viratbhavsar

Career Objective Aiming to achieve success with my technical as well as creative and management abilities and thereby prove extremely valuable to organization. Summary • Extensive knowledge of electronics and communication. • Excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills. • Experience in media industry of India and United Kingdom. • Proven ability to work efficiently in both independent and team environments. • Wide spectrum of experience in producing fiction and factual programme. • Strong technical and video production skills in multi-camera set-ups. • Experience of a wide range of audio and video equipment – including outside broadcasts. • Performed excellently under presser and comfortable working to tight deadlines. Technical Skills TV programme production related skills: • Six years of experience in TV programme making. • Five years of experience in multi camera setup. • Three years of experience as panel director in live gallery(PCR) • Technically competent. • Creative and innovative in programme development and production. • Good knowledge of drama (acting, direction, stage management, property management, lighting, sound, make-up and set design). • In 1999 acted and directed 11 commercial dramas. • Till now about 500 hours of live production as pane director. • More then 2000 programmes edited and directed. Video production equipment: • Working with DVCPRO, DV, and Beta, linear and non-linear formats. • Excellent knowledge of Editing tools FINAL CUT PRO, AVID, DPS velocity. • Good hand over vision mixers of different makes. • Keen at camera operation, video recording, liner editing set-ups and lights • Experience of multi camera set-up in studio and location. • Efficiently work with play out systems in transmission. (play box, title box) Academic Qualifications: • Aug 2005 – Sep 2006 Master of Arts in Media Production • University of central England, Birmingham, UK • Television and Multimedia Production • June 1999 – April 2000 Diploma in Drama and Dramatics • Sardar Patel University, VallabhVidynagar, Gujarat, India • June 1997 – April 1999 Master Of Science [Electronics] • Sardar Patel University, VallabhVidynagar, Gujarat, India • June 1994 – April 1997 Bachelor Of Science [Electronics] • C.U. Shah College Of Science, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Work Experience; Producer - MATV, Leicester Aug’ 06 to till date • To attract and entertain all target audience Producing six live programmes and five recorded programmes every week (duration: from half hour to two hours) • All live programmes include live phone in. live shows also covers guest in different fields from India and other Asian countries. • For better programme quality train presenters and team members by conducting training. • Also produce new programmes and new ideas of in house production for different ethnic age group. Guide research team for creating new concept for channel. • Producing promos and guiding graphics and advertising team. • Maintaining programme quality and interest, at the same time get all programmes edited and recorded before dead line. • Excellent output for live programme as online editor (penal director) Make schedule for programmes, production crew and studio. • All to gather managing about team of 10, technical and creative groups. • Working efficiently under pressure to meet the deadlines. Major Projects Nagarkirtan, Leicester: one hour programme for Sikh religion procession in Leicester. Film one day event and produced documentary. IIFA Awards 2007, Yorkshire: Design three hour programme on Indian film awards in UK. That involves three days filming on location with different bollywood stars and events. Ganeshvishrajan, south end on sea: Hindu festival ganeshvisarjan organised by Hindu cultural group at south end on sea, one hour programme on celebration of the festival in UK. Leicester marathon, 2007: After 20 years Leicester city has organised marathon in the city. Film that ever for making the documentary, News and website video on Leicester mercury. Live from London, 2007: Three hours live programme from mention house, London. Loomba trust is charitable organisation, they have arranged charity event with celebrities and stars. Directed that live event involved interviews of celebrities, charity auction, etc. As a Media Content developer (SALT) University of Central England, Birmingham Dec’ 05 to jun’ 06 • During my masters in media production, as a media content developer for university of central England produced web based programme for MBA and health department. • As a web video programme developer discussed with different faculty regarding their subjects and requirement. • Plan out the concept and create a programme structure. That involved research in that subject, students and faculty requirement. • As a producer discussing that with different team member and explain them about the websites and faculty’s requirement. • Casting, arranging location for filming and co ordaining for other facilities. • Filming video required for university website (DVCPRO and DV format). Using different audio and video editing software (Avid, Adobe Audition, Flash, Photo shop, Dream weaver etc.) Edit it in given time. • Upload video in flash to university website. Tools & Technologies: • DSR-250P/1 Camcorder. • DSR- 50P VTR. • AVID mojo, Avid express, Sound forge, Flash CS. Assistant producer with Doordarshan, Ahmedabad (Indian National Television Channel ) Mar’ 01 to Jul’ 05 • Daily soap opera “EK Dalna Pankhi” (Birds of one Branch) for channels DD-1 and DD-11. 1528 episodes have been broadcast. This involved: • Serial contained both studio and location filming on different formats of video proved efficient and well organised for all shooting scheduled. • I used single and multi camera set-ups. So according to the given script my job was to edit all different segments of half hour episodes on daily bases. • Editing source footage to create master. Working on post-production elements such as music and graphical effects. • That daily exercise improved my efficiency to work in any environment. That was proved my ability to work on different editing software and new broadcast equipments. • Along with my qualifications it was great field experience with professional technicians an creative team members. • Queue tape and broadcast it with commercial advertisements. • To promote that that was my responsibility to make new promos for the serial every week. That was really good experience for me to work on liner and non-Linear set ups. • Managed team of about 250 included artists, technical, and production people. Editing commissions since: Mar’ 01 • Edited a television documentary movie named “Vinipat” (this was an in-house production for Doordarshan). • [login to view URL] • Edited the New Year programme for 3 years, song based one hour entertainment show. • Edited corporate films and documentary films, Aarambh and a pipeline project Ankleshwer and vikash na panthe. [login to view URL] • Tools & Technologies: • Beta cam PVW 1800P and PVW 2800P VTRs • DFS- 700P DME switcher,8-16 input, Analogue and digital I/O,2CH DME • DPS Velocity- 8.1 Non linear editing setup. • AG-A850 Edit Controller Assistant Director with Creator: Dec’ 00 to Jun’ 01 • Worked on 30 minute television documentaries as an assistant director covering areas such as: • Communal harmony (during communal riots in Ahmedabad, for the Government of Gujarat). • Biomedical waste management generated by industry (Gujarat Pollution Control Board). As an Assistant Director for Information Dept. of Gujarat (Sep 2000 – Dec 2000 ): • Produced a 35mm documentary film named “Navjeevan Prati Prayan.” this involved: • Coordinating technical and research teams. • Shooting interviews in locations such as Gujarat, Madhya pradesh, and Maharastra (states affected under the Narmada dam project). • Working in post-production on the music and special effects.