IAN JACKSON

SKILLS

Programs

DaVinci Resolve | DaVinci Fairlight | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Premiere Pro | Adobe After Effects | Pro Tools | Final Draft | Studio Binder | Blender | Maya | Blockbench | Aseprite

On-Set Production

Cinematography | Camera Operation (Canon, Black Magic) | Lighting/Gaffing (Aperture, GVM) | Audio Recording (MixPre) | Script Supervising | Data Wrangling/DIT | Equipment Management

Post-Production and VFX

Film/Video Editing | Compositing | Color Grading | Data Organising | Audio Mixing | ADR | Post-production Workflow Planning and Management

Pre-Production

Storyboarding | Shotlisting | Production Planning/Scheduling | Script Writing | Location Scouting | Communication | Consultation | Creative Collaboration | Casting | Equipment Administration

FILM EXPERIENCE

Play For Me (Short Film) | 2026

Editor, Audio Editor, Audio Mixer, Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)

  • Contributions: Performed data management and managed post-production including film editing, audio editing, and leading an assistant audio editor.

  • Skills: Editing and compositing in Davinci Resolve, audio editing and mixing in Davinci Fairlight, Post-production management

Star In The Wind (Animated Short Film) | 2026

Compositor, Colorist, Behind-the-scenes video editor

  • Contributions: Provided post-production support including color grading, compositing 2D animations into 3D environment, and editing the behind-the-scenes video for the film.

  • Skills: Editing, compositing and color grading in Davinci Resolve

Cast List (Short Film) | 2026

Editor, Script Supervisor, Lighting Assistant

  • Contributions: Supported on-set lighting by collaborating with the cinematographer on light placement, tracked and annotated shots, and led post-production including film editing and compositing.

  • Skills: Editing and compositing in Davinci Resolve, gaffing with Aperture and GVM lights, script supervising in Google Sheets

An Hour of My Life I’ll Never Get Back (Feature Film) | 2026

Lighting Assist

  • Contributions: Provided on-set lighting support by assisting lead gaffer with light placement, and conducted power management.

  • Skills: Gaffing with Aperture and GVM lights

Bad Egg (Short Film) | 2025

Audio Mixer

  • Contributions: Created sound effects during foley recording, and managed audio mixing.

  • Skills: Recording with MixPre 6 audio recorder, audio mixing with Davinci Fairlight

Mind of Egress (Short Film) | 2025

Gaffer, Editing Assistant

  • Contributions: Coordinated on-set lighting, supported picture editing by editing half of the scenes and creating temp VFX and compositing for the rough edit.

  • Skills: Editing and compositing in Davinci, gaffing with Aperture and GVM lights

Cheers Babe (Short Film) | 2025

Director of Photography (DOP), Editor, Compositor, Colorist, Writing Assistant

  • Contributions: Guided storyboarding and shot visualisation, managed on-set lighting and camera operation, then led post-production including film editing, compositing, color grading, and VFX.

  • Skills: Editing, compositing, and color grading in Davinci Resolve; camera operation with Canon C200, Scriptwriting in Studio Binder

SCRIPTWRITING

Tikanga Timeloop (Short Film Script) | 2026

Writer

  • Contributions: Drafted the story, wrote and edited the script, coordinated creative collaboration, and developed and organised a pitch deck.

  • Skills: Undertaking cultural consultation, scriptwriting in Final Draft, facilitating creative collaboration

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Screen Arts (Film Production) | Completed October 2026

  • Massey University

Film Editing Certificate | Completed September 2023

  • UCLA Extension