PROFILE

More than 15 years of extensive experience in production, postproduction for high-end TVCs, TV Shows & Music Videos. Very good communication and people skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nexus Video Inc, Production Company, NY
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, CAMERAMAN & EDITOR, (Freelance) 05 – Present
As a Transmedia producer / director at Nexus Video the projects we are involved in from concept to creation have been done by me. My responsibilities have included research for stories; make weekly & monthly budgets, creative aspects of production. Communicate story development with the crew & make workflow for the team. Manage talent, oversee edit schedule, oversee daily editorial operations for the shows, manage & approve invoices, timecards for freelancers & talent, give strategy for syndication.

Color of Anger (Short Film)
DIRECTOR & PRODUCER

Landing in Mumbai Season 2 (Web Series)
ASST DIRECTOR, CAMERAMAN & EDITOR – Dir- Natasha Chandel

Sneakerpedia, Bacardi Like it, Dr Pepper & Parachute, Dodge & Supra,
CAMERAMAN – Complex Media NY

Just Dance Reality Show
REALITY PRODUCER NY – SOL Productions Pvt.Ltd. (INDIA)

Live from Daryl’s House with Grace Potter, Dave Stewart ,Fitz & the Tantrums, Jose Feliciano, Neon Trees, Todd Rundgren, Fitz & the Tantrums

EDITOR – Dir- Ronaldo Demorais

Yuna Yang Summer Collection 2010 & 2011
CAMERAMAN & EDITOR

The Sub Text of Anger (Documentary)
CAMERAMAN – V. K. Productions

Giving Back (Official Selection Woodstock Film Festival)
CAMERAMAN – M.T.G. Productions

HBO - South Asian Film Festival 2008-2010
CAMERAMAN

Sikh Art Film Festival 2008-2010
CAMERAMAN & EDITOR

Asian American Alliance Reel
CAMERAMAN

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
CAMERAMAN – Red Carpet (Hollywood Reporter)

Music Video
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, CAMERAMAN & CO - EDITOR
Sawariya (Hidayat Khan), Lagi Re (Hidayat Khan), Karsh Kale, Midival Punditz ft Vishal Vaid. (2 Promo’s)
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, CAMERAMAN & EDITOR

DesiHits.com
Production Sept 08 – June 09
As a Head of Production at Desihits.com I have been involved with projects - from concept to creation. Started many online shows on Desihits like THE EQUATION, Now that’s Access & Jugtar Show. My responsibilities included hiring full time production staff, writing, direction, research for stories; make weekly & monthly budgets, creative aspects of production. Communicate story development with the crew & make workflow for the team. Manage talent, oversee edit schedule, oversee daily editorial operations for the shows, manage & approve invoices, timecards for freelancers & talent.

Interview with the Pussycat Dolls, Sean Kingston, Danny Boyle & Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire), Bally Sagoo (“Godfather of Bhangra”), Hard Kaur, RDB, Abhay Deol, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
The Equation
T.I., Gym Class Heroes, Cassie, Bayje, Lady GAGA, Sean Paul, Nicole Scherzinger

ImaginAsian TV, Channel 560, Time Warner Cable, NY.
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, VIDEOGRAPHER & EDITOR, 06/04 – 08/08
As a producer / director at ImaginAsian TV I was involved with projects - from concept to creation. Started the first successful online show IALINK for ImaginAsian TV. My responsibilities included research for stories; make weekly & monthly budgets, creative aspects of production. Communicate story development with the crew & make workflow for the team. Manage talent, oversee edit schedule, oversee daily editorial operations for the shows, manage & approve invoices, timecards for freelancers & talent, give strategy for syndication.

Pulse - the desi beat (33 Episodes), Save Darfur (short film), IA Link (Basement Bhangra 10th anniversary), Take Out (Guru movie release), iaLink (South Asian Students Alliance 2006), iaLink (SASA 2005), Princess Hours (Korean drama host wraps), Full House (Korean drama host wraps), and Movies for the ImaginAsian. (Host Wraps).
Internet
Sub Swara (iaLink special), iaLink (Anoushka Shankar), iaLink (A Mighty Heart press junket), iaLink (Cheb I Sabbah),
IaLink (Avantika Daing's Bespoke).

TV India (V DESI), Channel 63, Time Warner Cable, NY.
EDITOR & ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - 12/01 – 04/03

As an editor & associate producer at TV INDIA, my responsibilities included research for stories, be part of the creative aspects of production, communicate with talent, contribute in copywriting, strategy for syndication.

V DESI (120 episodes)

Cinemaya Media, NY.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER & EDITOR - 12/00 – 10/01

As an associate producer & editor I directly managed junior editors and freelance contributors, contribute in copywriting, give edit instructions in detail to the junior editors or freelancers, manage the capture stations, back up all the episodes after the show is uploaded.

NR Eyes (success stories of South Asian Americans 15 episodes), Dollar Bahu TV Serial (shot in USA)

Weshiv Wision, Delhi, India.
EDITOR & ASSISTANT PRODUCER - 06/99 – 05/00

As an editor & assistant producer I was in charge of making schedules, log tapes, script supervise & give creative inputs.

Ganga Putra TV Serial, Pepsi Asia Cup cricket, Scindhia School documentary

Watermark Film, Delhi, India
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR & PRODUCER - 01/97 – 05/99

As an assistant director / producer to Amitabha Roy & Dibakar Banerjee.
I was in charge of location scouting, audition talent, making schedules. Send call times to the crew.
log tapes, manage the expectations of the director’s, script supervise, give creative inputs.

Pepsi, 7UP, Suzuki, Allwyn (refrigerators), Videocon (washing machines), Euphoria 'Phir Dhoom’ (Music Video)

TECHNICAL SKILLS
SOFTWARE:
Final Cut Pro, Photoshop CS, DVD Studio Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, IDVD, IMovie, Compressor, Sorensen Squeeze, Mpeg Streamclip, Scratch Live, Cinema Tools
Familiar with Color, After Effects, Avid
Camera – Canon 7D(Own), HVX200A (Own),Go Pro Hero(Own) DVX 100, DVX 100A, PD150
Audio – Zoom H4N (Own)
Basic lighting.
PLATFORMS: Mac OS X, Windows XP/2000.

EDUCATION

Kirori Mal College, Delhi University, Delhi, INDIA
1998 Bachelor of Arts (B.Arts)

HONORS & AWARDS:

Best Short Competition Award 2011

Award of Merit (Color of Anger)

Telly Awards 2009

Bronze- Best Live Event Video ( Asian Massive Tour 08)

Davey Awards 2008

Silver - Best Documentary (Save Darfur)

Telly Awards 2008

Silver - Best Editing (Save Darfur)
Bronze - Best Short Feature (Save Darfur)
Bronze - Best Documentary (Save Darfur)

Telly Award 2007

Bronze (for entertainment in internet / online Category) - iaLink

Employee of the Year 2007 – 08
ImaginAsian TV

LINKS
www.visheshsharma.com
Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/user/vishesh31
Linkedin
www.linkedin.com/in/visheshsharma
IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2698611/resume

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