Production/Crew Experience
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Camera Department/Grip & Electric
Silentarmy "Still Addicted" - 2009 (HDV)
Director of Photography
Silentarmy "Fried" - 2009 (HDV)
Director of Photography
Time.com "10 Questions-Will.I.Am, Hugh Heffner, Danny Boyle, Mickey Rourke, Smokey Robinson - 2008
Camera Operator

Compact Only - 2008 (in post-production) (HD)
Grip
Time.com "10 Questions-Javier Bardem" - 2008
Camera Operator
The Ballad of Marco Rey - 2008 (HD)
Gaffer
Power of the Swing Vote - 2008
Camera Operator
Time.com "Wine-Test with Gary Vaynerchuck & Joel Stein" - 2008
Camera Operator
Look Daggers "New Wave Spazzout" Music Video - 2008
Gaffer
Time.com "10 Questions-Pete Sampras" - 2008
Camera Operator
Time.com "Interview with Abigail Breslin" - 2008
Camera Operator
Double Happiness – 2008 (16mm)
2nd Assistant Camera
Behind The Scenes "Eloise In Paris" (in production)
Camera Operator
Time.com “Ghosts of the Mojave Desert” - 2007    
Camera Operator
13 Minutes Magazine “Only the Brave” DVD Release Screening - 2007
Camera Operator
SYP 2007 Gala Event Coverage - 2007
Camera Operator, Editor
MUD “Should’ve Known” Music Video – 2007 (HD)        
Key Grip, Assembly Editor & Visual Effects
  (Visual Communications Film Festival, 2008)
Village Back To the Rock - 2007 (HD)
Camera Operator
Visionaries “Crop Circles” Music Video - 2007 (in post-production) (HD)
Camera Operator, Grip/Electric
A Beat of a Different Drum - 2007
Director of Photography, Online Editor
  (Armed With a Camera Fellowship Program, Visual Communications Film Festival, 2007;
Pinoy Visions, Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture, 2007, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, 2008)
Fort Brother - 2007 (in post-production) (Super 16mm)
Grip/Electric
Bray "Dracula" Music Video - 2007 (HDV)
Grip/Electric, Online Editor
Documentary on Health and Toxic Substances - 2007 (in production)
Camera, Grip/Electric
Camp One Strike - 2007 (in post-production)
Camera, Gaffer
Bloody Joshua - 2007 (in post-production)
Director of Photography
Documentary on Aids Vaccination - 2006 (in post-production)     
Camera, Gaffer
Lil' Scrappy Boy - 2006
Camera Operator, Online Editor
  (Visual Communications Film Festival, 2007; Best Short Documentary -
Vibe/Urbanworld Film Festival, 2007; San Diego Asian Film Festival, 2007 )
Mermaid - 2003
Camera
Un-Understood - 2003 (Reel loud Film Festival 2003, UCSB) (16mm)
Gaffer
Eskrima (Filipino Stick Fighting) Video - 2002               
Camera
 
Sound
Soul Cat - 2009 (RED)
Boom Operator
Fall North - 2009 (HD)
Location Mixer/Boom Operator
Super Alpha Male - 2008 (HD)
Location Mixer
The Big V - 2008 (HDV)
Location Mixer/Boom Operator
Laura – 2008 (HD)    
Location Mixer
  (Visual Communications Film Festival, 2008; San Diego Asian Film Festival, 2008;
Amberg Horror Film Festival, 2008)
 
A Bingo Bus - 2004    
Boom, Recording/Mixer, Sound Design
  (Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2004; Los Angeles International Film Festival, 2004; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing for UCSB film awards, 2004)  
 
 
Director/Producer
Rest In Peace - 2010 (in post-production) (HD)       
Assistant Director
Mother - 2010 (HD)
Producer
Break - 2009 (in production) (HD)
Director
One Year - 2009 (HD)
Producer
One Night Stan - 2009 (HD)
Director/Producer
Roadtrippin' - 2008 (in post-production) (HDV)
Director
Bambu "Crooks & Rooks" - 2008 (HDV)
1st Assistant Director
Lexationships "Behind the Scenes" - 2008 (HD)
Producer
Visionaries "In The Good" Music Video - 2006      
Co-director, Camera, Editor (offline and online)
Perfect & Permanent - 2004 (16mm)        
Producer
Like Mother, Like Daughter - 2004 (Awarded two grants from school)   (3 camera)
Director, Co-Editor
25 Years of KP/PSU - 2003  
Director, Camera, Co-Editor
Controlling Technology - 2003  
Director, Camera, Editor
Proud Asian Brother - 2002 (Visual Communications Film Festival)   
Director, Editor, Co-Camera
Are You Still Down? - 2002 (3 camera)   
Co-Director, Co-Editor
   
Production Related Experience  
Oct. ’06 - Pres. Andrita Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Freelance Editor
  • Create highlight reels for sporting events across the world
• Perform own ingest, output using patch bays and decks
Sept. 2004 - Nov. 2006  Lynne Lussier Productions
Graphic Designer/Animator/Editor (Offline and Online)
  • Created interstitials, end plates for spots and presentations
• Clients include Disney/ESPN, ABC, Buena Vista, Paramount, ABC Family, Touchstone, Spike, USA, etc.
Summer '04 - Summer '06          Moments in Motion  
Wedding Videographer & Editor
May 2004 - Sept. 2004             Technical Production Services    
General Technician
  • Prepping, set-up, operation, and take-down of audio, visual, and lighting equipment for corporate events, weddings, and concerts
2002-2004                                   Associated Students Program Board, UCSB
Production Crew
  • Set-up, operation, and take-down of audio and lighting equipment for concerts (800-3,000 people)
     
Education  
  1999-2004                  Bachelor of Arts, Film Studies         
                                 Minor, Asian American Studies                               
UC, Santa Barbara
     
Internships  
Pacific Coast Video - Santa Barbara - works on numerous projects with The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel
  •  Tasks include answering phones, transcribing, logging, and multimedia design of posters and business cards
Santa Barbara Location Services - Santa Barbara - acted as middle person between companies & locations
  •  Task include answering and making calls and mailing out intro packages to potential clients
     
Significant Academic Experience  
Asian Am. St. 143 - 3 Camera Television Production (Research Assistantship)     
Floor manager,Technical Director, Teacher's Assistant
  •  Advised and assisted students on projects in areas of pre-production, production, and post-production