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    Multiple award-winning director, cameraman and editor with valid EU and Canadian passports. I bring extensive experience creating concepts, producing, directing talent and crews - including multi-cam and aerial work - shooting, editing, etc to commercials, promos, corporate, documentary and drama productions.

    Have spent over 10 years freelancing in Canada/UK/Europe,  7 months working as creative director for at a corporate production house in the UK and 2 years as a creative producer for the CHUM/CTV tv network in British Columbia, Canada. I have worked on well over 150 commercial, corporate and promo productions, often flying solo from concept through to delivery.  I am used to working with extremely tight deadlines and even tighter budgets. Miracles are often expected of me which I'm happy to deliver.

    As a director I'm known for being highly creative with a good sense of humour. I'm easy to work with, respectful towards my team and have a strong determination to achieve what I set out to do. My work has been honoured with a Silver Award for Directing by Promax North America, a Best Creative Award by the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters along with numerous nominations including the Rocket Award for Best Newcomer also at Promax.

    As a cameraman I have a great eye, am hard working and self-sufficient but also good at taking direction. I've shot with everything from a Z1 through full size XDCAM and compact DSLRs all the way to RED ONE. Have good physical stamina and a highly regarded hand-held shooting style.

    Having edited an award-winning 45 minute documentary - My Son, The Pornographer - for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), I have a good sense of story and structure with a keen eye for characters. The film has played to sold out audiences at the 2008 Vancouver / 2009 Victoria Film Festivals and was recently awarded the Editing First Award at the Academy Awards qualifying 2009 Rhode Island International Film Festival Best Documentary Program and Best Direction in a Documentary at British Columbia's prestigious 2009 Leo Awards as well as a Bronze at Houston's WorldFest International Film Festival

    Samples of my work are available to view online at http://zsoltsandor.com. References and a DVDs available on request.

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    Credits

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    Art Attack - The Walt Disney Company , Argentina
    2012 - Edit Producer
    Edit producing 27 x 22 minute episodes of Disney's "Art Attack" for the UK market.

    Production and post-production took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Allergan - Botox - Earl Productions , United Kingdom
    2011 - Director of Photography
    Director of photography and editor on HD conference VTs for Botox, Allergan's leading brand. Allergan is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.

    Holden-Jones Wealth Planning - Broad Grin Communications , United Kingdom
    2011 - Director/Cameraperson
    Self-shooting director/editor for promo film commissioned by Holden-Jones Wealth Planning, a partner practice of St. James's Place Wealth Management in Birmingham.

    Shot on Canon 5DmkII, edited on FCP 7 w Motion 4 and After Effects CS5.5

    O2 Backstage Chat - PD3 / O2 Academies , United Kingdom
    2011 - Director/Cameraperson
    Self-shooting director/editor interviewing musicians and filming gigs for O2 Academies' youtube channel - O2 Backstage Chat (http://youtube.com/o2backstagechat)

    Shot on Canon 5DmkII, edited on FCP 7

    Allergan - Emerging Markets - Earl Productions , United Kingdom
    2011 - Editor
    Editing 4 x HD conference films of mixed original, archival and self-sourced stock footage for Allergan, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.

    Allergan - Medical - Earl Productions , United Kingdom
    2011 - Director/Cameraperson
    Co-directing, shooting and editing 3 x HD conference VTs for Allergan, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.

    Our Legacy - Legacy Trust UK - Earl Productions , Unspecified
    2011 - Director/Cameraperson
    Self-shooting location director for the Urban Games Championship 2011 in Newcastle, which formed part of the "Our Legacy" film commissioned by Legacy Trust UK.

    Shot on Canon 5DmkII

    Ben 10 Ultimate Challenge - TwentyTwenty , United Kingdom
    2011 - Edit Producer
    Gallery and Edit Producing 10 x 22' episodes of 'Ben 10 Ultimate Challenge (Hungary)', a kids game show for Cartoon Network

    LexisNexis - Vision 2011 - Red Banana Productions , United Kingdom
    2011 - Cameraperson
    Cameraman on corporate conference shoot for LexisNexis

    Shot on Sony EX-3/EX-1

    Ping - DiggOut Creative , United Kingdom
    2011 - Director of Photography
    Director of Photography on internal training film for world-leading golf equipment company Ping.

