Gary Chen
Freelance Video Editor & Motion Graphics Artist
San Francisco, CA, USA
510-320-7849
be.net/conceptzmedia
• 14+ years of experience in creative media production for global brands, from strategy and concept to execution, including commercials, B2B presentations, corporate videos, short films, animations, visual effects, motion graphics, music videos and event promotion videos.
• Software knowledge: Adobe Creative Suite (expert in AE, PR, PS, AI), Flame, Smoke, Digital Fusion, Nuke, Avid, Incite, FCP, FCPX, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Cinema 4D, 3D Max, Maya and Microsoft Office.
• Camera knowledge: RED ONE, RED EPIC, Blackmagic Cinema Camera, ARRI Alexa, Canon EOS C300, Sony Professional HD cameras, and Canon DSLRs.
• Software knowledge: Adobe Creative Suite (expert in AE, PR, PS, AI), Flame, Smoke, Digital Fusion, Nuke, Avid, Incite, FCP, FCPX, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Cinema 4D, 3D Max, Maya and Microsoft Office.
• Camera knowledge: RED ONE, RED EPIC, Blackmagic Cinema Camera, ARRI Alexa, Canon EOS C300, Sony Professional HD cameras, and Canon DSLRs.
Work Experience
AdRise
Content Operations Manager
• Collaborated with Product and Marketing to create innovative video promos to promote Tubi TV in the mass competitive streaming media market in achieving maximum growth possible.
• Managed video assets with over 150 content partners including MGM, Lionsgate, Pararmount, and Starz.
• Troubleshot and solved streaming video issues in a fast moving environment using FFMPEG, PHP, Python, Java Script, MongoDB, and MYSQL for multiple WEB/OTT/Mobile Devices.
• Managed video assets with over 150 content partners including MGM, Lionsgate, Pararmount, and Starz.
• Troubleshot and solved streaming video issues in a fast moving environment using FFMPEG, PHP, Python, Java Script, MongoDB, and MYSQL for multiple WEB/OTT/Mobile Devices.
July 2014
- Present
California, United States
Studio B Films
Freelance Motion Graphics Artist
Create motion graphics and animations upon Studio's request!
Project Highlights:
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Sky high
Adobe Anywhere
LSI Symphony
BUFF Wear
Project Highlights:
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Sky high
Adobe Anywhere
LSI Symphony
BUFF Wear
May 2014
- August 2014
Berkeley, California, United States
Freelance
Independent Creative Director
• Designed motion graphics & shot/edited videos for agencies & clients.
• Projects include: Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Sky high, Adobe Anywhere, Google Double Click, Symantec DMPV, and LSI Symphony.
• Collaborated with multiple ad agencies and design studios in developing social media marketing strategies to promote Adobe + Behance at Adobe Max 2013 LA.
• Post directed & visual effects supervised Music Video “Blue Jellyfish”: a China, TW, U.S. cross channel production with over half million views on China’s youku streaming video website.
• Projects include: Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Sky high, Adobe Anywhere, Google Double Click, Symantec DMPV, and LSI Symphony.
• Collaborated with multiple ad agencies and design studios in developing social media marketing strategies to promote Adobe + Behance at Adobe Max 2013 LA.
• Post directed & visual effects supervised Music Video “Blue Jellyfish”: a China, TW, U.S. cross channel production with over half million views on China’s youku streaming video website.
November 2012
- June 2013
San Francisco, California, United States
Conceptz Media
Owner/Director
• Founded a creative media company offering services from concept creation to execution of high quality, cross-platform promotional media, crafting rich stories across screens, channels and media landscapes
• Created efficient workflow methods that enable timely implementation and flexible post pipelines for client revisions to achieve desired results within budget considerations
• Provided counsel in brand marketing and campaign strategy, advertising and social media engagement
• Lead large teams of film and postproduction crews; manage collaboration with agencies, freelance and in-house staff in deadline driven environments
• Project highlights include:
o Cultural U.N.I.T.Y.: Co-created an event with Japan Tobacco International and ad agency NSR international to increase awareness for Mild Seven’s brand outreach to an influential audience; event contributed a 6% increase in Taiwan’s tobacco market share from Q2 2009 to Q4 2010.
