March • 2016
Rajan gave us good coverage on his assignment in Delhi. Went the extra mile to get us the footage as quickly as possible. Would work with him again.
Rajan Z.
Cape Town, South Africa
6 reviews$350 - $8000 / Day
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As a multimedia journalist and producer with over a decade of experience, I specialise in bringing urgent human rights issues into public conversation through innovative storytelling. At the core of my expertise is high-end video production and photography, using professional cinema cameras and lighting techniques to create compelling documentary-style narratives. As the founder of HELM Social Design Studio, I've led interdisciplinary teams in creating impactful human rights content across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Through my production company, Firefly Multimedia, I've established a reputation for delivering broadcast-quality content in challenging conditions. My technical expertise spans from pre-production through to final delivery, including advanced post-production workflows, colour grading, and sound design. Known for my resourceful problem-solving approach (or "jugaad" in Hindi), I excel at maximising limited resources while maintaining high production standards.
Top Services
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 5 reviews
- Documentary DP
- 2 reviews
- Sound Mixer
Clients
Top Reviews
Top Projects
Produced for Devex [DUPLICATE]
Devex - Nepal Earthquake
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX TO DELIVER AID TO NEPAL Even before the earthquake, Nepal’s terrain is already very challenging. Eight of the 12 highest peaks in the world are in the country, which is landlocked and have very few large airports that can handle aircraft delivering aid. So how is the U.N. and other agencies on the ground working around these challenges?
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Sound Mixer
Produced for JRJ Film
Storyhunter Feature
Storyhunter website video spot
- Documentary DP
- Sound Mixer
4.0 Produced for JRJ Film
A Day-in-Your Life on the Storyhunter Platform
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
4.0 Produced for Glimmer Studios
India’s Black Market For Blood
India’s blood banks, which can only accept donations legally from family members and close friends, need almost twice as much blood as they receive in donations. This means Indians often have to rely on illegal blood traders who hang outside of hospitals ready to sell blood. Doctors often must use the illegally-donated blood to save their patients’ lives.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
5.0 Produced for Seeker
Beef Clash Triggers Violence in India
A culture clash has escalated into violence in India. At the centre of the conflict: beef. Hindu traditionalists who worship cows have been imposing their values more stridently since the Hindu nationalist government came to power. This has seen beef banned and a man killed for allegedly eating it in Delhi. Liberals have been fighting back, including students who organised a beef eating protest.
- Documentary DP
4.0 Produced for National Geographic Partners LLC
Rahat Open Surgery: Blood Letting
The ‘bad blood’ spilled into gutters that ran along the side of the platform, washed from the patient’s limbs with jugs of water. The ancient bloodletting practice, combined with strict dietary regimes, is said to cure everything from heart pain and arthritis to cancer and diabetes. The darker the blood, the longer you have to bleed, Gyas said. A typical treatment regime runs for six weeks.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Equipment
Camera
- 4K Camera
- Action Camera
- DSLR Camera
- Sony A7 IV
- Sony FX3
Audio
- Directional Microphone
- Lavalier Microphone
Miscellaneous
- External Recorder
- Slider
- Stabilizer
All Services
Production Support
- Documentary DP
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Reporter / Journalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Portrait Photographer
Post Production
- Video Editor - News
- Sound Mixer
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - Commercial