    Shot on Canon 5DmkII

    Royal Wedding 2011 - Metro TV (Indonesia) , United Kingdom
    2011 - Cameraperson
    Cameraman filming at the Royal Wedding in London on 29 April 2011, shooting for Indonesia's top news channel - Metro TV.

    Sequin Art (TVC) - JMS Group , United Kingdom
    2011 - Director of Photography
    Director of Photography on studio commercial shoot for 'Sequin Art' , a children's art product.

    Shot in studio in Norwhich at the JMS Group's in-house facilities.

    Filmed using Sony EX3.

    VISA 'Traning Day' - Behind The Scenes - MPH / Saatchi&Saatchi , England
    2010 - Director/Cameraperson
    Directing and shooting the UK portion of the behind-the-scenes film for VISA 'Training Day' - VISA's new Olympic commercial by Saatchi&Saatchi and Partizan - featuring Steve Redgrave, Phillips Idowu, Aaron Cooke, Stefanie Reid and Shenaze Reade

    Shot on a Sony Z1

    Fifi Awards 2011 - Quintessentially / Earl Productions , United Kingdom
    2011 - Camera Operator
    Camera operator (Sony EX-3) at the 2011 Fifi Awards held at Banqueting Hous in London featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor, Blue, etc

    Creating Cleopatra - Northern Ballet - Zsolt Sándor , United Kingdom
    2011 - Director/Cameraperson
    Directing, shooting and editing a behind-the-secenes mini-doc about Northern Ballet's new show Cleopatra. Featuring Claude-Michel Schonberg, composer of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon.

    Shot on a Canon 5DmkII
    Edited in FCP7

    A 'Mini' Adventure - MPH / Starcom / MediaVest , England
    2010 - Director/Cameraperson
    Shooting a short internal pitch for Starcom/MediaVest as they pursue business from Mini and BMW.

    Shot on a Sony Z1

    Exxon Mobil - Earl Productions , Czech Republic
    2010 - Director of Photography
    Shooting/editing 15 internal communication pieces for energy giant Exxon Mobil over 5 days in Prague, Southampton and London.

    Shot on a Canon 5DmkII, edited on FCP 7

    Cleopatra - Northern Ballet - Zsolt Sándor , England
    2010 - Director/Cameraperson
    Directing. shooting and editing a short trailer for Northern Ballet's new show Cleopatra. Shot at a public preview event at Sadlers Wells, London.

    Shot on a Canon 5DmkII and a Canon 7D
    Edited in After Effects CS5 and FCP 7

    Saint James's Place -Nigel Donohoe - Broad Grin Communications , England
    2010 - Director/Cameraperson
    Directing, shooting and editing a 2-minute corporate promo for independent financial advisor Nigel Donohoe, Senior Partner at Saint James's Place.

    Shot on a Canon 5DmkII, edited on FCP 7


    Biocleanse/Dentisan - DiggOut Productions , England
    2010 - Director of Photography
    Shooting two short product demonstrations for a dental cleaning manufacturer.

    Shot on a Canon 7D

    Kona Blue Coffee - DiggOut Productions , England
    2010 - Director of Photography
    Shooting a short in-store promo for gourmet coffee & deli chain Kona Blue. The piece is played/projected without audio to patrons, hence the visuals were required to be stunning enough to speak for themselves.

    Shot on a Canon 5DmkII and Canon 7D

    Schwarzkopf Elite Model Look Hungary 2010 - Kolorfilm , Hungary
    2010 - Director/Cameraperson
    Directing, shooting and editing a 4-minute promo for Visage Model Management featuring their high-profile model competition on behalf of Elite Model Look.

    Shot on a Canon 5DmkII, edited on FCP 7

    Changing Face of Business in Britain - Box Media , England
    2010 - Director of Photography
    Shooting an 8-minute corporate film over 7 days on a Canon 5DmkII. The film features and promotes minority businesses across the UK for MSD UK (Minority Supplier Development UK).

    Chinawhite @ Cartier Polo 2010 - Earl Productions , England
    2010 - Editor
    Edited a corporate promo for London's infamous Chinawhite club featuring their hospitality service at the 2010 Cartier Polo Event - features DJ Pete Tong.

