Olayinka Idowu

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About me

I am a freelance Filmmaker (Cinematographer, Photographer, Editor and sometimes Producer). I am based in London. I have been making films for the last 7 years. Some films I worked on have been shortlisted at International Film Festivals including BFI Film Festival, The African Film Festival (TAFF), Sydney Indie Film Festival, BHERC’s African American Film Marketplace Festival and Cape Town International Film Festival, amongst others.

Working in the Film Industry has always been my passion since studying T.V. and Video Production City and Guilds at Westminster Kingsway College, Battersea Park.

I am the ultimate people person. I love being on set, I love being around people and I bring a great can- do, positive, energy to every place I work at. Having worked in security in addition to filmmaking, I am very adaptable. I easily relate to and effectively communicate with all sorts of people.

I have worked on a lot of productions with tight budgets so I am accustomed to working under pressure and undertaking a plethora of roles simultaneously. For example, I have organized location scouting and set design whilst also managing rehearsals and other practical aspects of the production such as contract negotiations and budgeting. I am a quick learner, highly self- motivated and I have excellent time- management and organizational skills.

I am experienced with the entirety of the production process at a low budget level and I would really like to learn more about translating this knowledge to a higher stakes arena.

I am an experienced DOP and Camera Operator. I regularly work with a range of digital cameras including Arri Alexa; Red Dragon; Red Epic; Sony PXW; and Canon 5D/7D; but I am most especially familiar with the 4.6k Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro and a 4k Black Magic Ursa which I own and use most frequently on personal projects.

I am an experienced Editor- using Adobe Premiere Pro for most of my editing jobs. I started out editing music videos and then progressed to short and feature films.
Referees:
Jagwah Jaiye
Nosa Igbinedion
Akpe Ododoru
Ola Laniyan
Yvonne Hays
Lorraine Stodel
Sunny King
Additional information:
The following are a cross- selection of my work as a Filmmaker:

OKEY (Short) (Apr 2018 - July 2018) Rex Vision Media (Producer)
OATH BOUND (Short) (Feb 2018 - July 2018) Laniyan's Ink and Rex Vision Media (Producer)
THEREAFTER (Short) (Nov 2016 - Nov 2016) Heels and Lens (Director)
NEVER FORGET (Feature) (May 2016 - Jun 2016) Diana Childs Limited (Director)
HAUNTED (Short) (Oct 2015 - Oct 2015) Rex Vision Media (Director and Producer)
HUNTING 4 HUBBIES (Feature) (May 2015 - Jun 2015) Rex Vision Media (Director and Producer)
OYA: RISE OF THE ORISHAS (Short) (Feb 2014 - Feb 2014) Igodo Films (Associate Producer)
UNSPOKEN (Short) (Oct 2012 - Oct 2012) Oakmanfilm (Associate Producer)
THE WITNESS (Short) (Jan 2012 - Jan 2012) Rex Vision Media (Director)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-3ijqmkkGI

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Director
Job Titles	Video Editor, Writer, Director, Studio Producer / Director, Camera Operator, Cinematographer, Director of Photography (DOP), Videographer, Photographer, DIT / Data Wrangler, Camera Supervisor, Camera Assistant, Props Assistant / Support, Assistant Grip
Years in industry	6+ years