Shiqin Gao

Shiqin gao

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Filmmaker/Editor/Storyteller

  • Education

    • School of visual arts

      2018 - 2020
      Master of fine arts - mfa documentary production
  • Experience

    • Documentary “middle of nothingness” 2019-2022

      Nov 2019 - Jun 2022
      Editor, director, producer, cinematograher

      - Shot, edited and directed the film- produced pre-production, conducted interviews, structured the narrative, designed pitch decks

    • Short film “lin”

      Sept 2020 - Oct 2020
      Sound recordist

      - Recorded audio on set

    • Short film - ballerina

      Feb 2021 - Jan 2022
      Creative editor

      - Worked on preproduction storyboard, synced the footage- Created a narrative structure, set a tone for the film- Creatively edited it into a final cut- Collaborated with sound designer and director.**Gold Award, 55th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, Sci-Fi Short Film Sci-Fi Short Film "The Ballerina" April 2022

    • Documentary “wandering in chinatown”

      Jul 2021 - Oct 2021
      Co-producer, sound recordist

      - Recorded Audio- Location scouting- Co-produced the filming schedule** This film is still in working progress.

    • Documentary "locked out"

      Nov 2021 - Sept 2022
      Assistant video editor

      - Responsible for setting up the documentary project, media management, transcoding, syncing audio- Grouped multicam sequences- Created day string-outs, interviews selects- Assisted interview transcriptions- Coordinated for editors and directors

    • Short doc “finding fate” by beth kruvant

      Jun 2022 - Mar 2023
      Assistant editor

      - Created mixed language subtitles for selects in AVID, responsible for media management, encoding and transcoding files, syncing drives, creating title cards, lower thirds in AVID, tech support for the editing process.

    • Feature documentary film “walk with me” by heidi levitt

      May 2023 - Apr 2024
      Assistant editor

      -Synced audio, created multicam groups, created day strings, transcriptions and script syncs, created selects and rough cuts of scenes, logged archival sheet, worked on turnover, and synced drives.

    • 60 mins documentary film “two roads” by susan wittenberg

      Apr 2024 - Oct 2024
      Associate editor

      - Worked on picture & sound turnover and archival management; used AI tool to create, tech support for the editing process, designed end credits.

    • Feature doc “one more mission” by edward gray

      Dec 2024 - now
      Associate editor

      - Edited scene string outs for director and editor based on the scripts, used FileMaker Pro to manage archives and brought archives into avid, re-organized AVID media files and restructured AVID project, synced audio, created multicam groups, created day strings, tech support for the editing process.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Korean major, tkm 4

      Korean test group of steering committee of foreign language program for institution of higher education
      Jun 2015
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Shiqin Gao
      55th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, Sci-Fi Short Film, Gold Award - Apr 2022 Sci-Fi Short Film "The Ballerina"
    • Awarded to Shiqin Gao
      The 23rd Shanghai FLTRP CUP, Second Prize of Writing Teaching and Research Office of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission Mar 2010