Tommy Zhao

Thomas Tukun Zhao - - 201 Saint Botolph Street, Boston, MA,USA EDUCATION Emerson College, Boston, MA. B.A in Visual Media Arts Production. Concentration in Narrative Production. Expected December 2019 VIMEO vimeo.com/thomasmakesmovies RELEVANT EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENTAL INTERN SECOND-UNIT ASSISTANT PRODUCER /May 2018- September 2018/ Developmental Intern at Shanghai Guan Yi Media Developmental Intern at Guan Yi Media, A Major Film/Television Production Company In Shanghai. - Performed Script Coverage on a day to day basis, rolled calls, organized files, Social media responsibilites. - Assisted in Editing Timeline, translated English to Chinese for the Chinese Market. - Industry, and visual research responsibilities. /May 2016 - August 2016/ Zhe Jiang Television Station Second Unit Assitant Producer For Zhe Jiang Television Station on a show called [Non-Celebrity] - Saw the Day to day of Talent Coordination, arranged transportation to Location, Craft Services, as well as assist in creating a production timetable. LIGHTING DIRECTOR EQUIPMENT MANAGER RIGGING KEY GRIP /September 2016- Present/ Cinematographer, Lighting Director Lighting Director/Gaffer/Cinematographer for various awards winning narrative films, as well as commericals. - “A Place You Call Home”, “A Christmas Party”, “Brain Co Commercial”, etc. Emerson College Equipment Distribution Manager /September 2017 - Feburary 2018/ In charge of Equipment Vending, Maintenance, and Management - Prepared Lighting and Camera Packages for Check Out. - Maintained and Quality Checked Equipment Upon Return /Feburary 2019- March 2019/ TV Pilot - SEVEN SOUTH - KEY GRIP Rigging Key Grip on TV Pilot, starring Actor/Comic Lenny Clarke. - Responsible for Location Rigging and Support. - Created Grip and Electric Packages, Maintained Safety on Set, deletaged personnel for time optimization FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA First AC - ARES PICTURE CORPORATION /March 2016- Janurary 2017/ First Assistant Camera in Ares Picture, production house focusing on Narratives as well as Narrative Commercials - In charge of Equipment Rental and Camera package acquirement and preparation. - Built Camera packages, pulled focus, found creative solutions to difficulities on set, created reports for post-production ease. ADDITONAL EXPERIENCE TRANSLATOR /June 2015- Present/ REAL TIME/ DOCUMENT TRANSLATOR Freelance Translator (Chinese-English), for documents, Medical Thesis, Patent Translation, Game Design, and Etc. FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER Freelance Photographer Freelance Photographer capturing events such the Victoria Secret Fashion Show, Amateur Mixed Martial Art Fights, Live Music and Social Gatherings. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Film/ Video Lighting Location Rigging and Support Interview Cinematography Adobe Premiere Chinese-English Translation Davinci Resolve Avid Generator Service & Support Data/Footage Management Crew Management/ Delegation Adobe Illustrator Steadi-cam certified Adobe After Effects Final Draft Microsoft Word Languges: English, Shanghainese, Chinese. Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint /May 2018- Present/ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EQUIPMENT Camera Equipment - Canon 5dMkii, Go Pro Hero 6, Camera Cage, Freefly Movie Pro Lighting Equipment (Cinema & Photo) - Astra Litepanels 1x1, Kino 4’ 4 Bank, Digital Sputnik Voyagers, Sekonic Light Meter L-858D