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Alex Lau

San Francisco, CA

http://staffmeup.com/profile/alexlau

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-Shooter / editor with extensive docu-follow credits and international shooting experience. -Nat Geo, Travel Channel, BET, HGTV, and Clinton presidential campaign. www.alexlau.com/video

Credits

4/20 – 4/20

Director of Photography (DP) (Zoom Screen Recordings) – Black Women OWN The Conversation: COVID 19 Special

OWN — TV — Ozy Media

4/20 – 4/20

8/19 – 8/19

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – Black Women OWN The Conversation

OWN — TV — Cowboy Bear Ninja

8/19 – 8/19

10/18 – 11/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – Take on America with Ozy (Season 1)

PBS — TV — Ozy Media

10/18 – 11/18

2/18 – 2/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – Time to Thrive

Digital — Human Rights Campaign

2/18 – 2/18

1/18 – 1/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – Instagram Business Stories

Digital — Hardpin Media

1/18 – 1/18

8/17 – 11/17

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – Car vs America (Season 1)

Fusion — TV

8/17 – 11/17

9/17 – 9/17

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony A7SII) – Antigua

Digital — Planned Parenthood International

9/17 – 9/17

6/17 – 6/17

Director of Photography (DP) – Paw and Order (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Half Yard Productions

6/17 – 6/17

Cinematographer – LA Resist March

Digital — Human Rights Campaign

6/17 – 6/17

5/17 – 5/17

Producer/Shooter – Football Town: Valdosta (Season 1)

NFL Network — TV — Magical Elves

5/17 – 5/17

4/17 – 4/17

Camera Operator (Sony FS7) – Tiny Luxury (Season 2)

HGTV — TV — Bodega Pictures

4/17 – 4/17

Videographer – Trump Tax Protest March

Facebook — Digital — Stand Up America Details

4/17 – 4/17

Producer, shooter, editor

4/17 – 4/17

Art Director – World Famous

US Air Force — Advertising

4/17 – 4/17

3/17 – 3/17

Camera Operator (Sony FS7) – ACLU Resistance Training

Internet — Live/Special Event — Hardpin Media

3/17 – 3/17

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – NODR

TV — Carbon Media Group

3/17 – 3/17

Producer/Shooter – Interconnect Daily Show

Corporate — IBM Details

3/17 – 3/17

Created format, produced, shot, and edited MOS clip show for IBM Interconnect.

2/17 – 2/17

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) – Animal Rescue Project

Sizzle Reel — TV

2/17 – 2/17

12/16 – 1/17

Producer/Shooter – IBM LGBT Diversity Initiative

Corporate — IBM Details

12/16 – 1/17

One-man band producer, shooter, editor

1/16 – 12/16

Producer/Shooter (Senior Filmmaker)

Staff Position — Hillary for America Details

1/16 – 12/16

Senior filmmaker who produces, shoots, and edits video projects for national online and television audiences.

11/15 – 12/15

Producer/Shooter – Emerald Coast Gulf-To-Table Seafood

Digital — Blue Vessel Media

11/15 – 12/15

10/15 – 11/15

Producer/Shooter (A7S) – Mexico Beach: A Place to Remember

Digital — Idea Boutique

10/15 – 11/15

10/15 – 10/15

Camera Operator (Sony PMW 200) – Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta (Season 9)

TLC — TV — NorthSouth Productions

10/15 – 10/15

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony A7S) – Most Wanted List (Season 2)

Sportsman — TV — TrueSight Media

10/15 – 10/15

9/15 – 10/15

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony a7s) – Regatta Bay Golf & Lifestyle

Digital

9/15 – 10/15

8/15 – 8/15

Camera Operator (C300, FS7, GH4) – Top 10 Locals' List: Savannah

Travel — Digital — Color Earth

8/15 – 8/15

Camera Operator (C300, FS7, GH4) – REAL: Savannah

Travel — Digital — Color Earth

8/15 – 8/15

7/15 – 8/15

Camera Operator (Sony FS7, GH4, GoPro 4) – Top 10 Locals' List: Northern Ireland

Travel — Digital — Color Earth

7/15 – 8/15

Camera Operator (Sony FS7) – Connemara Life

Digital — Color Earth

7/15 – 8/15

7/15 – 7/15

Camera Operator (Sony FS7)

