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KEITH
LOH RESUME
http://www.keithloh.com
| photographer - multimedia professional |
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keithmengweiloh@gmail.com
Phone:
(604) 266-4601 (eve) / 604-328-7736 cel |
| PROFILE
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Keith
Loh is a photographer and multimedia professional with 15 years of experience in the video game,
software and film industry working on a variety of platforms and software
packages as a web designer, video shooter, game designer,
and communicator. He spearheaded the
business development of an entertainment software company in SE Asia.
He is a graduate of the Applied Information Technology Program at
Capilano College, North Vancouver and a winner of the Praxis Center for Screenwriter's contest. |
| SKILLS |
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| Photography |
I
shoot portraits, events and editorial in both digital and medium format in studio and on-location. I am published in Buddhadarma Magazine, Pacific Yact and Business in Vancouver as well as in the book "Street Art and the War Against Terror". I have exhibited in the Yaletown Gallery. I am proficient in Photoshop and Lightroom. I am active in various Vancouver-based photography groups including the local chapter of the Strobist group. |
| Multimedia
/ Web Development |
I
am employed presently by
a software developer supplying major record labels with secure delivery of promo music. I use Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash mainly. I have set up multiple websites including CMS platforms such as Drupal and Movable Type. I am proficient in all aspects of web development. |
| Writing,
Editing, Interactive Design: |
Screenwriting,
Ad copy, support document writing, marketing material, TV and
film scripts, short stories, story design, pitch documents,
help docs, marketing copy (samples available upon request). I am a two-time winner of the Praxis Center for Screenwriting contest. I am a trained technical writer from the SFU Technical Writing department. |
| Video
editing / camera: |
Worked
on a variety of video projects as writer, director, editor,
post FX, camera and crew using MiniDV platforms. |
| Production
Artist: |
Visual
design, sketching, interface design, modelling and animating
with Maya and 3DS Ma,x texturing, 2d images, interface
art with Photoshop, print work using Adobe Illustrator, experienced
in the IRIX (SGI UNIX) 6.4 , MacOS, Win95/98, WinNT, Win2000,
XP and DOS environments. |
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| WORK
& PROJECT HISTORY |
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| Launch of photography website: keithloh.com. April 2008 |
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I reoriented my personal website to focus on photography. http://www.keithloh.com |
| Various websites |
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Eighthavenue.ca, onlinecasanova.com, chestnuthomes.ca, northshoreminorleaguelacrosse.com, thedvchallenge.com |
| Praxis
Center for Screenwriters. March 2006 |
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Winner
Praxis Screenwriters Competition Fall 2007 for feature screenplay:
"October Leaves". |
| Praxis
Center for Screenwriters. March 2004 |
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Winner
Praxis Screenwriters Competition Spring 2004 for feature screenplay:
"Exclusion Zone". |
| Destiny
Software Productions, Inc. June 1999- to present |
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Head
of client services for streaming media and secure media technology developer
responsible for dealing with a variety of clients ranging
from movie studios to major American ad creative firms and the #1 provider of secure media distribution of promotional music for record labels in North America. Design
of an application interface (MP3 player), RadioDestiny Broadcaster,
design of multiple print ad campaigns; design of "Pirate Radio"
software box, major redesign of the company's four product
stream web pages (including a digital rights management product;
Internet Radio site; streaming video technology site: Clipstream.com)
and its corporate page (dsny.com), Continuously revised all
our product sites at least twice a year, presentation of a
game pitch to Ubisoft, customer support, and testing. |
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| OfficeAxxess
Brochure August 2003 |
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Illustration
and design of server technology brochure |
| DV
Short filmmaking July 2002 to present |
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Worked
on and directed DV short films, music videos and corporate video. |
| 3D
modelling for space-based multimedia CD February
2002-May 2002 |
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Short
term contract modelling elements of the International Space
Station using Lightwave. |
| Telefilm
funded software project - 2002 |
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3D
modelling and texturing for a local software company producing
a Telefilm funded educational space-themed title. |
| Various
websites: Pyroglyphfilms.com, Targetmulti-media.com,
CanadaRents.net (defunct) |
| CanadaRents.net.
Term contract: October 2000-July-2001 |
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Design
and construction of on-line rental website for the Vancouver
region. (business defunct) |
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| EDUCATION |
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| Praxis Center for Screenwriting Workshops two separate intensive workshops with producers and writing mentors in Spring 2006 and Fall 2008. |
| Technical Writing various courses - Simon
Fraser University, Spring, 2006 - present |
| Introduction
to Screenwriting Simon
Fraser University, Spring, 2003 |
| Applied
Information Technology Program, Capilano
College, British Columbia 1994-1995 |
| Maya
3. 0 refresher course British
Columbia Institute of Technology, June - August, 2001 |
| Applied
Information Technology Program Diploma, Capilano
College, British Columbia 1994-1995 |
| Project
Management for Software workshop,
University of British Columbia, 1997. |
| Bachelor
of Arts, Political Science, Simon Fraser
University, British Columbia, Canada 1988-1994 |
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| INTERESTS
& INFLUENCES |
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| Filmmaking, scriptwriting |
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Winner
Praxis Spring 2004 and Fall 2007 competition for feature-length screenplays.
Learning about filmmaking from the ground up by purchasing a
Canon XL1S digital video camera and leaping feet first into
shooting short subjects films, corporate video, paintball videos.
Screenwriting feature-length scripts. |
| Musical
leanings |
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Blue States, Underworld,
Goldfrapp, Air, Orbital, Amon Tobin, Lemon Jelly, Sigur Ros,
Orb, Leftfield, Kid Koala, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Saint
Etienne, Daft Punk, Elvis Costello, dance music, progressive
house, hip hop, pop |
| Influences
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Akira
Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, Khrystofh Kieslowski, "Preacher"
comics, Sid Meier, Planetary, Peter Molyneux, Masumune Shirow,
Garth Ennis, history |
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