Nelson Quan (, born October 14, 1984, Houston, Texas, USA) is a Chinese-American film editor, director and producer. His editing of the Volkswagen People's Car Project won the project the Golden Lion Award at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Branded Entertainment. "Editor: Nelson Quan" He is known for editing the 2011 Chinese remake, What Women Want ()"With super-slick widescreen photography by Max Wang (汪大勇, Exit No. 6 六號出口), a smooth score by Christopher O'Young and seamless editing by Nelson Quan" and produced The Criminally Inept (2006) along with being one of the first students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Academy for Creative Media."He is a University of Hawai'i-Manoa freshman and a webmaster at the university's Academy for Creative Media"
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Quan was raised by two Chinese parents. He attended the University of Hawaii, Mānoa's Academy for Creative Media and attained a B.A. in Film and TV Producing.
Under the mentor and direction of former Tri-Star President of Production Chris Lee, Nelson joined with three other interns to have an all-expense-paid internship on the set of the 2006 Bryan Singer film Superman Returns."Jameson and fellow University of Hawaiʻi Academy for Creative Media students Nelson Quan, Ronson Akina and Matthew Ortiz were part of a unique internship that placed them on the set of the summer blockbuster Superman Returns as exclusive production interns."
After the internship, Nelson worked alongside director Ryan Ishii to produce his own feature The Criminally Inept (2006). Later after Nelson graduated from college, he went on to pursue learning Mandarin and moved to Beijing in the spring of 2008 and studied for two years. After studying, through the introduction of Chris Lee again, Nelson met up with director Daming Chen (Director: Manhole, One Foot Off the Ground, What Women Want)."Chen Daming's profile"
Nelson helped Daming in many projects, including revising scripts and providing technical help with computer equipment. Nelson then worked on National Wildlife Federation and Xing Xing Digital Entertainment's Wild Animal Baby Explorers where he edited animations and lead the post-production team.
In the summer of 2010, Daming asked Nelson to be his editor for the Chinese remake of What Women Want.
Filmography Feature films Feb 2011: Bona Films - 《我知女人心》 (TRT: 114 min) - Editor July 2005: Kolokolo Pictures – The Criminally Inept (TRT: 72 min) – Producer / Editor / First AD
TV Shows Jun 2010: National Wildlife Federation and Xing Xing Digital Entertainment - Wild Animal Baby Explorers - Editor / Post-Production Supervisor
Short films Jun 2011: 48 Hour Film Contest - Red Room (TRT 7 min) - Director—Winner of the 2011 48 Hour Film Contest's Beijing Audience Award."Registered Teams...DawgyTrek, Nelson Quan" Jan 2011: Kolokolo Pictures - Killer of Thieves (TRT: 5 min) - Director Dec 2004: Kolokolo Pictures – Melting Ice (TRT: 10 min) – Producer / Writer / Director Dec 2004: Kolokolo Pictures – I Got 99 Problems But Beg Bugs Ain't One (TRT: 45 min) – Producer / Writer / Director Sept 2004: Kolokolo Pictures – Hopeless in Honolulu (TRT: 23 min) – Producer / Editor / Cinematography May 2004: ACM - Hawaiian Star (TRT: 25 min) – Producer / Director / Writer Jan 2004: Kaupalama's Possession (TRT: 13 min) – Producer / Director / Editor / Co-Writer Dec 2001: Chosen Few (TRT: 3 min) – Director/Choreographer/Editor
Documentary Feb 2011: Contra/MINI - R60 Countryman China Release: Behind the Scenes (TRT: 5 min) - Director Jun 2008: Kolokolo Pictures - Split Spine (TRT: 12 min) - Producer / Director Apr 2004: ACM - Humble Beginnings: Derrick Low (TRT: 11 min) – Producer / Director Mar 2004: ACM - Hawaiian Dream Documentary (TRT: 12 min) – Co-Editor
Music videos Apr 2008: Kolokolo Pictures - 《北京欢迎你》Parody Music Video - Director Jan 2008: Soundfile Productions - "Stay Strong" by: Harrold Perrineau - Assist. Editor Jun 2007: Kolokolo Pictures - "Don't Know Why" by: Kamuela Kahoano - Director / Cinematography Mar 2004: ACM - Hawaiian Dream: "Car Wash" (TRT: 70 sec) – Producer / Director
Commercials May 2013: People's Car Project, The Making of an Original - Editor "Editor: Nelson Quan" May 2011: Lamiu in Maldives - Cinematographer / Editor Apr 2011: Volkswagen: "People's Car Project" TV Commercial in China - Editor Aug 2009: Apple, Inc.: "Mac Quicktips" in Beijing, China - Co-Editor
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