Advertising — Revive Media Services

7/15 – 7/15

6/15 – 7/15

Camera Operator (C300, FS7, GH4) – Royal Caribbean: My Royal Summer

YouTube — Digital — AwesomenessTV Details

6/15 – 7/15

Camera operator and editor (Adobe Premiere)

6/15 – 6/15

Editor (FCP7) – Top 10 Local's List: Pacific Coast Highway

Digital — Travel Channel

6/15 – 6/15

5/15 – 5/15

Producer/Shooter – International Research and Exchanges Board

Corporate — US Department of State

5/15 – 5/15

Camera Operator (C300, 5D Mark III, Go Pro) – Rebirth: 10 Years After Katrina

BET — TV — New Chapter Entertainment

5/15 – 5/15

4/15 – 4/15

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony F800) – Don't Be Tardy... (Season 4)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

4/15 – 4/15

Camera Operator (C300, 5D MK III, GoPro) – Discover America (Season 1)

TV — Peter Greenberg Worldwide/Check Six Productions Details

4/15 – 4/15

AC and Cam Op

4/15 – 4/15

Producer/Shooter – Youth Village

Digital — Blue Vessel Media Details

4/15 – 4/15

Produced, wrote screenplay, shot, and edited web fundraising content for children's charity.

3/15 – 3/15

Media Manager (Sony F5) – Royal Crush (Season 2)

Internet — TV — AwesomenessTV Details

3/15 – 3/15

AC on set, managed media, created LUTs, synced footage

3/15 – 3/15

First Assistant Camera (RED Dragon)

Advertising — Pulse Films

3/15 – 3/15

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Hannity

TV — Fox News Channel Details

3/15 – 3/15

Live remote shot

2/15 – 2/15

Camera Operator (Sony EX-3) – IBM ParnerWorld

Digital — IBM

2/15 – 2/15

Camera Operator (Canon C300) – Henderson Park Inn Grand Opening

Digital — Color Earth

2/15 – 2/15

1/15 – 1/15

Camera Operator (Canon 7D) – Florida Marriage Equality Project

TV — ACLU

1/15 – 1/15

Director of Photography (DP) – Bama Bounty Hunters

Sizzle Reel — TV

1/15 – 1/15

Director of Photography (DP) – Melinda Maddox Documentary

Film (Short)

1/15 – 1/15

12/14 – 12/14

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony PMW 400) – Vacation House For Free (Season 2)

HGTV — TV — Departure Films

12/14 – 12/14

10/14 – 12/14

Camera Operator (Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 7D) – Brush Of Honor (Season 1)

INSP — TV — Austin Street Productions

10/14 – 12/14

11/14 – 11/14

Camera Operator (Sony EX3) – IBM Software Analyst Insight

Digital — IBM

11/14 – 11/14

10/14 – 11/14

Camera Operator (Canon C300, Lumix GH4, GoPro) – Royal Caribbean - Mediterranean Adventure

Awesomeness TV — Digital — Color Earth Details

10/14 – 11/14

Cam Op, AC, Clearance PA, Media Manager, and Editor for run-and-gun shoot through Spain, France, and Italy.

10/14 – 11/14

Producer/Shooter – Destin Classic Celebrity Golf Tournament

Fox Sports — TV — Make A Scene Studios

10/14 – 11/14

9/14 – 9/14

Camera Operator (Sony PDW-700, Sony PMW-200, GoPro Hero 3+) – The Great Halloween Fright Fight (Season 1)

ABC — TV — Triple Threat Productions Details

9/14 – 9/14

AC and 2nd camera operator

9/14 – 9/14

Camera Operator (Canon 7D) – Tiny House Hunters (Season 1)

FYI — TV — Loud Television

9/14 – 9/14

8/14 – 8/14

Camera Operator (Sony EX 3) – Pit Bulls & Parolees (Season 6)

Animal Planet — TV — Discovery Studios

8/14 – 8/14

Camera Operator – Duel Hunting

Sizzle Reel — TV — Trium Entertainment

8/14 – 8/14

Camera Operator – Relocate

Sizzle Reel — TV — Trium Entertainment

8/14 – 8/14

8/13 – 8/14

Camera Operator (C300, 5D Mark III, GoPro) – Top 10 Locals' List

Travel — Digital — Color Earth Details

8/13 – 8/14

Camera operator, media manager, and 2nd editor for fast-moving travel show.

