Camera Operator, Polecam for location filming

video production Profile of Hanif Khan:
An intelligent and hard working individual who has built up considerable experience and expertise within the IT/Media and broadcast industry. The candidate has always maintained a creative and technical interest in the world of broadcast media. His fifteen years experience in the area of broadcast television, both on and off-screen is reflected in the senior role he plays within a satellite TV station.

As of November 2001, he set up his own production company, Video Shoot Productions Ltd, where he freelances as a cameraman and Polecam operator, project manages and produces many corporate video’s and programmes for TV and Satellite Channels.


Broadcast Media Experience:

1994-Present
MTA International Television – (a unique free-to-air satellite tv station that broadcasts worldwide on six digital satellites including SKY.

Responsibilities:
• Recent Appointment – Head Of News Production – in charge of daily news production ensuring all aspects of filming lighting, sound and recording.
• Senior newsreader – Assist in the preparation of and present the world news one day a week.
• Represented MTA Television as part of a four-man team at the World Wildlife TV and Film Festival in Sundsvall, Sweden in 1999.
• Has gained considerable experience in production for both on and off-screen live transmissions including presenting at trade and public shows.
• Operated as a cameraman in the studio and on location.
• Considerable experience as vision-mixer and Directing for studio and location recordings.
• Extensive involvement in pre-production planning, budgeting and staff training of major televised functions for MTA Television.
• Experience of linear and non-linear use of editing equipment, such as Incite Edit Suite and Adobe Premier.
• Post production – Nearly all work is done using Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premier, on PC and Apple Mac platforms.

Nov 2001-Present
Video Shoot Productions Ltd – www.video-shoot.com - A production company providing its clients with friendly professional services from video production, editing, DVD Authoring using the latest release of Final Cut Pro, Audio/Video, Digital Photography and design.


Position: Director of the company

Production Director:
Dec 2006 – ongoing
Sky Sports Programming – Production Director

• WBC Mauy Thai Boxing Wembley Conference Centre, 2006
• Rivermead Sports Centre, 2006
• York Hall, 2007
• Watford Collosium – The Contender Asia, UK Eliminator Season 2, 2008

Aug 2007 – 2007 Sky Sports Programming – Production Director –
• World Cup Archery - Dover


Camera Experience:
Dec 2001 – on going
Corporate and TV Productions – Used in many of the shows and corporate videos produced.

• Meeting Gordon Brown
• Filming Sarah Brown
• Live mixing at Trafalgar Square
• Filming at Leicester square live on BBC, China Day
• Filming West end live at Leicester June 08


Vision Mixing Experience:

Olympic Handover
Dewahli Celebrations Trafalga Square


Polecam Experience:

Dec 2004 – 2006
Sky Sports – Filming News room - changing look and feel of the video wall in particular, the morning show.

Dec 2003 – 2006
Sky News – News room - changing look and feel of the video wall in particular, the morning show.

Dec 2003
Sky News – Old Bailey – Soham case.

Dec 2003
Sky News – Rugby Parade – Roof top of Marriott Hotel, filming Oxford Street.

August 2002 – on going
AMA-UK. Head Office – Filming the construction of their new site.

October 2003
Vidal Sassoon – Hair Fashion Show

September 2003
London Weekend Television LWT – Monster Garage

September 2003
Vidal Sassoon – Training video

June 2003
BAV – Awards ceremony at the Stran - The Guardian & CIPD

June 2003
TWI – Experiment for Nike ad.

March 2003
London Weekend Television LWT - ‘Airline 7’, filming airside and landside

August 2002
London Weekend Television LWT - ‘Gagging For It’, a comedy show that was aired in September 2002 on ITV2.

July 2002 – on going
Annual Convention Ahmadiyyah Muslim Assoc. - 36th Annual gathering held in Guilford Surrey, daily live transmission.

May 2002
BBC Interactive - Chelsea Flower Show.

May 2002
Blue Square Interactive Development Ltd - Alligator Racing, a streaming event watched live.

April 2002
GMTV - Kew Gardens

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