Portfolio

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About me

Possess experience with CLIP STUDIO PAINT, Photoshop and procreate softwares for storyboarding, Illustrations and animation. Skilled in video editing on Premiere Pro and Davinci Resolve. Fluent in English, Intermediate business level in Japanese (JLPT N2). Skilled in communicating creative and technical aspects of the project with internal teams and clients, organising work schedules, and resolving on-site issues calmly under time pressure. Background in managing day-to-day operations for film productions and continuously improving how work is carried out.

Languages

Skills

Software

✴ English

✴ Japanese

Fluent

Intermediate, JLPT N2

✴ Hindi

Fluent

✴ Kannada

Native

✦ English Language

✦ Film Direction

✦ Storyboarding

✦ Film Editing

✦ Illustration

‣ CLIP STUDIO PAINT

‣ Adobe Photoshop

‣ Procreate

‣ Adobe Premiere Pro

‣ DaVinci Resolve

Experience

Associate Director (Feature Film)
Sept 2025 - Present
Vartara Studios
• Associate Director for a Feature length film. • Co-writing promotional materials.

Freelance Storyboard Artist
Sept 2025
Cinekanvaas Creations - ICICI Advertisements
• Storyboarded 3 Advertisements in CLIP STUDIO PAINT.

2nd Assistant Director
Aug 2025
StoryDigital - ProKabaddi League Gujarat Giants Anthem Music Video
• Forward set-ups.
• Assisted AC team with translation from Hindi/English to Kannada and vice versa.

2nd Assistant Director (Feature Film)
May 2025 - July 2025 (2 months)
Sagar Motion Pictures - Rotten Apples
• Directed second unit drone shots.
• Forward set-ups.
• Assisted DoP with the storyboards to frame the shot. • Maintained clap when free from the other tasks.

Freelance Storyboard Artist (Feature Film)
Dec 2024 - May 2025 (6 months)
Sagar Motion Pictures - Rotten Apples
• Storyboarded ~1,000+ rough frames for a feature film.

Director’s Assistant
Dec 2024
Gravity Talent & Media - ASTERISM x Pineapple Express Music Video
• Supported Japanese artists on set and interpreted directions between Japanese and Hindi/English. • Coordinated with multiple departments to keep the shooting schedule on track.

Freelance Storyboard Artist
Sept 2024
Amiy Naturals
• Storyboarded 5 Advertisement and explainer videos in total.

2D/3D Generalist (Paid Internship)
VIGA Entertainment Technology
Jan 2020 - Apr 2020 (4 months)
• Multiple internal projects and Tech Demos while working with modern VR and real-time motion
Capture technologies in Unreal Engine.
Directed the actor in motion capture suit and managed the virtual camera through an iPad.
Worked with the Technical Team in setting up full body motion capture stage, 3D character creation
workflow, VR technologies and their integration into Unreal Engine for a real-time filmmaking workflow capable of previewing the final look of the film in real-time.

EDUCATION

Summer Program on Filmmaking
Korea University of Media and Arts, South Korea
July 2024 (7 days)
• Collaborated with Korean students in executing a scene as the director.
• Introduction to Drone filmmaking.
• Field trip to Daejeon to look at underwater shooting tank, stuntman school and the film

• studios.

  Master of Arts - MA, Filmmaking

  Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India

  2022 - 2024 (2 years)

• Worked on several short films as a part of the curriculum and independently in the roles of Director, Screenwriter, Storyboard Artist, Editor, Cinematographer, Sound Designer, Assistant Director, Associate Director, Set Dresser, Set Designer, and Art Director.

• Assisted in many short films as Assistant Director. • ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Writer/Director, Storyboard Artist

Crow’s Nest - Short Film

Jan 2024 - July 2024

• 20 minutes film shot in four days on Sony Venice as diploma film for master’s degree. • Designed the poster and edited the teaser trailer.

Writer/Director

Thank You - Short Film

Dec 2023 - Jan 2024 (2 months)

• Adopted 'Thank You, Ma'am' by Langston Hughes for screen for a 5-minute short film. • Shot as a part of the Masters Degree course.

Writer/Director, Storyboard Artist and Music Composer

Watchman - Short Film

Aug 2023 - Oct 2023 (3 months)

• Shot as a part of the Masters Degree course.

Writer/Director, Storyboard Artist and Music Composer

Orphan - Short Film

Jun 2023 - Jul 2023 (2 months)

• Shot as a part of the Masters Degree course.

Storyboard Artist and Art Director

MES Workshop - Short Film

Apr 2023 - May 2023 (2 months)

• Assisted the faculty and student team as a part of the Masters Degree course.

Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Digital Arts

Martin Luther Christian University, India

2016 - 2020 (4 years)

• Worked on several assignments in 2D concept art, Illustration, Painting, 3D modelling (hard surface and organic), Texturing, Cloth simulation, UV unwrapping, Level designing and level dressing.

• Captain of the volleyball team. Coordinated practice schedules and matches. QUALIFICATIONS &

Experience

Writer/Director and Editor

Fan Music Video - 'Where are we now?' by American Football

Apr 2023 (1 week)
• Shot in 3 long takes.

Writer/Director, Storyboard Artist, Editor and Sound Designer

Evening Breeze - Short Film

Mar 2023 (1 week)

Writer/Director, Storyboard Artist, Editor and Sound Designer

Last Pill - Short Film

Mar 2023 (1 week)

Writer/Director, Storyboard Artist, Illustrator, Art Director, Editor and Sound Designer

Somewhere Far Away - Short Film

Apr 2021 - Nov 2021 (8 months)

• Personal one-man Project from start to finish.

• Illustrated Background art and animations in CLIP STUDIO PAINT

• Trailer, Watch here: (YouTube)

• Rough animation and color-scripting of the entire animated short film, Watch here: (YouTube)

JLPT N2
Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Jan 2022

Volunteer for Celebrate Cinema 2023 event
Whistling Woods International
Nov 2023
• Assisted visitors and guests at the venue.
• Helped guide attendees and assisted in other event operations.