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KARAN CHOKSHI

KARAN CHOKSHI

Mumbai

Summary

Thrives in stimulating environments, encourages effective teamwork, takes initiative, and motivates team-efficiency. Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and provides deep insights backed by thorough research. Seeks a nurturing environment that provides active mentorship and supports individual and collective growth and perseverance. Determined to work at a small or medium-sized enterprise where value additions by candidates are openly recognized allowing more significant exposure to refine individualistic skills.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Startup Founder

karan chokshi
mumbai
01.2025 - Current
  • Launched and led a creative production company specializing in branded content, wedding films, and digital advertising. Oversaw all aspects of production from concept development to final delivery while managing client relationships, budgets, and creative teams.
  • Led video production department in creating high-quality multimedia content.
  • Managed project timelines and ensured timely delivery of video edits.

Head of Production

DE MANTRAA HOLISTIC WELLNESS LLP
mumbai
01.2023 - 01.2025

Led the video production for a holistic wellness YouTube channel. Responsible for end-to-end content creation, including shooting, editing, and publishing high-quality video content for YouTube and social platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Filmed over 50 videos focused on mental wellness, therapy, and personal growth
  • Edited educational and motivational content using Adobe Premiere Pro and after effects
  • Managed camera setup, lighting, audio recording, and post-production independently.
  • Coordinated with internal teams for scripting and content planning.

Head of Video Production

ExperientialEtc
mumbai
07.2022 - 01.2023
  • Supervising the creative and technical aspects of projects
  • Ideation - generating creative ideas for events, on aspects of shooting and editing
  • Conceptualizing ideas on paper in form of screenplay and project brief
  • Delegating tasks to team members for respective field work
  • Directing cinematographers & crew members to cover all aspects during
  • Brands on ground advertising campaigns
  • Brands Product showcase events
  • Corporate events
  • Supervising Post production
  • Editing flow
  • Color correction & Color grading
  • Creative elements - Titles, Lower Thirds, Animations
  • Graphics - visual Effects
  • Music & Sound effects
  • Managing the day-to-day activities of the team.
  • Motivating the team to achieve organizational goals.
  • Developing and implementing a timeline to achieve targets.
  • Coordinating with Different Departments in organization to achieve maximum creative output
  • Understanding Clients Requirements to deliver output on time
  • Communicating with clients on every stage of production to achieve transparency while updating the work timeline

Cinematographer

ExperientialEtc
mumbai
11.2021 - 07.2022
  • Shooting corporate events, brand advertising events, product launch events, documentaries, internal corporate videos
  • Analyzing the screenplay, and story structure and deciding on a visual approach with the team
  • Selecting and sourcing required equipment, tools, and crew members.
  • Working with the camera and light crews during production to capture the desired footage and adjust the color and exposure as needed
  • Reviewing footage during post-production and making any necessary edits
  • Working with the post-production team to create visual effects and titles
  • As creative director
  • 1. Lead brainstorming/creative sessions to generate ideas
  • 2. Conceive and implement concepts, guidelines and strategies in various creative projects and oversee them to completion
  • 3. Created Motion Graphics animation videos

Lead Video Editor/Director

UNITY MARK FILMS
mumbai
06.2019 - 08.2021
  • Filmed and directed commercial advertisements, music videos, shorts films, corporate videos, and documentaries
  • Edited and executed post-production work in accordance with the creative flow
  • Identifying and addressing client needs
  • Coordination and updating of the creative process at every stage
  • Overlooking pre-production on stages
  • 1. ideation
  • 2. finalizing script
  • 3. hiring actors and crews
  • 4. locations
  • 5. updating budget
  • Setting up the post-production pipeline
  • 1. Designing and creating a video flow
  • 2. Adding creative elements - titles, lower thirds etc.
  • 3. Adding graphics
  • 4. Working on color correction & color grading
  • 5. Adding Sfx and music

Education

Bachelor of Mass media -

GPA: 61.85% - B grade
04.2019

ADVFX - VFX And Animation

MAYA ACADEMY OF ADVANCED CINEMATICS
Mumbai
05-2017

Skills

  • Content Writing Intermediate
  • Problem-Solving Expert
  • Communication Expert
  • Organizational Intermediate
  • Leadership Skills Expert
  • Team building Expert
  • Exploring Indian mythology, Story creation, Script writing, Screenplay
  • Content Writing Intermediate
  • Problem-Solving Expert
  • Communication Expert
  • Organisational Intermediate
  • Leadership Skills Expert
  • Team building Expert
  • Exploring Indian mythology, Story creation, Script writing, Screenplay

Certification

  • Advanced Program in Visual Effects Mar 2017
  • MAAC MALAD

Languages

English Advanced, Gujarati Advanced, Hindi Advanced, Marathi Intermediate

Hobbies and Interests

cricket, Chess, Carrom, playing games

Projects

  • PayNearby Aug 2019 — Dec 2020, DIRECTED COMMERIALS ADVERSTIMENTS, CORPORATE VIDEOS, INTERVIEWS
  • Mastercard Dec 2021 — Oct 2022 brand activation at Ghatkopar Metro Station
  • 5 Star Cadbury Jun 2022 — Jul 2022 5 Star Cadbury event at Marine Drive Mumbai
  • MPL Indian Jersey launch Sep 2022 — Oct 2022, MPL Indian Jersey launch at Bandra Bandstand
  • Influcencer - brand Videos Jan 2025 — August 2025

Timeline

Startup Founder

karan chokshi
01.2025 - Current

Head of Production

DE MANTRAA HOLISTIC WELLNESS LLP
01.2023 - 01.2025

Head of Video Production

ExperientialEtc
07.2022 - 01.2023

Cinematographer

ExperientialEtc
11.2021 - 07.2022

Lead Video Editor/Director

UNITY MARK FILMS
06.2019 - 08.2021

Bachelor of Mass media -

GPA: 61.85% - B grade

ADVFX - VFX And Animation

MAYA ACADEMY OF ADVANCED CINEMATICS
KARAN CHOKSHI