Thomas Chiou
Video content creator specializing in Cinematography & Photography
Interests
Soccer
2016 Palomares League Champion Diamond Bar High School Men’s Soccer
2014 Cal South State Cup Governors Division Champion Diamond Bar Soccer League Legacy FC U16B Team
Swimming
Boxing
Skills
Adobe Creative Cloud Suite
Final Cut Pro
DaVinci Resolve
Videography & Photography in Canon DSLR & EOS R
Podcast Production
Drone production operating skills
Microsoft Office Programs
Language: Chinese, English
Education
Academy of Art University, (BA) Communications & Media Technologies, 2019 - 2021
Academy of Art University, (BA) Motion Pictures & Television, 2019 - 2021
Washington State University, College of Arts and Sciences, (BA) Digital Technology and Culture, 2016 - 2018
Experience
JC & TL corporation
Product Photographer / Editor
September 2020- January 2021
Set up studio backdrop, lighting, and camera for e-commerce photos
Conducted photoshoots on locations with models
Edited photos in Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop
Academy of Art Basketball Game Livestream
Camera Operator & Production Crew
February 2020
Set up cameras, TriCaster, microphone, and lights
Operated cameras by following the action of the game and direction from the floor director
Assisted with operating TriCaster
Academy of Art Urban Knights Update (Weekly News Show for AAU)
News Story Editor
February 2019 - May 2019
Produced weekly news stories for the school newscast
Wrote two-column news scripts per each episode
Interviewed news stories subjects
Filmed, edited, recorded voice-overs
Hosted segments of the news show
Freelance Work
The Lime Truck
Videographer / Photographer
March 2022
Worked with the food truck company to produce content for their social media
Shot, directed and coordinated closely with the cooks at the food truck to best showcase the food, prep process, and of the truck for photos and videos
Edited raw footage and photos with Adobe Premiere Pro / Adobe Lightroom into a 45 seconds promotional video, and photos to post on the brand’s social media
JRZY SWAP
Videographer / Photographer
November - December 2021
Spearheaded a 1-minute promotional video by planning and filming that involved working with models on locations and studio
Conducted various on-location video/photoshoots with models wearing the brand's jerseys
Set up studio backdrop, lighting, and camera on studio for e-commerce photos
Edited photos and video footage with Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Premiere Pro
Afuri Ramen + Dumpling LA
Video Content Creator
August 2021
Collaborated with the restaurant owner to create a teaser video for the launch of his new restaurant
Directed the video showcasing the chef's cooking and the guests eating
1:30 minute promotional video for the restaurant's Instagram page
Edited the footage with Adobe Premiere Pro
Master Communicator Program with Speaker Kevin Lee
Video Content Creator
July 2021
Produced a 3:30 minute intro video for the client's new program
Collaborated with the speaker on script and storyboard
Recorded voice-over, on-camera dialogue, and B-roll
Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Instructor Eric
Videographer / Photographer
June 2021
Hired by the client as a personal videographer/photographer for his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu session
Followed the client in the gym studio to take videos and photos of his session for content on his social media
Edited the footage into highlight videos with Adobe Premiere Pro for the client's Instagram Page