Lyn Gaza
is the writer and creator of Afterimage.
Visual Artist
As a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Lyn started her career working in photography, animation and film. One of her first jobs was as assistant to renowned cinema verité filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
She relocated to San Francisco in the 90's and worked as an editorial and fine art photographer. She recently released a book archiving her early work called
The Other Side of the Mirror.
Her photography can be seen on her website, lyngaza.art.
Writer
In 2005, Lyn arrived in Los Angeles and became involved in several writing groups. Initially, she joined the Writing Pad where she met new creative friends and explored new writing directions. She connected with Aaron Henne, who became her writing teacher and creative collaborator.
Through UCLA Extension, she studied playwriting with Simon Levy (Fountain Theatre) and Leon Martell (Duck's Breath Mystery Theater, AMDA). She participated in Leon's writing workshop for many years, enabling her to receive feedback and stage readings with talented actors and writers. She has also written short stories and the first draft of a novel.
She is currently rewriting Afterimage as an immersive production. Her writing can also be found at lyngaza.substack.com.
Creative
Lyn has led content creation for many immersive, interactive and experiential projects. She has applied her creative sensibilities and skills to projects including media forward theatrical productions and immersive interactive tech forward activations. Her contributions include:
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Research and image clearance
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Writing
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Deck design and creation
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Photography, retouching and image manipulation
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Video Editing and 2D Animation
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UX/UI and wireframe creation
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User Journey design
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Website design and updates
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Creative oversight and problem solving with multiple artists and disciplines
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Translating creative direction and feedback from directors and clients
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VO and SFX session oversight
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Image and SFX sourcing
Technical
A common trait to Lyn's work is that it's boundary pushing and uses cutting edge technology to tell a story. Her curiosity and capacity for learning has provided the opportunity to collaborate with the brightest people working with the most interesting technological tools. She works with tech teams to achieve:
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Requirements gathering and definition
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R&D goal definition
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Hardware scoping and purchase
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Task backlogs and sprint planning
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Product feature definition based on user journeys
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System and user flow charts
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Coordinating multiple development team tasks
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Defining installation requirements
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Onsite installation and troubleshooting
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Testing and issue tracking
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Manual creation and review