o Mild Seven Global 3D Lenticular TV/Hologram Display: Developed creative content with BBDO TW, producing a 3D hologram display for duty free shops in international airports around the world.
o Hachette Filipacchi Media ELLE Taiwan: Produced, directed, designed, and animated multiple TV and Internet ad campaigns for ELLE Taiwan.
o Nike Taiwan: Director of Photography for My Superpower Girl. The film was one of the three women awareness exhibition theater showing in 2007 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, participant of 2008 Hong Kong Film Festival, 2008 in Taipei Film Festival, and 2009 Rotterdam International Film Festival in Netherlands.
• Created efficient workflow methods that enable timely implementation and flexible post pipelines for client revisions to achieve desired results within budget considerations
• Provided counsel in brand marketing and campaign strategy, advertising and social media engagement
• Lead large teams of film and postproduction crews; manage collaboration with agencies, freelance and in-house staff in deadline driven environments
• Project highlights include:
o Cultural U.N.I.T.Y.: Co-created an event with Japan Tobacco International and ad agency NSR international to increase awareness for Mild Seven’s brand outreach to an influential audience; event contributed a 6% increase in Taiwan’s tobacco market share from Q2 2009 to Q4 2010.
o Mild Seven Global 3D Lenticular TV/Hologram Display: Developed creative content with BBDO TW, producing a 3D hologram display for duty free shops in international airports around the world.
o Hachette Filipacchi Media ELLE Taiwan: Produced, directed, designed, and animated multiple TV and Internet ad campaigns for ELLE Taiwan.
o Nike Taiwan: Director of Photography for My Superpower Girl. The film was one of the three women awareness exhibition theater showing in 2007 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, participant of 2008 Hong Kong Film Festival, 2008 in Taipei Film Festival, and 2009 Rotterdam International Film Festival in Netherlands.
January 2006
- May 2014
Taipei, Taiwan
Double Edge Entertainment
Lead Compositor
• Lead a team of six compositors and worked on visual effects under U.S. and Taiwan cross channel supervision for film projects and broadcast television, including rotoscoping, 3D tracking, and compositing.
• Produced, filmed, and edited company corporate videos for press conferences and B2B presentations.
• [Film projects] included “End of the Spear,” “Ask the Dust,” and “Minotaur;” broadcast television projects included “Battle of the Bulge,” “Alexander,” and “Waterloo” for the Discovery Channel.
• Produced, filmed, and edited company corporate videos for press conferences and B2B presentations.
• [Film projects] included “End of the Spear,” “Ask the Dust,” and “Minotaur;” broadcast television projects included “Battle of the Bulge,” “Alexander,” and “Waterloo” for the Discovery Channel.
August 2004
- August 2005
Taipei, Taiwan
Alpha Image Post Production Co. LTD.
Video Editor/Visual Effects Artist
• Managed post production workflow schedules with directors, producers, record labels, clients and nonlinear video team members, editing 3-5 projects per month.
• Post-directed content for music videos; edited media for show openings, documentaries and short films.
• Post-directed content for music videos; edited media for show openings, documentaries and short films.
April 2002
- July 2003
Taipei, Taiwan
KTSF
Videographer/Video Editor (on call)
• Edited project based commercials using Avid Composer
• CG operation during live broadcast news
• Operated SNG studio cameras during live broadcast news
• Tape operation during live broadcast news
• CG operation during live broadcast news
• Operated SNG studio cameras during live broadcast news
• Tape operation during live broadcast news
September 1999
- March 2002
Brisbane, California, United States
Education
San Francisco State University (CSU)
BA, Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts
August 1996
- December 2000
San Francisco, California, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Mandarin (Native),
Taiwanese (Advanced),
Skills
Cinema 4D,
3D Max,
After Effects,
Avid,
Digital Fusion,
DVD Studio Pro,
Encore,
FCP,
FCPX,
Illustrator,
Incite,
MAYA,
Microsoft Office,
Motion,
Nuke,
Photoshop,
Premiere,