PARUL THAPLYAL
Mumbai
Summary
10 years of experience in production, ideation, direction, script writing, and post-production. Supervised various types of content- Documentaries, Vertical content, Podcasts, and TV shows from initial concept to final production. Well-versed with legal/ rights and clearance processes in video production. Strategic Line Producer with many years of experience in the film production arena. Sound knowledge of filmmaking and production technical processes. Effective communicator with extensive relationships in all areas of media production. Adept at maintaining work according to the planning process and approving all scripts, budgets, and production dates with the help of the producer.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Line Producer/ Supervising Producer
VICE Media
Mumbai
10.2021 - 03.2023
- Supervising and tracking all aspects of production across all APAC LOBs - Vertical, Editorial, Commercial, Documentaries and Podcasts
- Creating, managing and monitoring production budgets and delivery schedules for APAC productions across India, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan and Korea
- Negotiating contracts and agreements with crew, talent, producers, vendors and production houses
- Collaborating with creative, production, legal, archival and music teams to facilitate planning and seamless execution
- Working with International teams to ensure implementation of new processes across all LOBs
- Giving inputs into specific aspects of production, legal, rights and clearances and budgets in line with global guidelines.
Executive Producer
Only Much Louder
Mumbai
11.2011 - 03.2013
- Worked on path breaking music travelogue show ‘Dewarists- Season 2’ (Star World) that captured the process of organic composition of music by upcoming talented musicians
- Promoted to Executive Producer for the finale episode shot in Scotland
- Worked on popular music-travel show ‘Sound Trippin- Season 1’ (MTV) with music director Sneha Khanwalkar
- Directed, researched stories, cracked access to remote and unheard locations in different parts of India
- Directed and interviewed India’s most popular bands during music festival- ‘NH7 Weekender’ (UTV Bindaas) and other music events across India.
Senior Post Producer- ‘The Assignment-2’- UTV Bloomberg
Fremantle
Mumbai
08.2011 - 09.2011
- Supervised content, story format, treatment, edit and overall packaging of a 13-episode reality series about India’s top CEOs taking on untried challenges outside their workspaces.
Associate Director- Content Development
Miditech Private Limited
Gurgaon
01.2011 - 03.2011
- Developed new show concepts for fiction, non-fiction, daily and weekly formats
- Conceptualised and directed pilots for greenlit shows.
Associate Director- Corporate Films
News & Entertainment Television
New Delhi
01.2010 - 12.2010
- Researched and assisted in scriptwriting for critically acclaimed and award-winning investigative documentary titled ‘Brokering News- Media, Money, Middlemen’ on the phenomenon of paid news in journalism
- Scripted & directed 10-min corporate films on 2010 Commonwealth Games for Press Information Bureau.
Assistant Director- ‘Science Mein Twist’- National Geographic Channel
Miditech Private Limited
Gurgaon
03.2009 - 04.2010
- In-charge of research, experiment trials, casting, recces, treatment notes and scripting in pre-production
- Conducted studio and outdoor shoots and supervised music composition, graphics, editing at the post production stage
- Show won 'Best Edutainment and Knowledge show' at Indian Telly Awards 2010 and earned a nomination at the Indian Television Awards for the Best Children’s Programme, 2010.
Assistant Producer- ‘Polio: A Fight To The Finish’- UNICEF
Miditech Private Limited
Gurgaon
08.2008 - 02.2009
- Scripted and supervised edit, graphic design and overall creatives for the 10-min documentary film on India’s fight against polio.
Assistant Output Editor- 24x7 News
NDTV
New Delhi
06.2005 - 04.2008
- Prepared rundowns for morning and evening news bulletins and ‘breaking news’ stories
- Worked as Reporter on the Delhi city beat
- Shot, scripted and edited city and crime stories for NDTV 24x7 News.
Education
P.G Diploma in Broadcast Journalism -
Asian College of Journalism
01.2005
B.A in Mass Communication/Political Science/English Literature -
St Francis College
01.2004
Skills
- Equipment procurement
- Shooting schedule preparation
- Technical knowledge
- Budget Preparation
- Travel Coordination
- Film production
- Location Scouting
- Team Coordination
- Cost Control
- Production Planning
Additional Information
10 years
Timeline
Line Producer/ Supervising Producer
VICE Media
10.2021 - 03.2023
Executive Producer
Only Much Louder
11.2011 - 03.2013
Senior Post Producer- ‘The Assignment-2’- UTV Bloomberg
Fremantle
08.2011 - 09.2011
Associate Director- Content Development
Miditech Private Limited
01.2011 - 03.2011
Associate Director- Corporate Films
News & Entertainment Television
01.2010 - 12.2010
Assistant Director- ‘Science Mein Twist’- National Geographic Channel
Miditech Private Limited
03.2009 - 04.2010
Assistant Producer- ‘Polio: A Fight To The Finish’- UNICEF
Miditech Private Limited
08.2008 - 02.2009
Assistant Output Editor- 24x7 News
NDTV
06.2005 - 04.2008
P.G Diploma in Broadcast Journalism -
Asian College of Journalism
B.A in Mass Communication/Political Science/English Literature -
St Francis College
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