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Volkan in a few words
With more than 15 years long working experience in business as a freelancer , a partner of a production company and former technology based contemporary communications agency founder, I worked nearly in all the fields and at all stages of communication. I was involved in photography projects, print jobs, commercials, documentaries, Tv Shows, video and physical interaction based campaigns, production of corporate videos along with some viral video projects.
Briefly my job is to lead flawless, best-in-class delivery of clients’ demands. Most of the time, I was also responsible for the activity budget and oversaw allocation of all resources to staff, freelancers and outsource teams. I try to ensure that projects were 1) scoped properly, 2) assigned appropriate resources, and 3) equipped with a process and methodology to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery. As a producer, I established and managed projects with inter-discipliner contributors, and ensured efficient collaboration where appropriate.
My network comprises biggest global ATL agencies to small -10 people boutique agencies, third party suppliers, talented freelance artists-programmers, production companies, digital agencies, Tv channels, major print houses, event companies and many more..
No matter which project I am working on, I try to produce topnotch work as I am dedicated to be sure that every asset that I put my signature on, should stand out from the crowd.
Specialities
Director, Producer, DP, Videography, Editing, Color Grading, Photography, Retouch, 360° Photography and Video, VR, Google Trusted
Interests:
Hotels, Food, Products, Travel, Architecture, Technology, Luxury, Beauty, Editorial, Fashion, Portraits, Industrial, Factory, Cars, Yachting, Racing, Nature, Birds
Experience
- Volkan Çalışır Photography & FilmFounderJanuary 2001 - Today (23 years and 11 months)I am working as a freelance photographer, dop, director and producer for commercials, documentaries, Tv shows, online videos etc. Some Projects Involved “Bir Fikrin Mi Var?” — Director, Producer; TV Show , TV8 — 2011-2012 / 2012-2013 “Water Walk” — Director Of Photography Documentary , TRT — 2018 “İrme” — Director Of Photography; Short Film — 2014 * 51th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Official Selection , Antalya - Turkey * 41th Addition Festival Mondial deI'Image Sous-Marine Official Selection , Marseille - France * Viewers Choice Award 2nd International Bosphorus Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey * 2nd BEST FILM 2nd Seattle Turkish Film Festival, Seattle, USA * BEST FILM 16th Belgrade Underwater Film Festival, * 2015 Selection Beneath the waves Film Festival (20 cities around the globe) * Official Selection, Roma Turkish Film Festival, * JIFFEST - Indonesian Film Festival *11th Holy Shorts Film Festival, Special Selection, Los Angeles-USA “Dönek” (Volatile) — Director of Photography; Short Film — 2009 * 46th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Official Selection “Bir” (One) — Director of Photography; Short Film — 2008 “Biraz Huzur”— Director of Photography; Documentary, Aljazeera Türk — 2015 “WWF - Kaş Kekova Koruma Alanı” — Director of Photography; TV Commercial — 2016 “Migros - Anneler Günü” — Director of Photography; TV Commercial — 2016 “Nivea Soft” — Director of Photography; TV Commercial — 2014 “Garanti Bankası - Bonus /Shell” — Director of Photography, Producer; TV Commercial — 2007 “Garanti Bankası - Potanın Perileri” — Director of Photography, Producer; TV Commercial — 2008 “e-bebek- Bebeğim Büyüyünce” — Director of Photography; TV Commercial — 2014 “Finans Bank, Esnafın derdini Mustafa Keser” — Director of Photography, Editing Video for web application — 2012 “Red Bull, Wining5“ Director, Producer Event Film - 2013 “Red Bull, Catch Me If You Can” — Producer Event Film - 2013
- İçindeGezFounderMarch 2017 - Today (7 years and 9 months)High quality immersive 360° panoramic imagery is worth much much more. Spherical panoramas crafted into a virtual tour can tell a story, re-create or capture an event or place for a viewer thousands of miles away all from the comfort of their computer or handheld device. Add additional multimedia features such as narration, background music or ambient noise, video or animated elements, to create a true interactive user experience. Taken to the next level 360° photography and video can be a virtual reality experience using a VR headset or Google Cardboard. Showcase and market your business or product in new creative ways that were never before possible! Our primary service is creating premium quality 360° panoramic images and tours for Google Maps "Street View" and custom tours for businesses. We also specialize in aerial, commercial and real estate photography.
- TripAdvisorContracted PhotographerNovember 2014 - January 2019 (4 years and 2 months)I was working as a contracted photographer for Europe and Africa region. Since 2014 I shot more than 700 hotels for TripAdvisor and Oyster.
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Education
- High SchoolHüseyin Avni Sözen Anadolu Lisesi1998
- BA Photography and VideoIstanbul Bilgi University2009I studied Photography and Video with a full scholarship.
- As Marketing Research and AdvertisementIstanbul University2003