Skills
Volunteer Experience
Year-round Volunteer, VanCity Theater, Vancouver, BC 2016
Interests and Hobbies
Music production, Media Lab/Sound Studio of Richmond 2009-2011
Dance, Dalhousie Dance Society (DalDance) 2013-2015
Travel, Working Holiday Participant, Taiwan (R.O.C) 2015
Freelab, Cork Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal 2014
Independent Filmmaker, Taipei and Montreal, Screenwriter/Director
• Panelist, Panel: BIPOC Futures in Canadian Genre Film, Montreal, CA
2023
• Director and Screenwriter, Buffering...Please Wait (Short Film), Montreal, CA
2023
Screened at Fantasia International Film Festival 2023.
• Screenwriter, TransWorld Television Production Company Ltd., Taipei
Feb – Dec 2022
Episodes 1-6 of medical drama series Dr. Lifesaver (生命捕手).
• Screenwriter, TransWorld Television Production Company Ltd., Taipei
March 2021 – Jan 2022
Screenwriter for 12 episodes of the 40 episode Taiwanese Drama “the Memory Garden” (如果花知道) aired on Star Chinese Channel in 2022
• Screenwriter, X-Frequency Pictures Ltd., Taipei
Aug. 2019 – Aug. 2020
Worked closely with industry veterans to complete episodic synopsis and TV Bibles for director Raymond Chiang
• Director, Phenomena Pictures, Taipei
Jan 2019
Directed and created concept design for the Opening and Ending credits of Taiwanese drama, The Haunted Heart.
• Screenwriter, Phenomena Pictures, Taipei
Nov 2017 – Nov 2018
Completed episodic outlines, treatments and scene breakdowns for Taiwanese drama, the Haunted Heart (腦波小姐). (90mins 20 episodes)
Independent Designer, Remote, Architectural Rendering and Product Design
• Worked on 3D rendering projects for architectural rendering company, Digital Blackmagic, utilizing 3D Max for material rendering.
• Created hands-on clay modeling for Toy Company Spin Master in creating prototypes for Product Line Cool Maker
• Compiled moodboards using Adobe Indesign while prototyping for Cool Maker
• VR Concept Design, Kaohsiung Film Archives, Kaohsiung. Project was Shortlisted for the Kaohsiung VR Fund
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), New York, NY, US, Intern
• Assisted different project teams in delivering various presentation materials through creating finished CAD detail drawings, perspective renderings (3D Max and Rhino), diagrams and booklets (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)
• Participated in the construction phase of a commercial project which required me to work effectively under pressure to meet tight deadlines and was complimented by supervisor for possessing positive work ethics
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Gensler, Hong Kong, HK, Intern
• Created 3D digital architectural site models using SketchUp
• Translated presentation documents between English and Chinese
• Assisted supervisor in creating presentation booklets using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign
• Initiated and executed a new excel spreadsheet system to meet building area requirements and was complimented by supervisor for the dedication and commitment
Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Masters, Film Production
Master's of Fine Arts, Department of Filmmaking, Major in screenwriting
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, CA, Bachelors, Environmental Design Studies
Co-operative Program; Major in Architecture
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CA, Bachelors, Commerce
Completed a number of physical geography, urban studies and design thinking courses which helped me transfer to the Faculty of Architecture and Planning of Dalhousie University in 2013
Best International Short Film, Nomination
Buffering...Please Wait (short film) directed and written by Samantha Lai was nominated at the Fantasia Festival of 2023 for Best International Short Film.
