Skills & Qualifications
Pre-Production
- Research & Development; Logistical planning
- Ascertaining all factors relevant to executing a project
- Planning transportation of crew and equipment
- Securing required permissions from relevant authorities.
- Dealing with local contributors (scientists, area experts/managers, security officials etc.)
Demonstrability: BBC, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and other independent and funded projects – refer to sections on ‘Portfolio’
Production
- Drafting a workable shooting schedule based on availability of characters, lighting conditions, transport etc.
- Revise or adapt shooting schedules based on working conditions.
- Filming b-roll/cutaways.
- Versatility and adaptability to various shooting styles.
- Setting up interviews.
Demonstrability: Projects on ‘Featured projects’ and ‘other projects’ sections
Post-Production And Delivery
- Logging footage
- Designing workflows for edits
- Sequence building and cutting with music/sound
- Supervising music design and mixing.
- Deliverables in a variety of formats and sizes based on client requirements
Demonstrability: Projects on ‘Featured projects’ section
Equipment
Still Cameras
Sony A7SIII, A7III, A7SII
1DX Mark II, 5D Mark IV and III, 7D
Video Cameras
SonyZ1, Sony Z7, Sony EX3
C300, XL2
P2
Specialist Devices
Ronin S2 gimbal
Manual shoulder rigs, Motion controlled time-lapses
Softwares
Qualifications
✧ 2016
Ecological Research and Development society, Rajasthan
Qualification: Conservation management of a Private Wildlife Reserve
Key Skills: ecological functioning and management of a privately-owned sanctuary, population dynamics, habitat revival, restoration and management, species recovery
✧ 2011
Tiger Watch NGO, Rajasthan, India
Qualification: Conservation Leadership Workshop
Key Skills: understanding human-wildlife conflict, local community engagement and collaboration, inclusive conservation and habitat management
✧ 2006-08
JMI University, New Delhi, India
Qualification: M.A.Mass Communication
Skills: traditional entertainment (street theater and puppetry), still photography, radio production, television and film production, research and thesis
✧ 2012-14
University of Salford, U.K
Qualification: M.A.Wildlife documentary production
Key skills: pre-production (conceptualization, scriptwriting, proposal and treatment) production (camerawork, direction, production management) and post-production (editing, narration, voice-overs and final delivery) in wildlife film production
✧ 2010
Wildlife academy, South Africa
Qualification: Certificate course in Wildlife Filmmaking
Shot, edited and directed a film on wildlife conservation in South Africa.
Nominated at the CMS Vatavaran Film Festival 2010
✧ 2002-05
JMI University, New Delhi, India
Qualification: B.A (H) Economics
Macro and micro economics, public finance, international trade, national income accounting
Other Skills
Conservation awareness and Educator:
- Organizing campaigns for creating awareness on neglected habitats and ecosystems
- Organizing and leading nature walks for young adults and others in and around urban wildernesses, acquainting them with urban forests as natural conservation zones/carbon sequesters and their importance in sustaining the city.
- Film and photo screenings, and other educational workshops for schools and corporates.
Demonstrability: refer to ‘other projects’ and ‘gallery’ sections
