Abraham Chen

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location of Abraham ChenLos Angeles, California, United States
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  • Timeline

    Current Company
    Nov 2017 - now

    Freelance Videographer

    Self-employed
    Jan 2018 - Mar 2020

    Floor Director

    University of Virginia Darden School of Business
    May 2019 - Jul 2019

    Production Assistant

    Paladin Media Group
    Sept 2021 - Nov 2021

    Freelance Filmmaker

    The American Film Institute
    Jan 2022 - May 2022

    Freelance Filmmaker

    The American Film Institute
    Los Angeles County, California, United States
    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

    Editing Intern

    Tremolo Productions
    Feb 2023 - Jan 2024

    Freelance Filmmaker

    The American Film Institute
    Los Angeles County, California, United States
    Jul 2023 - Jul 2023

    Data Wrangler

    McDonald's
    Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

    ACE Intern

    Motion Picture Editors Guild
    Feb 2024 - Feb 2024

    Assistant Editor & Data Wrangler

    Whiz Tech LLC
    Mar 2024 - Mar 2024

    Assistant Editor, Data Wrangler & BTS Photographer

    Awaken Species Productions
  • About me

    Editor | Assistant Editor | ACE Intern 23' | American Film Institute 23’

  • Education

    • The american film institute

      2021 - 2023
      Master of fine arts - mfa editing
    • University of southern california

      2019 - 2019
      Film/cinema/video studies

      Six-week summer program at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.

    • University of virginia

      2015 - 2018
      Bachelor of arts - ba history 3.905 gpa

      Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Filmmakers’ Society at the University of Virginia. Also took six courses in cinematography, one class in sound design. Took part in the making of student films including my own.

    • Piedmont virginia community college

      2011 - 2014
      Associate's degree 4.0 gpa
    • The american film institute

      2021 -
      Master of fine arts - mfa editing
  • Experience

    • Self-employed

      Nov 2017 - now
      Freelance videographer
    • University of virginia darden school of business

      Jan 2018 - Mar 2020
      Floor director

      Operated teleprompter. Filmed Darden’s 2019 graduation as well as interviews, studio recordings and teaching modules. Committed to following the director and producer’s directions when operating teleprompter, and managing camera and lights. Actively engaged in working together with other crew and talent. Good at catching mistakes.

    • Paladin media group

      May 2019 - Jul 2019
      Production assistant

      Operated HVX200 camera for the Paladin Media Group during the Wilson School of Dance’s performance at Piedmont Virginia Community College. Also on camera and intercom headset for C-SPAN during panel discussions hosted by the UVA Miller Center: White House Speechwriters and Secret White House Tapes.

    • The american film institute

      Sept 2021 - Nov 2021
      Freelance filmmaker

      Editor - You Must Go Now (AFI Short/12mins)

    • The american film institute

      Jan 2022 - May 2022

      Assistant Editor - Atlas in Waterland (AFI Short/12 minutes) Editor - Tiny Hearts (AFI Short/12mins) Assistant Editor - Discontinuous (AFI Short/12mins) Editor - Fish Man (AFI Short/12mins)

      • Freelance Filmmaker

        Apr 2022 - May 2022
      • Freelance Filmmaker

        Feb 2022 - May 2022
      • Freelance Filmmaker

        Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
      • Freelance Filmmaker

        Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
    • Tremolo productions

      Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
      Editing intern

      June 13th, 2022

    • The american film institute

      Feb 2023 - Jan 2024

      Editor - Love Cycle (AFI Thesis Short) Editor - The Last Butterfly (AFI Thesis Short)

      • Freelance Filmmaker

        Jun 2022 - Jan 2024
      • Freelance Filmmaker

        Feb 2023 - Oct 2023
    • Mcdonald's

      Jul 2023 - Jul 2023
      Data wrangler

      Cuando Volvimos a la Tierra - McDonalds Spotlight Dorado Grant Short FilmDirected by Pablo Riesgo. Produced by Gabriel Gutierrez and Mon CastroEdited by Joe Murphy

    • Motion picture editors guild

      Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
      Ace intern
    • Whiz tech llc

      Feb 2024 - Feb 2024
      Assistant editor & data wrangler

      • Maintained communication between Editor and production team for new media vertical series.• Prepared project files in Premiere and Resolve ahead of time forproduction.• Ingested media to formatted drives via Davinci Resolve.• Synced camera to audio clips in Premiere and grouped clips.• Organized the bin ahead of time for the editor with markers and bins.• Added markers for all action points according to editors’ specifications• Outputted dailies stringouts to the team in a timely fashion.• Transferred proxies, sound files and Adobe project to editor viaGoogle Drive every morning.• Maintained communication with producer, 2nd AC, script supervisor, sound person and production manager during production.• Did several checks to ensure proper transfer of data media as well as safely mounting and dismounting of drives. Show less

    • Awaken species productions

      Mar 2024 - Mar 2024
      Assistant editor, data wrangler & bts photographer

      • Maintained communication between Editor and production team for new media vertical series.• Prepared project files in Premiere and Resolve ahead of time forproduction.• Ingested media to formatted drives via Davinci Resolve.• Applied camera codecs and LUTs from Davinci Resolve.• Synced camera to audio clips in Premiere and grouped clips.• Organized the bin ahead of time for the editor with markers and bins.• Added markers for all action points according to editors’ specifications• Outputted dailies stringouts to the team in a timely fashion.• Transferred proxies, sound files and Adobe project to editor viaGoogle Drive every morning.• Maintained communication with producer, 2nd AC, script supervisor, sound person and production manager during production.• Did several checks to ensure proper transfer of data media as well as safely mounting and dismounting of drives. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Avid certified

      Avid
    • Fairlight audio post with davinci resolve 17

      Blackmagic design
      Dec 2022