Shawn Lee Miller

DOB: 26/01/1979
9459 2164 (hp)
Email: shawngabe@yahoo.com.sg

EDUCATION
Diploma in Film, Sound & Video, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Graduated in
June 2003.
Majors: Film Production, Camera & Lighting, Scriptwriting.
Distinctions in Advertising, Film History, Film Theory, Regional Cinema,
Communication Law, Productivity & Quality Studies, Professional
Preparation, Documentary Production & Advanced Film Production.

GCE 'A' Levels. Jurong Junior College. 1996-1997.

GCE 'O' Levels. Whitley Secondary School. 1992-1995.

Distinctions: Literature, History, Mathematics.

WORK EXPERIENCE
 DIRECTOR
RIGHT ANGLE
January 2009 - present
Directing 2 episodes of a documentary for ch5 called UNEXPECTED
ACCESS.

 DIRECTOR & EDITOR

BIRDMANDOG
November 2008
Directed and edited 2 clips of a re-enactment of 2 scenes from the movie
GREASE

 DIRECTOR & EDITOR

BIRDMANDOG
October 2008
Directed and edited 3 5 minute clips for Butter Factory “FLOAT” event.
 DIRECTOR & EDITOR
BIRDMANDOG
September 2008
Directed and edited a 3 hour video for Bullshooter darts competition.

 DIRECTOR
OCHRE PICTURES
May 2008 – July 2008
Directing 1 episode of an Infotainment for Channel 5 called “Beyond the
Physical”.

 DIRECTOR & PRODUCER

BIRDMANDOG
May 2008
Directed & Produced a 10 minute corporate video for Sony Ericsson.

 DIRECTOR
OCHRE PICTURES
January 2008 – February 2008
Directed 1 episode of an Infotainment for Channel 5 called “My Perfect
Child”.

 DIRECTOR
UPSIDE DOWN CONCEPTS
September 2007 – December 2007
Directed 3 episodes of an Infotainment for Channel 5 called “The Creative
Class”.

 DIRECTOR
OAK 3 FILMS
May 2007 – September 2007
Directed 5 episodes of a Kids Drama TV series for Channel 8 called
“SNAP”.

 DIRECTOR
KISMET FILMS
January 2007
Directed a TVC for Nature’s Way “Glucosamine Plus”.

 1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

KISMET FILMS
November 2005 – March 2007
1st Assistant Director for the feature film “Gone Shopping”.

 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / ASSISTANT PRODUCER

KISMET FILMS
January 2006 – June 2006
Involved in a KAO MAGICLEAN, SUNSILK & FANCL TVC production.

 LOCATION SCOUT / PROPS

RESERVOIR PRODUCTIONS
August 2005 – September 2005
Responsible for securing locations and props for TVCs and print ads.
Worked on Phillips & Jenga Print ad as well as TVC for FHM.

 1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

RUSHES NETWORKS
April – July 2005
Involved in the pre-production and production stage of the Singapore Idol
drama series titled “Shooting Stars”. Job scope included casting,
preparing script breakdowns, communicating Director’s vision between the
different departments and controlling the set on shoot.

 EDITOR
XTREME PRODUCTIONS
Febuary 2005
Edited a 3 minute corporate video for a Interior Design firm.

 DIRECTOR & EDITOR

XTREME PRODUCTIONS
January – March 2005
Conceptualised, shot and edited a 3 minute corporate video for NUS
School of Architecture.

 1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

XTREME PRODUCTIONS
November 2004
Organised schedules and controlled the set on the production for a 1 hour
Telemovie for Arts Central titled “Moving Gods”.

 LOCATION SCOUT ; ASSISTANT PRODUCER

RESERVOIR PRODUCTIONS
November 2004
Scouting for Locations & organized props for two TVC shoots.

 2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / SCRIPT SUPERVISOR

VERITE PRODUCTIONS PTE LTD
May 2004 – September 2004
Drafted Production Schedules.
3 months on shoot for 14 episodes of the TV Production “LIFE” for Channel
i.
In charge of Logging & Continuity.
Worked closely with different Actors and Directors.

 PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
HURRICANE EVENTS PTE LTD
January 2004 – March 2004
Pitching a musical event to companies, seeking their sponsorship.
Drafted overviews and cover letters.
Organised Press Conference for Teresa Teng Forever – The Musical.
Prepared press kits for press conference.

 SCRIPTWRITER / ASSISTANT PRODUCER

HURRICANE PICTURES INTL PTE LTD
September 2003 – December 2003
Wrote a Feature Film Script based on Singapore’s History.
Officer-in-charge of six interns from Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Organised and in charge of an island-wide audition for actors & actresses
at the Swissotel.

 STUDENT INTERN
UPSIDE DOWN CONCEPTS
May 2002 - July 2002
Assisted in productions of TVCs and corporate videos.

 MODEL
TVC
DISCOVERY CHANNEL’08, SAMSUNG ’07, JETSTAR ’07, ESPN ’06,
TOSHIBA ’06, INDOCAFE ’05, ICPAS ’05.

PRINT
AXE DEODaRANT’08, SONY ’07, VISA ’07, TOSHIBA ’07, PHILLIPS ’06,
CHANGI EXPRESS ’05, ESSO ’04.

ACADEMIC & PERSONAL PROJECTS

 FILM PROJECTS
Writer & Director of a 15 min specialist film Cell 118 as a final year
project.
Writer & Director of a 2 min short film Ignition Impossible in third year.
Writer & 1st Assistant Director of an 8 min film Glass Slippers in third
year.
Camera Operator for a 10 min video production 2110 in first year; a 1
min film Wet and 5min Merry Christmas in second year.
Camera Assistant for 15min film Chop in second year.

 VIDEO PROJECTS
Written, Directed & Produced a 15 minute experimental project Fan
People
Writer & Director of a 10 min documentary Island Story in second year.
Director of a 2 min video vignette for a screenwriting awards ceremony.

 SCRIPTWRITING PROJECTS
Head Writer for a 4 episode TV series Whodunit in third year.
Writer of a 15 min short script Silent Night.

 OTHERS
Experience in offline editing and photography.

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

 Cathay Organisation Gold Medal for Best Film Production for the
film Cell 118.
 Best Drama in the first ever Princeton-in-Hollywood Film Festival for
the film Cell 118 and was screened at the Warner Bros Studio in
Burbank, California, 2003.
 Special Prize at the Russian International Festival of Detective Films
and TV Programmes on Law Enforcement Themes for the film Cell 118.
 Cell 118 was selected for screening at the 28th Bulgaria Golden Chest
TV International Festival 2003.
 Cell 118 was selected for the 10th International Student Film Festival in
Tel Aviv, 2004.
 Cell 118 was selected for screening at the 3rd Commonwealth Film
Festival in Manchester, 2004 and was a part of a ‘Best of Shorts’
national tour screening at a number of venues in the UK.
 Book Prize for Third Best Overall Performance. Film, Sound & Video,
2002.
 Eurasian Association Award for Academic Excellence.
Interests
Scriptwriting. I have written a feature length and four 15min scripts.
Filmmaking. Experimental and Narrative.

Reference
Available upon request.