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I am primarily a writer/director. I have experience in a variety of capacities and have done many projects both in the US and overseas.

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RAZA KAZMI 430 Kelton Avenue # 206 Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-743-9863 Razkamikaz@gmail.com, Razkamikaz@aol.com

EXPERIENCE

April 2007-Present Freelance/Self Employed Producer/Director

• Produced and Directed “The Power of Pride,” a documentary for multinational company Proctor & Gamble • Directed “The HR Office,” a TV commercial for world renowned language instruction center Berlitz • Prepared pilot script and season outline for American youth based TV series “The RHP”

February 2006-April 2007 Nucleus Media Producer/Director

• Worked with CEO and Head of Marketing on creative concepts for television and corporate production • Prepared detailed treatment and shooting plan for TV Movie “If I Only Knew…” • Prepared production plan and first draft of script for Austin based 13 episode TV Series • Prepared detailed shooting script and storyboard for TV Movie “A Life Half Lived” • Directed Docudrama for prestigious multinational brand Engro • Wrote and Directed 90-second thematic promo for branded reality show “The Entrepreneur”-sponsored by prestigious Norwegian Brand Telenor • Directed documentary for renowned multinational conglomerate Unilever • Wrote 3 promo concepts for Sunsilk • Wrote 3 comedic mini-sodes-sponsorship of project coming from market leading brand Tapal • Co-wrote and Directed acclaimed short film on Honor Killings, “Blackened”

February 2005-February 2006 CNBC Producer/Director

• Produced and Directed Season 1 of highly popular weekly show “What’s Happening” • Wrote and Directed Channel ID called “The Shells” • Drafted a 1 Hour Documentary Proposal dealing with Civic Sense (or the lack thereof) in Karachi, Pakistan • Drafted a 1 Hour Documentary Proposal on the status of women’s rights in Pakistan • Produced and Directed Season 1 of “E-Life,” a well known show dealing with the latest technological advances • Wrote 3 Channel ID concepts for brand building purposes

January 2004-Febuary 2005 Indus TV Network Producer/Director

• Wrote and Directed Channel ID’s “The Running Man,” “The G Man,” “The Couple at the Beach” and the award winning “The Crabs” • Wrote widely appreciated Channel ID’s “The Fat Ladies Man” and “Synchronized Swimming” • Wrote an episode of popular weekly music program called “Krazy Kay” • Wrote and Directed two Personality ID’s for infamous pop singer Ali Azmat-“The Abstract Painting” and “Breaking Free” • Wrote and Directed highly popular Personality ID for well known VJ Nadia Afgan called “The Outdoor Café” • Produced and Directed prestigious documentary for the 2nd Jazz IM Awards, the largest musical event in the country, sponsored by multinational brand Mobilink/Orascom • Wrote and Directed highly appreciated promo announcing the telecast of the 2nd Jazz IM Awards documentary • Wrote and Directed a Personality ID for star actors Faisal Qureshi and Ejaz Aslam called “The Vision”

June 2003-January 2004 Geo TV Network Producer/Director

• Wrote and Directed 60-second ad for Geo USA called “Missing Loadshedding” • Wrote and Directed special 120-second ad for Geo USA called “The Daydream” • Edited a special 30 second promo for the Pakistan-India hockey match • Wrote a well received 30 second commercial titled “The Family” for Geo HR • Wrote a highly acclaimed series of 6 brand building spots for Geo TV Network as a whole • Jointly prepared a special A/V presentation marking Geo’s anniversary • Prepared 2 public service announcements dealing with the perils of underage driving • Supported the launching of a new music/youth channel called “AAG TV”

December 2002-May 2003 Freelance Producer/Director

• Wrote and Directed acclaimed commercial for Starbucks titled “Frap Freaks”-the ad went on to garner a Best Young Director nomination at the 2003 Cannes Advertising Festival • Wrote and Directed well received commercial for Diet Rite Soda

January 2001-September 2001 Propaganda Films Intern

• Supported Head of Talent Management Dept in terms of scheduling, running errands and organizing paperwork • Read numerous scripts for learning purposes and also to provide coverage • Supported Commercial Dept as a Production Assistant in the office • Attended commercial shoots and observed the directors for learning purposes

June 1996-June 1999 US Air Force Enlisted Airman • Attended Basic Military Training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas • Received Technical Training at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi-course was in computer systems operations and intelligence communications • Served full time at Ramstein AFB and performed various duties related to my field: communications, intelligence gathering and encryption • Managed to fulfill my General Education Requirements while at Ramstein from the University of Maryland’s European Branch, attaining a GPA of 3.85 • Wrote and Directed a Theatrical Play which was performed in Kaiserslautern called “The Reality of Ghetto Life”

EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Course of Study: Cinema-Television Production • Wrote, Directed and Edited short films “The Sealman Encounter” and “Death Comes To Us All” • Wrote and Directed short films “A Tale of Two Tails,” “Is This My Life?” and “The Penny” • Directed excerpts of the well known David Mamet play “Speed the Plow” and the Pulitzer Prize winning Eugene O’Neill Play “Beyond the Horizon” • Worked as a Technical Director on the Trojan Vision shows “Platforum” and “Visual Frequency” • Worked as a Camera Operator on the Trojan Vision shows “CU@USC” and “Platforum” • Worked as a Stage Manager on the ½ hr. TV Sitcom “One in a Million” • Worked as a Sound Mixer/Boom Operator on the Graduate Film “Intermission”

SKILLS & EQUIPMENT AVID Film/Media Composer and Final Cut Pro Editing Systems. Panavision Panaflex, Arri 4, Super-8, Sony PD-100, PD-150, and Beta Cam Cameras. IBM/MAC, Microsoft Office 2007, Final Draft 7, Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop. Fluent in Urdu

COMMUNITY SERVICE Provided relief for flood victims in Biloxi, Mississippi-August 1996 Served as Troop Leader for Boy Scouts of America-1997-1998

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