CYNTHIA LIU
I'm a freelance ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
2023 Graduate in MA Film and Television Production with Directing From University of York
2022 Graduate in BLit. Communication from Communication University of China with Completion Certificate in Journalism from University of Missouri at Columbia
Having taken roles from an announcer at the radio station to a journalist at the TV station, and then to a video maker in companies, I explored different forms of media. Majoring in Communication during the undergraduate phase, I studied how media influenced the audience and enhanced my video-making techniques through rich practical projects which value both traditional video-making skills and new video-making trends.
Hence, I started to try to provoke audiences' emotions by making videos like documentaries, films and reality shows, which is what I will be pursuing in my career.
SKILLS
EDUCATION
English / Mandarin
Proficient with Adobe Suite
Proficient with Microsoft Suite
Proficient with DaVinci Resolve Studio
Script Development / Script Writing
Set Design / Character Design
Drone Photography SKillS
Sep. 2022 - Sep. 2023
University of York
MA in Film and Television Production with Directing
Sep. 2018 - Jun. 2022
Communication University of China
BLit. in Communication
Sep. 2018 - Jun. 2022
University of Missouri at Columbia
Completion Certificate of Courses Taught in Journalism
WORK EXPERIENCE
Production Assistant
Made In London Studio Ltd.
· Assisted in posting casting calls, making call sheet, organising extras, signing contracts and relevant documents with them.
· Responsible for food and drink supply during the shooting day and helped with lightning and camera kits transfer and return.
Editor
Onion Group New Future Online Network Technology Chengdu Co. Ltd.
· Created four mashup videos from sources of popular TV series and films and received more than 350,000 viewers on Bilibili (the Chinese most popular video-sharing platform).
· Proposed the video marketing strategy for a perfume advertisement video account.
Production Assistant
Yijue Visual Creation Institute & Culture Communication Nanjing Co. Ltd.
· Assisted in crew casting and in explaining and signing contracts with six guests in the show.
· Arranged production schedules and made call sheets for four-day recording with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
· Developed characters of guests according to the different characteristics of six guests and topics to be discussed in two rounds of the talk show.
Media Relationship Coordinator
VOGUE-SEPHORA Beauty Innovation Awards 2019
· Assisted in managing media interactions, coordinated with 40 media platforms and facilitated celebrity interviews.
· Managed the check-in and check-out of visitors from different media.
Retail Assistant
Primark
· Set up the shop floor with full shelves, tidy fitting rooms and all the latest fashions, as well as keeping a tidy and well-organised stockroom.
· Provide customers with an amazing experience by helping with the information of sizes, returns and purchases.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
