Aaron Wong
Cinematographer, Editor, IT Assistant at Funnelbox, inc
- Location
- Portland, Oregon Area
- Industry
- Motion Pictures and Film
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Aaron Wong's Overview
- Current
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- Cinematographer, Editor, IT Assistant at Funnelbox, inc
- Production Technician at Portland Community Media
- Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Producer at studio.pebble
- Past
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- Cinematographer at Oh Buggy! #1
- Production Assistant (Level II) at Clark-Vancouver Television
- Editor at Field Recordings
- Second Camera at Funnelbox, inc
- Editor at Sandymontana
- Cinematographer at Actual Industries
- 1st Assistant Camera and Editor at Jackal Films
- Cinematographer at Sub Rosa
- Customer Service Representative at Comcast
- Producer, Cinematographer, Editor at JuiceBox Films
- Cinematographer at I Sing of a Well
- 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher at Humphreys County Junior High School
- Office Intern at Belladonna Productions
- Producer, Editor at ABC News
- Freelance Cinematographer, Assistant Cameraman at Harrington Talents
- First Assistant Editor at The Girl Next Door
- Electric/Grip Intern at Undertow
- Script Reader at Starz Pictures
- Education
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- NW FilmCenter - School of Film
- Newspace Center for Photography
- Savannah College of Art and Design
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University of California, Los Angeles
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The University of Memphis
- Recommendations
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3 people have recommended Aaron
- Connections
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307 connections
- Websites
Aaron Wong's Summary
- Award-winning, formally trained filmmaker seeking creative production work
- 7+ years of production work in a range of environments including news, commercial/music videos, videography/industrials, documentaries, and narratives
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience with all aspects of production including development, preproduction, on-set production, postproduction, and distribution/promotion
Specialties
CAMERAS: RED One; Sony CineAlta, EX3; Panasonic Varicam, HPX300, HVX200; Cannon 7D, 5D; Panavision G2; Moviecam SuperAmerica; PanArri 35 3; Arriflex SRII, SRIII, 2C
EDITING: Final Cut Pro 7; Avid Nitris, Symphony, Newscutter, Media Composer
PRODUCTION: Dragon Stop Motion; Apple Final Cut Studio 3; Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator CS5
VARIOUS: telecine, digital intermediate, color correction, media management, RED Workflow, green/blue screen, Steadicam Ultra training
Aaron Wong's Experience
Cinematographer, Editor, IT Assistant
Funnelbox, inc
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry
February 2011 – Present (1 year 1 month) Oregon City, Oregon
Production Technician
Portland Community Media
Nonprofit; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry
January 2010 – Present (2 years 2 months)
Production work for government–funded, community-based television station
Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Producer
studio.pebble
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry
December 2009 – Present (2 years 3 months)
Develops and produces commercials, music videos, and films. Recent clients include Portland State University, Intel, Skanska, YGH Architecture, and the Nike Foundation (www.studiopebble.com)
Production Assistant (Level II)
Clark-Vancouver Television
October 2008 – March 2011 (2 years 6 months)
Realizing productions for government/community-based news and events, on location and studio, live and recorded; duties performed include technical directing, camera, sound, lighting, grip, editing, headend, teleprompter, and graphics
Second Camera
Funnelbox, inc
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry
December 2010 – December 2010 (1 month)
Collaborated with DoP Shawn Sundby and Director Robb Crocker on shot selection and visual representation for Hewett-Packard Printer Commercial
Editor
Sandymontana
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry
December 2010 – December 2010 (1 month)
Completed quick turnaround on edit on promotional video/commercial for Skullcandy featuring a performance by Mix Master Mike
Cinematographer
Actual Industries
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry
October 2010 – December 2010 (3 months)
Led and mentored on team producing a documentary featuring coordinated sustainable, localvore efforts by the Oregon Culinary Institute, Sweet Briar Farms, Heritage Farms Northwest, and other Oregon-based food industry leaders
Customer Service Representative
Comcast
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; CMCSA; Telecommunications industry
October 2009 – May 2010 (8 months)
Responsible for providing excellent customer service, answering all service and billing questions in a prompt professional manner. Duties included equipment exchange, cash handling, sales, order completion, customer resolution, and team building.
8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Humphreys County Junior High School
August 2007 – May 2008 (10 months)
Cultivated a learning environment at a critical needs school in the Mississippi Delta, by creating lesson plans based on the state frameworks and student needs. Mentored graduating school valedictorian Kentrice Rush on senior project
Producer, Editor
ABC News
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; DIS; Broadcast Media industry
March 2007 – August 2007 (6 months)
Edited and prepared media for ABCNews.com, ABC News Now, Nightline, 20/20, ABC Times Square promo billboard, Verizon Mobile TV, and other venues. Created web shows Week in Weird and Weekly Film Review with Bill Diehl
Script Reader
Starz Pictures
March 2001 – May 2002 (1 year 3 months)
Summarized content of scripts, books, and plays (2-4 scripts per week with a 1-2 day turnover). Evaluated and responded on script’s marketability and artistic quality to VP of Production. Promoted from intern position within two months.
Aaron Wong's Skills & Expertise
Aaron Wong's Education
NW FilmCenter - School of Film
Stop Motion / Claymation
2010 – 2011
- took in fall 2010 Stop-Motion Animation/Claymation #122
- currently taking in winter 2011 Advanced Stop-Motion Animation #324
- both classes taught by Will Winton
Newspace Center for Photography
2009 – 2009
took in Winter 2009 Photo Assistants Crash Course
Savannah College of Art and Design
MFA, Film and Television Production
2002 – 2006
University of California, Los Angeles
BA, English (British Literature)
2000 – 2002
Magna Cum Laude
The University of Memphis
Communications
1998 – 1999
transferred to UCLA April 2000
Aaron Wong's Additional Information
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- Honors and Awards:
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- nominated for Best Cinematography 2010 by African Academy Movie Awards
- winner of 2010 Portland Bridgefest Film Festival
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