Chantel Ng
Scholar | Filmmaker | Artist | Designer
About.
Chantel is a technical professional in academia. Her most recent practice is in screen and media, where she obtained hands-on experience across both scripted and unscripted broadcast television, covering the full production pipeline—from pre-production development research, production studio, on-location shoots and wrangling, to post-production sync mapping, and edit preparation. With a background in fine art and photography from the renowned Glasgow School of Art, she brings a strong visual sensibility and creative approach to every project. She is technically proficient across camera, lighting, sound, and editing, with expertise in ACES, DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects workflows and processes. Her professional training includes leading institutions such as the National Film and Television School, Soho Editors, the University of Salford, and The Research Centre. In her current role, she ensures smooth technical operations and front-facing services at a dynamic media loan centre, where she supports students and staff in the School of Arts and Humanities with equipment access and technical guidance at Edith Cowan University, the only Australian university named after a woman.
Academic Experience
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Technical | Edith Cowan University | MAY 2025- Current
Industry Experience
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Front of House | Blazing Griffin Post Production | MAY 2023
‘Paramedic on scene’| MCR Assistant | | Firecrest Films | MAR - Apr 2023
‘Life at the Bay’ (S1) | Location Assistant | Red Sky Productions | AUG 2021
‘Scotland’s Home of the Year’ (S4) | Location Runner | IWC Media | MAY - JUN 2021
‘Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas 2020 Special’ | Production Runner | BBC Studios | OCT 2020
In-house Development | Researcher | Raise the Roof Productions | OCT - NOV 2019
‘Lucy Alexander- Best of Both Worlds’ | Researcher| Raise the Roof Productions | AUG - SEP 2019
‘Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas’ (2019) | Researcher| Raise the Roof Productions | MAY - AUG 2019
‘Love it or List it’ (S5) | Researcher | Raise the Roof Productions | FEB - APR 2019
‘Scottish Water Public Consultation’ | Production Assistant | Always Be Content | APR 2018
Exhibitions & Festivals
2018
2017
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2016
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2015
2013
Film screening titled "Inside Out" @ Paisley Art Centre for the Renfrewshire Mental Health Arts Festival
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Group Art Exhibition @ Playzone Edinburgh for Edinburgh Art Fair
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Solo Art Exhibition titled "Mistaken Identities" @ Glasgow Tontine Building for the Graduate Degree Show
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Group Art and Photography Exhibition titled "Room in 3 Dimensions" @ New Glasgow Society
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Group Video Art Exhibition @ Transmission Gallery for the Member's mini-video Festival
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Group Art Exhibition titled "So anyway what do you do" @ House of an Art Lover- Art Shed
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Group Photography & Moving Image Exhibition titled "Blind Spot" @ Grace & Clark Fyfe Gallery
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Group Photography Exhibition, Theme "Escape" @ Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow and Calumet, New York for the Young Photographer Alliance​​​​
Professional Experience
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Photographer & Videographer | Self-Employed | Scotland, UK | JUN 2013 - APR 2018
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Hair & Makeup Artist | Self-Employed | Scotland, UK | OCT 2007 - OCT 2019
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Makeup Artist & Consultant | Laura Mercier Cosmetics | Scotland, UK | SEP 2006 - SEP 2007
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Makeup Artist | Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics | Melbourne, AUS | MAR 2005 - MAR 2006
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Designer & Consultant | Ruf Kitchen | Singapore, SG | NOV 1996 - APR 1998
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Work Experience
AUG 2016 - SEP 2018
JUL 2018 - AUG 2018
JUL 2016 - AUG 2016
JUN 2016 - SEP 2016
NOV 2014 - FEB 2015
SEP 2007 - MAR 2008
Customer Service Assistant at Renfrewshire Leisure for Renfrewshire Council. Worked across four Townhalls, an art centre and a museum. Skills included liaisoning, cross-team collaboration, time management, regulatory compliance for fire, health & safety, and first aid training. Nominated as Best Team Awards.
Selected as designated driver for the 2018 European Championships Game officials in Glasgow and acted as a personal assistant for the allocated officials. Responsible for managing their travel diary for the day. Duties included picking up and dropping off officials at various venues before, during, and after the games. Maintained communication with the head office using a mobile handset and filed a report assessment while keeping track of the car's condition.
