Zhibo Lai
Independent Filmmaker
*= Visual Effects Reel 2009 =*

Feature Films
     
4. The Fellows Hip by Opening Act Productions
1st assistant director (in post)
     
3. C-47 TV pilot
VFX compositor (in post)
     
2. Sleeping and Waking by Tontine Films
key grip (2008)
     
1. Women's Studies by Ningen Manga Productions
pa, grip (2007)

Short Films
     
27. Hard Rain
editor (May 2010)
     
26. The Scott Dayton Situation
boom op (March 2010)
     
25. 12-25
VFX compositor, match move (Dec 2009)
     
24. Lift
VFX compositor, dolly grip (Nov 2009)
     
23. Better Off
writer, director, VFXs, Colorist (Oct 2009)
     
22. The Candidate
writer, director, editor (June-2009)
     
21. Speechless
writer, director, VFX (May-2009)
     
20. Mirage
assistant director, visual effects (May-2009)
     
19. Dead, White and Blue
graphics (January-2009)
     
18. Scarlet, animated film for ScarletUser MiniFest
filmmaker (Dec-2008)
     
17. Secret Stories
assistant director (June-2008)
     
16. Dream Land
director (May-2008)
     
15. Gibberish
writer, editor (March-2008)
     
14. Made In Japan
writer, director, editor, DP, Producer (November-2007)
     
13. Invisible Sword Play
writer, director, editor, DP, producer, sound effects (August-2007)
     
12. Corporate Pirates
producer, DP (May 2007)
     
11. Semi-Sweet
writer, director (May-2007)
     
10. Message In Apartment
filmmaker (Feb-2007)
     
9. It's Not Easy Seeing Green
lighting and sound director (Oct-2006)
     
8. The Right Man
writer, director, DP, editor, producer (Aug-2006)
     
7. Biking Through a Brainstorm
DP, assistant director (2006)
     
6. The Inferior
director, DP, editor (May-2006)
     
5. Life in a Box
grip, PA (April-2006)
     
4. A Wise Man Once Said
writer, director, DP, editor, producer (Jan-2006)
     
3. No Love
writer, director, editor (July-2005)
     
2. Friends Will be Friends
DP (July-2005)
     
1. 3 Wishes + 1
Assistant Camera (July-2005)

Videos
     
12. How to crack open a pistachio
Yoga style (Dec-2009)
     
11. Money Dress
Girl in a very money dress (Nov-2009)
     
10. Pepe Lives (BTS)
Behind The Scenes of Pepe Lives Monkey Musical (May-2009)
     
9. How to Make Your Butt Smaller
Howcast video (Nov 2008)
     
8. "In Love" by Ainsley
music video for Ainsley's audition for American Band (July 2007)
     
7. The Proposal
a re-enactment of an actual wedding proposal delivered on a surreal beach (June 2007)
     
6. Wushu Collegiates
video trailer for the 11th Annual Wushu Collegiates held at UMCP (Feb-2007)
     
5. NACIVT Volley Ball
video trailer for their annual volleyball tournament @ old DC convention center (Sept-2006)
     
4. Mary and Albert's Wedding
the ceremony, reception, preparations, photo slide show, and interviews (Sept-2006)
     
3. Jen and Todd's Wedding
the ceremony, reception, and interviews (July-2006)
     
2. Global Warming
a PSA video about the dangers of global warming with Mrs. Monroe's 5th grade ESOL class @ Watkins Mill Elementary (June-2006)
     
1. Mariya and Will's Wedding
the ceremony, reception, preparations, and interviews (April-2006)

Skills
     
writer, director, editor, visual effects/compositor, and webmaster
     
Additional Skills: M.S. in Computer Science from John Hopkins, B.S from UMCP with minor in Philosophy, software design, networking, 6 years training in wushu (chinese martial arts), guitar (electric, acoustic, classical, flamenco)

Education
     
fxphd school of visual effects and post production - 2009
     
New York Film Academy AMC movie camp @ La Femis, France - July 2005
     
Screenwriting workshop by Marc Lapadula - Spring 2007
     
Acting Workshop I by Ann Timmons - Jan-March 2008
     
Arlington Independent Media studio and field production - Summer 2006
     
DC Independent Film Festival filmmaking workshops - March 2006

Gear
     
MAC Pro with 8-core nehalem CPUs
     
Final Cut Studio 3
     
Nuke 6 for MAC
     
Adobe CS4: After Effects, Mocha, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator
     
Avid Xpress Pro HD
     
Syntheyes 3D tracker
     
Blender 3D
     
Canon 7D still and HD video camera
     
Panasonic DVX-100A
     
Lowel lights
     
Green screen studio
     
Azden hyper-cardioid shotgun mic, XLR output, battery powered
     
AKG cardioid, studio mic, XLR output, phantom powered
     
4 channel audio mixer
     
Flexible dolly for straight and curved track

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