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ANKUR PODDAR

Mumbai,Maharashtra

Summary

Content Creator with 10 years of experience in all aspects of video production. I started with an advertising agency where I was interacting with clients like Airtel & CII which made me familiar with Brand association. One of my videos "My choice- Male version" went viral in 2015. I have worked as a chief Assistant Director for various Ad films, travel shows, Music Videos, directed and wrote films for Multiple corporate brands like Delhi Metro. I worked on season 2 of India's first web series "Permanent Roommates" with TVF- The Viral fever. I have worked on reality shows like Bigg Boss, Indian Idol, KBC. Keeping up with the rise of Digital Platform in India, I have been working on various digital series for platforms line Netflix, Zee5 & Amazon Prime.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Online Director/PCR Head

Netflix, SOL Production
02.2021 - 04.2021
  • Online Director
  • Creative Planning
  • Training and Supervision of story Producers

Director

Olympic ki Aasha – Sports Authority of India
12.2020 - 01.2021
  • Directed 11 docu films for Olympics 2021.

Supervising Story Producer / Co Director

LOL – Hasse Toh Phasse, Amazon Prime
02.2020 - 11.2020
  • Heading the PCR
  • Supervising the story producers and Spotters
  • Creative Ideation.

Unit Director

Dharma Production, Netflix
11.2019 - 01.2020
  • Shot multiple stories with contestants
  • Over looked Multi Cam Shoots
  • Creating season arch for the contestants

Feature Director, Kaun Banega Crorepati

Studio Next (Sony TV)
07.2019 - 10.2019
  • 22 Contestant Back Stories around India
  • Creative Ideation

Associate Reality Director, Dilli Darlings

Essel Vision, Zee Tv
04.2019 - 07.2019
  • Shot multiple stories with contestants
  • Handling Anchor Unit
  • Over looked Multi Cam Shoots
  • Creating season arch for the contestants.

Director

TATA Motors Corporate AV
  • Worked as a director on a corporate AV for TATA Motors.

Associate Director

Lakme Fashion Week
01.2019 - 02.2021
  • Worked as the associate director for the six episode series aired on Colors Infinity.

Director

MTV Beats- Secret Side
  • Worked as a director on an episode of the show called ‘Secret side’.

Chief Assistant Director

Tik Tok Aplication- Advertisement Campaign
  • Ideation and Directing the unit
  • Set Management
  • Making Shoot Plan and Shot Division
  • Coordinating with celebrities.

Chief Assistant Director

MTV Pantaloons Style Superstars
  • Ideation
  • Set Management
  • Making Shoot Plan and Shot Division
  • Coordinating with actors

Senior Reality Producer

Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards India 2018
  • Celebrity Bytes
  • Handling Anchor Unit
  • Red carpet Games/Activity

Visual Producer

Super Dancer Chapter 3
  • Dance Setups
  • Stylized Visuals

Feature Director

Kaun Banega Crorepati (Sony Channel)
06.2018 - 11.2018
  • 32 Back Stories around India
  • Creative Ideation

Senior Reality Producer

Indian Idol Season 10 (Sony Channel)
04.2018 - 06.2018
  • Back Stories
  • Season Opening
  • Creative Ideation
  • Audition and Montages

Senior Reality Producer

India's Next Superstars (Star Plus)
11.2018 - 04.2019
  • Back Stories
  • Creative Ideation
  • Video Diaries – VD
  • Weekly Run Order- RO
  • Coordinating from the PCR with the ENG units for Multi-cam Setup

Creative & Reality Producer

My Mother Cooks Better Than Yours – India, fremantle, Colors Tv
09.2017 - 11.2017
  • Creative Ideation – Show format
  • Video Diaries
  • PCI
  • Run Order and Scripting
  • OTF
  • Coordinating with PCR (Production control room)

Reality Producer

India’s Best Judwaah – ZEE TV
06.2017 - 09.2017
  • Handling Unit of Sound and Camera
  • Creative Ideation

Producer

New Delhi Full Marathon
02.2017 - 02.2017
  • Covered the whole Delhi Marathon as a part of the main film crew for the event
  • Heading the camera and sound department

Story Director/Editor

Bigg Boss Season 10 (Colors TV), Endemol Shine India
09.2016 - 01.2017
  • Story Director Heads the Production Control Room (PCR) and He/she is the one who decides what goes on the stream and what content is good for the episode. He/she builds the story for the episode.
  • Heading the PCR with 80 Plus Cameras.
  • Command over switchers & Loggers
  • Command over Sound Department
  • Short listing reality Content
  • Controlling all the switches of the House
  • Post Production Supervision
  • Coordinating with Production, Task Team and Bigg Boss

Direction Team

The Viral Fever
11.2015 - 09.2016
  • TVF is India's first and biggest Organized Online TV with over 5.3 Million subscribers.
  • Ideation
  • Post Production Supervision
  • Scripting

Assistant Director

Permanent Roommates Season 2, TVF
08.2015 - 11.2015
  • Permanent Roommates is India’s first web series with 8.9 rating on IMDB.
  • Maintaining Log Book
  • Post Production Supervision
  • Continuity on set
  • Scripting & Ideation

Chief Assistant Director

Teri Meri Kahani- BB Ki Vines (MUSIC VIDEO), Freelancer
04.2015 - 05.2015
  • BB Ki Vines is a Youtube channel managed by performer Bhuvan Bam. This channel has more than 2.05 CR Subscribers and more than Hundred million views (Still counting).
  • Ideation
  • Production & post Production Supervision

Chief Assistant Director

Ola Brand Advertisement
  • Log Book
  • Supervision
  • Continuity
  • Scripting

Chief Assistant Director

SANAM Band Music Video- ‘ISHTYLE’

SANAM is a Music Band which is widely popular among the youth in India. It is one of the fastest growing bands in India with roughly 3,304,260 subscribers and 2.6 Million views (Still counting).