    Shot on Canon 5DmkII, edited on FCP 7

    Various Corporate/Event Films - Bradley TV , United Kingdom
    2009 - Director/Cameraperson
    CREATIVE DIRECTOR
    Responsible for all creative output at Bradley TV including overseeing, producing, directing, shooting and editing a variety of corporate, event and promotional productions for primarily online distribution.

    The Lodge - NFMG/ World Fishing Network , Canada
    2009 - Cameraperson
    Shooting 13x1hr episodes of 'The Lodge', a new reality format for the World Fishing Network, following the inner workings of a luxury sports fishing lodge in the remote wilderness of British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands on the North-West Coast of Canada.

    21 days shooting at sea and on land with Sony XDCAM 700/350/300 and XDCAM EX3/EX1 cameras.

    The Lodge - NFMG / World Fishing Network (WFN) , Canada
    2009 - Editor
    Editing several episodes of a 13 x 1hr reality program about a remote fishing lodge off the North West coast of British Columbia, in the Queen Charlotte Islands. (Final Cut - XDCAM HD/EX)

    Chelsea Flower Show - Laurent-Perrier - Earl Productions , United Kingdom
    2009 - Director
    Directing and editing a short, star-studded promo as well as library footage for Laurent-Perrier at the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show

    http://zsoltsandor.com/zsolt/director/Pages/laurent-perrier.html

    Nightswimming - Beedles - Leclerc , United Kingdom
    2009 - Other
    4 days as a RED DIT backing up data and troubleshooting the RED on a Screen Yorkshire funded short film, directed by Dominic Leclerc (Shameless, Emmerdale, Coronation Street) and produced by Kathleen Beedles (Heartbeat, Emmerdale).

    T-Mobile 'Dance - Life's For Sharing' - Behind The Scenes - Motion Picture House / Saatchi & Saatchi , United Kingdom
    2009 - Camera Operator
    Shooting vox pops and behind the scenes footage for a making-of documentary about the high profile T-Mobile 'Dance - Life's For Sharing' TV advert/stunt in Liverpool St. Station

    http://youtube.com/lifesforsharing

    Ryan Giggs Interview - MBC (Seoul, Korea) , United Kingdom
    2009 - Camera Operator
    Shooting an interview with Man United's Ryan Giggs for a documentary about Ji-Sung Park, Man U's Korean player. Produced by MBC, one of South Korea's four premiere tv networks

    Lighting Magic - Zsolt Sandor / Lencarta.com , United Kingdom
    2009 - Producer/Director
    Producing, directing, shooting and editing a product demo / instructional DVD for Lencarta, a UK manufacturer of studio photography lighting.

    Gordon Ramsey's Taste of Christmas - Earl Productions , United Kingdom
    2008 - Editor (Final Cut Pro)
    Live event - editing freshly shot HDCAM footage to be uploaded the same night

    Short Film Shootout: Cannes 2008 - MTV International / Nokia / Local Theory , France
    2008 - Cameraperson
    Shooting for an MTV broadcast reality / online programme following teams of young creatives at the 2008 Cannes Lions Advertising Festival.

    30mins

    http://share.ovi.com/media/YoungLions2008.public/YoungLions2008.10135

    100+ Broadcast TV Commercials / Promos - CHUM TV / CTV , Canada
    2007 - Director/Cameraperson
    Wrote, produced, directed, shot and edited over 60 and shot over 100 broadcast tv commercials and promos in British Columbia, Canada between 2005-2007 for CHUM TV (acquired by CTV in 2007)

    100+ x 30/60sec

    http://zsoltsandor.com

    My Son The Pornographer - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) /Gumboot Productions , Canada
    2008 - Editor
    My Son The Pornographer is a 45 minute observational documentary about the reunion of a conservative father and his adult son who works in the Prague porn industry. Full of adventure and shocking revelations, father and son both learn about their own emotional limits as well as their limitless love for each other.

