UTTARAYAN DEB

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Academically trained and with 25 years of Productive & Administrative experience as a Creative Director, Writer, Leader of Programming team and 3 years as an Asst. Professor in quest of professional enrichment opportunities in Media / Academic.

APERCU

2016 – 2019 [Mar, 2016 to Jun, 2019] Mentor-Asst. Professor of Film & Media of Inurture, Bangalore (Worked in different Universities – KLU (Vijayawada), ADTU (Guwahati) and JLU (Bhopal).

2013 – 2016 [Jan, 2013 to Feb, 2016]: Media Consultant and Media Trainer.

2011 – 2012 [ Sep, 2011 to Dec, 2012]: Programming Head of Reliance 92.7 BIG FM, Kolkata, RBNL.

2010 – 2011[Apr, 2010 to Mar, 2011]: Programming Head of Aakaash Bangla (Satellite TV Channel).

2010 [Jan, 2010 to Mar, 2010]: Senior Manager Programming of Zee Bangla.

2009 [Feb, 2009 to Dec, 2009]: Creative Head and Programming Head of RCTV (Non-fiction Programme based 24 hours TV Channel under the RCTV Pvt. Ltd).

2006 – 2008 [Sep, 2006 to Dec, 2008]: Founder, Station Head, Creative Head of CCN Binodan (Non-fiction Programme based 24 hours TV Channel under the Cable Combine Communications Network Pvt. Ltd).

1995 – 2006: Worked as a Freelance Director, Cameraman, Editor, Writer in several Projects.

 

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENT
Ø  Best Film Jury Award in BLOFF, 2020.

Ø  Best Cinematography Award in BLOFF, 2020.

Ø  Best Director Award in Film making, 1st North Bengal Film Festival, 2008.

Ø  Best Docu-Feature Award, 1st North Bengal Film Festival, 2008.

Ø  Best Director Award in Tele Film making, 2nd North Bengal Film Festival, 2010.

Ø  International Pixoto Photo Award and Viewbug Photo Award in Still Photography.

Ø  MTV and Channel V approved Music Video Creator.

 

EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
Ø  4 years Diploma in Television Programme Production from WINGARD, Kolkata with specialization in the areas like: Direction, Camera, Editing, Sound Recording and Script Writing.

Ø  Sangeet Prabhakar degree in Music (Percussion – Tabla).

 

ACADEMIA
Ø  M. F. A. (Masters in Fine Arts) – Drama (Direction) from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, WB.

Ø  B. F. A. (Bachelor in Fine Arts) – Drama from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, WB.

 

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Key Responsibility Areas

Ø  Conducting the secessions (Theory and Practical) and coordinating the Semester end Project.

Ø  Preparing the Syllabus, Course Handout, Secession Plan, Question Bank.

Ø  Counseling the Students to develop their skill and performance.

Ø  Motivating to the Students to fix their target in carrier.

Ø  Sharing the experience and the knowledge for how to bridge to the Media and Broadcast Industry.

Ø  Presenting the clear and updated competitive scenario of the Media and Broadcast Industry.

Ø  Responsible for handling the Television & Radio Programming (Live & Recorded) and Show ideation.

Ø  Research and Designing the Station Programming strategy and objective set.

Ø  Providing effective leadership to the entire Programming team ensuring quality output from every member.

Ø  Assistance and Direction the Performance up gradation to the RJs, Anchors and In/Out house Producers.

Ø  Coordinating the Live and Recorded contests and prizes with the coordination of Sales and Programming team.

Ø  Ensuring the Assistance to the Music Manager for the Music policy of the Station as per the competitive study.

Ø  Ideation, Planning and proper On Air/Ground execution of special Events and Festivals on regular basis.

Ø  Ideating new Promos, Bug Logos, Aston-bands and Teasers in collaboration with the Promo & Graphics team.

Ø  Ideation, Planning, proper execution, consultation and co-operation with Sales and Marketing department.

Ø  Creative support to the Sales team on programme integration.

Ø  Competition Mapping and proactively counter planning Competitor strategies.

 

Additional Credentials

Ø  Regularly published Serial Short Stories RATER SHES TRAIN in monthly family magazine Totthokendra.

Ø  Regularly publishing Short Stories, Serious & Humorous Articles, Special Report in different leading Bengali News papers, such as  Ananda Bazaar Patrika, Uttarbanga Sambad etc.

Ø  Radio Talk Writer (Humorous) and Presenter in AIR.

 

Musical

Ø  The only full length Bengali Music Video ever casted on MTV and Channel V till date.

Concept, Script, Camera, Editing and Direction by me. Singer: Usha Utthup.

Ø  Above 900 Music Video Projects in 8 years, especially for HMV SAREGAMA Music Company.

Ø  Song based Tele Magazine Programme GANER ARGHYA for Kolkata Doordarshan, on behalf of HMV SAREGAMA Music Company which continued more than 1 year.

Ø  Spiritual Non-fiction Programme ANAND VILAS for Zee Bangla, continued more than 1 year.

Ø  New Years Programme on 31st December 2001, for E-TV (worked as Director).

Ø  The Video Project of BISWABANGA SAMMELAN on Behalf of GOVT. of WEST BENGAL.

Ø  Patriotic Music Video Disc Project (first time in India) VANDEMATARAM of Calcutta Choir of HMV SAREGAMA Music Company.

Ø  Many Theme Music Video Disc Projects for SAREGAMA-HMV, SAGARIKA Music etc.

 

Fiction

Ø  Regional Feature Film: MAO MORE BHAGABAN (Best Director Award in NBFF).

Ø  Telefilm: FERA, casting Mamata Sankar & Bodhisattya Majumder(Best Telefilm Award in NBFF).

Ø  Telefilm: MUSHKILASAAN, casting Biplabketan Chakraborty, Soma Bhattacharya (Awarded in NBFF).

Ø  Telefilm, JANAK JANANI, casting Mamata Sankar, Biswajit Charaborty & Bhaskar Banerjee.

Ø  Mobile Silent Short Film QUARANTINE (Best Telefilm Award in different Online Film Festival).

 

Documentary

Ø  English Fictive Documentary Film Project for VES (NGO). The Film was accumulated many International appreciation from various Foreign Countries.

Ø  Many Documentary Film Projects for Kolkata Doordarshan.

 

Corporate

Ø  Ground Promotional Film of NAVRATNA Oil of EMAMI.

Ø  Television Commercial for FIXTIGHT Adhesive.

Ø  Television Commercial for FLAVOURS Ice Cream.

 

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENTS
Ø  Examiner of MA final year at RBU, in areas of Mass Communication, Videography and Drama.

Ø  Guest Lecturer of Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication & Video Production at the NBU.

Ø  Consultant Trainer in Film Direction, Camera, Editing, Script Writing, Acting, RJ and Anchoring.

 

PERSONAL DOSSIER
Ø  Date of Birth   : 5th December, 1969.

Ø  Address           : i] 1st Floor, Asharani Apartment, 54K, Girish Ghosh Sarani, Hakimpara, Siliguri, WB – 734001.

ii] 399, Block – BJ, Salt Lake, Sector II, Kolkata, WB, India, Pin – 700091.

Ø  Languages      : English, Hindi, Bengali.