George Saad, Freelance Assistant Director / Scriptwriter / Producer

George Saad

Freelance Assistant Director / Scriptwriter / Producer

twofour54

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Digital Production & Storytelling
Experience
14 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 5 Months

Freelance Assistant Director / Scriptwriter / Producer at twofour54
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since September 2011

Worked as a freelancer in a variety of positions, Assistant Director, Assistant Producer, Line Producer, Director, and Actor on over 20 different projects, a majority being short films.

Assistant Director in Creative Lab at Twofour54
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2010 to May 2011

I was responsible in assisting the director in each short film project in order to ensure that his/her vision was applied throughout the shoot.
I was also taking the task of assisting in the development of the final script on most of the projects we worked on.

Film Liaison Assistant Coordinator at Dubai International Film Festival
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2010 to January 2011

I was responsible for escorting filmmakers to and from their screenings and coordinating with their Q&A’s throughout the 8-day festival.

Content Developer at Atlantis The Palm Hotel
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2008 to February 2009

Planned a campaign of advertisements that would be shown to the hotel staff as an effort by Human Resources to maintain high morale in the workplace. Wrote up surveys and questionnaires and developed a rough plan for the content of the advertisements.

Telemarketer at Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 2005 to August 2005

Sold exclusive memberships to the hotel and many other international hotels over the phone to a wide variety of potential customers.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Digital Production & Storytelling
  • at American University in Dubai
  • May 2011

I enrolled as a student in the Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication (MBRSC), with a concentration in Digital Production and Storytelling (DPST). I graduated cum laude (GPA 3.5/4) and have been on the Dean’s List for the past 4 years.

High school or equivalent,
  • at Abu Dhabi International (Private) School
  • July 2005

In high school, I successfully completed 8 O-levels, and 2 A-levels, as part of the British General Certificate of Education (GCE). I also achieved a score of 1200/1600 in the SAT I, a 620/800 in the SAT II Biology, and a 640/800 in the SAT II English Composition.

Specialties & Skills

Production
Content Writing
Writing
Television Production
Typing 60wpm
MS Office
Windows and Apple
FInalCut Pro

Languages

English
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Arabic
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