Diana Aroutiounova

• Produced and co-directed a 55 min doc on Russian football hooliganism • Gained exclusive access to top Russian football firms and hooligans, closely following their lives as well as filming a highly secretive forest fight • Explored the idea of the new Russian men and their definition of masculinity • Developed and directed a few intimate stories with young fighters and hooligans • Filmed as a second camera • Assisted with the post

• Assisted in commissioning 2 x 55 min episodes • Produced an episode on the aboriginal community in Wilcannia, Australia • Gained unique access to never-filmed-before remote tribes and communities and spent a week embedded in their village • Filmed as a second camera and directed and operated a drone

• Developed and commissioned 2 x 45 min episodes • Negotiated unprecedented access with Texas Jail and the Mexican Army • Produced and maintained sensitive access with the Mexican Army on location • Followed soldiers lives for 5 consecutive filming days • Participated in dangerous military missions such as destruction of a poppy seed plantation in the land of cartels • Directed and operated drones

• Commissioned, developed, casted and produced 7 x 60 min episodes on urban exploration for Red Bull’s highlight show • Gained access to a very niche and secretive subculture, casting and contracting some of the world’s top urban explorers • Filmed in 7 of the world’s most high profile capital cities, tightly collaborating with local fixers • Worked under a lot of pressure and in high secrecy, constantly checking in with the legal team back in the office • Worked in a completely new format using the most advanced technologies - filming in 4K and using 360 cams • Invented and delivered a number of engaging and innovative digital enhancements • Provided essential technical support, operating 360 cameras and wrangling footage from 4 different cameras and formats • Overlooked the post • Battled a fear of heights

• Was responsible for the delivery of a branded video for a major finance client • Composed the script, overlooked the edit and managed the archive and budget

• Worked on two of the three 55 min episodes of the show • Found contributors and built relationships to gain access into the Russian nationalist subculture • Shaped the storyline of the show by providing essential editorial and linguistic support to the PD

• Produced and directed a segment of a 55 min documentary • Gained access to elite members of Russian society to conduct interviews with its most influential figures

• Proofread the script and assisted in the sign-off of a 2-hour fictional documentary • Cleared archive, signed releases, managed VO artists

• Edit produced a two-story episode for one of Discovery's most popular commissions • Worked closely with an editor to develop the script and structure the programme • Oversaw the sign-off

• Followed a new Discovery primetime TV series from conception and development to post-production • Provided essential assistance to the Executives on the ground, producing and developing Russian storyline of 9 x 55 min episodes on location in Siberian forest • Closely worked with Russian and American contributors and locals • Assisted PD

• Sourced and contacted contributors for 2 x 55min episodes • Cleared and licensed footage • Produced high-quality treatment and assisted in pitching to commissioners • Overlooked the edits and provided administrative and legal support • Was responsible for fact-checking according to Nat Geo standards • Assisted on shoots, conducting interviews

• Assisted with editing and transcribed the footage • Contacted witnesses to obtain footage and information • Provided quality control for all Russian language material • Delivered the show to a very tight deadline • Went above and beyond my duty, sleeping on the office sofa bed

• Refined the script and developed the concept in close collaboration with directors and leading scientists • Set up shoots in the USA and Russia, conducted phone interviews, estimated costs • Made contacts and obtained filming permits

• Wrote proposals for clients and projects • Produced and edited bespoke corporate videos • Set up foreign shoots