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Essam A.

Jeddah Saudi Arabia

1 review

$350 - $1500 / Day

About

Hi. I've been an English language journalist since 2002 in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. I began working as a field producer / cameraman / fixer for a number of major networks back in 2005 and have have produced numerous stories for CNN, the BBC, CBS News, SBS News, Bloomberg TV, The New York Times, and many other major TV networks, news outlets and documentary film production houses over the past 18 years. What makes me stand out from the rest, is that I grew up in the US,UK and the Middle-East. I understand both western and easterm cultures and know how to mesh the two together to produce and shoot stories that are factually accurate and in a way that captures the attention of an international audience. Because I'm a journalist, I have an astute news sense and know what a good story is and what makes a package complete. Recent I have worked as a cross-platform journalist for SBS News with previous projects including a 360 degree Virtual Reality film of Mecca for the New York Times in which my partner and I were the cameramen (directed by Luca Locatelli), as well as reports for CNN about how the economic crisis has impacted thousands of laborers that have been left stranded in the Kingdom after their employers absconded with their salaries and passports; and have covered the recent US Consulate attack in Jeddah (7/7/16), as well as the war on Yemen for CNN, the BBC and Bloomberg. I shoot with a Sony Alpha 7s2, Canon 5D and an Osmo+ in HD and 4K, and edit on Final Cut Pro X. I am also a drone operator with experience shooting for Vice Documentaries. On www.worldfixer.com, I have been rated 21 stars, among the top 10 of the website's 3,000 members. I do hope you consider me for your next project.

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News Shooter / Video Journalist
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Documentary DP
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Field Producer

Clients

Top Projects

Equipment

Video

  • 4K video camera
  • Full HD video camera
  • DSLR or equivalent

Audio

  • External recorder

Miscellaneous

  • Lighting kit

All Services

Production Support

  • Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
  • Field Producer
  • TV News Producer
  • Production Assistant
  • Documentary DP
  • News Shooter / Video Journalist
  • Reporter / Journalist

Post Production

  • Video Editor - Commercial
  • Video Editor - Documentary
  • Video Editor - News

Miscellaneous

  • Fixer
  • Production Company