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Crystal Wong
1112 Scott Pl
Hayward, California United States
Phone: 6464284786
Email: chingying.wcrystal@gmail.com
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1112 Scott Pl
Hayward, California United States
Phone: 6464284786
Email: chingying.wcrystal@gmail.com
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Documentary Producer/Cinematographer
Resumes ID: 7467
Resumes Views: 26
Location: , California, United States
Zip Code: 94544
Posted: 07.09.2022
Updated:
Job Type:
Job Category: Online | New Media, Photo, Fellowships | Scholarship | Prizes, Film, Advertising,
Website: https://www.crystalwcy.com/work
LinkedIn Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-wcy/
Objective
Crystal is a Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker based in the US. She enjoys telling true stories with cinematic visuals and an artistic voice, and looks to create intimate and compassionate connections between her subjects and the audience.Education:
09.01.2013 - 06.30.2016
The University of Texas at Austin
Radio-Television-Film
Radio-Television-Film
01.06.2016 - 06.30.2016
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Journalism and Communication
Journalism and Communication
09.01.2012 - 06.30.2013
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Economics
Economics
Work Experience:
08.01.2019 - 06.30.2021
Producer/Cinematographer
Vice Media |
• Produced and filmed a documentary that follows politicians and legal professionals fighting within an illegitimate judicial system, commissioned by long-form documentary program “The Source”. • Produced and filmed Emmy-nominated news packages for VICE News Tonight about the Hong Kong revolts, with experience of dealing with exposures to violent commotion. • Secured access to sensitive contributors while working to protect their identities. • Coordinated with a team of producers and local production crews. • Oversaw the local production and budget.
Vice Media |
• Produced and filmed a documentary that follows politicians and legal professionals fighting within an illegitimate judicial system, commissioned by long-form documentary program “The Source”. • Produced and filmed Emmy-nominated news packages for VICE News Tonight about the Hong Kong revolts, with experience of dealing with exposures to violent commotion. • Secured access to sensitive contributors while working to protect their identities. • Coordinated with a team of producers and local production crews. • Oversaw the local production and budget.
06.09.2019 - 09.25.2022
Director
Moment Productions |
• Director/Editor of the Feature Documentary "The Grass is Greener On the Other Side", a story about a new group of unlikely migrants who've moved to the UK from Hong Kong, and their struggle with identity and post-traumatic anxieties from the 2019 protests. It had its World Premiere at Taiwan International Documentary Festival and Korean Premiere at DMZ Docs Asian Competition in 2022. • Grantee of The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, International Women’s Media Foundation • Photographer participated in "Fu Pao Mary" PhotoZine Vol.2 - Displacement
Moment Productions |
• Director/Editor of the Feature Documentary "The Grass is Greener On the Other Side", a story about a new group of unlikely migrants who've moved to the UK from Hong Kong, and their struggle with identity and post-traumatic anxieties from the 2019 protests. It had its World Premiere at Taiwan International Documentary Festival and Korean Premiere at DMZ Docs Asian Competition in 2022. • Grantee of The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, International Women’s Media Foundation • Photographer participated in "Fu Pao Mary" PhotoZine Vol.2 - Displacement
01.01.2019 - 02.10.2020
Field Producer/Videographer
PBS FRONTLINE |
• Produced and filmed for a 54-minute documentary that explains how Hongkongers seek to reclaim their city from the Chinese autocracy. • Contacted over 200 protesters within a month to search for contributors fitting for long-term development. • Offered field support including location scouting, character casting and translation to the production team from the UK.
PBS FRONTLINE |
• Produced and filmed for a 54-minute documentary that explains how Hongkongers seek to reclaim their city from the Chinese autocracy. • Contacted over 200 protesters within a month to search for contributors fitting for long-term development. • Offered field support including location scouting, character casting and translation to the production team from the UK.
12.01.2017 - 06.03.2019
Director of Photography
UnionDocs Collaborative Studio |
• An experimental short film that dives into the psychological and ritualistic experience of transit and commute in New York City’s subway canal. • Directed and filmed sequences related to the subway experience through mixed perspectives and performance art. • Screened at UnionDocs & Rockaway Film Festival 2021.
UnionDocs Collaborative Studio |
• An experimental short film that dives into the psychological and ritualistic experience of transit and commute in New York City’s subway canal. • Directed and filmed sequences related to the subway experience through mixed perspectives and performance art. • Screened at UnionDocs & Rockaway Film Festival 2021.
10.01.2019 - 12.31.2018
Producer/Videographer/Editor
Sinovision |
• Ippies Journalism Award winner for an investigative story about the complex disposal mechanism behind the most expensive trash bin in New York City. • Produced, filmed and edited video features covering current affairs and cultures among the Asian American community. • Operated pedestal cameras and broadcast editing for a weekly interview show.
Sinovision |
• Ippies Journalism Award winner for an investigative story about the complex disposal mechanism behind the most expensive trash bin in New York City. • Produced, filmed and edited video features covering current affairs and cultures among the Asian American community. • Operated pedestal cameras and broadcast editing for a weekly interview show.
08.01.2020 - 07.01.2021
Assistant Director
Faceless, independent documentary feature |
• Assisted in directing an independent documentary that follows the struggles and losses of four protesters involved in the pro-democracy movement from 2019 to 2021. • Secured contributors and discuss the overall vision of the film with the director. • Developed sequences that illustrate the personalities, conflicts and changes of the contributors. • Maintained good relationship with the contributors and conduct risk assessments with them throughout the production.
Faceless, independent documentary feature |
• Assisted in directing an independent documentary that follows the struggles and losses of four protesters involved in the pro-democracy movement from 2019 to 2021. • Secured contributors and discuss the overall vision of the film with the director. • Developed sequences that illustrate the personalities, conflicts and changes of the contributors. • Maintained good relationship with the contributors and conduct risk assessments with them throughout the production.
04.16.2023 -
Associate Producer
Hulu |
• Associate Producer for a Hulu Documentary unfolding the Chinese ghost culture through the Blessing Scams in the US and internationally.
Hulu |
• Associate Producer for a Hulu Documentary unfolding the Chinese ghost culture through the Blessing Scams in the US and internationally.
Total Years Experience:
7 yearsSkills:
-Producing/Directing-DP/Director of Photography
-Editor, Features
-Editor, Shorts
-Bililgual Producing (Cantonese, Mandarin, English)
-Translator
Desired Salary:
$75,000.00Occupations:
Camera, Audio Sound, Chyron Operator, Editor-Features, Photographer/Photo Editor, Producer/Field, Reporter-Travel, Video Journalist/Videographer-
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