Sports, Docuseries, Docs & Impact Eric Tiu Sports, Docuseries, Docs & Impact Eric Tiu

WWE Legends - Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Client: Amazon Prime Video, A&E Network & WWE | Role: Field Producer, Story Producer & Editor | Format: 2-Hour Network Documentary

The Project: This feature-length A&E Biography special explores the complex, dark, and triumphant life of WWE Hall of Famer Jake "The Snake" Roberts. The film balances the high-octane spectacle of 1980s professional wrestling with the deeply raw reality of addiction and recovery.

How I Brought It To Life:

  • Field Production: Managed on-the-ground shoots and conducted intimate, high-stakes interviews with Jake himself, and wrestling legends like Diamond Dallas Page.

  • Story Producing: Built the overarching narrative papercut, identifying the emotional through-lines that connected his childhood trauma to his in-ring psychology.

  • Editing (Avid): Led the offline assembly edit in Avid Media Composer, carving down hundreds of hours of interviews and archival footage into a tightly paced broadcast arc.

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Live Shows, Docs & Impact Eric Tiu Live Shows, Docs & Impact Eric Tiu

GLAAD Media Awards

Client: GLAAD | Role: Show Editor & Segment Editor | Format: Virtual Broadcast Event

The Project: For the 31st and 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, I helped edit a highly visible, star-studded virtual broadcast. The objective was to maintain the premium, celebratory energy of a traditional Hollywood award show while executing a flawless digital event centered on advocacy and LGBTQ+ representation.

How I Brought It To Life:

  • Impact & Advocacy: Cut deeply emotional, mission-driven segments highlighting the critical need to stand up for LGBTQ+ rights and advocacy.

  • High-Profile Talent: Edited specialized, narrative-driven packages and host-led segments featuring Fortune Feimster, Gina Yashere, and Niecy Nash, perfectly balancing sharp comedic timing with the event's core messaging.

  • Collaborative Show Assembly: Worked closely alongside a dedicated team of show editors to complete all segments and assemble the overarching run-of-show, ensuring seamless transitions and precise broadcast timing.

  • Remote Post-Production: Managed a fully remote workflow, executing rapid-turnaround iterations and integrating strict feedback from project producers and executive stakeholders prior to the live premiere.

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Music, Docuseries, Docs & Impact Eric Tiu Music, Docuseries, Docs & Impact Eric Tiu

Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On

Client: A&E Network & Netflix | Role: Story Producer & Editor | Format: 4-Hour Network Documentary Event

The Project: A massive two-part Biography event chronicling the life and unprecedented stadium-tour career of Garth Brooks. The documentary looks past the stadium-sized public persona to find the intimate, human story of the man behind the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history.

How I Brought It To Life:

  • Story Strategy: Sifted through 30 years of raw archival footage, exclusive behind-the-scenes access, and dozens of interviews to build the narrative spine for both episodes.

  • Editing (Avid): Built the structural assembly in Avid Media Composer, seamlessly marrying multi-cam live music performances with quiet, interview-driven documentary beats.

  • Network Delivery: Collaborated with lead directors and showrunners to refine the pacing, address network notes, and ensure the project met A&E's rigorous broadcast standards.

The man himself!

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