Director and cinematographer creating music videos, short-form campaigns, and visual content for independent artists.
From Grammy winners to artists with half a billion TikTok views — every project starts with understanding the artist's sound and building visuals that make people feel it.
Every project starts with a creative call to understand your sound, your audience, and your release goals — then we build visuals around that.
Afro-Appalachian folk artist born in Monrovia, Liberia and raised across America. Jacob directed and shot a full visual campaign capturing the vast natural landscapes that define Mon Rovîa's sound — mountains, lakes, forests, and golden hour light. The result was a body of work that matched the emotional scale of his music.
The most efficient way to build a content library is to capture everything in one day and cut it into weeks of posts. That's exactly what Roper Studios did for GoldFord — one shoot that produced the music video and an entire short-form campaign across TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
View the full GoldFord case study →A selection of music videos directed and shot by Jacob Roper — across genres, locations, and artists.
Jacob was embedded with Shwayze for the full 23-date run as the dedicated content creator and social media manager. Every night — show footage, crowd moments, backstage, travel days — captured and posted daily to keep the audience engaged for the entire tour.
Roper Studios is booking music videos, content campaigns, and rollout packages for independent artists ready to take their visuals seriously.
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