Irfan Ali Shah

Irfan Ali

Film Director/Producer

Dubai Sports City, Dubai, UAE
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Summary

Direction & Production experience:

I started my career as a multimedia designer back in 2001 and later on joined TV industry in the year 2007, having a strong design background seriously helped me in producing and directing aesthetically sound and content wise impactful productions.

More than five years of Documentary Film Production experience:

I can gladly write that few of my documentaries have been screened in international documentary film festivals. I have 7 years of experience working with a professional news channel as a full-time documentary director and producer.

Diversification:

Currently I’m in Dubai and from past 3 years I am working as TVC director/producer, having said that doesn’t mean that I’m deviating from my passion of making documentary films… please click this link to watch the production promo of under production documentary that I’ve recently directed. https://vimeo.com/104479410

Experience

2012 May - Present
Media/Film Director
NSV Media / UAE, Dubai

Mainly to Direct and Produce Television Commercials, Digital Promotional Material, Documentaries, Promotional Videos, Short Films and Corporate Film. Apart from core filming activities also responsible for Media Business Planning.

To gather the client’s requirements regarding project.

To generate creative brief for design.

Development of storyboards.

Client follow-ups and responsible for deliverables.

Pre-production starting from concept paper till releasing the quality product.

Preparation of projects budgets.

Supervision of Motion Graphics, 2D Animation, Editing and Compositing.

2007 Aug - 2012 May
Director/Producer
Geo Television Network / Karachi, Pakistan.

Mainly to Direct and Produce TV programs/shows/documentaries/channel IDs and corporate profiles.

To generate creative brief for designing the Title, Screen layouts, Generic and Progressive

Promos of shows.

Pre-production starting from concept paper of documentaries, reality shows, talk shows, magazine shows, travel logs and weekly shows till releasing the quality product.

Preparation of programs budgets.

Script Writing, Screen Play and Voice Over.

Expertise in dramatic, stage and theatrical lighting.

Expertise in producing and directing event IDs.

Education

London Metropolitan University
System Analysis and Design.