Justin Chen

A documentary film on the environmental and economic impact the February 2nd 2014 Dan River coal ash spill has had on the town of Eden, NC and the surrounding area as observed through two individuals who attempt to help the area recover from the spill in different ways. I was the primary camera operator for this project, but I also assisted the primary editor with cuts of the film.

Worked at Wrought Iron Productions, a student-run video production company that provides professional video production services to Wake Forest University. Primary role was editor, but other roles included director, cameraman and producer, which vary depending on the clients’ requests.

Worked as an intern at Vox Pop Films in downtown Los Angeles, during the early stages of their current longitudinal film: The Human Trial. Responsibilities included research, transcription of interview footage, production assistant on shoots, organizing notes, answering calls and encoding and delivering footage to clients.

Assisted UCLA lecturer, Judy Branfman, in the making of her documentary, The Land of Orange Groves & Jails. Responsibilities included transcribing audio to text, organizing notes and editing of short interview segments