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Ravi Srinivas

Camera Operator, Producer

United States , New York City

Visits in the last week

19

Total of visits

295

Current Work Details

What I do

Freelance Camera Operator

Company

Self Employed

Website

http://vimeo.com/user1942647/videos

Where I work

I run my own company or organisation

Technical Skills

Ravi Srinivas is a freelance camera operator living in Brooklyn, NY. He is completing an MA in Media and Film Studies at the New School, while traveling the East Coast documenting the American jazz scene. In 2011, he completed two internship programs, one with Gotham Sound and Communication, a New York based provider of audio gear for film and television, and the second internship with Atlantic Television, a New York based company providing high quality production services, crews, and equipment across the country. For the past 4 years, he has been freelancing for TIMES NOW's US correspondents, in covering everything from 2008 Election campaigns to the latest in cultural events around the country. TIMES NOW is a leading 24-hour English News channel, available across all platforms in India, Analog & Digital Cable and can be viewed outside of India on www.watchindia.tv with a Broadband connection. In addition to freelancing for TIMES NOW, he has also contributed footage to Reuters, France24, NDTV, and Feature Story News.

Resources / Expertise

Cameras: Sony EX-1&3/ XDCAM/ Digi Beta/ Canon 7D & XL2/ Sony PD-170/ Sony HVR-VU1/ Panasonic HVX-200/ Bolex// Computer: Final Cut/ Avid/ Motion/ Adobe Premiere/ Dreamweaver/ Live Type/ Flash/ Photoshop/ Illustrator/ Motion/ Excel/ Filezilla/ Photoshop/ Pilotware/ Masterplay/ DPS/ Editing Suite/ WinTV2000/ Wordpress/ Twitter

Availability

Paid Work Only

Training

2010-2012

The New School,
Graduate program for Media Studies and Film, Master's Degree

My Links

 

Vimeo

Shooters Q&A

Films I wish I had made

Valhalla Rising, City of God, Even Dwarves Started Small, Blade Runner, Blue, Pulp Fiction, Down By Law & Sankofa & Kanto Wanderer

I cried watching

...the last episode of 6 Feet Under

I left the cinema during

never left, but did fall asleep during Stargate, the first time I watched it

Directors I love

S. Kubrick, S. Suzuki ,S. Ray, M. Scorsese, F.F. Coppola, Q. Tarantino, N.W. Refn

Actors I admire

G. Clooney, P. Sellers, C. Chaplin, J. Lemmon, R. De Niro, M. Caine, A. Pacino, J. Nicholson, J. Mason, J. Depp, D. Day-Lewis, S. Penn, T. Hanks, R. Gosling

Writers I respect

All writers, anyone with guts and drive to do it. Respect.

My desert island discs

Fugazi - Red Medicine/ J Dilla - Doughnuts/ Duke Ellington - Money Jungle

Books I have given my friends

Love and Rockets Vol. 1/ The Invisibles/ Swamp Thing/ Kafka on the Shore

My death row meal

Steak, medium rare, a caesar salad, and a ginger Kombucha

The best thing I own

A soul.

More about me

Brooklyn is shining 4ever - Ivar wuz here 2012

My Work & Credits

  • play

    Pennsylvania Avenue - Short on the Jazz Music of Baltimore, Maryland

    My role: Camera Operator

    Format
    HD
    Category
    Documentary
  • play

    Bio Ritmo - Champion Salsa Sound

    My role: Director

    Category
    Music Video
  • Music default play

    Ape Man - RGS

    My role: Composer