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Shiyu (Cathy) Zhao is a film editor and assistant editor based in Los Angeles. She recently earned her MFA in Editing from the AFI Conservatory after completing a BA in Visual & Media Arts at Emerson College. Her experience spans narrative shorts, feature development, and post-production workflows, with proficiency in Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and After Effects. Passionate about character-driven storytelling, Cathy enjoys shaping performances and building emotional rhythm through editing. She is currently seeking opportunities as an Assistant Editor or Editor in film and television.…Shiyu (Cathy) Zhao is a film editor and assistant editor based in Los Angeles. She recently earned her MFA in Editing from the AFI Conservatory after completing a BA in Visual & Media Arts at Emerson College. Her experience spans narrative shorts, feature development, and post-production workflows, with proficiency in Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and After Effects. Passionate about character-driven storytelling, Cathy enjoys shaping performances and building emotional rhythm through editing. She is currently seeking opportunities as an Assistant Editor or Editor in film and television.

Cathy Zhao

Video Editor, Post-Production, Assistant Editor

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Shiyu (Cathy) Zhao is a film editor and assistant editor based in Los Angeles. She recently earned her MFA in Editing from the AFI Conservatory after completing a BA in Visual & Media Arts at Emerson College. Her experience spans narrative shorts, feature development, and post-production workflows, with proficiency in Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and After Effects. Passionate about character-driven storytelling, Cathy enjoys shaping performances and building emotional rhythm through editing. She is currently seeking opportunities as an Assistant Editor or Editor in film and television.…Shiyu (Cathy) Zhao is a film editor and assistant editor based in Los Angeles. She recently earned her MFA in Editing from the AFI Conservatory after completing a BA in Visual & Media Arts at Emerson College. Her experience spans narrative shorts, feature development, and post-production workflows, with proficiency in Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and After Effects. Passionate about character-driven storytelling, Cathy enjoys shaping performances and building emotional rhythm through editing. She is currently seeking opportunities as an Assistant Editor or Editor in film and television.

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Shiyu (Cathy) Zhao is a film editor and assistant editor based in Los Angeles. She recently earned her MFA in Editing from the AFI Conservatory after completing a BA in Visual & Media Arts at Emerson College. Her experience spans narrative shorts, feature development, and post-production workflows, with proficiency in Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and After Effects. Passionate about character-driven storytelling, Cathy enjoys shaping performances and building emotional rhythm through editing. She is currently seeking opportunities as an Assistant Editor or Editor in film and television.

Skills

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere Pro

Work Experience

Assistant Editor / Script Supervisor / Script Supervisor (AD role mentioned)

January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021

Served as Assistant Editor and Script Supervisor / 1st AD on listed productions including Mama (Boom Operator, Assistant of DIT, Script Supervisor, Instructor of Piano; Wuhan, China; 2021) and Aagina and Again (1st AD, Script Supervisor; Zhengzhou, China; 2021).

Editor / Director / Producer

January 1, 2017 - Present

Edited and (for select titles) directed/produced multiple short films and projects, including Outcast (Director/Producer, in addition to editing), Movie (Director/Producer, in addition to editing), and other AFI cycle and thesis films. Projects listed include: Shrinking Violet’s Expanding Heart (AFI cycle film, 2025), King of Cops (AFI cycle film, 2025), Fedora L Crisis (AFI cycle film, 2024), Nico’s Van Life (AFI cycle film, 2024), Biter- (Short film/AFIT thesis, 2026), Cell Block 69 (Short film/Chapman Undergraduate thesis, 2026), Outcast (Short film/CHINA, 2023), Movie (Short film/Boston, 2023), Kpop promotion advertisement (Promotion, 2017), A Notice of a Missing Person (Short film/China, Director, 2020). Also held roles including Editor & Post Sound Mixer on Ripple (indie feature film in progress, 2025) and The Enlightenment of Brittany Darlington (indie feature film in progress, 2025).