1. K.Dhanasekaran
45/A, Flat-E,
New Durgai Flats,
First main Road,New Colony,
Chrompet, Chennai-44,
Tamilnadu State.
E-mail: dhana.dk@gmail.com
Current Position:
Currently working as Freelancer for various projects
Notable projects:
• Worked as Venue Guarantee Engineer for “IPL-Extra Innings” season 4 ,5 ,6 &7 (2011,2012,2013 &2014)
• Worked as Technical Director for “SunTV Kudumbam Awards”
Show for Wizcraft telecasted on Sun TV network.
Past experience:
Technical Head for channel “FOOD FIRST” (2010)
Worked as “Technical Head” for Miditech Pvt Ltd (2005-2010)
Responsibility:
Complete in charge for all their production and post-production setups.
Technical in-charge for setting up their new upcoming channel collaboration with Turner Group.
Notable Programme Setups:
• Fame Gurukul for Sony
• Indian Idol Season 2,3&4 for Sony
• Deal Ya No Deal for Sony
• K For Kishore for Sony
• AR Rehman show for Star
• Lead India for Star
2. • Sesame Street for Pogo
• Masti Ki Patsala for Set Max
• M.A.D. for Pogo
• Hotel By The Bay for Discovery
• Perfect Bride for Star Plus
• Girls Night Out for Mtv
• Sarkaar Ki Duniya for Real
• Poker Face for Real
• Honeymoon Travels for Sun tv
• Hyderabad New Airport opening ceremony
• Cricket Star for Zee and DD
• Is Jungle se Mujhe Bachao for Sony
• Survivor India for Star Plus
• Mahayatra for Star Plus
Technical Director, Grey Films.
Responsibility:
Monitor Technical quality of all the productions.
Supervision of the studio-production of “Naree” a daily women’s magazine programme telecast on Enadu Hindi network.
Worked as Freelance Sound Recordist for NDTV World
For The Programme “Dr Morepen TANGO” a daily morning programme Telecasted on Star Plus.
Experience as Technical Director and Sound Recordist at “IN TV” New Delhi.
Programmes produced for IN TV:
• “Business Agenda” telecast on Star Plus.
• “Business Breakfast” telecast on DD1.
• “India Business Week” telecast on Star Plus.
• “Cross Fire” telecast on DD2.
• “Talk back” telecast on DD News.
• “Chuppe Chahere” telecast on Star Plus.
3. Assistant Technical Director
• Pinnacle Award ceremony (Live on ZEE TV), Team work productions.
• Fashion shows for Times TV.
Responsibility: Camera control unit operator and Sound Recordist, Technical supervision.
Sound Recordist (other notable programmes)
For BI TV
• Election Special (Live).
For Bedi Films
• Jungle Ki Pukkar (Star TV)
• Chola Temples (Discovery Channel)
For Miditech
• Living on the edge (DD & Star Plus)
• The great escape (Star Plus)
• Wheels (BBC)
• Roadies-2 (MTV)
For Octave Communications
• Consumer Programme (DD 3)
For PTI TV
• Money Matters (DD)
• Tana Bana (DD)
• Documentary on IPKF operations in Jafna.
• Documentary on Air force.
• Operation Black Thunder in Amritsar.
• Many other Documentaries, Focus Programmes and News stories.
For ITV
• Quiz Time 86 &87. (DD)
• Keep fit (DD).
4. Work Experience:
• 1985-86 Shakti Studios Delhi as Sound Recordist
• 86-87 Independent Television Delhi as Sound Recordist &Technical Assistant
• 87-94 PTI TV as Sound Recordist.
• 94-95 Anand Bazaar Televisions.
• 1995-2004 Working as freelance Technical Director & Sound Recordist For Various Production Houses ( IN TV, Bedi Films, Miditech, BI TV, Grey Films, NDTV )
• 2005-2010 Technical Head for Miditech Pvt Ltd and for their channel “Food First”
Professional Qualification:
Diploma in Film and Television Technology (Specialization in Sound Recording and Sound Engineering) from Film and Television Institute of Tamilnadu. (Passed out with First Class in 1984-85)
Specialization
From all my past experiences I would like to add my area of expertise in Creative, Technical, Admin and Commercial aspects of various shows. :
In my 30 years experience I have seen the complete technical evolution of Indian television starting from the analog low band technology, Digital technology, High Definition, 4K Resolution and 3D.
On the creative side I have worked on different shows like Reality, Game shows, Sports, Live Events, News, Current Affairs, Documentaries, Fiction, Feature Films etc.
As an Admin I have a vast experience in managing human and technical resources for various shows for Production Houses and Channels.
Commercially I have managed Budgets for Human and Technical Resources on different shows.
5. I have experience of setting up complete( Commercial, Technical, Admin, Creative) entertainment channel.
Notable Experience-
• First private Game show (MultiCam Setup) in India in 1986 and 1987 is ‘QuizTime’ by Itv for DD.
• IPKF documentary shot on warfront of Jafna area, Srilanka.
• Online Live Stereo Recording for Chola temples (Discovery Channel).
• Fame Gurukul was the first formatted show with remote cameras, SAN edit system with Multistream Feeds.
• Other shows using SAN edit system were Indian Idol, Perfect Bride.
• Perfect Bride with 45 cameras( Night Vision, Pan tilt), Multistreams and SAN edit.
• Girls Night Out show completely done with Night Vision, Infrared cameras and Infrared Lighting. It was the first tapeless format reality outdoor show.
• Tapeless Format started with Perfect Bride(2009).Other notable shows Girls Night Out (2010).
• First
• First EditShare Flow(NAS based) Systems in India used in tough remote location , an island near Karwar India for the show ‘Sarkaar Ki Duniya’(2008) in Real TV
• 3D film for Delhi Airport
Personal Details:-
Date of Birth: 31-05-1962.
Marriage status: Married.
Mobile- +91 9487142710.
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