Trupti Kataria

• Objective

• To serve the best of my capabilities to your organization and also to develop my skills in the field of media production and direction.

• Educational Qualifications

• ‘Bachelors of Mass Media [BMM]’ graduate, major in Advertising. Scored 75.91% in April 2009 from Jai Hind College.

• Completed HSC from the Maharashtra board in the year 2006 in the Commerce stream, securing 70%.

• Completed SSC from the Maharashtra board in the year 2004, securing 78%.

• Experience and Achievements

• Was one of the two participants selected to represent India for the Chicago International Children Film Festival (CICFF), was a part of the youth jury for the same and also won a scholarship for a five week intensive workshop on film making called Media Bridge’07 which was held in Chicago USA in July 2007.

• The script ‘Stand Up’ written by me during the workshop won the highest votes for the best script.

• Assisted eminent Director Sridhar Rangayan for a Photo Shoot for HIV-AIDS Awareness for the Humsafar Trust in collaboration with the John Hopkins University, USA.

• Interned as an assistant director for a commercial shot by Mat Productions.

• Interned as an assistant in casting, styling, production and direction for a TVC of Catch Masala shot by Far Commercials.

• Interned as an assistant pre - production personnel for a Nikon camera commercial for the Korean market. The ad was shot at the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi in 2007.

• Acted & Assisted eminent Fashion Photographer of

      Bollywood Vikram Bawa in the making of Short Film on

      Gandhi’ at the Kala Ghoda Film Festival. The Film was truly 

      appreciated by eminent Film Makers including Sudhir Mishra.

• Conceptualized, Shot & Directed the Surf Excel-Dirt Is Good Commercial for the Cannes Lion Film Festival -09 & secured 2^nd Place in the Finalist Category for OMO Detergent.

• Conceptualized, directed and edited a shot film ‘Media- Control it before it controls you’

• Conceptualized, directed and edited a 1 minute film called ‘Crimson’

• Conceptualized and designed several brochures, catalogues and print ads for various college projects.

• Extra curriculum and Interests

• Won the second place for street dance at MALHAR (inter college festival of St. Xavier’s College).

• Won the third place for street dance at MOOD INDIGO (inter college festival of IIT- Powai).

• Won the first place for dance in Cutting Chai ( Inter college BMM festival of National College) and Blitzkrieg (Inter college BMM festival of K.C.College)

• Have interests in still photography and after effects (photo), Love watching movies, dancing (hip-hop, salsa, bollywood), listening to music.

• Acquired Skills

• A good command over English, Hindi, Sindhi, Marathi and Gujarati.

• Have knowledge of computers and internet and a command over software’s used for designing and editing.