7/14 – 7/14

Camera Operator (Canon 7D) – Tiny House Nation (Season 1)

FYI — TV — Loud Television Details

7/14 – 7/14

Filmed interviews and beauty shots for segment on the Seaside Academic Village.

6/14 – 6/14

Camera Operator (C300, Canon 5D (underwater housing), GoPros) – Royal Caribbean - Allure of the Seas

Awesomeness TV — Digital Details

6/14 – 6/14

AC, Shooter, Media Manager, and Editor for reality-style travel web series

5/14 – 5/14

Camera Operator – United States Environmental Services Merger Video

Corporate

5/14 – 5/14

Videographer – Morgan Freeman Dinner

Digital — Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center Details

5/14 – 5/14

Camera operator and editor for charity fundraising video

4/14 – 4/14

Camera Production Assistant – Don't Be Tardy... (Season 3)

Bravo — TV — True Entertainment

4/14 – 4/14

Camera Operator – Contested Cases (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Raw TV

4/14 – 4/14

Camera Operator (Canon 7D) – NFL Network - Dan Bailey and The Blue Angels

NFL Network — TV

4/14 – 4/14

Camera Operator (Sony EX3, Black Magic) – IBM Impact

Internet — Live/Special Event — IBM

4/14 – 4/14

First Assistant Director – Peter Mayer Advertising

Emerald Coast Tourism — Advertising — Big Storm Productions

4/14 – 4/14

2/14 – 2/14

Camera Operator (EX3) – IBM Partner World

Internet — IBM

2/14 – 2/14

Camera Operator (Canon 7D) – Path To The Pros

Internet — Digital — STACK Magazine Details

2/14 – 2/14

Shot combine training profiles about NFL prospects, Jadaveon Clowney and Eric Ebron.

2/14 – 2/14

Camera Operator (Panasonic HDX900) – Energy BBDO

Bud Light — Advertising Details

2/14 – 2/14

Camera operator for Bud Light NBA All-Star spot.

1/14 – 2/14

Camera Production Assistant (Sony PDW F800) – So You Think You Can Dance Auditions (Season 11)

Fox — TV — Dance Nation Productions Details

1/14 – 2/14

Prepared camera for operator, managed bricks and tapes, kept footage log, set lighting

1/14 – 1/14

Editor (FCP7) – Top 10 Locals List: New Orleans

Travel — Digital — Color Earth Details

1/14 – 1/14

2nd editor on web series for Travel Channel website.

11/13 – 11/13

Camera Operator (Canon 7D) – Destin Charity Golf Tournament

Fox Sports

11/13 – 11/13

4/13 – 11/13

Camera Operator (Canon 7D) – Live In Vern's House (Season 1)

HGTV — TV — Go Go Luckey Productions Details

4/13 – 11/13

Camera operator for one-hour show about the construction of Vern Yip's beach house.

10/13 – 10/13

Camera Operator (Canon 7D) – Eagle Fund - Comeback Initiative

Internet — TV — Vox Pop Films Details

10/13 – 10/13

Operated 2nd camera on mini-documentary about a program that rehabilitates wounded combat veterans.

9/13 – 9/13

Camera Operator – Fx American Horror Story Promos

FX — Live/Special Event

9/13 – 9/13

7/13 – 7/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony PDW F800) – Top Chef Estrellas (Season 1)

Telemundo — TV

7/13 – 7/13

Camera Operator (Canon 7D) – Delete Blood Cancer

Internet — Live/Special Event — Delete Blood Cancer Details

7/13 – 7/13

Shot and edited video promoting Delete Blood Cancer's work at the 2013 Essence Festival.

6/13 – 7/13

Assistant Camera (AC) (Sony PDW F800) – Top Chef (Season 11)

Bravo — TV — Magical Elves

6/13 – 7/13

1/13 – 6/13

Camera Operator – Destin Beach Restoration Project

Internet — Peter Mayer Advertising Details

1/13 – 6/13

Videographer and still photographer for project documenting the restoration of beaches near Destin, Florida. Also edited final video.

4/13 – 4/13

Camera Operator (Sony Z7U) – Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta (Season 6)

TLC — TV — NorthSouth Productions Details

4/13 – 4/13

Camera operator for beach wedding episode

4/13 – 4/13

Camera Operator (Canon 5D Mark III) – Doolittle Raider Farewell Documentary

Film (Feature-length) — Revive Media Details

4/13 – 4/13

Ran primary camera at all of the reunion events and conducted OTF interviews for documentary on the Doolittle Raiders' final reunion.

