Mahin Abdullah Rony

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Canon 400D, Canon 5D Mark 2, Canon 600D, DJI Mavic Pro, Gopro Hero 3+ Black Edition, Macbook Pro / Laptop

I can use: Final Cut Pro / X, Macbook Pro / Laptop, Sony EX3, Canon 600D, Mac Pro, DJI Mavic Pro, Canon 5D mark 2, GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition, Canon 400D

About me

I am Mahin Abdullah Rony, a television post production artist from Bangladesh. After completing my studies at school and college, I came closer to the computer and got interested in web-development and design. I self trained myself various computer programs like Adobe Photoshop, Adode Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash and started experimenting with them. Luckily, I got a job in a local web development agency named Web-Paramedic in Chittagong. After working there for almost 3 years as a web developer, I moved to Dhaka and I was fortunate enough that Channel I, a leading Bangladeshi Television Station was pleased with my creativity and skills and offered me a job as Video Editor and Motion Graphic-Designer. Later, I started working in NCA (News & Current Affairs) where I developed myself as a finest professional in non-linear editing and motion graphics with skills in Adobe Premier, Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Apple Motion, Apple Color, Soundtrack Pro, Logic Pro, etc.

As a video editor, I was responsible for assembling recorded raw material into a finished product suitable for broadcasting. The material consists of camera footage, dialogue, sound effects, graphics and special effects. This is a key role in the post-production process for broadcasting news and news-based programs, which can determine the quality and delivery of the final product. I was an integral part of our team and usually worked closely with the news producers and directors to achieve the desired end result.

Besides my job in Channel I, I worked as a freelance Chief Video Editor in more than 500 Television documentaries in Alpha-I Media Productions Limited, which is one of the leading audio-visual houses in Bangladesh. I have edited various travel/cultural/health documentaries like “RC Travel ON”, “HeartBeat”, “Weddings of the world”, “Circle the Globe”, etc. I was also responsible for creating title graphics for various TV programs.

I was later promoted as Senior Video Editor & Motion Graphic-Designer, NCA (2006) in Channel i, specially focused on news-based documentaries. One of the major news-based programs I worked with is Hridoye Mati O Manush (Soil & Men in Heart), directed, conceived and hosted by Mr. Shykh Seraj. As agriculture is the lifeline of our economy, it made me feel that this is a noble journalistic way to help the real pulse of our economy, the farming sector and the farmers. I was simultaneously working as the Senior Video Editor in two other agro-news based documentaries, Hridoye Mati O Manusher Daak (Postbox of Soil & Men in Heart) and Krishi Dibanishi (Agriculture: Round the Clock). I was also involved in the production of couple of talk shows under the NCA which
includes high-profile and influential guests like DDG, Operations of FAO, Manoj Juneja; Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen; José Graziano da Silva, the DG of FAO, IFAD's President: Kanayo F. Nwanze and H.E. Dan W. Mozena, the US Ambassador to Bangladesh and many other distinguished people. Videos can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/shykhseraj.
Additional information:
I am also a member of the editorial board of Janabhashya (People’s Voice), an NCA publication. While working in my current position, I was introduced to HD Cinematography, which made me interested in Photography, and I started learning it immediately. Since then, I have developed myself as a freelance photojournalist and have been involved in various field projects which included some of our honorable ministers of Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh and H.E. Dan W. Mozena, the US Ambassador to Bangladesh. I have also contributed some photos in national dailies and other publications. I’m also the official photojournalist in Monthly Critic, Priyo.com (an online news portal) and Zonta International Club. Here is the web link for some of my photographs I have taken: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahin_gd/. I’ve also worked on some documentaries as cinematographer and editor. I have also worked on some international documentaries as a part of my job in Channel I in association with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) which is featured in their youtube channel. Here they are, “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4w85NgfK0Q” Southern Promise (Bangladesh video) Video prepared for the IFPRI/USAID policy workshop, "Enhancing Food Security in Bangladesh: Evidence for Action", held October 4-5, 2011, in Dhaka. “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh3ftQCCnxU” The Awakening (Bangladesh) Film produced for the Bangladesh Food Security Investment Forum 2010, held in Dhaka, May 26-27, 2010.

Some other videos of my works (documentary films, short films, animations, music videos) can be found here: https://vimeo.com/moviecamp/videos.

I got a fellowship from Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at University of Oklahoma in October 2013 and spend a month in Norman, Oklahoma.

There I attended several workshops and worked as a video production specialist in Trifecta Communications “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVgJ6c9G29U” and as a contributing photojournalist in Moore Monthly in Moore, Oklahoma. I have also attended the Professional Fellows Congress from the United States Department of State in
Washington D.C. in November 2013.

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Editor (Final Cut Pro)
Job Titles	Post Production Assistant, Sound Operator / Engineer, Sound Mixer / Recordist, Sound Assistant, Gaffer / Lighting Director, Marketing / PR, Post Production Producer, Camera Assistant, Post Production Coordinator, Camera Operator, Visual Effects (VFX) Artist, Special Effects (SFX) Artist, Post-Production Management / Support, Colorist, Graphics Artist / Graphic Designer, Motion Graphic Designer, Director, Producer, Video Editor, 1st Assistant Camera - Focus Puller, Cinematographer, Director of Photography (DOP), Videographer, Photographer, DIT / Data Wrangler, Camera Supervisor
Years in industry	6+ years