First Execution Director
First Execution Director on 《今夜安好》 / Tonight Will Be Fine, running a ~50-person crew with two Second ADs reporting to him against an RMB 600,000 budget, and directing every large-scale sequence across all departments.
First execution director on a short film that went to international festivals.
- Period
- 2021-04 to 2021-06 production; 2022 festival year
- Scope
- Full shooting schedule ownership across the production
- Scale
- RMB 600,000 budget; ~50 crew; 30+ extras; two Second Assistant Directors reporting to him
ContextSelected by Indie Short Fest and the Tokyo Short Film Festival. Directed by 楊益辰 Richard Yichen Yang. A named NYU Tisch faculty member corroborates this role class in writing. The instructor of record for Edward's Intermediate Narrative Film Production course states: "Outside of the classroom, Ed often worked on set as an assistant director or producer. Many of the short films he contributed to have gone on to participate in world-class film festivals, such as the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the South by Southwest Film Festival."
RecognitionOfficial Selection — Indie Short Fest and Tokyo Short Film Festival, 2022. Also selected at AFF — Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles.
Recognition
- AFF — Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles — short filmOfficial Selection—
- Indie Short Fest — Official SelectionOfficial Selection2022
- Tokyo Short Film Festival — Official SelectionOfficial Selection2022
