Bim Ajadi is an experienced assistant producer, director and editor.

BIM AJADI

A multi-skilled, creative person with visual flair who has produced, directed and edited off line and on line for Channel 4, BBC and several independent TV companies. Experienced in self-shooting on Hi-Definition, directing cast and crew in both drama and factual documentaries, creating studio links and offering the ability to do fast turnaround - making ideas become reality!

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

JAN 2010 – PRESENT

Freelance filmmaker, director and editor

AUG 2008 – JAN 2010

Head of Production – DEAFEATURES

SEPT 2006 - AUG 2008

BBC ‘See Hear’ - Casual contract/Freelance AP and editor

MAR 2005 – JAN 2006

REMEDY PRODUCTION – E4 MUSIC offline editor

2000 - 2006

MAVERICK/REDBIRD - VEETV – contracted offline editor and music video director

2000 -2005

BIG UMBRELLA MEDIA – casual contract/freelance director and editor

FILM & TELEVISION CREDITS:

C&B Films: My Song – (BSLBT - in production) - 2011 Offline Editor

Red Bird: Deaf Sisterhood - (BSLBT – in production) – 2011; Edenfields - (in production) – 2011; How To  – (Screen South Online) - 2010 Self-shoot Director/Editor

Graeae Theatre Company Reasons to be Cheerful – The Musical and promos (in production) - 2011; Against the Tide – promo - 2010; The Garden – The Musical - 2010 Co-Self shoot Director/Editor

Royal College of Physicians Heritage: Reframing disability - 2010 Co-Self-shoot Director/Editor

Remark: Wicked 3 – (BSLBT) – 2010; Under the Lamp Recaptured – (BSLBT) – 2010; Let’s Go Wild – (BSLBT) - 2010 Director/Self shoot Offline Editor Offline Editor

Mutts and Jeffs: Fairytale of London Town  - (BSLBT Drama) - 2010; Thinkuknow - (Online Drama, COI for CEOP) - 2010; Coming Out – (BDA Short film) – 2007 Editor assistant Offline Editor Offline Editor

Deaffest / Zebra Uno: Dead Money (BEN STEINER Bursary – SCREEN WEST MIDLAND, Short Film) - 2009 Producer/Director/Editor

Deafeatures: Love and Pride - (SKY Information TV) – 2009; Taste of Caribbean – (SKY Information TV) – 2009; T.W.A.T Brown Solid 2 – (DVD Comedy sketch 30”) – 2009; BSL TIGERPRESS Storytimes  – (SKY Information TV) – 2009 Producer/Director/Editor

BBC: Arthur Dimmock Tribute (See Hear, 28”) - 2008 AP/Editor Assistant
BBC: ‘War is Over, Happy Xmas’ music video (See Hear) -2008 AP/Director/Editor
BBC: Deaf Blind Radio DJ/Deaf Ballet – VTs (See Hear, 8”) - 2008
BBC: Don’t Leave Me This Way  (BBC2 Drama, 28”) - 2008 Offline Editor
BBC: Stand By Your Man – (BBC2 Drama, 28”) - 2008 Offline Editor

Actcess Films: The Guest – (Short film) 2007 Co-produce and co-direct/Editor

Maverick / Red Bird: Crew Battles (Channel 4, 28”) - 2007 Director

Maverick / Red Bird: VeeTv – (Channel 4 series) – 2000 - 2006 Offline Editor/Music Video and VT Director

Roaring Girls Production: Nectar – (Short film) - 2005 Offline Editor

British Deaf Association / Film Council: SKYE – (Short film) - 2004 Director/Editor  

EDUCATION

Sheffield Hallam University – Product Design BA (hons) 2/1

TRAINING

Intensive DV Talent and DV Solutions - Self shooting on DV and HD
Creative Editing on Avid - VET and Ravenbourne College
AVID/FCP Colour Correction and Grading qualified
Health and Safety qualified (BBC)

OTHER SKILLS

Music, Drama, Documentary & Factual Director
DVD authoring – DVD Studio Pro
10 years experience on Non-linear Editing: AVID / FINAL CUT PRO / 12 years experience in graphic design for TV and print. Self Shoot Camera Op: Z1 / EX1 (owns Sony PMW-EX1)
Trainer for Deaf and disabled youth in Filmmaking and Editing. (Recently ran a film workshop in Hong Kong for Deaf film student, 2010)

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