Sandy Shuojia Chen
My Recommendations
"Shuojia has always been passionate about filmmaking, she likes teamwork, and she often
helps others with their film productions. She pays attention to the details of the story
telling. She is a very creative and outgoing filmmaker."
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"Shuojia has strong self-learning ability. She learned special effects makeup and prosthetic
makeup herself", "Our faculty was amazed by her abilities."
"Sandy demonstrated her desire to succeed in the number and variety of classes
she faithfully attended. She enrolled in screenwriting, film studies, production and
post-production classes, truly becoming a filmmaker hyphenate in the process
with a varied skill-set."
"She never once gave up. She pushed her limits and directed every scene drawing out
the performance from every actor and actress. She provided food and snacks. She worked
endlessly on the edit and worked hard to delegate and ensure everyone was happy and performing their task. These are signs of a successful filmmaker that sees a vision, writes a story, and puts it out with endless passion and relentless will to succeed at the task at hand for a goal-driven outcome."
"At a time when most people would avoid homeless encampments, she walked straight in and talked to the residents, showing her courage and commitment. Her genuine concern for the community and American society and her drive in pursuing her dream."
"Chen has also demonstrated her abilities as a good storyteller who can find interesting topics. "