Summary of Skills:

• Film Direction

• Film Editing

• Film Production

• Documentary Filmmaking

• Short Form Video & Social Media Content Production

• Adobe Premiere Pro/Photoshop/After Effects

• Scriptwriting 

• Voiceover

• Event & Studio Photography

• Relationship Building 

Work Experience 

Head Filmmaker & Photographer-Naheedence Film & Photography-NYC & Los Angeles-May 2006 to present 

• Shot professional video & photography on location and in-studio

• Edited with Premiere Pro, Photoshop and After Effects

• Created social media campaigns 

• Maintained positive relationships with clients

• Scheduled, organized and produced shoots on deadline

• Created marketing & sales campaigns

• Maintained and designed professional website

Cinematic Arts & Film Production Educator at LA Promise Fund High School (renamed to Westbrook High) 2020 to 2023

• Taught filmmaking to students who created documentary & narrative short films, music videos and streamed live events  

Advanced Film Production & Broadcast Educator at Artesia High School 2018-2019

• Taught filmmaking to students who created documentary & narrative short films, music videos and recorded live events  

Photo Editor/Photographer-The New York Sun-New York, NY-2004 to 2006

• Retouched imagery using Photoshop and various prepress techniques. Coordinated and  facilitated the review, editing and selection of images submitted by photographers, with an eye  towards editorial, technical and visual qualities. Scheduled and assigned all photo assignments  for five-day weekly. Maintained and recruited photography talent for newspaper. Photographed  for Food and Lifestyle sections both on location and in-studio.  

Assistant Photo Editor/Detroit Free Press-Detroit, MI-2001 to 2004 

• Retouched and color corrected photographs for news, sports and feature sections on deadline.  Analyzed each image for editorial content in accordance with newspaper-wide ethical and quality  standards. Researched requests for photos from the Associated Press, Reuters, AFP Getty, KRT  wires and various web sites. Coordinated and executed web galleries on special projects. Expert  in Adobe Photoshop, MAC OS X, MS Office.

Awards:

• Best Short Documentary for The Power of Choice at The California Women’s Film Festival:

• Front Line Jury Award for The Power of Choice at The Awareness Film Festival: 

• Best Wedding Photojournalism: The Knot

Education

• Arts, Media & Entertainment Teaching Credential, University of San Diego

• Communications and near completion for BA at Wayne State University

Video & Photography Portfolio: http://www.naheedence.com 

IMDB: Naheed Choudhry

References: On request