Assem Abdo Faraj

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Springfield, VA 22152

Email: aczibq@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 703-***-****

Objective:

Seeking to obtain a Camera Operator position with an organization where I can utilize my skills and be an asset to the employer..

Experience:

01/2013 – 03/2015 Freelance Cameraman - Voice of America in Washington, D.C.

10/2005 – 08/2011 Freelance Cameraman Voice of America in Washington, D.C.

Full-time contract employee through ITI

Duties:

Setting up and running equipment in the auditorium, ensuring that equipment is working properly. Live sound experience and Cisco video conference equipment.

Assembling, preparing and setting up equipment prior to filming, which may include tripods, monitors, lighting, cables and leads, and headphones.

Operating robotic cameras during newscast and other productions.

Operating multiple cameras through robotic control, as ordered by the show Director.

09/2011 – 5/2012 Freelance Studio Technician & Camera Operator for Middle East

Broadcast Network (Alhurra & Alhurra Iraq) Washington, D.C.

Duties:

Maintained all the equipment in the studio and ensured their functionality at any given time.

Planned for shoots by preparing the equipment needed for the shoot, including tripods, monitors, lights, cables and leads, and headphones.

Controlled all robotic cameras for live newscast and other TV shows, following the requests of producers and directors.

Managed all studio operations between live shows.

Advised on how best to shoot a scene, explaining the visual impact created by particular shots.

Maintained acceptable video levels and initial daily set-up and shading of studio cameras.

Performed other duties and projects, as determined by the News Director.

01/2004 – 10/2004 Camera Operator for Middle East Broadcast Network (Alhurra& Alhurra Iraq) Washington, DC

Duties:

Utilized Ikegami HK-3888 PW Digital Cameras.

Worked daily on Vinten HCP Autocam & Telemetrics CP-3P Robotics.

Preformed the role of a Studio Floor Manager for news & talk shows when needed.

03/2001 - 9/2003 Freelance Cameraman, Al-Jazeera, Nile TV Washington, DC

Free-lance Cameraman, Min Washington Channel, Arlington

1975 - 1999 Camera Operator/Technician at Jordan Radio and Television

Corporation, Amman-J

Duties:

Served as senior field cameraman at the E.F.P unit.

Covered press conferences for His Majesty late King Hussein of Jordan, including his speeches, business luncheons, and conferences, as well as official dinners of foreign delegations, workshops and exhibitions.

Maintained and served JTV’s Engineering Center.

Accomplishments:

Key contributor to the start up of Middle East Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra & Alhurra Iraq). Instrumental in establishing procedures and protocols for the studio operation of twelve different shows. (Shows ranged from news, sports, talk, fashion & technology.)

Swiss TV Cameraman in Baghdad to cover the Kurdish War in Northern Iraq.

Covered the Opening Ceremony in Indonesia of the New Line between Royal Jordanian and Indonesian Airlines.

Accompanied Her Royal Highness Princess Alia Bint Al-Hussein to Qatar to cover the Opening Ceremony of the Arab Beauty Horses that was held in Doha.

Covered the Jordanian Trade Exhibition in Belgium.

Education:

1973 – 1976 Chichester College of Further Education, Sussex

Enrolled as full time student G.C.E. “O” Level subjects

Training:

March, 1988 Jordan Radio and Television Corporation Training Center,

Amman, Jordan

Television Production Techniques Studio & Eng

June, 1989 Jordan Radio & Television Corporation, Training Center,

Amman, Jordan

Lighting & Photograph Arts

Skills:

Excellent sense of visual composition, movement and perspective.

Able to combine creativity with technical skills.

Sensitive when working with crew and artists.

Excellent physical co-ordination and strength.

Able to do other duties as assigned.

Performs at a high level of professionalism, while under extreme pressures and tight deadlines.

Willing to learn and embrace new technologies.

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