Summary

Freelance Video Journalist and Producer, who loves to help with other projects as a PA and editor. She has extensive field experience in Latin America and the U.S. and is adaptable to different sets and environments. www.juliamuldavin.com

Credits

6/15 – 6/16

Producer (& Editor)

Staff Position — teleSUR English Details
6/15 – 6/16

Pitched and produced over 200 videos, ranging from cultural and political mini-documentary series to breaking news and political analysis pieces. Helped curate content from half a dozen correspondents in the Americas to craft and brand original Facebook series. Researched stories, wrote scripts, and translated when necessary. Helped to develop a new social video strategy and editing style, increasing viewership over 1000%, from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of views per video. Produced most-viewed Facebook video. (teleSUR videos: https://www.facebook.com/pg/telesurenglish/videos/?ref=page_internal)

4/15 – 4/15

Videographer (& Editor)

Advertising — The Kronos Performing Arts Association Details
4/15 – 4/15

I filmed interviews and used stock footage to producer a kickstarter video, similar to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnWzo0O1t94.

4/15 – 4/15

Production Assistant

Advertising — Julia Maryanska Productions Details
4/15 – 4/15

Assisted with equipment, direction, and took b-roll. http://www.juliamaryanska.com/women/

9/14 – 1/15

Videographer (& Field Producer/PA) Charlie Vs. Goliath

Film (Feature-length) — Belly of the Beast Films — http://www.charlievsgoliath.com/ Details
9/14 – 1/15

I worked as both a one-woman band and as a member of a team. I filmed verité-style footage, managed sound and lighting equipment, assisted the DP in setting up interviews, logged footage, went on runs, and provided general assistance.

5/14 – 8/14

Videographer (& Field Producer/PA)

Staff Position — teleSUR Details
5/14 – 8/14

I filmed in a variety of settings in the city of São Paolo, conducted interviews, and assisted the correspondent of the largest Spanish-speaking news station, teleSUR. I assisted with equipment as well as edited sequences.

4/14 – 5/14

Videographer (& Field Producer/PA) Kicking Machismo

Film (Short) — Belly of the Beast Films Details
4/14 – 5/14

I filmed, assisted with equipment, conducted interviews, and helped edit the film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZkqscHaE64

3/13 – 3/14

Producer (Freelance Video Journalist and Production Assistant)

Staff Position — Freelance (www.juliamuldavin.com) Details
3/13 – 3/14

Julia Muldavin is a trilingual video journalist and producer with extensive field and production experience all over the United States and Latin America. She manages all aspects of video production, from research, interviewing, and camera operation to script-writing, translation, and post-production. She lived in four different Latin American countries, including Brazil, where she spent two years covering the lead-up to the World Cup and the Olympics. She worked on a feature-length documentary about electoral politics in Wyoming and produced content around the Black Lives Matter movement in Oakland, California before moving to Ecuador to work full-time as an editor and producer at teleSUR English. There she produced over 200 videos, ranging from cultural docu-series to breaking news and political analysis pieces. She helped develop their social video strategy, increasing viewership from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of views per video. Since then, she has worked as a freelance video journalist in the U.S. and Latin America, producing stories for CNN, AJ+, Fusion, Seeker, Vox, AFP, The New York Times, OZY, and The Real News, among others.

Orgs

  • National Press Photographer's Association
  • Frontline Freelance Register

Recos

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Education

Class of '12

University of California, Santa Cruz

Anthropology
Class of '10

La Universidad de Chile

Antropología Sociocultural

My Gear

  • Sony a7R II
  • Tripod
  • DJI Mavic Pro
  • Monopod
  • Zoom H6 Digital Audio Recorder
  • Rode Shotgun Microphone
  • Zhiyun Crane 2 Gimbal
  • Senheisser EW-100 Lavalier Set

Skills

  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Video Editing
  • Videography
  • Documentary Filmmaking
  • Production Assistance