CURRICULUM VITAE OF PAUL ELS
PERSONAL PROFILE
SURNAME: Els
FIRST NAMES: Paul Andrew
KNOWN NAME: Paul
POSTAL ADDRESS: 26 – 5th Avenue
Highlands North
Johannesburg
2196
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 26– 5th Avenue
Highlands North
Johannesburg
2192
CELLULAR: 074*******
EMAIL: adj8u9@r.postjobfree.com
DATE OF BIRTH: 23 August 1985
ID NUMBER: 850**********
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English (Intermediate)
Afrikaans (Beginner)
COMPUTER LITERACY:
TRANSPORT: Yes
DRIVERS LICENSE: Code B
EDUCATIONAL PROFILE
SCHOOL ATTENDED: Sandringham High School
HIGHEST GRADE PASSED: Matric (Grade 12)
SUBJECTS PASSED: Business Economics
Geography
English
Afrikaans
Biology
Art
TERTIATY EDUCATION: AFDA
Sound
Production design
LOCATION: 41 Forest Ave
Milpark Park
Johannesburg
QUALIFICATION: Bachelor Of Arts Motion Picture
STATUS: Completed 2007
MAJOR: Cinematography
SUBJECTS: Sound
Production design
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: Camera Operator for Pulp Productions at corporate event
Camera Assistant for Independent Nigerian music video
First Camera Assist for Masters Degree Project
Working and assisting experience while studying
at AFDA. This included short films, music videos and
television shot on film, digital and digital multi
cameras
Worked free lance as a camera operator for Mann Made Media between 2007 and 2008
Shot and directed a music video for a local musician named Liesel Graham, the video has been played on Mk the local music channel, it can also be seen on
www.youtube.com- Liesel Graham- go home. the crew was a small one of two members.
Shot and directed a music video for a local musician on a nil budget to gain experience in video direction.
WORK EXPERIENCE PROFILE
NAME OF COMPANY: VNS247
MENTON MEDIA PARK
CNR MENTON AND PARK STREETS
AUCKLAND PARK
POSITION: Senior editor
SHOWS WORKED ON AND
CLIENTS; *Arise News, Editing segments for a morning show called Arise which was broadcasted to New York and London
CCTV – Chinese International News Chanel – shooting and editing stories with local journalists for the international station
Shooting and editing content for a web site called Features Africa.TV
Shooting, editing and producing content for a daily online magazine show called Joburgtoday.TV
NAME OF COMPANY: Mcp (Micheal Collect productions)
LOCATION: 54 5th Avenue Highlands North 2192
POSITION; Senior video editor
D.O.P
Lighting director in studio and on set
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 2009 till present
DUTIES: Working from professional briefs:
Organizing of production crew, giving crew duties.
Responsible for camera equipment
Responsible for lighting equipment
Setting up of camera and lighting equipment
Capturing of desired action with correct and clear audio
Organizing of Dv tape stock
Capturing of footage from Dv tape to computer
Organizing of duties for the edit team
Editing (on Adobe Cs5 and 5.5) programs from beginning to end
Briefing graphic designer on tasks to work with the look of a program
Oversee the projects from beginning to end
Presenting to clients
TOOLS: Adobe Cs5.5
Photoshop
Sony DSR-PD 170 + 175
NAME OF COMPANY: Mann Made media
LOCATION: Bowling Avenue, Sandton - Johannesburg 2196
POSITION: FREE LANCE
Free lance camera man
Lighting director
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: Free lance between 2007 and 2009
DUTIES: Responsible for the camera and lighting equipment
Collection of camera and lighting equipment
Setting up of camera equipment
Setting up of the lighting to best light the subject
NAME OF COMPANY: Mannequin Pictures
1st Floor, Block D, The Pavillion, Cnr 9th Avenue and Wessels
road Rivonia, Johannesburg, 2128
POSITION: Video Editor/Camera
SHOWS WORKED ON AND
CLIENTS; Shooting corporate events and social events as well as editing
the footage.
FREELANCE REFERENCES
REFERENCES
NAME: Shane Mann
COMPANY: Mann Made Media
POSITION: D.O.P/ camera operator
CONTACT NUMBER: 082*******
NAME: Jackie Oldfield
COMPANY: N/A
POSITION: Director/ assistant director/ D.O.P
CONTACT NUMBER: 083*******
NAME: Daniel Odendaal (producer)
COMPANY: producer
POSITION: camera assistant
CONTACT NUMBER: 072*******