OCEANSIDE -- In the past six months, three local teens who dream of someday running a production company have worked their way closer to that goal.

They've put together a commercial that ran on local cable channels, won a contest with a video that warns students about the realities of teen pregnancy and scored their first paying job filming for the YMCA.

The trio -- Nate Strong, Matthew Berry and Bobby Taylor -- met in a video production class at El Camino High School and decided to join forces while on a trip to Florida for a student broadcasting convention.

They called their company BMNtv and have produced several short video clips, in addition to the 30-second commercial and teen pregnancy video. All are available online at YouTube.com by searching for BMNtv.

"We're all just stoked to be working together," Berry said in an interview Thursday.

Taylor has bigger aspirations.

"We're going to take over the world," he said.

Taylor and Strong graduated from high school last month. Berry will be a senior when school starts again in August.

Each of the three has been involved in entertainment in one form or another for years. Taylor has been an actor since he was a child, Berry has been in a band and Strong was influenced to create short films by his mother, who teaches El Camino's video production class.

With their new venture, each teen is focusing on his strength -- Taylor on marketing, Strong on editing and Berry on storyboarding.

It seems to have worked out so far. After winning the grand prize in the Oceanside Boys & Girls Club's video contest, they struck a deal with the YMCA to film a sales video for their summer camp facilities in Big Bear.

It's the first time they've ever been paid for video work.

"This is by far the most professional, nerve-racking thing that we've ever done," Berry said.

Nate's mother, Sharon Strong, said she's proud of their work, both as a parent and a teacher.

"It's very exciting to see them being recognized in this way," she said. "They're basically already working on a professional level."

That recognition has helped reinforce their goal to make a career out of BMNtv.

"This is my life now," Taylor said.

Call staff writer Stacy Brandt at 760-901-4009.