Career plans + CV

I’m very interested in the camera work that goes into filming, and I would like to chose a career in either film, TV shows or music videos. In different groups through college and university, I have directed, and co-produced numerous film and video projects and independent projects. Planned, organized, and budgeted film shoots utilizing Budgeting and Scheduling. Edited projects and assigned scenes using Adobe Premiere and AVID. Performed sound editing. Wrote scenes, treatments, and portions of scripts. Though I have thoroughly enjoyed all forms of production, my university course has helped me narrow down that I have a strong passion in cinematography and is something I would love to pursue.

I’m hoping after I finish my 3 year course, I graduate with good grades and would’ve had one experience within the industry, whether or not I decide to take a placement year. Those experiences will have gained me a variety of contacts and in an ideal situation it will open doors for me so that I am able to find work straight after leaving university through the contacts I had built up by working hard to show my dedication and passion, then I would be able to work on saving money for a house of my own near a city where I could more easily work on my career. To get started in the industry, I hope to work in the UK for a few short years because I hope my work takes me to live and work in Los Angeles for a huge famous production company.

My ultimate goal would be to make a name for myself and let my work be known and loved globally, I hope to be recognised not only for my films but also for my activism and for trying to make the world a better place through my art. I’d love to inspire other creatives who to be in the industry, to show people that hard work pays off.
I would love to produce both fiction and non fiction film that brings with deep important meanings to help teach and shape our society.
My dream would be to write and direct my own films by this point in my life, working with loads of passionate and talented people to make beautiful films.

Below is my CV:

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May 5, 2019 0

First year – Reflection

My first year on the BA (hons) film production course is nearly at an end so I have decided to write a post about how I think I have improved over the year and what I want to focus on next.

I took the film knowledge I gained from my two year course at college and applied those skills in my university course. I only had basic editing and camera skills that I really wanted to improve on. Thankfully I’m good at learning how to use technology as it’s something I’m very interested in so I found it quite easy to get used to the camera, the sound kit was a bit of a challenge. I struggled a little with avid as it was a lot more advanced than what I was used to, and for two years been learning and growing on premiere pro, and still now there are a lot of things I’m still not sure about. But the more I have practiced using the editor the more I have got used to it and it gets easier to use every time.

The group projects I have had to work on were all a challenge. The first project went a lot smoother and the outcome was a lot better than I was expecting. We worked well together as a group and made sure everyone did their part. Our second project was a mess as there was a lot of immaturity/dictatorship and people not getting an equal say in the whole video concept which left us with very unprofessional work. The second group project I worked on was a lot more of a struggle as that group didn’t really work out very well. The work wasn’t divided equally and the outcome was quite frustrating, but thankfully managed to have just passed when I wish we produced better work and got a better grade. The third film project went very well and I felt my best work out of the other projects I produced, I had the role of the director which was very challenging, I tried to do my best and made sure everyone in my team was happy and satisfied with the work. I’m hoping for next year we will be allowed to choose our own group members so I can make sure to be with people I can work well with.
I’m also looking forward to the new units next year as they are all something I am very interested in. I have chosen Cinematography, creative music and sound, fiction film making and scriptwriting. As I would like to become a director/creative/ camera-man in the future and I think these units will help me a lot, especially as I am mostly interested in the pre and production side of making films.

Overall I have really enjoyed my first year at uni as my skills have already greatly improved and hope that in the next year I will get to work on more exciting projects that represent my style of work.

May 2, 2019 0

Why did I choose Film Production?

I am about halfway through the semester now so I wanted to talk about myself and explain why I chose Film Production as my course and what I plan to do with it in future.

I’m Nayan Sharma, a 19 year old University film production student. I’m a highly motivated, reliable, organised and a confident hardworking individual. Seeking a job in the film industry I’m very passionate about. I am a conscientious person who works hard and pays attention to detail. I’m flexible, quick to pick up new skills and eager to learn from others and develop personal skills in a practical Environment.

Though my experience may be limited being a student, I have been able to gain wide-ranging knowledge of film and video projects from inception to completion. Effective at organizing and coordinating shoots; experience using production equipment. Conduct script analysis and contribute to script changes. Ability to write and edit scenes, treatments, and scripts; competent in film and sound editing as well as being confident with use of camera, lighting and sound equipment.

I have edited projects and assigned scenes using Adobe Premiere and AVID. Performed sound editing. I’ve written scenes, treatments, and portions of scripts. I’m enthusiastic and creative; demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and objectives. I have excellent organizational and communication talents; solid skills in improving productivity and efficiency while reducing costs.

I have always been a creative person, I see possibilities everywhere and I am constantly taking in information which feeds into my creative expression. I love to express my creativity in artistic traits such as painting, fashion, photography but Film is the medium that inspired me most, film to me is a form of expressive art and culture and I have grasped many opportunities to gain more practical experience on all forms of production.

As I had always loved editing I saw myself as working as an editor before I started uni. I was looking forward to trying out a better editor and editing things to music and adding effects. But once I actually started I realised that Avid was a lot more complicated than I had expected. After one of our film projects I then realised that I actually very much enjoy directing and cinematography, especially if the film is about an idea I had envisioned. So now I could see myself more as a director and cinematographer than an editor. So hopefully now I can actually be able to work on set and direct my own movies. I still plan on getting better at editing though as I want to keep my future options open.

As I mentioned before I love working with equipment and I found it very exciting to start working with the Canon 7D as it was a lot bigger and better than what I had previously used but I’m more excited for my second and third year as our equipment will be upgraded and I can become more hands on to produce more film content of a higher quality.

May 2, 2019 0

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