Sarah Ziolkowski is a 20-something creative artist from Germany, who puts great emphasis on details in the craft of design and filmmaking. From a very early age, she has been fascinated by all kinds of art, starting with painting and photography through to writing, which would later end up in a passion for digital design, film, and screenwriting. In 2012, she obtained a B.A. (Honours) in Digital Film Making.
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My work in… FILMMAKING
I have a great passion for the craft of filmmaking with a special emphasis on screenwriting and story development. In 2012, I obtained a creative media B.A. (Hons.) in Digital Film Making and Animation.
Degrees:
2012 Middlesex University of London / SAE Institute, Cologne
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Digital Film Making
Thesis written on “How the Competitive Pressure Within the Information Age Affects the Fine Arts of Dialogue in Hollywood Blockbusters”.
2009 SAE Institute, Cologne
Diploma in Digital Film and Animation
Course work written on “The Hero’s Journey”.
2007 SAE Institute, Cologne
Basic Media Certificate
Software skills:
| After Effects |    |
| Illustrator | |
| Photoshop | |
| Premiere | |
| Final Cut Pro | |
| Shake | |
| Autodesk Maya | |
| Final Draft | |
Skillset summary:
| Operating Systems: | Mac OSX, Windows |
| Design: | Photoshop, Illustrator |
| Compositing: | After Effects, Shake |
| Editing: | Final Cut Pro, Premiere |
| Animation: | Maya |
| Story Development: | Final Draft, Movie Outline, Celtx |
| DVD Authoring: | DVD Studio Pro, iDVD |
| Hardware: | HD camcorders (e.g. Sony-EX3, Panasonic HVX200, JVC GY-HD101 & GY-HD201) SD camcorders (e.g. JVC-GY-DV500, Canon-XL1S) DSLR (e.g. Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 450D, Nikon D40x) Arri, Dedolight, and Kino Flo lighting Audio Shure mixer Dolly and crane equipment |
| Other: | video logging, mini-DV, P2, non-linear editing, bluescreen / greenscreen, color keying, color grading |
My work in… VIDEO GAME QA
I have experience in quality assurance as a localization specialist in the German and English language and tester for PC, console, and mobile games. This job in particular also allows me to profit from my knowledge as a filmmaker and story developer in terms of video games that come along with complex storylines or enhanced 3D levels and animation.
Language skills:
| German | |
| English | |
| Spanish | |
| Italian | |
| French | |
Skillset summary:
| Bug Tracker Systems: | Mantis, FogBugz, Jira, Perforce |
| Platforms: | Windows, Mac OSX, PS3, Xbox 360, iPhone, iPod, iPad |
| Localization: | German, American English |
| Other: | single-player, multi-player, MMO(RPG) |
My work in… WEB DESIGN
I am a self-taught web designer with an experience of eight years.
Web skills:
| X/HTML | |
| CSS | |
| WordPress modification | |
| jQuery implementation | |
| Social media | |
Skillset summary:
| Design: | Photoshop, Illustrator |
| Scripts: | X/HTML, CSS |
| Content Management Systems: | WordPress, OSCommerce |
| Operating Systems: | Mac OSX, Windows |
| Other: | FTP upload tools, phpMyAdmin, installation and design modification of PHP + MySQL-based scripts |
| Social Media: | Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Instagram |