3/13 – 3/13

Grip (Best Boy Grip) – BBQ Pitmasters (Season 4)

Destination America — TV — Original Media Details

3/13 – 3/13

Worked for three episodes with gaffer setting up grip and lighting equipment for run-and-gun interview situations and the main outdoor set.

12/12 – 3/13

Best Boy – BBQ Pitmasters (Season 5)

Destination America — TV — Endemol Shine Group

12/12 – 3/13

2/13 – 2/13

Camera Operator (Canon 7D) – NFL Draft Journey

NFL Network — TV — NFL Network Details

2/13 – 2/13

2nd Camera Operator for interviews with NFL draft hopefuls.

1/13 – 2/13

Editor (FCP) – Healthpoint corporate video

Internet — Edelman Advertising / Iguana Inc. Details

1/13 – 2/13

Healthpoint by Mubadala Healthcare corporate video: edited custom motion graphics and photo layer cut-outs into corporate culture video, managed client expectations

11/12 – 11/12

Camera Operator – Destin Charity Golf Tournament

Fox Sports — Make A Scene Productions

11/12 – 11/12

3/12 – 11/12

Camera Operator – Emerald Coast TV

Internet — Digital — Revive Media Details

3/12 – 11/12

Short-form tourism show (10 episodes): 1st and 2nd camera operator, editor

10/12 – 10/12

Editor (FCP) – Pfizer Africa - Middle East corporate video

Edelman Advertising / Iguana Inc. Details

10/12 – 10/12

Pfizer Africa-Middle East corporate video: created mock-up for new product release video, created text-based motion graphic video, managed client expectations

10/12 – 10/12

Editor (FCP) – Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi - corporate video

Edelman Advertising / Iguana Inc. Details

10/12 – 10/12

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi corporate video: edited custom motion graphics and footage into corporate culture video, managed client expectations

8/12 – 8/12

Camera Operator – Powerboating in Paradise

Fox Sports — Make A Scene Productions

8/12 – 8/12

3/12 – 3/12

Director of Photography (DP)

Fresh Start Housing Charity — Advertising Details

3/12 – 3/12

Fresh Start housing assistance promotional video: managed talking points, assisted with interviews, cinematographer, editor, coordinated public presentation

3/12 – 3/12

Media Manager (2nd Unit) – East Side Story

Film (Feature-length) Details

3/12 – 3/12

Managed footage backup to external hard drives, labeling of file structure, and memory card clearance.

1/12 – 1/12

Camera Operator – Emerald Coast History Documentary

Film (Feature-length) — Color Earth Details

1/12 – 1/12

2nd Camera Operator on documentary chronicling the history of Florida's Emerald Coast. Still currently in production.

5/10 – 8/11

Camera Operator (Sony EX1, Go Pro, Canon 5D) – Shane Untamed (Season 1)

Nat Geo Wild — TV — Color Earth Details

5/10 – 8/11

"Shane Untamed" travel and wildlife adventure show: field camera operator for episodes in Djibouti and Florida Everglades, used underwater housing, assisted writing scripted segments, assisted pre-production planning, researched facts, assistant editor, assisted in delivering post-production assets to network, paper deliverables manager, facilitated social media promotion, wrote press releases

7/11 – 7/11

Camera Operator (Sony EX 3) – Good Morning America

ABC — TV Details

7/11 – 7/11

2nd Camera Operator on boat with Emeril Lagasse for travel segment on Destin, Florida.

7/09 – 8/09

Director of Photography (DP) (Red) – The Hatter's Apprentice

Film (Short) Details

7/09 – 8/09

Nominated for ASC student cinematography award.

6/09 – 7/09

Producer – Milhous The King

Film (Short)

6/09 – 7/09

7/06 – 8/06

Camera Operator – Cost of Paradise

Film (Feature-length) Details

7/06 – 8/06

Shot interviews and b-roll for documentary about the influence of American money in Costa Rica. Also served as an assistant editor.

1/06 – 5/06

Intern – KGUN 9 News

ABC — ABC News Details

1/06 – 5/06

Camera operator, reporter, writer, video editor for broadcast news

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Education

Class of '09

Florida State University

MFA - Film Production

Class of '07

University of Arizona

BA - Journalism, BFA - Media Arts

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