I am an experienced, Avid-certified Video/VFX editor and a motion graphics artist who is currently working as the Online Editor for Bardel Entertainment Inc. based out of Vancouver, Canada. I provide services such as picture lock, conforming, digital intermediates and mastering for TV and motion pictures.
I hold two degrees. One is a Bachelor of Engineering (Information Technology) and another one, a Masters's degree in Digital Video and Special Effects.
I graduated back in 2009 from Cochin University of Science and Technology in Kochi, Kerala, India.
Watching James Cameron's "Terminator- 2 The Judgement day" back in the late ‘90s had a big impact on me. I thought of making a robot like that myself but later I came to know that it was all created by some genius minds who worked at some of the top visual effects companies of that time. I wanted to create magic like that myself when I grew up. I got my first computer in 2003 and that was the year I got my hands on Adobe Premiere Pro. After I started editing videos, there was no turning back. I kept building my skills in editing all the way through college even when my degree had nothing to do with creativity.
In 2010, I joined a multinational IT firm to work as a programmer. There, I learned the trade secrets behind the working of large-scale systems, retail logistical systems in particular. I learned remote monitoring, database analysis, software development and testing. Later in 2012, I resigned from that job in order to pursue my post-graduation.
Off to the UK.
I graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University (now Leeds Beckett University) in Leeds. It was back in 2013. I got a first-class and honours in Digital Video and Special Effects. While I was in the UK, I was fortunate enough to meet and collaborate with many talented artists and small-scale record labels from West Yorkshire County in England. I was introduced to cutting-edge visual effects facilities when I was there. Motion capture was another interesting field that blew my mind I got to learn to navigate and set up a motion capture environment and how to transfer the captured motion onto 3D models inside various 3D packages.
In the middle of 2014, I shifted my base back to India for a while. I continued working freelance for clients who contacted me back from the UK and also from some other parts of the world as well. In 2015, I moved to Canada as a permanent resident. I was fortunate enough to get invited to do a full scholarship-paid internship at "The Banff Centre" in Banff, Alberta. It is the biggest creative incubator on the planet. The time I spent there helped me strengthen my skills in editing on Avid Media Composer and that too in an Avid ISIS environment. I also got to solve many technical problems that came with that kind of a set- up from time to time. I learned how to edit for various types of shows, documentaries in particular. I also learned the art of mastering shows for various media such as TV, the Internet and theatrical releases. I was fortunate enough to be involved in working on some important projects such as the Banff Mountain, Film and Book Festival, 2015 and also for the Banff World Media Festival, 2016. I shifted my base to Winnipeg in the summer of 2016 where I found myself in the middle of broadcast television, something that I never saw coming. I worked with CTV News for almost three years and I learnt the ins and outs of TV and how teamwork means everything to pull off shows on TV. Apart from the transformative experience of working in TV, I also got a chance to work for the biggest private broadcaster in Canada too.
I am continuously striving to develop and push the boundaries of my post-production skills with technical skills, creating top-notch content for a wide variety of audiences around the world and also developing/improving the workflows that exist in various different studios where I work. One of my passion is developing workflows where they don't exist.
I am an active volunteer and have long-standing associations with organizations such as the British Heart Foundation, Arthritis Research UK and TED. Also, I am a card-carrying member of Canadian Cinema Editors(C.C.E)