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Name

GIRGINOV, Zhivko Emilov

Cell Phone

+359 889 30 80 94

E-mail

jivkogir [at] abv.bg

Personal Web-Page

http://www.geocities.com/jioconsort

Nationality

Bulgarian (Republic of Bulgaria, EU)

Work experience

• Dates (from – to)

February 2009

• Name and address of employer

“SIA Advertising / Camera Ltd.” – Sofia, Bulgaria

• Type of business or sector

4 series TV fiction movie “Hushove”, Director / Screenplay: Alexander Morfov,

Main DoP: Dimitar Gochev

• Occupation or position held

Director of Photography – subsidiary

• Main activities and responsibilities

Film set research, Shooting sequences near Danube river, Time-lapse sunset, Insert shots

• Dates (from – to)

July 2008

• Name and address of employer

“Koulevfilm Production” – Sofia, Bulgaria / SIA Advertising / “Camera Ltd.

• Type of business or sector

Full-length movie “Innocent magics”, Director: Anry Koulev, Screenplay: Hristo Ganev,

DoP: Svetla Ganeva

• Occupation or position held

Digital Acquisition Specialist (DCI), Camera operator

• Main activities and responsibilities

Digital cinematography camera “SILICON IMAGING” SI2K

• Dates (from – to)

May 2008

• Name and address of employer

A private initiative

• Type of business or sector

Short movie “The Deal”, Director: Plamena Hristova, DoP: Ivan Moskov

• Occupation or position held

Assistant Cameraman

• Main activities and responsibilities

XDCAM-HD camera CineAlta

• Dates (from – to)

From February 23-rd, 2008 till March 2-nd, 2008

• Name and address of employer

“EPITHETE FILMS” / WARNER BROS. – Paris, France (Studio 130)

• Type of business or sector

Preproduction stage of the Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s movie “Micmacs a tire-larigot” (“Playing Games to Your Heart’s Content”), filming April 2008 till May 2009, DoP Tetsuo Nagata

• Occupation or position held

Researcher – Location Manager (filming crew)

• Main activities and responsibilities

Researching, plotting and pre-managing filming conditions for Paris’ shooting locations

• Dates (from – to)

From January 5-th, 2007 till now

• Name and address of employer

“SLIDEMAN” –  G.M.Dimitrov Blv., Bl. 60, fl. 58, 1172 Sofia, Bulgaria, Georgi Vrabchev

• Type of business or sector

Producing steadicam system rigs ; movie making – feature, short, corporate, music films

• Occupation or position held

Director of Photography, Steadicam-operator, Technical advisor

• Main activities and responsibilities

Cinematography, Steadicam activities

• Dates (from – to)

From September 15-th, 2006 till now

• Name and address of employer

Academy of Cinema, Television and Internet Communications – 29 Vladaiska Str., 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria

• Type of business or sector

An institution of higher education

• Occupation or position held

Lecturer in "High definition and contemporary production technologies"

• Main activities and responsibilities

Teaching all the university students in Digital cinematography and HDTV

• Dates (from – to)

From May 18-th, 2003 till January 5-th, 2007

• Name and address of employer

Television ”bTV” (Balkan News Corporation) – a division of FOX / News Corp. – National Palace of Culture, Hall 12, 1 Bulgaria Square, 1463 Sofia, Bulgaria

• Type of business or sector

TV News Gathering / TV Field Production / Studio / Current affairs / Documental / OB

• Occupation or position held

Lighting Cameraman

• Main activities and responsibilities

TV news packages, Documental films and Current affairs, Live events (SNG / OB) TV dramas

• Dates (from – to)

From January 1-st, 2002 till May 18-th, 2003

• Name of employer

Television “M-SAT” Bulgaria

• Type of business or sector

TV News Gathering in SNG correspondent section in Plovdiv (Satellite News Gathering)

• Occupation or position held

ENG (news) cameraman

• Main activities and responsibilities

TV news packages

• Dates (from – to)

From January 1-st, 2001 till December 31, 2001

• Name of employer

Television “Europe” Bulgaria – Plovdiv

• Type of business or sector

TV News Gathering, TV production, Live events

• Occupation or position held

Technical Director (Vision Mixer), Director of Photography, Linear and Non-Linear Editor

• Main activities and responsibilities

TV news packages, Technical support of Live events on Air, Electronic mixing of TV picture, sound and visual effects, non-linear and linear editing

• Dates (from – to)

From January 1-st, 1998 till December 25-th, 2000

• Name of employer

Тelevision “EUROCOM – Plovdiv” Bulgaria

• Type of business or sector

Worked for the following broadcast issues: “Business club”, “Tasty fancies”, “Djoumayata”, “The vivid face of the Nature”, “Collage classic”, etc.

• Occupation or position held

Cameraman Studio, ENG, EFP, OB

• Main activities and responsibilities

Studio camera work, Outside news broadcasting – Live events, TV Field production

• Dates (from – to)

From February 1-st, 1995 till December 31, 1997

• Name of employer

Television “А&K”(Astra & Cable Ltd.) Bulgaria, Plovdiv

• Type of business or sector

TV news, TV production, Outside TV broadcast

• Occupation or position held

Cameraman

• Main activities and responsibilities

Studio camera work, TV news package, Live events

• Dates (from – to)

1992 - 1995

• Name of employer

Worked for the following private studios in Plovdiv, Bulgaria: “VIDEOZANI”, “Videocolor”, “Alex-35”, digital studio “TV advertisement– ЕuroMedia”; an extraneous production for “ЕUROCOM – Bulgaria” –  50-min. digital feature film “The Tree”

