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Work History
Education
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Dan Tong

LONDON

Summary

Enthusiastic photographer with exceptional newsgathering and storytelling abilities. Experienced in developing useful contact books through targeted networking and relationship-building. Achieves strict deadlines using excellent initiative and planning.

Overview

4
years of professional experience
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Fujian Media Group
Xiamen, China

Journalist Assistant
06.2022 - 09.2022

Job overview

  • Investigated and reported on current events, delivering timely and accurate news stories.
  • Expressed organisational views publicly through planned and well-written pieces.
  • Edited, toned, captioned and uploaded photographs for news publications.
  • Collaborated with photographers to enhance visual elements of news stories.

BFA film crews
Beijing, China

Freelancer
11.2018 - 06.2022

Job overview

  • Participated in six crews, did different positions in the crew, selected roles, prepared props, made light and loud, made special effects, directed the photography, edited and cut video, made final film production, etc.
  • Photography Director: Gu Dao (“Isolated Island” in English version, 11/2018-12/2018) crew; Chun Feng (“Spring Wind” in English version, 06/2019-07/2019) crew; Ti Shen (“Shaving” in English version, 11/2019-12/2019) crew;
  • Director and Editor: Shi Qie (“Theft” in English version, 10/2020-12/2020) crew;
  • Documentary Director: Qing Shi Zi (“Green Persimmon” in English version, 11/2020-01/2021) crew;
  • Still: First Step (02/2021-04/2021) crew.

Education

University of the Arts London
London

Master of Arts from Fashion photography
09.2022 - 02.2024

Beijing Film Academy
Beijing, China

Bachelor of Arts from photography
09.2018 - 06.2022

Skills

  • Editing and review
  • Public opinion understanding
  • Adobe After Effects adept
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Content creation
  • Problem-solving
  • Lead qualification
  • Communication skills
  • Team building

Timeline

University of the Arts London

Master of Arts from Fashion photography
09.2022 - 02.2024

Journalist Assistant

Fujian Media Group
06.2022 - 09.2022

Freelancer

BFA film crews
11.2018 - 06.2022

Beijing Film Academy

Bachelor of Arts from photography
09.2018 - 06.2022
Dan Tong