NOEL RAFIZADEH-KABE
Nationality: Japanese/French
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https://noelkabe.myportfolio.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/noel-rafizadeh-kabe/
WORK EXPERIENCE
Government Operator, Community Television of Santa Cruz County November 2020 - Present
• Working as video technician operating government meetings, conducting field shoots, editing projects for air and assisting the station’s infrastructure projects.
• Responsible for operating Tricaster and remote camera systems. Associate Digital Line Producer
CBSN Bay Area KPIX-5 News CBS Television Stations, San Francisco, CA January - May 2020
• Responsible for writing and editing compelling stories and video for viewers through digital, social media and web properties.
• Under direction of lead producers, collaborated with external partners such as government officials, businesses and sports teams, to include third-party experts for daily story productions (Election Nights, Special Reports, Breaking News Coverage).
• Monitored net-broadcast using iNews and CRISPIN softwares.
• Analyzed weekly Nielsen ratings and viewer data to inform content strategy. Production Assistant, Strategy Set, Tokyo, Japan July - September 2019 Adidas Global, Adidas Athletes Campaign September 2019 Uber Elevate, Asia-Pacific Expo August 2018
Netflix Internal Commission (Japan) July 2018
• Editing: Reviewing dailies, creating selects sequences with new footage. Editing video and adding motion graphics (titles, names, credits).
• On-set: Setting up and accounting for equipment, running batteries, and gaffing. Moving equipment, distributing refreshments, tending to the talent's needs, managing pedestrians (on location).
• Office-work: Phone-calls, scheduled meetings and events, ran errands, and spoke to clients. Co-Director, At Capacity, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA January - March 2018
• Directed a 4-minute segment of the documentary film At Capacity, focusing on the local ‘Tiny Home’ community.
• I proposed, researched, and contacted local community members to find sources to shoot. I collaborated with a university program building a self-sustaining mobile tiny home. Producer, Singularity University Japan Summit in 360, Singularity University, Tokyo, Japan September 2017
• Production: Creating and pitching content ideas to the SingularityU management and getting approval from event coordinators. Strategizing event coverage in 360 .
• Shooting: Operating the Ricoh Theta 360 camera. Gathering footage of presentations in each lecture hall.
• Editing: Daily footage edits for 2 minute reels for the website. Total of 3 videos for each day. On-site editing for speaker presentations. Adding motion graphics, logos, titles, as well as securing rights for background music. SKILLS
Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro, Edius, GR Stratus, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, Final Cut Pro X Camera: Black Magic URSA Mini, Sony FS5/FS7, Canon C100, DSLR Cameras (Nikon, Canon, Panasonic, Sony) Production: iNews, CRISPIN, Script Coverage, Location Scouting, Casting, Budgeting, Props, and Set Design. Marketing: Social Media, Event Planning, Media Events Languages: Fluent in English, Japanese, and French Other: Mac/PC Office Suite, Google Drive/Google Calendar EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ — B.A.
Film and Digital Media - Concentration in Film Production Graduated June 2019 AWARDS
ALTERNATING CURRENTS FILM FESTIVAL
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Senior Thesis Film ‘The Hermit’ August 2020
SANTA CRUZ FILM FESTIVAL
BEST STUDENT PRODUCED WORK
Documentary Film ‘At Capacity’ October 2018
Associate Producer Video Editor Videographer