Director & Writer

MY CHOICE- MALE VERSION (Viral Video)

Spoof of Vogue India’s “MY CHOICE- Deepika Padukone” video.

This video went viral with over 1 Million views in just 4 days and made it to all online news and spoof sites, was covered by almost every Newspaper and was played on different news channels.

I joined as a panelist on the show “The buck stops here” hosted by Barkha Dutt on NDTV 24*7 and was interviewed by different newspaper regarding this video. This video currently has more than 1.7 Million views.

Director & Writer

Delhi Metro Film Project
11.2014 - 02.2015
  • Directed and wrote four animated films for Delhi Metro

Production Team

Small Screen Production
08.2014 - 11.2014
  • Worked on TVC and TV Shows
    For channels like NDTV Good Times, Fox Traveler, History channel
  • Budgeting
  • Scheduling
  • Production Coordination
  • Shoot supervision
  • Managing Locations

Assistant Director and Post Production Coordinator

Cinema India 18 Motion Pictures
11.2013 - 07.2014
  • Worked on a feature film - Jackpot Pe Jackpot
  • Script Breakdown
  • Screen Play Writing
  • Story Board Making (Rough)
  • Supervising Editor

Brand Associate/ Creative

Goosebumps Brand Solutions
10.2011 - 09.2013
  • Clients: Airtel, Bharti Foundation, Lacoste, CII, Hero Realty, Pickme India, Brahma City, Dataserv
  • Presented new concepts and ideas
  • Managed Campaigns
  • Participated in multiple pitches
  • Ideation

Graphic Designer

The Hindustan Times
06.2011 - 09.2011

Education

Bachelor of Journalism And Mass Communication -

Indraprastha University
Delhi

Skills

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Timeline

Online Director/PCR Head

Netflix, SOL Production
02.2021 - 04.2021

Director

Olympic ki Aasha – Sports Authority of India
12.2020 - 01.2021

Supervising Story Producer / Co Director

LOL – Hasse Toh Phasse, Amazon Prime
02.2020 - 11.2020

Unit Director

Dharma Production, Netflix
11.2019 - 01.2020

Feature Director, Kaun Banega Crorepati

Studio Next (Sony TV)
07.2019 - 10.2019

Associate Reality Director, Dilli Darlings

Essel Vision, Zee Tv
04.2019 - 07.2019

Associate Director

Lakme Fashion Week
01.2019 - 02.2021

Senior Reality Producer

India's Next Superstars (Star Plus)
11.2018 - 04.2019

Feature Director

Kaun Banega Crorepati (Sony Channel)
06.2018 - 11.2018

Senior Reality Producer

Indian Idol Season 10 (Sony Channel)
04.2018 - 06.2018

Creative & Reality Producer

My Mother Cooks Better Than Yours – India, fremantle, Colors Tv
09.2017 - 11.2017

Reality Producer

India’s Best Judwaah – ZEE TV
06.2017 - 09.2017

Producer

New Delhi Full Marathon
02.2017 - 02.2017

Story Director/Editor

Bigg Boss Season 10 (Colors TV), Endemol Shine India
09.2016 - 01.2017

Direction Team

The Viral Fever
11.2015 - 09.2016

Assistant Director

Permanent Roommates Season 2, TVF
08.2015 - 11.2015

Chief Assistant Director

Teri Meri Kahani- BB Ki Vines (MUSIC VIDEO), Freelancer
04.2015 - 05.2015

Director & Writer

Delhi Metro Film Project
11.2014 - 02.2015

Production Team

Small Screen Production
08.2014 - 11.2014

Assistant Director and Post Production Coordinator

Cinema India 18 Motion Pictures
11.2013 - 07.2014

Brand Associate/ Creative

Goosebumps Brand Solutions
10.2011 - 09.2013

Graphic Designer

The Hindustan Times
06.2011 - 09.2011

Bachelor of Journalism And Mass Communication -

Indraprastha University

Director & Writer

MY CHOICE- MALE VERSION (Viral Video)

Chief Assistant Director

SANAM Band Music Video- ‘ISHTYLE’

Chief Assistant Director

Ola Brand Advertisement

Visual Producer

Super Dancer Chapter 3

Senior Reality Producer

Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards India 2018

Chief Assistant Director

MTV Pantaloons Style Superstars

Chief Assistant Director

Tik Tok Aplication- Advertisement Campaign

Director

MTV Beats- Secret Side

Director

TATA Motors Corporate AV
ANKUR PODDAR