Twine
Twine

Jay Zhao is an emerging independent filmmaker, director, editor and producer in Sydney, a graduate of UNSW Screen Production. He has rich experiences working 4 years on the set in a range of productions, from TVC and music

Jay Zhao

Jay Zhao is an emerging independent filmmaker, director, editor and producer in Sydney, a graduate of UNSW Screen Production. He has rich experiences working 4 years on the set in a range of productions, from TVC and music videos to corporate videography and events. Jay is well trained in the camera, lighting, and producing departments as he works as a camera operator, gaffer, camera assistant, production assistant, or casting director. As a director, his own projects also won awards and official selections

Available to hire

Jay Zhao is an emerging independent filmmaker, director, editor and producer in Sydney, a graduate of UNSW Screen Production. He has rich experiences working 4 years on the set in a range of productions, from TVC and music videos to corporate videography and events. Jay is well trained in the camera, lighting, and producing departments as he works as a camera operator, gaffer, camera assistant, production assistant, or casting director. As a director, his own projects also won awards and official selections from various film festivals and competitions.

Website:
WWW.JAYZFILM.COM
Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

EXPERIENCES:
Video Producer September 2024 – December 2024
Apollo Secure – intern
• Edited and delivered weekly updated videos for the company’s clients and experimented with AI generation in content creation.

Videographer February 2024 – March 2024
Impact Sports MCN Sydney – part-time
• Shot and edited videos for the 2024 Sydney basketball tournament with the well-known club Dream 116.

Production Assistant December 2023 – February 2024
Someone Creative Studio - intern
• Engaged in industrial TVC production including NetEase and Tencent Games commercials, ran site-scouting, casting, paperwork, and crew-call.

Videographer April 2023 – January 2024
Xman Studio Sydney – part-time
• Planned, shot, and delivered on-set TVC production, advertisement videography, and commercial content.

Video Editor June 2022– September 2022
The Desire Groupe – part-time
• Edited fashion documentary films for the studio, including colour-grading and sound design.

Director’s Assistant April 2022– August 2022
MEGA Sports Sydney – part-time
• Wrote scripts and assisted the outdoors shooting projects for the studio’s contracted basketball clubs and influencers.

See more

Experience Level

DaVinci Resolve Studio
Expert
Short Film
Expert
Corporate Video
Expert
Video Advert
Expert
Adobe Premiere Pro
Expert
Final Cut Pro X
Expert
Music Video
Intermediate

Education

Bachelor of Media in Screen Production at University of New South Wales
September 5, 2022 - February 14, 2025
• Grade: Distinction, GPA: 3.7 • Achieved various student projects in the coursework that obtained awards or certificates.

Qualifications

Add your qualifications or awards here.

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE613 Relove
    Relove - Fiction short film • Semi-finalist - Serbest International Film Festival 2024 • Official Selection - Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival 2023 https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE613 Watermelon Tree
    Watermelon Tree - Fiction short film • Winner - CKF International Film Festival 2024 March • Semi-finalist - Boden International Film Festival Sweden 2024 • Official Selection - New York Film and Cinematography Awards 2024 https://vimeo.com/jayzhao/watermelontreetrailer
    uniE613 Palm Parade - Short film
    A newly completed independent project of a retro-wave romance story, selected by the faculty to represent UNSW to compete in La Cinef at Festival de Cannes. https://www.instagram.com/palmparade_shortfilm/

Hire a Film Director

We have the best film director experts on Twine. Hire a film director in Sydney today.