plays, the school choir/ensemble, and a course in digital media technology. After high school, https://www.mccabefuneralhomes.com/obituary/Lillian-Rice Spark's grandmother would pass away on February 24, 2021, when Spark was 21, which caused him to become very depressed. Spark would later on make the short film "Lavender" in honor of his grandmothers memory. Spark studied in musical theater at Indian University of Pennsylvania but dropped out of college due to financial reasons. Spark often helps with local community events in his hometown. One of which is Helping revive the Gem Theater and has hosted charity events on his YouTube channel. https://streamlabscharity.com/@downcastspark/sparks-maui-wildfire-food-drive One of which raised over $300 for Maui Food Bank. Spark has gone on record to say that he plans on hosting more charity events in the future.
==YouTube Career==
Spark's main channel was known as "DowncastSpark Gaming" https://aminoapps.com/c/tubers/page/blog/new-name-new-year/7ePs_Pua7wWkJlxaRo1QQjX0D1NQ40g but would later on change the name to DowncastSpark on January 3rd, 2018. After playing several other game series, including Animal Crossing and Kingdom Hearts 3, Spark has accumulated more than 177 thousand channel views and 1.6k subscribers. He makes a milestone video every time he hits a new milestone to show his fans his gratitude and often includes news about upcoming projects. As of 2024, He is primarily known for his videos pertaining to Billie Bust Up!, his indie horror game videos, and his Skibidi Toilet reaction videos. His online handle (DowncastSpark) is a combination of the hyperbole of a rainstorm 'Downcast' and a nickname given by his friend and family when he was a kid 'Spark'. https://www.youtube.com/@YTFAPodcast He currently works with a few people, including Parnell Animation and Lordpyromon, who host a podcast together called the YTFA Pocast. He's also worked other indie filmmakers such as Dreu Moreland. He is know for collaborating with creators threw films and lets plays. In Particular, he collaborates and is friends with ZombiebloodTV, KitiDough, Parnell Animation, Lordpyromon, TechnoMeteor, amongst many others. 
==Film Career== 
On May 26, 2017, Spark create his first short know as "Emotion" which started out as a school project. Do to how well it was received, Spark would later that year, Dec 30, 2017, would release his second film "Warmth". https://m.imdb.com/title/tt17160178/?ref_=tt_mv_close However, Spark wouldn't make a splash in the filmmaking world until his short film "Lavender" which was a finalist in the European festival known as the MEET EU Film Festival in 2022. After the success of "Lavender", Spark would go on to create "The Red Halloween" which was not only accepted in multiple film festivals, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=230661102957189 but won for best cinematography in the Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival Thriller Picture Show. A few more films later, Spark would later release his best films as of now. The first film being "Creator", https://theciff.org/result-page-october-november-2022/ https://deltaiff.com/results-december-2022-january-2023/which would go on to be a multi-awarding short film, https://www.senseifilmfest.com/2023-results-division3.html and would going on and become a semi finalist in the SENSI Tokyo Film Festival. The second film being "Hidden Behind the Veil". This film was a collaborative piece with Greensburg filmmaker Dreu Moreland. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22527738/mediaviewer/rm1061439489/?ref_=tt_md_2 This film would go on to win multiple awards, including Best Foreign Director's in the Goa International Film Festival. 
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