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Aamir Shafi
OBJECTIVE: A position in any
phase of television production that will permit continuing
professional experience leading to my ultimate goal of being a
TV producer-director, and contribute my many years of
experience, knowledge and skills to management and guidance of a
creative, state of the art organization.
aamir.shafi@live.com
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EXPERIENCE:
Feb 2006 to Date: MTV
Pakistan (Indus TV Network) Producer/Director
- Responsible for all live shows
- Research, Content & Scripting
for live shows
- Sound, Lights, set & Theme
Designing of Music Shows/Events
- Also working for Events as Line
Producer
- Channel Ids & promotional
material.
- Design of events & special
programming
- Reporting & operation of
transmission equipment, corrective action & coordination, with
contractors & consultant for rectification of problem noted at
various recording points.
PROJECTS:
- Mera MTV (Live) MTV
Launch
- Dino’s world (Live) Jashn-e-Baharan
- Themed weekends (Reality
Show) Pakistan Day Show
- MTV Is-Cool (Reality
Show) Indus Style Awards
- Eidi Race (Reality Show) MTV
Style Awards
- VJ Race (Reality Show) MTV
Music Video Awards
- MTV Swing (Special
Show) Pakistan Style Awards
- MTV Unplugged (Special
Show) Artist of the month Campaigns
- MTV On Top (Out Door) Grand
Finale of P.S.I
- Channel Id’s/Website promos
Jan 2004 to
Feb 2006: TheMusik (A part of
ARY Digital TV) Program Director
- Created concepts for new
shows
- Created Shows design,
budgeting, content, artist lineup
- Designed the events lineup,
artist lineup
- Coordination with VJ’s &
artist about shows/Events,
- Designed the sound/Lights and
Queue sheet designs, for music events/concerts
- Provided on site-supervision
from set-up to take down.
- Arrange various promotional
get-togethers on various occasions like product launch, festival
PROJECTS:
“Shows & Events
for TheMusik”
- Themusik Live (Live) Bryan
adams Show
- Freshly Backed Show
(Linking) Mekal Hasan Band Album Launch
- Living on the edge
(Reality) Noori Album Launch
- Just Drive (Car
reality) Call Album Launch
- Band tu bajay ga (youth) 23rd
March Special Show
- Fashion
Unplugged (Fashion) 1st Themusik
Awards (TMA)
- Special programming
(Eid/Basant) Pakistan Hamara Hay
- Kuch Kar jaa Yaa Ghar
jaa (comedy/Reality)
June 2003 to
December 2004: KTN (Kawish TV Network)
Production Associate
- Research: current affairs,
Internet, archive, VT
- Shoot scheduling, ENG lineup,
location racy, Crew management
- Working in a busy office,
clerical work, Budgeting
- Liaising with actors, policemen,
general public and victims
- Arranging delivery of packages,
transport and hotels
- Location and live studio
experience
- Prop buying and set dressing.
PROJECTS:
“Shows for KTN”
- Awahan joo awaz (current
affairs)
- Sports Round Up (Reality)
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
1999: 2000 Secondary school
Certificate
- St Patrick’s high School
Karachi
2000: 2002 high school Certificate
St Patrick’s high School Karachi
2002: 2005 Bachelor of Arts
Karachi University
SKILLS:
- Equipment’s skill: Strong
working knowledge of lighting instruments, cameras,
microphones, editing, switching equipment and computers.
- NLE & graphics skills: Final
cut pro, adobe premier, after effects, web design, sound
forge, etc
- Management Skills; Manage
any kind of Event, Shoots, Teams, Conferences, Launch Shows
- Teamwork: enjoy working in
both team environments and independently
- Problem solving: involvement
in complex, low-budget projects, with time constraints
- Communication skills:
expressing critical opinions in essays and seminars
- Dependability: handled many
sensitive issues at Crime Stopper
- Providing excellent customer
service: customer focused employment; liaising as a runner
- Creativity: writing film
scripts and articles; directing and adapting a play;
co-directing a short film
- Deep understanding of
creative production tools including Flame, Smoke,
Combustion, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Softimage XSI and
QuickTime.
INTERESTS:
- Television: watching
intelligent drama, sport and documentaries
- Journalism: reading a
broad range of publications (local and national) for the latest
news and criticism
- New Media: researching
and exploring on the Internet; computer games
- Cinema: going to cinema
with friends; discussing film; reading critical works
- Literature: continue to
pursue this interest by reading a diverse range of texts
- Music: listening to many
different genres of music and going to gigs
- Creative writing:
currently planning and writing a short film screenplay
Personal information:
- Father’s Name Shafi
Muhammad
- C.N.I.C
Number 42501-5986414-9
- Date of
birth 30-jun-1983
- Languages Urdu,
Punjabi, Sindhi, English
- Phone
Number 00971-554977296
- Address A-2/201 Pacific
View Gulistan-e-Johar 3
Work Samples:
Portfolios are organized in categories, for the sake of
simplicity. I've structure the portfolio so that the
components of my work can be viewed at the production stages
and as part of finished products like TV commercials and
presentations.
REFERENCES: I am
happy to supply these on request.
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