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Kamel Bouknadel

Vancouver

Summary

Video editor with 7 years of experience specializing in video production, project management, video editing and of course, storytelling. Always

seeking to express power and emotion in fiction, documentary, advertisement and social media. Adept at coordinating with diverse teams to execute video projects and deliver the best asset.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Video Editor

Self-employed
03.2021 - Current
  • Understand director's and creative director's artistic vision and maintained alignment with vision throughout editing process.
  • Deliver edits with multiple camera angle choices, titles, graphics, audio, and special effects.
  • Execute over 100 video projects for social media campaigns for clients such as Remy Martin, DKNY, Starbucks Coffee, QuickBooks
  • In charge of post-production for Vogue Magazine's Youtube series Inside the Home of
  • Performed editing on TV commercials for DKNY and Diesel
  • Executed post production for Jeunes et Retraités, a TV documentary series (3 episodes of 48 minutes) capturing the FIRE community, which included conduction editing and colo grading and delivering to broadcast standards
  • In charge of editing trailers for fashion documentary series to be aired on streaming platform

Senior Video Editor

The Heist / Thinkingbox
07.2021 - 11.2023
  • Executed 25+ video projects for websites, social media and broadcast commercials, partnered with creative teams and producers to develop storyboards based on scripts, aligned project deliverables and supported post-production editing
  • Organized and worked with raw footage from multiple cameras and sources.
  • Coordinated aspects of video editing and postproduction to maximize workflow. Served as the point of contact for motion designers, external vendors such as sound mixers and color grading studios
  • Contributed new ideas and looked for ways to improve content editing and processes.
  • Worked with graphic templates and seamlessly inserted into videos.
  • Worked with producers and other team members to meet deadlines.
  • Utilized various editing software such as Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro to assemble, edit and process delivery.
  • Edited TV commercials for Ford and GMC

Senior Video Editor

Mazarine Agency
03.2015 - 12.2019
  • Keep an open eye on film and video trends to inspire the agency's projects
  • Understood directors' artistic vision and maintained alignment with vision throughout editing process.
  • Saw concepts through to completion by working to develop final edits, color and other elements in post-production process.
  • In charge of Jean-Paul Gaultier and Diesel social media assets
  • Conducted editing for tv commercials for Jean-Paul Gautier, Diesel, Caroline Herrera and Paco Rabanne

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Film And Video Production

Université Paris La Sorbonne Nouvelle
08-2005

Skills

  • Storytelling

  • Script interpretation

  • Post-production workflow

  • Project management

  • Color Correction

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

  • DaVinci Resolve

Languages

French
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Senior Video Editor

The Heist / Thinkingbox
07.2021 - 11.2023

Senior Video Editor

Self-employed
03.2021 - Current

Senior Video Editor

Mazarine Agency
03.2015 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Film And Video Production

Université Paris La Sorbonne Nouvelle
Kamel Bouknadel