Adobe Premiere Pro
Paul Nyamekye
Filmmaker
Amsterdam,NH
Summary
Results-oriented professional with a diverse background in management and content creation. Proven to conceptualize, plan and manage successful video productions. Dedicated, well-organized, highly communicative, and detail-oriented.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Freelance: Director/DOP/Editor
Tinpauls Pictures
Amsterdam
11.2017 - Current
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
- Executing creative vision on tight budgets that consistently hit production deadlines.
- Great choice of sound designs, create light for cinema and selection of right gears or equipment to produce content for clients.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Organized assets by collecting data from camera media, transcoding video, and audio files and managing file backup to digital asset management system.
- Delivered edits with multiple camera angle choices, titles, graphics, audio, and special effects.
- Developed best practice content editing techniques to enhance content performance across social platforms and extend content across traditional platforms.
- Edited together video, audio still imagery and motion graphics for creative and informational multimedia projects.
Cinematographer/Editor
One LB Productions
Accra, Ghana
04.2014 - 11.2017
- Together with director prepares storyboard, mood board, shot list and call sheet.
- Checks composition of cameras and lights in every scene and make adjustments to suit mood of film.
- Provides creative and technical input to facilitate and expedite completion and editing of various video projects.
- Analyzed screenplay, characters and story structure to decide on visual approach.
- Visits locations to take series of shots to determine proper fillers, framing, angles, lighting and techniques.
- Performed test shoots by using different focal lengths and camera placements.
- Oversaw post-production activities by performing editing, color corrections and motion graphic design, guaranteeing high production value.
- Elevated video quality through creative and tasteful sound design and color grading.
- Developed and implemented innovative camera techniques, angles and setting to capture footage
- Used Adobe Premiere and After Effect to edit footage into correct order and add effects
- Through calculated effort of all, ONELB Production increase clientele from 5 in 2014 to 13 in 2017 and this resulted profit growth of 15% to 55%.
Director/Editor/Camera Operator
Central Film Multimedia Ltd
Cape, Ghana
07.2008 - 04.2013
- Used strong communication skills to collaborate with team members to ensure efficiency.
- Managed entire production process for 30+ projects from storyboarding to shooting to editing.
- Operate cameras with right setting for needed qualities in footages.
- Edit and color grade footages using adobe premiere pro and Davinci Resolve
- Collaborated with stakeholders and creative team to create amazing experiences for audience.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Digital Film Production
Middlesex University
London 09.2018 - 09.2020
Diploma - Digital Film Production
SAE Institute
Amsterdam, NH 09.2018 - 09.2019
High Diploma - Business Management
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana 09.2011 - 09.2014
Diploma - Computer Hardware and Installation
Metro Computer Training Institute
Accra, Ghana 09.2002 - 09.2003
Skills
Problem Solving
Accomplishments
- Beyond the Curve International Film Festival - Best Director (October 2020). Awarded Best Director for producing and directing a short film “TRUST”
- Awarded in recognition for outstanding performance in producing and organizing a 7day film challenge for SAE film students.
- Co-organizer SAE Dungeons & Dragons Film Festival.
- Presented with a prestigious award for Best Original Story “Last Laugh” by Vegas Movie Awards 2021.
Hobbies
Travels and Tour, Art, Singing, Reading, Community Involvement, Writing and Sports.
Software
Adobe After Effects
Microsoft Word Applications
DaVinci Resolve
Adobe Photoshop
Awards and School Certificates
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/196sQyX37Mc6Rbl4KLFDTHqSVPtb0h0e4?usp=share_link
Portfolio/Project Links
https://www.behance.net/paulnyamekye
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GRV5L8L884wyfYGE0NS4DoZDzY45XJMa
Timeline
Bachelor of Arts - Digital Film Production
Middlesex University
09.2018 - 09.2020
Diploma - Digital Film Production
SAE Institute
09.2018 - 09.2019
Freelance: Director/DOP/Editor
Tinpauls Pictures
11.2017 - Current
Cinematographer/Editor
One LB Productions
04.2014 - 11.2017
High Diploma - Business Management
University of Cape Coast
09.2011 - 09.2014
Director/Editor/Camera Operator
Central Film Multimedia Ltd
07.2008 - 04.2013
Diploma - Computer Hardware and Installation
Metro Computer Training Institute
09.2002 - 09.2003
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