KYMON GIANNAKOPOULOS

KYMON GIANNAKOPOULOS
26 WEST SPRINGS ROAD, SELECTION PARK, SPRINGS,1559.
078 823 8442
[email protected]
www.giannakopoulosfilms.com
PROFILE AND OBJECTIVE:
I am a young, enthusiastic, goal driven and independent South
African visual story teller.
I am versatile in the craft of motion picture story telling
across multiple formats, broadcasting and distribution channels.
Willing to work freelance or be hired on a permanent basis.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Springs Boys’ High School (2006)
University of Johannesburg, Auckland park, Johannesburg.
BA Film and Television Production (2010)
BA (hons.) Film and Television production (2011)
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WORK EXPERIENCE:
Independent Filmmaker
(January 2012- present)
Giannakopoulos Films
 Film student and independent filmmaker portfolio available at
http://www.giannakopoulosfilms.com located in the “Filmography archive”.
 Made two independent short films, The Cottage and The Killer Camera
(2012).
 Participated in two 48 hour film festival events (2012 and 2013).
 Boom operator for Loyiso Bala’s live concert, Love Complete (2012).
 Videographer for Cage Wars Fighting Championships, South Africa (2012).
 Screenwriter-Director for a Soul Candi-The Curve Behind Group Music Video,
Loving You by Mr. O ft The Layders (2013).
 Two feature films in pre-production(2014).
 Personal photographer for two professional, South African EFC fighters, Francios
Groenewald and Tumisang Madiba (2014).
Junior Community Newspaper Journalist
(May 2013-August 2013)
the Springs Advertiser
 Story Selection and reporting on issues affecting the community of
Springs
including
hard
news,
human
interest,
sport,
municipal,
entertainment and investigative reporting.
 Daily interaction with sources and contacts for research, lead generation
or story ideas.
 Composition and taking of photographs to compliment articles.
 Headline writing for own stories.
 Daily typing and preparation of articles using Pongrass and Wordpress.
 Daily upload of articles and photo galleries to in-house website
www.springsadvertiser.co.za and www.looklocal.co.za.
 Daily use of Facebook and Twitter to break news as it happens and drive
readers to the website.
 Newspaper article portfolio available on request.
Online e-tutor
(March 2014 to present)
University of South Africa(UNISA)
An e tutor provides support in a virtual classroom environment.
Here the tutor stimulates discussion to enhance learners’
collaborative, content and thinking skills, support learners in
KYMON GIANNAKOPOULOS
increasing ownership of learning and enable flexible, lifelong
learning. The e tutors primary duties are:
 Training for effective tutoring
 Preparation for tutoring
 Facilitation of learning
 Developing tutor resources
 Implementing formative assessment
Qualifications and skills Summary:
Honours degree in Film and Television Production: Wide range knowledge
of film and video projects from inception to completion.
Effective organising and conducting shoots throughout the production
process; experience using production equipment. Conduct script
analysis and contribute to make changes. Ability to write, edit
scenes, treatments and scripts.
Administration and Communication:
Provide efficient administrative for a wide variety of projects.
Prioritise and organise workloads to meet strict deadlines; motivate
and support group or team members.
I am able to execute all aspects of the media Pre- production,
Production and Post-Production process.
Technical Proficiencies:
I am able to operate Sony PD 150, 170, and Sony, Canon and Panasonic
Digital video cameras and DSLRS. MS Office WordPerfect, PowerPoint,
budgeting scheduling and casting. Proficient in Pongrass and
Wordpress.
Competent to edit on Sony Vegas Pro 11 editing software. Social Media
Tech savvy.
Strengths and Accomplishments:
Enthusiastic, motivating, passionate, demonstrated to meet strict
deadlines and objectives. Excellent organisation and communication
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skills, good listener, goal driven. Scriptwriting and conceptualising
is one of my key strengths. Directing and Cinematography complement my
written word.
Served as screenwriter, director and producer for the short film
called Breathless, which won “Best Final Project 2010” at the UJ Flair
awards; as well as co-writer and production manager for In the Midst
of Things, which won “Top Honours Project 2011” for the same student
film awards.
REFEREES:
Andre French:
Principal of Springs Boys’ High
School.
Phone: (011) 818 -2175
Phyllis Dannhauser:
Course Co-ordinator and Film
and Television production
Lecturer at University of
Johannesburg.
Phone: (011) 559- 2963
Ntshaveni Wa-Luhruli:
Film and Television production
lecturer at University of
Johannesburg.
Phone: (011) 559 – 2139
Samantha Keogh :
(Editor) the Springs
Advertiser, community
newspaper.
Phone: (011) 812 4824
Evan Sotiropoulos:
managing director At FIVE-0-SIX
Advertising & Branding | c +27
(0)82 970 1073 t +27 (0)11 728
7280 f 086 637 9874 |
www.five0six.co.za
Anna Robertson:
(Senior Journalist) the Springs
Advertiser, community
newspaper.
Phone: (011) 812 4828