Charlie Batista and Sabian Orazi are lifelong friends who began making movies together in middle school. They started with short films for friends and launched a YouTube channel where those shorts drew new fans. Today they create feature length films through their production company, Bad Eggs.
Batista first learned about the Melrose Center through his uncle, who suggested he look into the library's green screen and editing bays. He began taking film production classes at the library at age 12 and has continued there, most recently studying color and editing in Davinci Resolve with video production instructor Anthony T. Those skills helped him color grade the pair's newest film, Sorry Our Film Broke the Universe.
When the two decided to release a Blu-ray for the film, they turned to the Makerspace at the Melrose Center for help finishing the product. Batista described the process as trial and error, saying they knew nothing about the technical details of printing and credited people in the Makerspace, notably Sky, with assisting as they printed the disc art on the Makerspace printers. Orazi said it was nice to see people take an interest and be willing to help, and that the Melrose Center offers free classes and support for creative projects. The pair will be featured in the May 2026 issue of Books & Beyond, and more about library users who use Orange County Library System resources for small business work is available on the OCLS Blog.
Press release issued by Orange County Library System:
https://ocls.org/ocls-blog/small-business-month-charlie-batista-and-sabian-orazi-of-bad-eggs/
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