PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
Prefered position - Director, who takes responsibility for
filming, researching, interviewing, editing and casting.
Other position - A film production position where I can
contribute a broad range of relevant experience and education. Any
production position which is related to TV, theater and publication
medium cordination.
EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
M.A. in Media Ecology and Film, May 1998
SEINAN GAKUIN UNIVERSITY
B.A. in Business Administration, April 1989
AWARD
A Special Jury Prize at the 6th Annual Fukuoka Civic Art Festival, Division of Art Image Contest - "Jailo Veven Ow" (1994)
EXPERIENCE
Lighting operator, February, 1999
La MaMa Experimental Theatre, New York NY
Handled lighting operation of a play "Kagekiyo Detained."
Camera Operator and Video Editor, 1998-present
Manhattan Neighborhood Network, New York, NY
Handled shooting with camcorder, sound recording and lighting, and on-line and off-line editing of "Asian American Spotlight."
Production Assistant, 1995-96
Zazou Productions, Inc., New York, NY
Assisted in production of "The Vagabonds" (16 mm film directed by a Japanese film maker Tetsuya Mihiro): Handled casting, produced properties and documented equipment.
Assistant camera person, 1987-90
Television Nishi-Nippon, Japan
Assisted in camera person of news program: Handled sound recording and lighting.
STUDENT FILMS
Director
Responsible for filming, researching, interviewing, editing and casting.
1997 "Something Looks like Love" (60 minutes):
Absurdity in which two womenare talking
about their assumption of love.
1995 "What's Up, Japs!" (30 minutes documentary):
about the way Japanese people in New York relate to Americans.
1995 "Will She Come Back or Not?" (3 minutes): a funny love story.
1994 "Under The Women" (18 minutes): an exploration of an addiction.
1994 "Jailo Veven Ow" (12 minutes): a long day's journey of a prisoner of love.
1986 "B-Movie" (18 minutes): a parody of film noir.
SKILLS
Language: Fluent in Japanese and English
Experienced with editing, 16 mm camera work, sound, writing scenarios
and directing
PORTFOLIO
Portfolio of writing and productions available upon request.
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