Casey Chin

EXPERIENCE
30 minute documentary on KVIE PBSs Viewfinder. From California to

Kaiping aired on Central Californias public television 3 times in November. Viewers in the nations 20th ranked market joined me as I traveled to China in search of my familys roots. Narrated as a firsthand account, I met family for the first time and toured my grandparents old village before I returned to California to conclude my familys story. Shot, written and edited by myself, the documentary shows what it was like to be an immigrant through 6 interviews and archival photographs/documents/footage. http://vids.kvie.org/video/1639756525

Multimedia Intern. China Daily Sep. - Nov. 2009. Won 1st place in Chinas National Day multimedia competition with One Day in Beijing video. Wrote, edited and shot video for over 10 stories. China Daily is Chinas largest English language newspaper. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/zgzx/60nianjilu/2009-09/22/content_8722327.htm National Journalism Award. Won 2009 Fox News Channel College Challenge with 3 minute video package on the Akaka Bill, which addresses Native Hawaiian rights. Conducted over a dozen interviews, some involving travel to South Dakota (for Native American opinion) and Maui. As part of a team of two, I reported, edited, shot video, interviewed, researched and wrote for the package. The winning student team received $10,000 while the university got a matching $10,000 grant. Was flown out to New York City to receive prize live on Fox and Friends morning show. http://vimeo.com/15587513 Video Editor. Ka Leo, UH Mnoa's tri-weekly student newspaper with circulation of 10,000 in Honolulu, HI. Sept 2008 Feb 2009. Helped establish video desk in Sept 08. Produced newscast, promotional video for Ka Leo and campus stories. Competent with SONY PD 170 and SONY HVR-V1U HDV cameras (and other equipment like mics and lens), Final Cut Pro 7 and audio mixing board. Editorial Intern. Hawaii Business magazine, circulates about 15,000, Honolulu, HI. May 2008 Aug 2008. Worked 54 hours a week. Found stories, conducted interviews and wrote 200 word briefs to two page stories. Attended weekly and monthly publication meetings, as well as corporate luncheons and dinners. http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/

Associate News Editor. Ka Leo. August 2007 May 2008. Wrote stories,

assigned work to a staff of 10 reporters, copy edited, and worked with other desks and staff within the newsroom. Used Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, InCopy and Dreamweaver. http://www.kaleo.org

Production Assistant. Her Minor Thing, Sacramento, CA. July 2004. Had a million dollar budget and an ensemble cast from TV shows like SNL, Angel and Dark Angel. Performed crowd control, moved vehicles on set, relayed messages, kept set quiet during shooting and other odd jobs. http://www.herminorthing.com/

SKILLS

Equipment. Confident with SONY PD170, SONY HVR-V1U, Panasonic AGHVX200 through to DSLRs and consumer camcorders. Handy with cardioid, lavalier, wireless and dynamic mics. Can setup three point lighting as well as lighting for chroma key backgrounds. Software. Proficient in Adobe CS5.5 (Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc.) as well as Apples Final Cut Studio 7 (Final Cut Pro, Motion, Color, etc.). Skilled at producing motion graphics, stabilizing footage, motion tracking, color correcting and audio sweetening.

EDUCATION
University of Hawai'i at Mnoa. Honolulu, HI. Journalism. Graduated May

2009. Recipient of Carol Burnett Award for Ethics and Excellence in Journalism and the Golden State ScholarShare scholarship.

Sacramento City College. Sacramento, CA. General education. Spring 2005 Spring 2007. CK McClatchy High School. Sacramento, CA. Graduated with honors 2004.