Jonas Liu

AIGC Filmmaker & Cinematographer

Summary

Seven years of filmmaking, four years of formal cinematography training. Combining cinematic lens language and lighting judgment with AIGC toolchains — focused on AI short films, commercial visuals, and stylized video. From concept to final delivery: AIGC imagery with cinematic sensibility and commercial viability. 8+ AI shorts/demos, 3+ AI commercial spots/demos. Based in Shanghai.

Education

2023 — 2026
Chapman University, Dodge College of Film & Media Arts
MFA in Cinematography. Lighting design, lens language, color theory, camera technology. Shot four shorts as DP, twelve as camera operator.
2020 — 2023
California College of the Arts (CCA)
BFA in Film & Video. Comprehensive training across screenwriting, directing, producing, editing, and cinematography. Hands-on 16mm filmmaking experience.

Professional Experience

2025 — Present
Independent AIGC Director & Creator
Independently completed multiple AIGC shorts and commercials. End-to-end: visual development, prompt engineering, generation pipeline, post-production, sound design. Works screened at AI on the Lot and other international AI film festivals.
2026.02 — 2026.05
Panther Studio — AIGC Prompt Army Intern
Prompt writing, style testing, text-to-image and image-to-video asset development & result screening for AI film projects. Assisted character design, scene visual consistency, shot description & generation optimization. Multi-round iteration evaluation; curated high-quality generated assets for editing and final delivery.
2023 — 2026
Director of Photography
Director of Photography on four short films. Lighting design, lens selection, camera department management, on-set color grading. Genres spanning suspense, sci-fi, and drama.
2019 — 2023
Camera Operator / 1st AC / Focus Puller
Thirty-plus productions, from student films to indie features. Experience across every camera department role. Thousands of hours monitoring footage — image evaluation became instinct.

Selected AIGC Projects

Night Meow Pursuit — AI Animated Short
Cyber-animal city pursuit. Led character design, style anchoring, action storyboarding, shot pacing, image & video generation, refinement and edit integration. End-to-end AI animated short production. Official selection at AI on the Lot.
The Great Filter — AI Experimental Short
Experimental visual style testing, node workflow validation, and shot generation experiments. Exploring how AI tools bridge concept visuals, shot control, and edit integration.
Crimson Awakening — Original IP AI Short
Original IP, fully AI-produced. Led concept development, character & scene visual design, storyboard breakdown, generation execution, and final integration. Established reusable AI short film production workflow.

Technical Skills

Cinematography

  • Lighting design & setup
  • ARRI / RED / Sony Venice systems
  • Anamorphic & spherical lens selection
  • On-set grading & color management

AI Image Generation

  • Prompt engineering & visual style control
  • ComfyUI / Midjourney / Jimeng / Kling pipelines
  • Character consistency & shot-to-shot matching
  • End-to-end AI short film production

Post-Production

  • DaVinci Resolve color & cut
  • Premiere Pro / Final Cut Pro
  • Sound design & Pro Tools mixing

Camera Gear

  • ARRI Alexa / RED / Sony VENICE
  • DJI Ronin 4D
  • DJI Mini / Mavic / Inspire drones
  • FAA & CAAC drone pilot licensed

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