    45min, CBC Newsworld


    Editing First Award, 2009 Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Best Documentary Program, 2009 Leo Awards
    Best Director of a Documentary, 2009 Leo Awards
    Bronze Award, 2009 Worldfest Houston
    Official Selection 2009 Victoria Film Festival
    Official Selection 2008 Vancouver Film Festival

    http://www.mysonthepornographer.com

    One Year Out - Octogon / Swim With The Stars , Canada
    2006 - Lighting Cameraperson
    Shooting interviews, swimming and general ob-doc footage for a mini-documentary about Michael Phelps, Ian Crocker, Ryan Lochte, Katie Hoff and other members of the US olympic team at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

    Canada's Next Top Model - Series 1 - CHUM TV / Temple Street Productions / May Street Productions , Canada
    2006 - Camera Operator
    Shot footage for the first episode of well known reality franchise.

    30mins



    Terminal City - Crescent Productions/ CHUM / Movie Network , Canada
    2005 - Camera Operator
    Cameraman for 'show within the show' in this award-winning drama series for Canadian and US pay TV.

    http://terminalcity.tv

    Castle Vale Community Housing Association - The Mill Group , United Kingdom
    2008 - Director/Cameraperson
    Director, camera, editor on corporate production for Castle Vale Community Housing Association in Birmingham.

    20mins



    Communities United Project - The Production Company , United Kingdom
    2008 - Lighting Cameraperson
    Lighting camera, editor on corporate production for Communities United Project, a charity group working with disadvantaged youth, using football as a means to tackle anti-social behaviour in rough neighbourhoods.

    10mins

    Mr. Right is Stuck in Traffic - May Street Group , Canada
    2007 - Lighting Cameraperson
    Lighting cameraman for TV doc broadcast on W Network in Canada.

    Interviews, observation

    60mins

    http://www.wnetwork.com/tv_shows/shows/mr_right_is_stuck_in_traffic/index.asp

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    Employment History

    * Galler/Edit Producer - TwentyTwenty/Cartoon Network

    * Self-shooting Director - MPH/Starcom/MediaVest

    * Self-shooting Director - MPH/Saatchi& Saatchi

    * Corporate/events DOP/editor  -  Earl Productions

    * Corporate DOP (Canon 5DmkII) - DiggOut Creative - UK

    * Corporate DOP (Canon 5DmkII) - Box Media - UK

    * Creative Director (Director / producer / camera / editor) - Bradley TV - UK

    * Reality cameraperson / editor - NFMG Productions - Canada

    * Corporate director/editor - Earl Productions

    * Documentary/vox pop cameraman/interviewer - Motion Picture House / Saatchi&Saatchi - UK

    * Corporate director / camera / editor - The Mill Group / The Production Company / Earl Productions / TonkinLiu, etc - UK

    * Reality cameraperson - MTV / Nokia / Local Theory - Cannes, France

    * Mobile content director / camera / editor - Orange/IMP - UK

    * TV documentary editor - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / Gumboot Productions - Canada

    * Commercial producer / director - CHUM TV / CTV -  Canada

    * AP / Researcher / Fixer - RTL Klub - Canada / Hungary


    * 8 years freelance producer / director / camera / editor - across North America

    * 8 years filmmaking instructor - Canada / US / Caribbean

    * Music video director - Etherworks -  Canada

    * Production Assistant - Warner Brothers, Greenlight Film & TV - Canada
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    Industry Qualifications

    RED Camera Shooting/Editing/Workflow - University of Derby

    Single Camera Directing
    - Screenhouse Productions / Screen Yorkshire

    Location Scouting - Victoria Film Commission (Canada)

    Ontario Assistant Director's Certificate - Director's Guild of Canada, Ontario District Council / Sheridan College


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    Technical Equipment

    * Owner of Canon 5DmkII kit (body, lenses, macro tubes, LED light, tripod, Zoom H4N audio recorder, radio mic)

    * Experienced using RED/HD/HDV/DVCAM/DV/16mm cameras:

    RED ONE
    Canon 5D MKii 
    Canon 7D
    Sony XDCAM HD ( PDWF700 / 530 / 335 )
    Sony XDCAM EX ( EX-3 / EX-1 )
    Panasonic P2 ( HPX-170 / HVX-200)
    Sony HDV ( Z7/Z1/A1 )
    Sony BETA SX ( DNW-90WS )
    Sony BETA SP
    Sony DVCAM ( DSR-570 / 450 / 500 / 400
    Sony DV ( PD-170 / 150 )
    Sony DV ( VX-2000 / 1000 )
    Panasonic DV ( DVX-100B / A )
    JVC HDV ( GY-HD100 )
    JVC DVCAM ( GY-DV5000 )
    Canon DV ( XL-2/1 )
    Arri, Beaulieu, Bolex 16MM
    Super8

