Joyce Zheng is a filmmaker and creative technologist based in New York. Having lived across Qingdao, Beijing, and Korea, she studied film from an early stage, focusing on directing and post-production. Her early work in film studios and festival-supported productions built a foundation in directing and post-production, while her recent projects expand that language through virtual production and motion capture.

Joyce is pursuing her master’s degree in Integrated Design & Media at NYU, where she works as a Virtual Production Studio Graduate Assistant at NYU Tandon @ the Yard with professor Todd Bryant. Her work includes filming and editing documentation, producing sizzle reels and promotional videos, 3D scanning, and assisting with motion capture sessions for academic and commercial shoots. She also helps organize events, and has participated in guest speaking sessions introducing motion capture and 3D scanning workflows.

In her recent short films, Joyce combines virtual production, motion capture, and particle-based systems in Unreal Engine’s Niagara and Houdini to explore how movement can generate emotional and spatial rhythm. By integrating Gaussian Splatting and procedural effects, she builds dreamlike, shifting environments.

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NYU IDM AR Gallery Show

New York, USA (2024)

Best Editing

The Halicarnassus Film Festival

Bodrum, Turkey (2023)

The Berlin Indie Film Festival

Berlin, Germany (2023)

The Athens International Art Film Festival

Athens, Greece (2023)

The Monza International Film Festival

Monza, Italy (2023)