• Type of business or sector

private practice as a freelance Cameraman and Director of Photography

• Occupation or position held

Cameraman / DoP

• Main activities and responsibilities

Camera work

Education and training

• Dates

Graduated April 24-th, 2008

• Name and type of organization providing education and training

University of Kent – Canterbury CT2 7NZ, United Kingdom, tel. +44 (0) 1227764000

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Cinematography (150 Standard College Credits – distance learning)

• Title of qualification awarded

Master of Arts degree in “Cinematography” (Diploma No. CUMAZG240408)

• Dates

2007

• Name and type of organization providing education and training

Institut National de l’Audiovisuel and Paris 1 Sorbonne University – Paris – France

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

“High Definition Cinematography and Digital Intermediate” – lectures + practice

with a graduation work broadcasted by “Paris Premiere” TV channel

• Title of qualification awarded

High Definition / Digital Cinema

Director of Photography

• Dates

2006

• Name and type of organization providing education and training

HFF Film and Television University “Konrad Wolf” – Potsdam-Babelsberg – Germany

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Educational course “Digital Production Methods in Film and Television” (“INSIGHT-OUT 2006”)

High Definition Television (HDTV), Digital Cinema

• Title of qualification awarded

Certificate awarded

• Dates

2001

• Name and type of organization providing education and training

USAID / ProMedia Program

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Educational course “TV news and TV journalistic”

• Title of qualification awarded

ТV news Cameraman (Video Journalist)

• Dates

2000

• Name and type of organization providing education and training

USAID / ProMedia Program

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Educational course “Cameraman mastership at documental films and      current affairs”

• Title of qualification awarded

Director of Photography

• Dates

1994 -1998

• Name and type of organization providing education and training

Academy of Musical and Dance Art – Plovdiv, Bulgaria

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Specialities: “Musical Pedagogic”, “Piano”

• Title of qualification awarded

Music Teacher, Piano Teacher, Bachelor degree

• Dates

1994 -1995

• Name and type of organization providing education and training

Educational course at Private Cine & TV Studios (SBFD) – Plovdiv, Bulgaria

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Speciality: “Cameraman mastership”, Cinehistory

• Dates

1989 -1994

• Name and type of organization providing education and training

Secondary School of  Music “Dobrin Petkov” – Plovdiv, Bulgaria

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Speciality: “Piano”, Profile: Instrumental

Personal skills

and competences

Mother tongue

Bulgarian

Other languages

English

• Reading skills

Proficient level

• Writing skills

Proficient level

• Verbal skills

Very good level

Russian

• Reading skills

Proficient level

• Writing skills

Good level

• Verbal skills

Good level

Social skills

and competences

Excellent ability of team-working

Technical skills

and competences

Skills in technics, visual arts, Steadicam, camera-crane, 35mm optical adapters - P+S Tecnik, Cinevate Brevis, Letus Extreme

Fine wielding of the following software products: Adobe-Photoshop, Adobe-Premiere, Adobe-After Effects, ULEAD-Media Studio PRO, Discreet-Combustion, Syntrillium-Cool Edit PRO,  MS-Word, Corel DRAW.

Making 3D Stereoscopic parallel-camera rig and 3D single camera rig

Artistic skills

and competences

In the realms of music on professional level – piano, drums, Harmony in music, Polyphony, Orchestral conducting, Musical compositing, Drawing

Other skills

and competences

Schooling for Airplane Private Pilot License (PPL-SA category)

Writer of the book “Digital Cinematography And Contemporary Film Production Technologies” (Bulgarian language) – two main editions (2007, 2008) with five reprints afterward

Membership(s)

Certified Professional Membership in The UK Guild of Television Cameramen – Full Grade, Membership # 2380 / 11.02.2004 and in UK Royal Television Society – 2005

Professional Membership in the Bulgarian Guild of Television Cameramen (www.tvcam.tk) -2005

Full Membership in The Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers – 2008

Driving licence(s)

Driving license:  automobile, motorcycle, moped

Filmography

(most recent 3 years)               

- feature movie “The Tree” – 50 min. (Digital-S) – writer/director/VFX: Sv.Karlov

- animation movie “Chiponosko” – 6 min. (HD 1920x1080 / 24p + 35 mm)

- HD-trailer for movie “ЕОН” – 1,30 min. (HD 1440x720 / 25p)

- advertising “Bulldozer” – 30 sec. (HD 1920x1080 / 24p / CineAlta)

- advertising “Regal” – 30 sec (DCI 2k – 2048x1552 / 24p)

- feature film “Country tourism” – 45 min. (35 mm) – Steadicam-operator

- feature film “Hushove” – insert shots, time-lapse sunset, sequences (HD 1920x1080 / 25p)

- advertising movie “In Focus” – for “Ford” Company – the new “Ford Focus” – 5 min. (DCI 2k – 2048x1552 / 25p / 2.35:1)

- architectural previz short film “Aqua Residence” – (DVCPRO HD P2 – 1920x1080 / 25p)

- music video “Cheap desires” – Pepa / ARA music – 4:15 min. (DCI 2k – 2048x1552 / 25p)

- music video “Why did you return” – Iskren Petsov, Dir. Vasil Nikolov-Teslata – DCI 2k – 2048x1552 / 25p)

- tens of documentary films, most recent:

-          “Carichina Phenomenon” – 50 min. (DVCPRO) – bTV

-          “To the Moon and Back” – 50 min. (DVCPRO) – bTV

-          “The Marvels in the Bulgarian Church” – 50 min. (DVCPRO) – bTV

-          “What flies above us” – 50 min. (DVCPRO) – bTV