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VIKAS
MALHOTRA
email: vikas333@gmail.com |
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BIOGRAPHY:
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Vikas
is currently taking on freelance projects for various
clients as well as working on some of his own projects
such as the documentary project he and his colleagues
shot in India at the Maha
Kumbh Mela.
Prior
to this he received his Masters from Columbia University's
South Asian Studies Program. His focus at Columbia was
in Indian Religions and Anthropology and his final thesis
was entitled "The Tantrika in Medieval Indian
Court Literature". During his enrollment he
also worked at the Natural History Museum in New YOrk
City with Dr. Laurel Kendall, head of the Asian Department.
His undergraduate education was at Hampshire College,
located in Amherst MA, where he recieved his B.A. in both
Anthropology and Multimedia Production. His undergrad dissertation
was entitled "Kattarivu:
Wisdom From the Forest," an Enhanced CD-ROM
exploring and documenting the folk and tribal traditions
of Kerala, located in South India. Along with two other
students they conducted ethnogrpahic research and documentation
through various medias, Vikas being in charge of video
and audio production. He received a large grant from the
Lemelson National Foundation to accomplish this, and his
work was exhibited at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington
D.C. His anthropology background dealt largely in the
cultures of India and Africa, and he has spent considerable
time researching in India where his own cultural heritage
and understanding of the language give him a unique perspective
on the country and its culture.
In
regards to multimedia production, Vikas technical skills
began at Hampshire College, especially in Computer Science
and Film/Video. He honed his skills at San Fransisco
State University where he completed the Multimedia
Production Certificate Program and the New School in
New York City where he studied digital video editing. He
is well versed in many areas of multimedia, including
audio production, video production (shooting, editing,
compression, streaming, animation, titling etc.), interactive
DVD production, photography, and web/print design. He
has worked with both larger corporate companies and smaller
web design firms, and has also worked freelance on a
number of multimedia projects (which can be found below).
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| EDUCATION: |
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Columbia
University, Masters program in South Asian Studies (May, 2004)
Concentration in Anthropology and Religion |
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B.A.
Hampshire College, Amherst MA (Jan 1999)
Concentration in Anthropology and Multimedia Production/Design
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School
for Visual Arts in NYC [2000] -various digital video and web
development classes
San Francisco State University (SFSU) Certificate from Multimedia
Studies Program [1995] |
| CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS: |
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Designed
and produced in 1997 an Enhanced CD-rom known as KATTARIVU:
"Wisdom from the Forest": a multimedia exploration
into the folk and tribal communities of Kerala, South India,
which was exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution Washington
D.C. Contains over 25 short video clips, 9 digitally recorderd
audio tracks and hundreds of photographs.Click above link to
see web version. |
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Received
$20,000 grant from the NCIIA/Lemelson National Foundation for
Kattarivu project |
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Currently
producing a documentary film and publishing an illustrated photo
book about the Maha Kumbh Mela,
a festival in India that occurs once every 12 years and is recorded
in the Guiness book of records as the "largest gathering
of human beings" in history with over 40 million people
attending last January. |
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2nd
camera for a documentary on the Maha Kumbh Mela entitled "Manthan:
The Churning" produced with Hampshire colleague Shalini
Kantayya which won "First
Prize Documentary Film" CUNY Asian American
Film / Media Festival. Click on link to see the award and
video. |
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Worked
at Natural History Museum in New York City in the Asian department.
Conducted research for Dr. Laurel Kendall, director of
Asian department, for a future paper and exhibit on "Sacred
Materials".
(Sept-Dec 2003) |
| SKILLS: |
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Knowledgeable
about new computer, internet, audio, video, print, and photography
technology. |
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Have
designed, organized, managed, and produced DVD's, CD-roms, documentaries,
web sites, and various promotional and print material. Versed
especially in Macs. |
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Graphic
Design/Computer Skills:
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Image Ready, Go-Live, Streamline,
Pagemill, InDesign, Motion, FreeHand, Director, Dreamweaver,
Flash, Fireworks, DVD Studio Pro, Quark Express, Power Point,
Acrobat, Word, Excel, BBEdit, Debabilizer, HTML, Javascript,
CSS |
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Video
production, shooting, and editing; digital/film/HD:
Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe Premiere, After Effects,
Media Cleaner, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack, Live Type, Motion,
Compresser, streaming and encoding technology ie. Quicktime,
Real Producer, Windows Media Player etc and podcasts. Experienced
with various digital and HD video cameras and setting up multi-camera
shoots. |
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Audio
design, production, and recording:
Pro Tools, Metro, DECK II, Cubase, GarageBand, Soundtrack,
Logic Pro, Amadeus, and MP3 technology. Knowledgeable with
recording equipment such as digital hard disk recorders,
samplers, keyboards, mixers and mixing consoles, effects
boards, microphones (omni, shotgun, lavalier), etc. |
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Event
management: Have coordinated events in New York
City involving high profile and international guests, music
events, and fashion shows. (More info can be given on request) |
| RECENT
EMPLOYMENT: |
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Penn
Summit [10/2006
- present (now freelance)]
Web/graphic
Designer/Network Administrator Assistant
Responsible
for web design and maintenance,
print design of advertisements,
promotional materials, and
images for conference booth,
inventory analysis, and new
project research (wind towers). Also
helped Network Admin. with
keeping network stable and
running, creation of stations
w/ network capabilities, and
email troubleshooting.
Pennsummit.com
Blaze
Productions/Focustream.net (2/2006 - 9/2006)
Multimedia
Producer
Responsible for shooting
and editing of videos, streaming
online video, special effects, titiling, and motion graphics,
as well as execution of all web and print media. Videos range
anywhere from commercials, to documentaries, to online conferences,
market research, travels shows, promotional videos, music
videos, etc.
