Sinan D.
İstanbul, Türkiye
$150 - $1000
5 reviewsLIGHTING SHOOT-EDIT, DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER, PRODUCEREXPERIENCE
TRT International (TRT World and TRT Arabi), Ankara, Turkey—Freelance Shoot-Edit
September 2015-PRESENT
•Selected by TRT Management to be part of the launch team for TRT World in 2015 and TRT Arabi in 2019.
•Working in a multilingual newsroom (Arabic, English and Turkish) managing cultural sensitivities
•Attending all daily editorial meeting
•Working under the direction of EPs and the Newsdesk to make sure stories are produced in an objective format, under the channel’s editorial style guide
•Covered and followed several of President Erdogan’s diplomatic meetings
•Producing news and features content, including reversioning for TRT Arabi,, Arabi’s sister channel
•When in the field with Field Producer duties, I am responsible for all production and editorial paperwork, including risk assessments. I assist the Correspondent with translations; provide up-to-date information for the Correspondent to use in packages and lives, and look to gauge suitability of interviewees for packages. I scout locations for shoots, and am responsible for the overall safety of the team whilst in the field.
•Covered several bombings in Ankara with TRT World
•Covered the Turkish Elections 2019 and re-election with TRT Arabi Correspondent, Musab Yousef. Covering the depth and breadth of reporting analysis and two-ways; producing hourly packages and lives from both studio and various locations in Ankara.
ZoomIn TV (Online platform, Netherlands), Ankara, Turkey—Freelance Video Journalist
2018
•Pitched and filmed stories for the channel, on a variety of subjects which allowed opportunity to travel to get human-angle stories.
•Won runner-up award, for the the most viewed, shared and like online pieces, selected by ZoomIn audiences
•Self-shooted packages for social media outlets - Facebook and Instagram.
•Referred editorial issued up to management
K24, The Balkans—Freelance Director and Cameraman
2016
•Worked on a documentary series, looking at the independence of Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia
•Collaborated with local fixers, shooting and directing for 40 days x 10 hours
Russia Today (RT), Ankara, Turkey—Freelance Fixer, Shoot-Edit
December 2016
•Covered the breaking news of the Russian Ambassador shot in Ankara
•Produced lives from the murder scene and edited from the field, turning around packages under tight deadlines
•Spoke to contacts on the ground, collecting information to be used in news package
Associated Press (AP), Ankara, Turkey—Freelance Shoot-Edit
2010 (16 days coverage)
•Covered Mavi Marmara issue and developments about it from Ankara
•Produced exclusive footage for the agency and provided up-to-date information
•Edited footage and sent them to the newsroom on time
ARD Germany, Ankara, Turkey—Freelance Producer and Camera
2008-2010, 2010-Present (Ad-Hoc)
•From 2008-2010, held daily editorial meetings with colleagues in the Istanbul office. Pitched stories of Turkish-German interest for the channel, on a variety of subjects, which allowed opportunity to travel to get human-angle stories
•Worked to tight deadlines, working collaboratively with the shoot-edit, in accordance to the editorial style guide
•Since 2010, I have worked as a Shoot-Edit, covering all breaking news stories and political and social ones.
•Referred editorial issued up to management
BROADCAST TRAINING
•First Aid
•Edius
•Final Cut Pro
•Adobe Premiere Pro
OTHER PRODUCTION EXPERIENCES:
Ministry of Culture Turkey—Official Broadcast Trainer
2017- Present
•Annual 45days training giving school children aged 9-14, around Turkey. Taught and mentored them to develop their journalist and camera skills, including editing. At the end of the project the children produced a music video, directed by me.
SKILLS
•Documentary Filmmaking
•Intercultural Communication
•Relationship-building
•Budgeting, Planning and Logistics
•Ability to work calm under pressure
•Attention to detail
•Complex problem solving
•Negotiating and persuading
•Digital Media and Social Newsgathering
•Photojournalism
•Operating all Sony DSLR cameras
•Operating all Canon cameras
•Operating Osmo camera
•Operating Drones (Licensed operator)
LANGUAGES
•Turkish (Native)
•English (Beginner)
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Drone Operator
- Production Company
- Field Producer
- Video Editor - News
- Full-Service Live Production