Shawn Lee Miller DOB: 26/01/1979 9459 2164 (hp) Email:
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EDUCATION Diploma in Film, Sound & Video, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Graduated in June 2003. Majors: Film Production, Camera & Lighting, Scriptwriting. Distinctions in Advertising, Film History, Film Theory, Regional Cinema, Communication Law, Productivity & Quality Studies, Professional Preparation, Documentary Production & Advanced Film Production. GCE 'A' Levels. Jurong Junior College. 1996-1997. GCE 'O' Levels. Whitley Secondary School. 1992-1995. Distinctions: Literature, History, Mathematics.
WORK EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR RIGHT ANGLE January 2009 - present Directing 2 episodes of a documentary for ch5 called UNEXPECTED ACCESS. DIRECTOR & EDITOR BIRDMANDOG November 2008 Directed and edited 2 clips of a re-enactment of 2 scenes from the movie GREASE DIRECTOR & EDITOR BIRDMANDOG October 2008 Directed and edited 3 5 minute clips for Butter Factory “FLOAT” event.
DIRECTOR & EDITOR BIRDMANDOG September 2008 Directed and edited a 3 hour video for Bullshooter darts competition. DIRECTOR OCHRE PICTURES May 2008 – July 2008 Directing 1 episode of an Infotainment for Channel 5 called “Beyond the Physical”. DIRECTOR & PRODUCER BIRDMANDOG May 2008 Directed & Produced a 10 minute corporate video for Sony Ericsson. DIRECTOR OCHRE PICTURES January 2008 – February 2008 Directed 1 episode of an Infotainment for Channel 5 called “My Perfect Child”. DIRECTOR UPSIDE DOWN CONCEPTS September 2007 – December 2007 Directed 3 episodes of an Infotainment for Channel 5 called “The Creative Class”. DIRECTOR OAK 3 FILMS May 2007 – September 2007 Directed 5 episodes of a Kids Drama TV series for Channel 8 called “SNAP”. DIRECTOR
KISMET FILMS January 2007 Directed a TVC for Nature’s Way “Glucosamine Plus”.
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KISMET FILMS November 2005 – March 2007 1st Assistant Director for the feature film “Gone Shopping”. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / ASSISTANT PRODUCER KISMET FILMS January 2006 – June 2006 Involved in a KAO MAGICLEAN, SUNSILK & FANCL TVC production. LOCATION SCOUT / PROPS RESERVOIR PRODUCTIONS August 2005 – September 2005 Responsible for securing locations and props for TVCs and print ads. Worked on Phillips & Jenga Print ad as well as TVC for FHM.
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RUSHES NETWORKS April – July 2005 Involved in the pre-production and production stage of the Singapore Idol drama series titled “Shooting Stars”. Job scope included casting, preparing script breakdowns, communicating Director’s vision between the different departments and controlling the set on shoot. EDITOR XTREME PRODUCTIONS Febuary 2005 Edited a 3 minute corporate video for a Interior Design firm. DIRECTOR & EDITOR XTREME PRODUCTIONS January – March 2005
Conceptualised, shot and edited a 3 minute corporate video for NUS School of Architecture.
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XTREME PRODUCTIONS November 2004 Organised schedules and controlled the set on the production for a 1 hour Telemovie for Arts Central titled “Moving Gods”. LOCATION SCOUT ; ASSISTANT PRODUCER RESERVOIR PRODUCTIONS November 2004 Scouting for Locations & organized props for two TVC shoots.
2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
VERITE PRODUCTIONS PTE LTD May 2004 – September 2004 Drafted Production Schedules. 3 months on shoot for 14 episodes of the TV Production “LIFE” for Channel i. In charge of Logging & Continuity. Worked closely with different Actors and Directors. PRODUCTION COORDINATOR HURRICANE EVENTS PTE LTD January 2004 – March 2004 Pitching a musical event to companies, seeking their sponsorship. Drafted overviews and cover letters. Organised Press Conference for Teresa Teng Forever – The Musical. Prepared press kits for press conference. SCRIPTWRITER / ASSISTANT PRODUCER HURRICANE PICTURES INTL PTE LTD September 2003 – December 2003 Wrote a Feature Film Script based on Singapore’s History. Officer-in-charge of six interns from Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Organised and in charge of an island-wide audition for actors & actresses at the Swissotel. STUDENT INTERN UPSIDE DOWN CONCEPTS May 2002 - July 2002 Assisted in productions of TVCs and corporate videos. MODEL TVC DISCOVERY CHANNEL’08, SAMSUNG ’07, JETSTAR ’07, ESPN ’06, TOSHIBA ’06, INDOCAFE ’05, ICPAS ’05. PRINT AXE DEODaRANT’08, SONY ’07, VISA ’07, TOSHIBA ’07, PHILLIPS ’06, CHANGI EXPRESS ’05, ESSO ’04.
ACADEMIC & PERSONAL PROJECTS FILM PROJECTS Writer & Director of a 15 min specialist film Cell 118 as a final year project. Writer & Director of a 2 min short film Ignition Impossible in third year. Writer & 1st Assistant Director of an 8 min film Glass Slippers in third year. Camera Operator for a 10 min video production 2110 in first year; a 1 min film Wet and 5min Merry Christmas in second year. Camera Assistant for 15min film Chop in second year. VIDEO PROJECTS Written, Directed & Produced a 15 minute experimental project Fan People Writer & Director of a 10 min documentary Island Story in second year. Director of a 2 min video vignette for a screenwriting awards ceremony. SCRIPTWRITING PROJECTS Head Writer for a 4 episode TV series Whodunit in third year.
Writer of a 15 min short script Silent Night. OTHERS Experience in offline editing and photography. AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Cathay Organisation Gold Medal for Best Film Production for the film Cell 118.
Best Drama in the first ever Princeton-in-Hollywood Film Festival for the film Cell 118 and was screened at the Warner Bros Studio in Burbank, California, 2003.
Special Prize at the Russian International Festival of Detective Films and TV Programmes on Law Enforcement Themes for the film Cell 118.
Cell 118 was selected for screening at the 28th Bulgaria Golden Chest TV International Festival 2003.
Cell 118 was selected for the 10th International Student Film Festival in Tel Aviv, 2004.
Cell 118 was selected for screening at the 3rd Commonwealth Film Festival in Manchester, 2004 and was a part of a ‘Best of Shorts’ national tour screening at a number of venues in the UK.
Book Prize for Third Best Overall Performance. Film, Sound & Video, 2002.
Eurasian Association Award for Academic Excellence.
Interests Scriptwriting. I have written a feature length and four 15min scripts. Filmmaking. Experimental and Narrative.
Reference Available upon request.