ZCALIFORNIA-SITE
Portfolio platform for projects, showreels, talks, writing, and background.
Davao City, Philippines
Zildjian E. California
Computer Science Student | Developer | Filmmaker
UP Mindanao computer science student building production-ready software, cinematic storytelling projects, and community-facing technical outputs.
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Pinned Projects
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Color Grade Assistant
Tooling for repeatable color workflows across filmmaking and post-production projects.
Campus Vision Audit
Computer vision experimentation workspace for campus safety and movement analytics.
Pinned Showreels
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Campus Stories 2025
Director and Editor. Featured at University Creative Showcase.
Midnight Labs Documentary
Cinematographer and Colorist. Featured at Davao Youth Film Circle.
Founder Cut Teaser
Writer and Producer.
Latest Blog Posts
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Color Science Notes for Creative Developers
A concise guide to color management basics for video and software workflows.
Debugging Playbook for Student Engineers
A disciplined loop for isolating bugs quickly using hypotheses, minimal reproductions, and evidence logs.
Campus CV Roadmap: From Coursework to Credible Outputs
How to structure a semester so each major deliverable becomes a portfolio-ready artifact.
Latest Speaking Engagements
Talks are sorted by event date descending so the most current speaking activity appears first.
Vision Pipelines for Student Builders
CS Organization Tech NightJan 15, 2026
A practical walkthrough on structuring computer vision projects from dataset prep to model evaluation.
Shipping Student Projects with Proof
DOST Scholars Engineering SessionOct 3, 2025
A framework for turning classroom prototypes into demo-ready systems using test evidence, changelogs, and release checkpoints.
Color Pipelines for Creative Tech
Mindanao Creative Computing MeetupApr 19, 2025
Practical color pipeline decisions for teams combining camera workflows, editing systems, and software-generated media assets.
Journey Preview and Tech Stack
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Journey Preview
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Sep 2024 - Present
Creative Lead Contributor
UP Salida
Produced campus storytelling pieces for student media channels
Organization
Aug 2024 - Present
BS Computer Science
University of the Philippines Mindanao
DOST scholar
Education
Jun 2020 - May 2024
High School - High Honors
Philippine Science High School Caraga Region Campus
Participated in multiple tech and media extracurricular initiatives
Education
Tech Stack Panel
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Python
Next.js
React
TypeScript
FFmpeg
C++
Node.js
OpenCV
- Backend
- Computer Vision
- Data
- Frontend
- Media
- Systems