Zhang Xuan

Professional Summary Phone: - Email:-Nationality: China (require pass to work) Zhang Xuan Vincent Portfolio www.zhangxuan.myportfolio.com LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/xuan-zhang-vincent A passionate person who has a background of both videography and photography. I have a few years of freelancing experience as a video editor, director and videographer. I believe I have suffcient experience to contribute to the team’s success through hard work. I am motivated to learn, grow and excel in the creative industry. Education Graduated in 2020 Nanyang Technological University with Honor The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Digital Imaging Ewha Womans University 2018 The Becholar of Art and Design in Media Interactive Design Graduated in 2016 Nanyang Polytechnic Diploma in Electronic, Computer & Communication Engineering Exhibition Work Experience Videographer/Photographer Freelancer (2014 - 2020) - Secured the necessary equipment for shoot by coordinating with the production team for the incoming events like wedding documenting, advertising shoot and short films. - Guilded the positioning of cameras as per the framing of the shots and the movement required of the cameras. - Developed the shot plan for multiple camera set-up and directed the positing of the cameras to meet all shot requirements. - Reviewed raw footage with the creative leadership team to check shooting progress and determine if any shots need to be re-taken or any improvised shots need to be taken. - Executed video edits to organize video footage in a sequence that matches the narratives with creative and technical requirements. - Applied color grading techniques to correct and enhance colors of visual imagery to achieve the desired creative style and depth. GradePixel Pte Ltd, Photographer Assistant (Dec 2019 - Jan 2020) - Elected to showcase one of my school - Planned, scheduled and coordinated for the incoming photoshoot. - Assisted photographer in planning and helping for studio/on-site setup. - Performed Photo retouching skills including color/skin adjustment, skin retouching , unwanted items removal, and etc - Advised in aesthetics in terms of lighting, color, composition, and etc Jeonju Photo Festival, Korea, May 2018 - Recommended by professor to showcase one of my school projects ‘Me Singapore Press Holdings, Photojournalist Intern (May - Aug 2019) Pingyao Photo Festival, China, Sep 2019 project ‘Where Does The Root Come From?’ Graduation Show, School of Art, Design & Media, Nanyang Technolocial University, Singapore, Nov 2020’ 2D/3D Design Skill - Mainly covered conferences, ministers’ talks, portraits for advertising and tabloid news. - Communicated with both reporter and newsmaker to understand the news angle, and contributed camera inputs to documenting the news based on my understanding. - Directed the set elements, props, background and lighting across shots for the scene based on news ange. - Provide editorial (or sometimes creative) inputs to support the photo editing based on news angle - Captured clear and truthful photo based on the story angle. Singapore Press Holdings, Freelancing Photojournalist (Aug - Dec 2018) Pr Ps Ae Id Ai Blender Languages Proficient in English and Mandarin Singapore Press Holdings, Photojournalist Intern (Jun - Aug 2018) - Photo taken of Portraits of company advertising, small events and tabloid news. - Communicated with newsmakers and reporters to understand the news and kind of visual setting that would suit the news angle. - Oversaw the lighting and camera positioning before the photo taken. - Reviewed raw photos with newsmakers/subjects and the reporter to check shooting progress and determine if any shots need to be re-taken. ` Co-curriculum Activity Head of Photography Team, Chinese Drama Club NTU (Aug - Dec 2017 ) - Coordinated photographers with the publication team for weekly updates. - Contributed creative and camera inputs for the production. - Provided visual styling, mood and feel of the production by discussing with the creative leadership team. Head of Videography Team, Chinese Drama Club NTU (Jan - May 2018 ) - Coordinated the crew and planned for positioning of multiple camera set-up and experimenting the condition of lighting for an annually - special event with more than 100 participants. - Guilded the framing and focus of shots during the shoot. - Reviewed edited footage to propose edits that complied with creative and technical requirements. - Drived project to meet schedules and technical quality targets. - Provided updates to the team leads and creative leadership team on the progress of video editing and Performed quality checks on deliverables to ensure all creative, aesthetic and technical requirements are met. Final Year Project (It Happens) 2019 -2020 - Finalisted concept for the project, reviewed and improved the creative process to obtain better original concepts by taking feedback from supervisors, professors and classmates. - Collected formal and informal sources of data by utilising both specialist search engines, online talk, school library, Google Scholar and so on. - Identified the purpose of the research and how it would be used. - Experimented through multimedia like 3D computer graphics, photography and painting attempting to achieve the creative aspects of project. - Achieved the 3D computer graphic design by using a 3D software blender in building an environment which consists of 3 houses with furniture. - Achieved to make use of the software to make realistic looking photographic image based on the fulfillment decided in the pre-production stage. Zhang Xuan 2 Jalan Batu, Singapore 431003 --https://zhangxuan.myportfolio.com/ Hi, This is Zhang Xuan, you can also call me Vincent. I am writing this letter to request a media relevant position as a content creator, and I attach to this letter and my resume as part of my application for this job. I am a fresh graduate from Nanyang Technological University. I used to have 2 internships in the ST Photo Desk in The Straits Times and I also have experience in videography. My experience comes from school, freelance and my internships. Other than these, I am also able to use 2D and 3D software like Illustrator, InDesign and Blender 2.8. I have my portfolio shown on my website, please have a look, https://zhangxuan.myportfolio.com/. I am an art student who mainly does photography and videography for my school projects to present my ideas. Apart from school life, I also to spend quite amount of time in my holiday on traveling to see the world. The travel experience can be transferred into my input sources, which will offer me new ideas and new perspectives. I look forward to our future collaboration. Thank you for considering my application. For any further details do not hesitate to contact me via -. Yours Sincerely, Zhang Xuan