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Tessa Ferguson

Emerging Camera Operator | Emerging Assistant Director | Emerging Floor Manager

📞 +61 414 588 472

✉️ cocoaferguson@gmail.com

🇦🇺 Australian

📍 Perth, Western Australia

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Professional Summary

Tessa Ferguson Emerging Camera Operator | Emerging Assistant Director | Emerging Floor Manager 📞 +61 414 588 472 ✉️ cocoaferguson@gmail.com 📍 Perth, Western Australia 🇦🇺 Australian IMDb: Tessa Ferguson

Professional Summary

Tessa Ferguson is a Perth-based emerging Camera Operator and Assistant Director currently building her screen production credits through hands-on work in front of and behind the camera. Currently working as Camera Operator, Floor Manager, and Assistant Director on The Couch, a local television production airing on Aura Channel, Ngaara Media, Foxtel 173, Channel 44 Adelaide, and YouTube, Tessa brings a genuine passion for cinematography, production, and storytelling to every project she takes on.

Her passion for the camera began early — winning photography awards at the Wanneroo Show as a young photographer before realising that cinematography and screen production were where her future lay.

With a Diploma of Screen and Media (Film & Television) from North Metropolitan TAFE, Tessa has foundational training across cinematography, lighting, sound recording, and editing using Avid software, as well as exposure to the art department, grip, and floor management. Her screen acting training at AMA Actors Studio gives her an understanding of performance that informs her work behind the camera.

A passionate advocate for the WA creative community, Tessa is actively seeking opportunities to grow her screen production credits across drama, documentary, and commercial production.

Key Interests & Strengths

• Camera operation and videography across screen and broadcast production
• Floor management and on-set coordination
• Assistant directing and production support
• Cinematography, lighting, and sound recording
• Video editing using Avid software
• Social media content creation and management
• Understanding of on-camera performance through screen acting training
• Passionate about the WA screen and creative community

Production Value

• Currently working as Camera Operator, Floor Manager, and Assistant Director on The Couch (WestcoTV/Ellenbrook Secondary College), broadcasting across multiple platforms including Foxtel 173
• Crew credits on short films including Grip on Run and Hide (2022) and Assistant Art Director on The Mess
• Diploma of Screen and Media (Film & Television), North Metropolitan TAFE
• Foundational training across cinematography, lighting, sound, editing, art department, and grip
• Screen Acting Technique Level 1 & 2, AMA Actors Studio
• Freelance experience in social media management, video editing, and filming
• Photography background with awards at the Wanneroo Show
• Actively seeking screen production opportunities to build mainstream credits

Key Skills

• Camera operation and broadcast filming
• Videography and cinematography
• Floor management and on-set coordination
• Basic lighting and sound recording
• Video editing — Avid software
• Assistant directing and on-set support
• Social media management and content creation
• Screen acting techniques and improvisation

Career History

Camera Operator | Floor Manager | Assistant Director — The Couch (March 2023 — present) WestcoTV / Ellenbrook Secondary College Broadcasting on Aura Channel, Ngaara Media, Foxtel 173, Channel 44 Adelaide, and YouTube

Grip — Run and Hide (2022, Short Film)

Assistant Art Director — The Mess (Short Film)

Freelancer — Social Media, Video Editing & Filming (March 2022 — present) Social media management, video editing, and filming across various clients

Personal Projects & Short Films

Tessa has written, directed, and produced her own short films, driven by a passion for storytelling and a desire to create and produce her own work alongside building her professional screen credits in WA.

I Miss You (2021, Short) — Writer, Director, Actress

BrianS Short (2021, Short) — Director

Education

Diploma of Screen and Media (Film & Television) — North Metropolitan TAFE, Perth (2022)

Screen Acting Technique Level 1 & 2 — AMA Actors Studio, Perth (2021–2022)

Referees available on request