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MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, India
I'm a qualified interior designer from Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, India. I graduated in 2006. I started out as an interior designer working with architects but soon realised that my real calling was art direction and production design. So from then...till now, i have worked in the capacities of an assistant art director to an art director. In the past nine and a half years I have worked on feature films, commercials, events, reality show and a teleserial. Presently, I would like to take up an opportunity to work in the capacity of an art director.

WORK DETAILS


VIJAY NARAYANAN      
                                                          

Contact: +91 9833115129
vijay.na25@gmail.com

You may view my online portfolio at:
http://vijay-narayanan.blogspot.com   

Education:
B.F.A. Interior design from Sir J.J. School of Art (2006)


Professional work experience:

    ·      Working with Star India Pvt. Ltd.
Dept/channel: Star Sports
Designation:  Art Director (with the channel programming team)
Duration: From 22nd December, 2014 - till date
·         ·      Worked on a feature film project (PAANI):
Production house: Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd.
Designation: Associate Art Director
Duration: From 10th December, 2013 - 5th December, 2014

·         ·      Worked on television commercial projects:
Production houses: handloom picture company & early man film pvt. ltd.
Designation: Assistant Art Director (with Production designer T.P. Abid)
Projects: India mart TVC & Big rock TVC

Duration: 15th Oct - 30th Oct, 2014 (time span includes both the projects)


·        Wedding reception set build:
Location: Malvani (Mumbai) & Ahmedabad
From 14th November 2013 - 5th December 2013 (on project basis)
Designation: Set production & supervision
Event Company: R-one events & entertainment pvt. ltd.
Design by: R-one events & entertainment pvt. ltd.

·        Art direction & Production Designing for the show The 'DEWARISTS' - SEASON 3
Location: Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Two episodes completed in Manali, Himachal Pradesh
From 22nd September 2013 - 25th October 2013 (on project basis)
Designation: Production Designer
Production house: OML ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD. Lower Parel, Mumbai

·         With Chiarascuro Artworks (tanushree sarkar & dipankar dasgupta):
For 'Sanjeev Kapoor ke kitchen khiladi' - a cookery show (non - fiction television show)
From 13th August, 2013 - 27th August, 2013 (on project basis)
Designation: Associate Art Director
Production house: SOL PRODUCTIONS
Channel: SONY

·         Preparing technical drawings and supervision of set production:
For jewellery exhibition stalls
In July 2013 - 12th August, 2013 (on project basis with Dezine Creators)
Project: IIJS 2013

·         Designing an exhibition stall for HGH 2013 - Mumbai
In July 2013 (on project basis)
Project: Exhibition stall for a fabrics & furnishings manufacturing company
Designation:  Art Director (designing work only..In collaboration with Interior Designer Krupa Shah)





·         With 'Live for entertainment' - an event management company
In June 2013 (on project basis)
Project: Thematic Wedding - designing a Vidhi mandap for this event
Designation:  Art Director (designing work only)

·         With Chiarascuro Artworks Pvt. Ltd.:
From December 2012 - February 2013
Project: Feature film (Bang Bang)
Designation: Assistant Art Director
Production house: Fox Star Studios Pvt. Ltd.

·         Study break: learned design software: 3DS Max, Revit Architecture, Photoshop, Corel draw
 From Sept 2012 - Nov 2012 & March 2013 - May 2013)

·         With Chiarascuro Artworks Pvt. Ltd.:
August 2012
Project: Spinz TVC
Designation: Assistant Art Director
Production House: Raj Taru Productions
Location: Film city, studio number 5

·         Exhibition design:
Designed exhibition stall layouts @ IIJS
For jewellery stalls
July 2012

·         TEN CRICKET's India - Sri Lanka television promo:
July 2012
Production House: ALT+CTRL+DEL
Designation: Art Director (in collaboration with Art Director Swapnali Das)
Location: Facility Studio, Madh Island

·         Worked on a TVC for a South Indian based construction company
June 2012
Production House: Kavita Can Productions
Designation: Set Decorator
Location: Bougainvillea bungalow, Madh Island

·         With Chiarascuro Artworks Pvt. Ltd. (Tanushree Sarkar)
May 2012
Project: Dove TVC
Designation: Assistant Art Director
Production House: Cutting Edge Pictures
Location: Film city, studio number 2

·         With LIVE FOR ENTERTAINMENT (an event management company)
May 2012
Project: For 'IAM SHE' beauty pageant show - designed a stage set for the event
Designation: Set Designer (on project basis - only designs)


·         With Art Director Tanushree Sarkar
April 2012
Project: Sony Cybershot TVC
Designation: Assistant Art Director
Production House: Cutting Edge Pictures
Location: Ballard Pier

·         With Percept D’ Mark
February - March 2012
Project: Radio Mirchi awards & Femina
Details: For designing & drafting event layouts for these events

