Himanshi Saini

Experience

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  India Today

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  Editorial Intern: Production

  Operated in the Newsroom, Editorial department of the India Today channel.Broadcast Learning: • Editing VOs and SOTs of the news• Inserting translations of the edited news videos • Montage editing for Prime Time shows and promos• Window presentation (2W, 3W, 4W, 5W) and editing of the news videosSoftware Learning: • Velocity for editing visuals• Octopus Newsroom for news editing and translations• Audacity for voice cover• Final cut pro for montage editingAlso filmed a short video for the channel promo. Show less

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  India Lost and Found by Amit Pasricha

  Sept 2019 - Oct 2019

  Cultural Researcher

  Curated a Research paper and Documentary on the Tomb of Razia Sultan. The paper will be published in the Heritage Map of India Lost and Found (ILF), 2021. It was also presented at UNESCO Office, New Delhi.

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  The Partition Museum

  Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

  Research and Video Intern

  The Partition Museum is the world's first Partition Museum located at the Town Hall building in Amritsar.• Documentation: Conducted interviews of Partition survivors• Research: Performed Site Research visits and Archival Research• Production: Handled Camerawork (Videography/Photography), and Editing• Created the Oral Histories Program Documentary for the Museum

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  TheWire.in

  Mar 2020 - Jun 2021

  Video Producer (Contributor)

  LiveWire is the social media platform of The Wire for young creators. Created videos on social, political and educational issues of 2020 for the media outlet as a contributor.

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  The Partition Museum

  Jun 2020 - Jun 2020

  Project Volunteer: Video Production

  The project Partition Food Tales was a part of the 'Museum at Home' initiative of the Partition Museum during the Coronavirus lockdown in 2020. • Created the #PartitionFoodTales Invite video• Edited the Live Event video for the museum's Social MediaThe documentary includes Insiya and Saptarshi from BongEats Youtube Channel, Tanisha Mehta from Kenya, and Debaleena from Calcutta who shared their experiences of cultural food exchange from both sides of the border.

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  The Partition Museum

  Apr 2021 - Aug 2023

  Notable contributions:• Edited the Oral History Record of Milkha Singh for the museum's SM platforms as a tribute to the legend• Produced a video commemorating four years of the Partition Museum• Contributed to the Oral Histories collaboration 'Stories of Nostalgia Across Borders' between the Partition Museum and Citizens Archive of Pakistan• Contributed to the Museum's Newsletter (July 2021) with the article 'Peshawar to the B-town: Actor Dilip Kumar, 1922-2021'• Curated the Oral History video for the collaboration between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) and the Partition Musuem• Produced a Documentary on 'Tracing Women's Partition Experiences: Reflecting on Oral and Material Memories'• Recorded and documented the discussion between Namita Gokhale and Geetanjali Shree on her book Tomb of Sand (International Booker Prize Winner 2022) at the British Council, New Delhi Show less

  • Assistant Creative Producer

    Apr 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Project Assistant

    Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Video Editor

    Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
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  Vitamin Stree

  Oct 2021 - Oct 2021

  Video Editor
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  Alohomora Education Foundation

  Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

  Communications Intern

  • Devised strategies covering experiences of AEF stakeholders• Curated Audio-Visual Documentation covering AEF's Students and Parents Experiences• Spearheaded AEF's Social Media Campaigns for Children’s Day and Christmas & New Year• Designed AEF's 5Year Milestone Documentation• Cohesive and strategic content creation alongside day-to-day Social Media Documentation• Assisted in design efforts for AEF's Fundraising Campaign 2022 for the months of February, March, and April• Assisted in design efforts for AEF's Empower Conclave 2022• Created a Visual Documentation (Video format) for AEF's 5Year Milestones• Created and handled the production and post production of two Documentaries deeply focussing on the growth and journey of two Alohomora students, Swati Gupta and Jenny Paul Show less

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  TheWire.in

  Feb 2022 - Feb 2022

  Production Assistant

  Assisted Journalist Mukul Singh Chauhan in covering The Wire's Election Bulletins and Ground Reports (Region-Uttar Pradesh) for Assembly Elections 2022.Key role: Camerawork and Editing

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  Vitamin Stree

  Mar 2022 - May 2023

  Video Editor

  Worked on trending video content centric around gender and social issues.

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  Safetipin

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Communications and Video Consultant

  • Designed Safetipin's creatives with special emphasis on women's mobility and safety• Website Visualization- Content strategy for Safetipin's impact in Delhi• Created Safetipin's Documentary covering its various developments and the use of MySafetipinApp in Delhi

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  Karta Initiative India Foundation

  Oct 2022 - Nov 2022

  Video Consultant
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  Purana Pakistan

  Dec 2022 - Jan 2023

  Winter Intern
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  Urdu Ghar

  Dec 2022 - Mar 2023

  Creative Producer

  • Devised strategies for visual communications and social media for Urdu Ghar's social media platform• Produced videos, created content series (Books by ATUH and Anjuman Talkies), and devised & designed social media strategy

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  Devi Art Foundation

  Mar 2023 - Apr 2023

  Video Producer

  As a part of the Devi Art Foundation's Education-Outreach programs, I produced the video covering the module on Poetry and Zines.

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  Prod.

  Mar 2023 - Apr 2023

  Video Producer

  Produced a short documentary on 'Women Empowerment through Technology', an initiative by NASSCOM Foundation and American Express, to bridge the skill gap and empower the youth, mainly women, from marginalized communities and support them in building digital skills for enhanced employment opportunities.The documentary involved profiling six young women with different yet similar stories of empowerment, all in different colleges in Delhi, Chandigarh, and Haryana.

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  AAFT

  Jun 2023 - Jul 2023

  Director of Photography

  Worked as a DOP and assisted in Art Direction for AAFT's commercial shoots for the promotion of it's online educational courses.

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  Indian National trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)

  Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

  Film Workshop Facilitator

  INTACH's HECS (Heritage Education and Communication Service) promotes heritage education by helping students make short films about their city's heritage through FilmIt, a project that has been running successfully for more than 15 years.For the year 2023, I conducted film training workshops in six cities in India: Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kochi.

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  BBC Media Action

  Aug 2023 - now

  Producer - Digital Content