Incoming senior focused on visual storytelling through editing, pacing, and sound design to evoke emotion from the viewer. Experienced across pre-production, production, and post-production, with work spanning narrative short films and stop-motion projects. Collaborative and deadline-driven, with strengths in video editing, dialogue editing, audio mixing, and building immersive worlds—especially in experimental and dialogue-light storytelling. Comfortable leading creative development and managing post-production workflows from edit through sound deliverables.

Iris Warner

Incoming senior focused on visual storytelling through editing, pacing, and sound design to evoke emotion from the viewer. Experienced across pre-production, production, and post-production, with work spanning narrative short films and stop-motion projects. Collaborative and deadline-driven, with strengths in video editing, dialogue editing, audio mixing, and building immersive worlds—especially in experimental and dialogue-light storytelling. Comfortable leading creative development and managing post-production workflows from edit through sound deliverables.

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Incoming senior focused on visual storytelling through editing, pacing, and sound design to evoke emotion from the viewer. Experienced across pre-production, production, and post-production, with work spanning narrative short films and stop-motion projects.

Collaborative and deadline-driven, with strengths in video editing, dialogue editing, audio mixing, and building immersive worlds—especially in experimental and dialogue-light storytelling. Comfortable leading creative development and managing post-production workflows from edit through sound deliverables.

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Language

Chinese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Director, Editor, Sound Designer at Independent / University of California San Diego project
May 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
Produced an experimental short exploring the environment of Proxima Centauri B through fictional rover footage. Designed and processed original environmental audio by layering and manipulating recordings to create an immersive alien soundscape. Used sound as a storytelling device to establish atmosphere and worldbuilding without dialogue, supporting the visual pacing and editorial structure of the project.
Co-Sound Designer, Co-Editor, Actor at Student Short: Have You Seen…? – University of California, San Diego
May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Co-developed a narrative short exploring tension between two callers centered on the search for a missing sister. Supported production by assisting with camera operation, boom-mic handling, and acting. Managed post-production workflow from Adobe Premiere Pro to Avid Pro Tools, organizing audio stems to support sound design and dialogue clarity. Enhanced audio through ADR recording for stairwell scenes and foley for footsteps to improve immersion and consistency.
Foley Artist, Sound Designer at University of California, San Diego
April 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026
Created an immersive soundscape for an animated scene by Prof. Trigilio. Recorded original Foley using unconventional household objects and vocal techniques, then edited, layered, and mixed recordings to form a cohesive audio track that supports visual storytelling and narrative motion cues.
Co-Writer, Director of Photography, Editor at University of California, San Diego
January 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026
Co-created a student short film using allegorical storytelling to explore cycles of harmful behavior and dependency. Contributed to narrative and visual storytelling through shot composition and pacing, plus post-production decision-making as editor. Selected for the 2026 Triton Film Festival and received positive audience response.
Director, Fabricator, Foley Artist, Editor at University of California, San Diego
November 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Developed and produced a stop-motion segment based on the children’s book La Historia de los Colores. Designed and fabricated puppets, sets, and props using mixed materials and found objects. Edited footage and created sound design using group Foley to support narrative timing. Resolved production challenges through improvisation and iterative fabrication to achieve lifelike props and movement.
Triton Television Film Production Intern at University of California San Diego
January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Completed hands-on training across narrative film production stages, including screenwriting, storyboarding, shot listing, camera operation, sound recording, and post-production editing. Directed an intern film by organizing production schedules, equipment, and on-set logistics while guiding creative development. Edited a comedic documentary-style short film for the 48-Hour Film Festival under a strict production deadline, managing time-sensitive editorial decisions. Assisted on a student film set as a clapper loader.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts - Visual Arts; Minor: Digital Video & Film Production) at University of California San Diego
September 1, 2023 - March 1, 2027

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Computers & Electronics