Summary

New LA transplant looking to make connections as a Production Assistant or Assistant Editor. Skilled Editor and Cinematographer with 10+ years of production experience in various capacities in film, television, music videos and commercials.

Credits

9/14 – 10/14

Director He Waits

Film (Short) — I Give Good Word Details
9/14 – 10/14

Director and editor (FPX) of short film.

3/13 – 6/14

Cinematographer (Sony EX3) Untitled Behrooz Gharibpour Project

Film (Feature-length) Details
3/13 – 6/14

Documentary Feature: Cinematography and Editing (FCPX)

1/08 – 3/14

Editor (FCP)

Staff Position — IRIB TV5 & IRIB TV3 Details
1/08 – 3/14

Editor of various news/documentary/human interest featurettes for Iranian television.

1/07 – 12/13

Editor (FCP)

Advertising Details
1/07 – 12/13

Director/Camera/Editor for various commercial and music videos: Forest Furniture, Cilek Furniture, Negin Bazar Shopping, Performer: Nima “Az In Taraf” and others (2007-2013)

10/08 – 2/13

Editor (FCP) Various Iranian Film Festivals

Live/Special Event Details
10/08 – 2/13

Designed/edited video and graphics for award shows incorporating motion graphics/video, photographed red carpet and press events. • 31st International Fajr Film Festival, Tehran (Feb 2013) • International Moghavemat Film Festival, Kerman (Sept 2012) • International Razavi Film Festival, Mashhad (Sept 2012) • International Kodak Film Festival, Hamedan (Aug 2012) • Iranian TV2 Theater Festival, Bojnoord (Oct 2008)

2/11 – 2/12

Editor (FCP) International Fajr Film Festival, Tehran

Live/Special Event Details
2/11 – 2/12

Designed and edited video and graphics for award shows incorporating motion graphics and video, photographed red carpet and other press events. • 30th International Fajr Film Festival, Tehran (Feb 2012) • 29th International Fajr Film Festival, Tehran (Feb 2011)

6/11 – 6/11

First Assistant Director TabRizan

Film (Feature-length) Details
6/11 – 6/11

Made for Iranian Television Movie

1/10 – 6/10

Steadicam Op Anti Memories

Film (Feature-length) Details
1/10 – 6/10

Documentary feature, directed by Iman Rostaeezadeh.

Media

Recos

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Education

Class of '10

SOOREH UNIVERSITY, School of Cinema, Tehran, Iran

B.A. Major in Editing

My Gear

  • GoPro
  • iMac

Skills

  • Persian
  • Director
  • Final Cut Pro
  • editor
  • Adobe Premiere
  • FCP7
  • Cinematography
  • FCPX
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Edius