Polly Petrova

Experience

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  Open Arts Foundation

  Sept 2010 - Sept 2010

  Assistant Manager

  Open Arts Foundation were organising their annual 'Night of Galleries and Museums' so they called upon people to volunteer for them.The job was mainly focused on 2 nights when I had to help out in a gallery by managing people- greeting them at the door, explaining them what are they seing, being in control of the crowd and safety.

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  Open Arts Foundation

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2011

  Assistant for Artists

  Open Arts Foundation were organising their annual 'Night of Galleries and Museums' so they called upon people to volunteer for them.My job required me to help one foreign artist before and through the night.

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  'Podtepeto' newspaper agency

  Feb 2012 - Jul 2012

  Journalist intern

  Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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  Real of Thyilia

  Nov 2012 - Feb 2013

  Sound design

  I am helping out the team of Real of Thyilia by being their foley artist and vocal recording artist

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  Swipii Card

  May 2013 - Sept 2013

  Sound Designer

  Glasgow

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  National Bulgarian Radio

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  Internship at NBR

  Doing an internship at the National Radio, learning how to do: broadcasting, lead programes and making playlistsrecording and mixingthere is also a bit of live sound involved as the place has its own concert hall

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  Enterprise Screen: Professional Video and Advertising

  Oct 2014 - Oct 2014

  Glasgow 48H Film Challenge - 'Take a Ticket'

  What started as a proposal to go for a coffee ended up as participation in the 48H Film Challenge with the 'Enterprise Screen' team.We were given a tittle, a character, a line and a prop and we had to create a film that would include all of them. The time limit was 48 hours.I had the pleasure of being Boom Operator and Sound Designer and Sound Mixer.Our film won 'Best Cinematography' award!

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  BBC

  Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

  Freelancer
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  Once Were Farmers

  Nov 2014 - Nov 2014

  Let's Kick Some Maths

  Boom Operatorhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b055knk5

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  University of the West of Scotland

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2015

  Invited Speaker

  I was an invited speaker to the University of West of Scotland's 'Working in the Creative Technologies' Conference. I also had the pleasure to meet the Minister for Youth and Women's Employment Annabelle Ewing MSP as a UWS ambassador. https://uwscreativetechnologies.wordpress.com/

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  Diamond Event Services Ltd.

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Crew Member

  I am proud to be a member of the Diamond Crew. The company is known for its high standard services and solid working crew, which attracted me to apply.The job involves Stage Rigging, Truss, Flats, Sound, Light, AV and manual handling. Sometimes the shifts might cover long unsociable hours, however, working as a team helps remain self-motivated and do the job.

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  Assembly Festival

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2015

  The Bosco Venue Technician

  Prior to the beginning of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival my responsibilities involved working in a team: rigging lights and a PA, running cables, laying out dancefloors, etc.During the festival:I worked with a Yamaha QL-1 and a Zero88 FLX desk. My role involved providing both sound and light requirements, stage management, making sure all shows run in the exact same way at each performance, maintaining the venue and its equipment.After the last show at the Bosco venue:I participated in the take down of the George Square Gardens. Show less

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  Personal Project

  Feb 2016 - May 2016

  “The Glasgow Underground Music Scene”

  concept, research, interview organisation,questions, audio recording, cinematography, audio post-production

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  Freelancer

  May 2016 - now

  Freelance Videographer

  Producing high quality video content and concepts to client specification. This has required extensive technical knowledge on camera operation and production management practises. As well as interfacing directly with clients to deliver their desired products.

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  BBC The Social

  May 2016 - now

  BBC Filmmaker, Director

  The role requires me to provide Director roles throughout production. Tasks have included Concept Development, Production Management and Live Direction. This position has also called upon my technical skills in Sound, Camera and Lightning Operations, and Video EditingI am currently focused on making the weekly series 'In The Studio With'. This program showcases local production talent - from uprising producers to internationally recognised mix engineers. The episodes can be viewed on The Social's facebook page and Youtube. Show less

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  Green Light Collective

  Feb 2017 - Feb 2017

  "Tam"

  Sound recordist for a short film

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  Glasgow City Council

  Feb 2017 - Mar 2017

  Glasgow 2018 Games, Volunteer Videos

  storyboard, some cinematography, VO recording,dubbing and mixing, video editing

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  Animal Farm

  Mar 2017 - Mar 2017

  Promo Video for a Club Night

  Pre-post production of a commercial video for aclub nightLink: Can be provided by request

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  Master's Project

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  “360 Degrees of Bouldering in Dumbarton”

  Concept, location scout, storyboard, filming and location recording for VR,video stitching, editing, foley, VO recording,dubbing and mixing for VRLink: https://goo.gl/n2aUQm

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  Freelance Video Professional

  Oct 2017 - Nov 2017

  Music video for Lux Anima

  storyboard, location scout, team organisation,directing, cinematography, editing for a musicvideo

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  Freelance

  Jun 2018 - now

  Providing Live Sound Engineer services including Front of House and Monitor engineering, System design and Equipment Maintenance for both Corporate and Music Events. Proficient in installation and operations of speaker equipment, both analogue and digital mixing consoles, as well as lighting design and operations. Venues Have included; SWG3 , The Art School, The Barrowlands, Broadcast, The Garage, The Buff Club, Stereo Cafe Bar, Mono, The Riding Rooms, The Berkley Suite, RCS, The Admiral, The Flying Duck, The Rum Shack, The Tron Theatre and other Corporate Locations such as wedding venues and hotels.Consoles: Digico S21, Digico SD11, Midas Pro Series, Allen and Heath SQ and Qu, Midas M32, Behringer X32, Yamaha LS9, CL and QL series, Studer Vista 8, Roland M480, Soundcraft Expression. As well as Midas, Allen and Heath and a variety of analogue consoles. Lighting Consoles:Chamsys, Titan One, Zero88, Avalon. Show less

  • Live Sound Engineer

    Oct 2012 - now

  • Music Video for Lux Anima

    Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
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  Self-employed

  Mar 2020 - now

  To The Crag video series

  I am the creator and main driving force behind this video series. ‘’To the Crag” is an international video guidebook that gives you a representation of climbing crags, how to get there and what to expect. The aim of this project is to promote local crags, surrounding attractions, encourage safe and ethical climbing in these areas.If you are interested to see it, here is our Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/tothecrag

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  Savalas Post

  Feb 2022 - now

  Dubbing