MICHELLE CLAASE
Como
Summary
Creative Producer and Filmmaker with expertise in screenwriting and post-production editing, demonstrating a comprehensive approach to all production stages from initial drafts to final cuts. Notable achievements include award-winning short films and successful collaborations with global brands, showcasing proficiency in coordinating shoots and aligning brand identity. Experience extends to teaching filmmaking to diverse student groups, enhancing educational engagement from high school to master’s levels. Currently based in Como, Italy, with an international perspective shaped by a decade in Hong Kong and roots in South Africa.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Filmmaking Course Instructor
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Milano
11.2020 - Current
- I teach various classes as part of the Masters in International Screenwriting and Production (MISP) which includes Editing and Post-Production, and Producing Short Films.
Video Editor
Freelance
01.2018 - Current
- Edited various short films, music videos, promos, trailers, and acting reels.
- Short films that have screened internationally include Autonomous (2023), Siphonophore (2019). The most recent film currently in post-production is The Magic Trick (2025).
- Music videos include Want You Back (2024), Fools Gold (2022), Dance Love (2020), Kyss Mig (2020) Dagarna Går Ändå (2020) and Konsten Att Leva (2021) by Swedish artist Therése Neaimé.
Screenwriter
Self Employed
01.2020 - Current
- Produced short films include Captivity, produced by Bao Bay Films in Hong Kong, and Pretty Pass which have both screened internationally.
- Projects in development include my feature film screenplay Top Model optioned by Goldrush Entertainment.
- Screenplays Decoy and Top Model have been selected for OWA's via Stage32, and my series project Making Waves, was a Top 5 finalist in the Shore Scripts Development Fund 2023.
- Signed shopping agreements with producers for two separate reality TV formats (Bite Back and Muay Thai: Femme Fatale).
- Sold the IP of a short animated screenplay Pluck Up (in production).
Author | Post-Production Supervisor
Technogym
05.2021 - 01.2023
- Overseeing all editorial aspects of video content for Technogym products and the app.
- Responsibilities include on-set authorship, talent direction, copywriting for promotional videos, and comprehensive supervision, leading the post-production process.
- Close collaboration with talent, producers, editors and external vendors.
- Creative problem-solving to ensure top-quality deliverables.
Film and TV Workshop Instructor
Savannah College of Art and Design
Hong Kong
06.2018 - 08.2019
- Taught a series of week-long filmmaking workshops as part of SCAD Summer Seminars: From Script to Screen, where students are tasked with developing and producing a short film, from initial concept to final cut, followed by a final exhibition screening.
Educational Program Manager | Project Coordinator
Hong Kong Contemporary Art (HOCA) Foundation
Hong Kong
09.2017 - 12.2018
- Managed all aspects of the Tintin Comic Art Workshops series for primary and middle school students, taught by local comic artists and illustrators, as part of the 'The World of Tintin' exhibition.
- Worked on several projects, including Fame (Hunger) Documentary Film Screening, We Are Here Inside Out Project (Public Tram Campaign), and The World Of Tintin Exhibition.
Screenwriter | 1st AD | Editor
Bao Bao Films
Hong Kong
01.2018 - 09.2018
- Worked closely with director Evangelo Costadimas on several short films, including Pretty Pass (2019) as Writer, Producer, 1st AD, Art Director, and Editor; Captivity (2018) as Writer, Co-Producer, 1st AD, Art Director, and Editor; as well as Endless Story (2018) as Story Editor, 1st AD, and Editor.
Education
Master - International Screenwriting & Production
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Milano, Italy11.2019
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Painting
Savannah College of Art And Design
Hong Kong11.2017
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Proofreading, Revising, Rewriting, Polishing
- Loglines and Synopsis
- Copywriting
- Screenwriting
- Story Concept & Ideation
- Story Outlines & Treatments
- Story Editing
- Presentations
- Pitch Deck Design
- Concept Development
- Preproduction planning
- Team Assembly
- Casting
- Quality Control
- Collaboration and Communication
- Organized
- Post-Production Supervision
- Producing short-form content
- Assistant Directing
- Art Directing
- Pre-Production
- Cutting & Assembly
- Creating Teaser/ Trailers
- Video Export & Delivery
- Da Vinci Resolve
- Premiere Pro
- Adobe Suites
- Final Cut
- Art Direction
- Teaching/Instructing
Accomplishments
- Best Editing in a Short Film (Siphonophore) South Film and Arts Academy Festival, May 2019, Chile.
- illycaffè S.p.A: Artist Residency Grant UNIDEE - University of Ideas at Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistoletto, 2017, Italy.
- SCADTalks Competition (2nd Place Winner) Savannah College of Art and Design, 2015, Hong Kong.
- Self-Financing Post-Secondary Scholarships Hong Kong Education Bureau, Talent Development Scholarship (2016-2018); Outstanding Performance Scholarship (2015-2016); Reaching Out Award (2014-2015).
Languages
English
First Language
Italian
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Afrikaans
Proficient (C2)
C2
Certification
- Italian Language Certificate - Level B1, 01/2024, Università per Stranieri di Siena.
- Minor Degree in Film & Television, Savannah College of Art and Design.
- Transmedia Writing (Coursera Certificate)01/2017, Michigan State University.
- Understanding Memory The Psychology of Memory Through Movies (Coursera Certificate) 01/2016, Wesleyan University.
- 120 Hour Advanced TEFL Course, 01/2012, TEFL Express (Certificate in English Language Training).
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Author | Post-Production Supervisor
Technogym
05.2021 - 01.2023
Filmmaking Course Instructor
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
11.2020 - Current
Screenwriter
Self Employed
01.2020 - Current
Film and TV Workshop Instructor
Savannah College of Art and Design
06.2018 - 08.2019
Video Editor
Freelance
01.2018 - Current
Screenwriter | 1st AD | Editor
Bao Bao Films
01.2018 - 09.2018
Educational Program Manager | Project Coordinator
Hong Kong Contemporary Art (HOCA) Foundation
09.2017 - 12.2018
- Italian Language Certificate - Level B1, 01/2024, Università per Stranieri di Siena.
- Minor Degree in Film & Television, Savannah College of Art and Design.
- Transmedia Writing (Coursera Certificate)01/2017, Michigan State University.
- Understanding Memory The Psychology of Memory Through Movies (Coursera Certificate) 01/2016, Wesleyan University.
- 120 Hour Advanced TEFL Course, 01/2012, TEFL Express (Certificate in English Language Training).
Master - International Screenwriting & Production
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Painting
Savannah College of Art And Design
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