·         With Percept D’ Mark
In January 2012
Project: Filmfare awards 2011
Details: For designing & drafting event layouts for filmfare awards

·         Music video (anthem) for Star movies 'action' channel launch
Featuring the ‘Pentagram’
In Dec 2011
Designation: Art Director
Production House: Enter Guerrilla Films
Location: I.S.C., Bhandup (W)

·         Worked on an architectural project (architectural installation - designs only)
In Nov 2011                                                                                                     
Designation: Associate Art Director (in collaboration with Art director Prasanna Karkhanis)

·         Worked on a set design for a fund raising event (designing only)
From Aug – Sep 2011                                                                                  
Designation: Art Director (in collaboration with Lotus Events and Entertainment)

·         With Acropolis Design Management Group
From July 2011 – Aug 2011
Designation: Assistant Art Director
Feature film: Agent Vinod
Production House: Illuminati

·         Gold Winner cooking oil TVC
April 2011           
Designation: Art Director (in collaboration with Art director Vasudha Patni)
Production House: Kanishka Films

·         With Production designer T.P. Abid
From Nov.2008 – June 2011
Designation: Chief assistant art director

Feature films: Tasveer 8 x 10, Rocket Singh – salesman of the year, Band Baaja Baaraat (as art director) & Don 2
TVC’S:
1.       LIC statue ad film - Nov. 2008
2.       Asian paints apex ultima - Dec. 2008


3.       Du mobile plans ad film – Dec. 2008
4.       Nilon pickles ad film – Dec. 2008
5.       Belmonte ad film – Jan. 2009
6.       Vodafone busy message caller tunes ad film – Feb. 2009
7.       S.B.I Mobile banking TVC – Mar. 2009
8.       Tigo thumni ad film – Nov. 2009 – Set of 2 ad films.
9.       Tata photon TV ad film – Nov. 2009
10.   Philips ambisound ad film – Nov. 2009
11.   Philips MRI ad film – Nov. 2009
12.   Philips Living colours (ambilight) ad film – Nov. 2009
13.   New Rasna TVC – Dec. 2009 – set of 3 ad films
14.   Cadbury’s Silk ad film – conference room – Dec. 2009
15.   Cadbury’s Silk – girls doing bharatnatyam – Dec. 2009
16.   Cadbury’s Silk – boy & girl in building staircase – Dec. 2009
17.   Slice mango – aamsutra ad film  - Katrina & hero on the boat – Dec. 2009
18.   Lux cozi onn ad film – Jan. 2010
19.   MetLife ad film – Play date  (sari) ad film – Feb. 2010
20.   MetLife ad film – rakhi ad film  - Feb. 2010
21.   MetLife ad film – standing ovation - Feb. 2010
22.   Kerala tourism ad film – your moment is waiting – may 2010
23.   L’Oreal TVC – excellence cream – may 2010
24.   L’Oreal TVC – TR5 ad – may 2010
25.   Pepsi Max ad film – June 2010
26.   TVS Pune Warriors TVC – April 2011
27.   Garnier Fructis Long & Strong (truck commercial) – May 2011
28.   Britannia Nutrichoice biscuits (diabetes special) – May 2011
29.   Uninor – 2 paise per minute tvc – June 2011

AWARDS:
1. The Producer's Guild Awards - in 2011
For best production design - Band Baaja Baaraat
Art Director: Vijay Narayanan (there was a team of art directors working on the project)                   Production Designers: T.P. Abid & Sonal Chowdhry

2. Zee Cine Awards - in 2012
For best production design - DON 2
Chief Assistant Art Director: Vijay Narayanan         Production Designer: T.P. Abid


·         WIZCRAFT:
From Jan. 2008 – Nov. 2008
Designation: Design developer (art & design team)
Projects:
1.       Wedding set build:
Wedding of Amit Deshmukh, son of Vilasrao Deshmukh – Jan / Feb 2008
Set builds for sangeet, wedding & reception
2.       Producer’s Guild Awards – Apsara awards (stage set build) – march/April 2008
3.       Comedy Honours awards – stage set build – may 2008
4.       Aajaa Mahi Way – set build for a reality show – June/July/august 2008
5.       Music launch party for EMI movie – stage set build – Sept 2008




·         Worked with Art director Chokkas Bhaardwaj
From July 2007 – Dec. 2007
Designation: Assistant art director
Project:
‘Amber Dhara’ - a teleserial on Sony TV channel.
 Work span: July 2007 – Dec. 2007

·         Worked with organisations like Chetana Institute of Management & Research
and Della Tecnica:
From September 2006 - January 2007 (time span includes both the organisations)
Designation: Interior Designer

·         Design skills:
Sketching, perspective illustrations, AutoCAD 2d, Photoshop, Corel Draw
 3DS Max, Revit Architecture

·         Key Skills:
Designing in terms of sketches, illustrations, referencing/concepts, preparing technical drawings, budgeting, project execution as per design scheme, set dressing, shoot handling






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