Shamola Kharkar

Increased the production value of a twenty-minute short film set in 1965 involving an interstate road trip, by providing comprehensive script notes to the screenwriter, and proceeded to develop the film for production by scouting nine locations across the southern region of California and parts of Nevada. Was able to create an apt shooting schedule using constraints such as actor and location availabilities, as well as building a budget for the film, that every department was able to abide by despite several production issues. Handled various types of paperwork including SAG paperwork, personal releases, crew contracts, life right options, and location releases, in addition to submitting various film permits and insurance in order to comply with location and City requirements, ensuring that the film was able to abide by the law. Successfully lead a team of fifty people through six months of pre-production, ten days of production, and continued to guide the team through post-production in order to premiere in April 2017.

The film was nominated in the Children's Programming category at the 2017 College Television Awards.

Wrote, directed, edited, and produced two one-minute commercials for Safintra Zambia, a steel- roofing company in Lusaka, Zambia, in order to appeal to the new market segments and customer requirements in the country and were broadcasted on national television. Produced and edited a company promotional video for IndiaFirst Robotics Limited who are in the field of robotics and electronics education, where the video was used in the company’s profile as a promotion to gather new investors and partners from India, Middle East, and the United States of America.