黃文歷
hello hey hi! my name is
aaron hwang
i happen to make things.
i make things happen.
Who am I, you ask? I’m a freelance creative with the process-oriented curiosity of an engineer. My full-stack filmmaking production services lean with a specialization in quick-turn editing and motion graphics, particularly impactful when paired with eight years of history in documentary and short-form storytelling.
Who am I, you ask? I’m someone who loves the bouyancy of a great conversation. I frequently find myself saying “I have a poem about that.” My favorite color(s)? Pink and teal. My favorite word? “adorn.” Favorite time of day? Just after golden hour but before blue hour. Material? A classic AL 6061. Favorite place in the world? Where I am currently, usually wandering.
Like so many of us, I find myself suspended in these in-betweens — of digital and analog, western and eastern cultures, art and science — and somehow it just all works out. I believe that where great work exists not in practicing a single medium, but in a burning curiosity and intersection of form and style. From filmmaking I learn storytelling, from poetry I learn nuance. My photography is centered on patient observation, my drawing centers on style, from engineering I learn process and discipline. Regardless of medium, at the heart of all my work is a process founded on the simple principle:
honorable purpose
drives
meaningful work.
resume
work experience
2023-now Creative Director, Editor at 4th District Co.
2023 co-producer, director of photography, editor “Song of Earthroot” Documentary
2016-now Freelance Videographer, Photographer, Motion Design
2022-2023 Mechanical Project Lead Engineer at MANTA Design (industrial cameras)
2021-2022 Mechanical Engineer at MANTA Design (electromechanical med devices)
2017-21 Student Video Producer at BU Productions
2020-21 Mechanical Engineer at XYZ Robotics (end of arm tooling, part time)
2019 Engineering Intern at Schon DSGN
2018 Mechanical Lead of “BU Racing” Formula SAE Team
2017-18 Filmmaker at Sleek Machine
2014 Begin making films, IB Film HL
technical skills
Engineering
Product Design, GD&T, Product Realization, Logistics Robotics, Wearables, Integrated Systems
Solidworks, Creo, Fusion 360, MATLAB, Mach 3, Arduino
Tormach & Taig CNC Mill Setup & Op, Manual Mill & Lathe Setup and Op
TIG steel welding, 3D printing (FDM & SLA)
Media Production
Premiere Pro, After Effects, Avid Media Composer, Adobe CC, Canon C300 Series, Sony A7 Series
awards & recognition
2021 Class Speaker - BU Mechanical Engineering Commencement
2020 Patent pending for Pick & Place Robotics Products
2020 Best Overall Portfolio - BU MechE Design Portfolio Contest
2019 BU Undergraduate Outstanding Service Award
2017 Shanghai American School Excellence in Visual Arts
2017 Shanghai American School PTSA Spirit Senior Award
2017 FIRST Tech Challenge Connect Award
2016 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Inspire Award
2016 Most Valuable Player, SASPX Rugby