Cornelia Lee

Responsible for directing on location, managing large teams in the field, including relationships with fixers, local staff, and scientists. Set up complex international shoots involving long lens, macro, underwater, GSS, gimbal, and cam traps. Experienced in script writing, storyboarding, and writing shot lists. Focused on research and story finding in the Coral Triangle, Arabia, and China. Conducted drone operations and macro focus pulling. Planned and filmed behind-the-scenes sequences using FX6. Sourced archive from external and internal libraries. Performed DIT and logging; edited dailies, selects, and rough assemblies on Avid & DaVinci. Conducted VFX research for deep-time sequences and coordinated paperwork to work within compliance pipelines. Provided pre-edit experience.

Researcher across two episodes with responsibilities including directing on location, managing large teams in the field and maintaining relationships between fixers, local staff and scientists. Setting up complex international shoots (long lens, macro, underwater, GSS, gimbal, cam trap) including writing PRAs and shoot logistics. Experienced in script writing, storyboarding, and writing shot lists. Researching and finding stories focused on the Coral Triangle, Arabia, and across China. Performed 2nd drone operations and macro focus pulling, planned and filmed BTS sequences using the FX6, sourced archives from external and internal libraries, managed DIT and logging, edited dailies, selected and created rough assemblies on Avid & DaVinci, carried out VFX research for deep-time sequences, and ensured compliance with Nat Geo paperwork and pipelines. Provided pre-edit experience.

Two months location experience in Zambia, involving research, camera assist, and pre-edits across six different stories. Assisted as a camera operator on location with long lens, gimbal, drone, and shotover. Oversaw all media-management on location, gaining experience in DIT & logging and troubleshooting.