Focustream.net
Jeanisis
(8/2004 - 3/2006)
Art
Director
Head of design department; overseeing all
aspects from conception to execution. Responsible for management
and creation of all design and promotional media, which included
all web and print media, design boards and stylesheets, logos,
look book, shooting and editing of promotional videos, event
coordination (fashion shows), etc.
Encore
Global (May 2004-August 2004)
Content
Manager/Creative Chief
Led the creative team for India-Images
and JohnnyZip brands. Responsible for creation of promotional
and advertising materials related to product branding. Included
web and print media: logos, graphic charts, etc.
The
Pro's: Video and Audio Services (Jan - Sept 2002)
Videographer and DJ
Responsible for setting up and shooting video
for events such as weddings, conferences, and other events.
Also setup large audio systems for similar events and often
DJ'ed the events.
Nautica
Clothing (Feb 01-Dec 01)
Graphic Designer, Nautica Europe Division
Under head designer of Nautica Europe,
responsible for all aspects of companies graphic and print
design needs. Mostly involved in creation and maintanance
of design boards, which includes skills such as scanning,
manipulating and coloring images in photoshop and illustrator,
streamlining to create vector graphics, color matching, creating
palletes, patterns, swatches etc.
Playboy.com,
P.E.I. Enterprises, New York, NY (March 00-Jan 01)
Web/Graphic Marketing Designer
Under the direction of the Vice President of Marketing and
Advertising Sales as well as the New Media Art Director and
Director of E-commerce, responsible for designing, recommending,
organizing and implementing presentation materials and advertising
for the Company's website. This included: design and implementation
of interstitial pages, event sites, banners, media kits, custom
ad sites, as well as off-line (print, CD-rom) materials, power
point presentations, spreadsheets, graphs/charts etc..
Blue
Dingo Digital, New York, NY (July 99-March 00)
Interactive Web Designer
Responsible for concept, design, strategy, and execution
of proposals, comps, and final works including web sites,
video, print and CD-rom.
Clients include Volvo, MCI, UDV Jose Cuervo, Benjamin Moore,
Hermans Survivors, Chefboy, 1800 collect. *1999 Web Awards
Winner Outstanding Web Site for www.cuervo.com and www.swedenrules.com
(now defunct).
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Freelance: |
PAST
CLIENTS:
| World
Music Institute |
Bistro
Du Soleil |
| McCan/Erricson |
Monsoon
Art Gallery |
| Columbia
University/Barnard College |
Ricardo
Maduro (president elect of Honduras, 2001) |
| X-Ray
Inc./yourveincarecenter.com |
Bombay
Grill (menu and brochures) |
| Bosley
Hair Institute |
Aleta
St. James |
| Nautica |
Deviant
Donut/Kevin Garant |
| Brindiamo TV |
Spontane
(NYC music group) |
| Playboy.com |
Miniflix.com |
| Dots (promotional video) |
Blue
Dingo Digital |
| Jeanisis
Fashions |
Tracey
Jones: BOBe Designs |
| Universal Music Studio (NYC) |
Eventide |
VIDEO/DVD
PRODUCTION
Was
Multimedia producer
at a reputable NYC production company (Blaze Productions/Focustream)
where I produced from conception to execution a large number
of DV/HD projects and DVD videos including commercials, online
conferences, market research, travels shows, promotional
videos, music videos, etc. A few of the clients have been
listed above.
Brindiamo TV: Worked for Brindiamo
TV a show on italian restraunts and
cooking. Edited, created effects, titles, for TV shows and
interactive menus for the DVDs. Shows were broadcast on channel
25, a popular public channel in NY and tri-state area. Was
a winner at 2007 28th Annual Telly awards. Also created podcasts
for their website. See
a few of the shows here
Shot
and edited demo music video with filmakers
Diego Benavente, and Fernando J. Velasquez (director of
the cult film "Burning
Man: Where's the Fire?") for internationally-known
musician and producer Talvin Singh (U.K.) using
footage we shot at the Maha Kumbh Mela. Click
here to see video.
World
Music Institute: Created, shot, edited and produced
a promotional DVD on a folk ritual performance from South
India for WMI's Festival on Kerala. Click here to
see video.
Ricardo
Maduro: shot video for TV commercial and documentary
about president elect of Honduras
Eventide:
Produced interactive promotional DVD containing demos with
Surround Sound
Second
camera for documentary a documentary about the farmers market
run by the Lower East Side Girls Project.
It aims to show this model and give audiences a sense of the
power of food to transform lives and communities.
Society
for Children's Development, New Delhi, India: shot and
produced promotional video's about school for disabled children |
WEB
PRODUCTION
Created a number of various web sites: see below for Url's |
| SAMPLE
URLS/WORK: |
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www.aboriginalproductions.net:
founder of multimedia production company abOriginal Productions
www.jeanisis.com:
created flash site (under construction)
www.focustream.net: redesigned site according to their specifications
and edited and encoded demo video
www.barnard.edu/religion/hinduismhere:
designed website for class at Barnard/Columbia (freelance)
RP-Interiors.com: created animated under construction intro
using Flash 8 and Motion
Stephi
Stig Cancer Research Center: created flash/html site
(now defunct)
Psiclops.com: created site for multimedia company
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Video
Samples (compiled from above)
Brindiamo
TV
Focustream: edited
and encoded demo video
Talvin Singh music
video (Kumbh Mela)
World Music Institute
video on Theyyam
Manthan: The
Churning
Kattarivu: Wisdom From
the Forest - There are a large number of video clips
scattered throughout the site |
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