    *Lights and accessories:

    ARRI, KINOFLO, LOWELL, CHIMERA, mini-jib, dollies, etc

    *Editing Software:

    Final Cut Studio 3 (FCP, Motion, DVD Studio Pro)
    Avid Media Composer/Express
    Adobe Premiere Pro

    * VFX Software:

    Adobe After Effects CS4
    Apple Motion 4
    Adobe Photoshop CS4

    * Audio editing software:

    Soundtrack Pro
    Logic Pro 8
    Cubase SX
    ProTools

    * DVD Design Software

    Apple DVD Studio Pro

    * Computer Systems:

    Apple Mac OS X
    Windows Vista/XP

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    Referees

    Mark Downes
    Director, Motion Picture House (MPH)
    <a>mark@mphfilm.com

    Tim Earl
    MD, Earl Productions
    <a>tim@earl-productions.com

    Stephen Olafson
    Creative Director, 'A' - CTV
    stephen.olafson@ctv.ca

    Peter Campbell
    Producer/Director - My Son, The Pornographer
    Gumboot Productions
    <a>peter@gumboot.net

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    Skills

    * experience shooting/editing Canon 5d MKii &  Canon 7D HDSLR

    * experience shooting/editing RED ONE

    * experience shooting aerial footage

    * experience shooting nautical footage

    * experience teaching / mentoring / working with youth

    * international filming / research / AP experience

    * experience producing an international music festival

    * cycling, swimming, skiing, singing, drums and guitar

    * speak / read / write fluent Hungarian, some Spanish
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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • Commercials, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Mobile Content, 
    • Music Promos, 
    • Online, 
    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Arts, 
    • Biography, 
    • Business, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Commercial, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Documentary, 
    • Drama: Feature Film, 
    • Drama: Short Film, 
    • Drama: Television Serial, 
    • Dramatised Documentary, 
    • Education, 
    • Entertainment, 
    • Environment, 
    • Events, 
    • Food, 
    • Glamour (Adult), 
    • Health, 
    • Historical Documentary, 
    • Leisure, 
    • Live Multi-cam OB, 
    • Magazine, 
    • Music, 
    • Music Promo, 
    • Natural History, 
    • Observational Documentary, 
    • Outside Broadcast, 
    • Reality TV, 
    • Religion, 
    • Science, 
    • Science Fiction, 
    • Social Action, 
    • Studio Debate, 
    • Style, 
    • Training, 
    • Travel, 
    • Youth

    Specialisms

    • Advertising, 
    • Arts, 
    • Business, 
    • Celebrity, 
    • Cinema/Film, 
    • Clubbing, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Community, 
    • Corporate Films, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Dance, 
    • Diving, 
    • Drama, 
    • Drugs, 
    • Ecology, 
    • Education, 
    • Electronics, 
    • Environment, 
    • Ethnic, 
    • Events, 
    • Fashion, 
    • Final Cut Pro, 
    • Food, 
    • Gardening, 
    • Geography, 
    • Health, 
    • High-Definition, 
    • History, 
    • Human Rights, 
    • Industry, 
    • Interior Design, 
    • International Affairs, 
    • Internet, 
    • Languages, 
    • Latin America, 
    • Literature, 
    • Location Filming, 
    • Medicine, 
    • Middle East, 
    • Mountaineering, 
    • Music, 
    • Natural History, 
    • Outside Broadcast, 
    • Paranormal, 
    • Period Drama, 
    • Philosophy, 
    • Photography, 
    • Popular Culture, 
    • Psychology, 
    • Puppetry, 
    • Sex Industry, 
    • Sexuality, 
    • Social Anthropology, 
    • Social Issues, 
    • Sociology, 
    • South Africa, 
    • South East Asia, 
    • Technology, 
    • Theatre, 
    • Tourism, 
    • Transport, 
    • Travel, 
    • USA, 
    • Wildlife, 
    • Wine, 
    • Womens Issues, 
    • Writing, 
    • Youth Culture

    Languages

    • Hungarian: F

    Permits

    • Canada, 
    • EU

    Licenses

    • Basic Driving (PLG), 
    • PADI Diving licence
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