Selected volunteer Art Liaison for Glasgow Life on Mela Festival and Merchant City Festival. Ensured performing artists were scheduled out on stage within the allocated time. Provided support to the artists, bringing calmness and organisation backstage. Supported the stage manager to ensure the event ran smoothly.
Selected volunteer Art Assistance for the Tramway during the Summer Arts Program, Refugee Week, and Volunteers Art Week. Assisting in craft workshops for both children and adults. Assisted in the running of the print workshops. Cyanotype print, screen printing, print press, bookmaking, and block printing. Liaising with staff members, stage managers, performing artists, community partners, and volunteers. Ensured performing artists were scheduled out on stage within the allocated time. Provided support to the artists and the stage manager. Disability etiquette trained.
Selected volunteer Intern Gallery Assistant for the House of an Art Lover. Managing correspondences. Assisting visitors and dealing with enquiries. Guiding the sales process. Safeguarding the gallery's collections. Promoting current and upcoming exhibits.
Administrator at Fitness First Gym in Glasgow. Skills included customer services, database management, written and verbal communication, coordinating tasks, cashflow management, technical, and software skills.
Licenses & Certificates
SEP 2023
National Film & Television School
JUN 2023
National Film & Television School
ACES Training for Broadcast TV delivered by NFTS with Head of Colour, Chris Packman. The two-day course provides participant training on the colour management workflow from production to post-production. How LUT and colour correction are incorporated from shoot to delivery, why they are crucial.
Skills: LUT, ACES, Colour Correction, and Colour Management
Introduction to Colour Grading delivered by NFTS with Head of Colour, Chris Packman. The five-day course is a hands-on practical training using DaVinci Resolve. How colour management with ACES and LUT work and hands-on practice on Colour Grading.
Skills: ACES, DaVinci Resolve, Colouring Grading, LUT
FEB 2023
National Film & Television School
The seven-day training held at Soho Editors in London provides participants with practical training in Avid Media Composer for non-linear editing in broadcast TV.
Earners of this certification have demonstrated a fundamental understanding of and the capability to use Avid Media Composer, together with a firm grasp of the core skills, workflows, and concepts of non-linear editing on the Media Composer system. The technical and operational skillset developed through this certification program is designed to qualify students to enter the workforce as post-production assistants, assistant editors, or video editors.
Skills: Media Composer (software), Media Management, Video Editing, Visual Effects Editing,
FEB 2021
National Film & Television School
Directing the Documentary delivered by NFTS Scotland with Col Spector. This five-day course works on developing a storyline for a documentary.
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Skills: Developing storyline and concept
NOV 2020
BBC
How stories work in Documentaries delivered by NFTS Scotland with Peter Dale. The 3-day course practical coursework helps participants work on storyboarding, story arc, storytelling, story editing, and story structure.
OCT 2020
BBC
Data Protection and Cyber Security
OCT 2020
National Film & Television School
Working with Children-Awareness
OCT 2020
National Film & Television School
Edit Producing delivered by NFTS with Steve Evanson is a four-day practical course in editing factual narratives for screen and media.
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Skills: Editing and Writing
Education
2017
Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art with Honours, Glasgow School of Art (Scotland, UK)
2013
Higher National Diploma in Photography, City of Glasgow College (Scotland, UK)
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2004
Diploma in Makeup Artistry, Napoleon Perdis Makeup Academy (Melbourne, AUS)
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2004
Certificate III & IV in Hairdressing, Pivot Point & Sheila Baxter Hairdressing Academy (Melbourne, AUS)
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2003
Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design, Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, AUS)
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2002
Certificate II in Business, TAFE Tasmania (Tasmania, AUS)
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2000
Bachelor of Science in Technology, University of Tasmania (Tasmania, AUS)
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Awards & Grants
Jan 2022
The TV & Film Charity
Recipient of Sir Horace Ové Grant, in addition to the Stop Gap Grant.
Jan 2022
BFI, The National Lottery, ScreenSkills UK
"Step Up to Video Editor in Film" delivered by Soho Editors, London
Nov 2019
The Research Centre (TRC Media)
Production All-Rounder
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