Melroy Rodrigues

Worked as The Production Head for this Event for The Dubai Municipality at Hatta.
This was to promote the tourism of Hatta, build awareness about its wildlife and to shed light on the plans The Dubai Government has in place to turn this place into an exemplary Oasis.

Headed end to end planning, sourcing, coordination and permits of all aspects of the shoot for the documentary We Dont Play Dolly about the blind Indian womens cricket teamfinalist.
We were nominated for CANNES Festival 2022 Won 2nd place at the New York Film Festival 2023
Neutralized hurdles to ensure a smooth flow of resources by designing schedules and maximizing productivity and flow that successfully saved 10% of the $4.5 Mn shoot budget.

Handled pre and on-set production for Himalaya and Acko adverstisements. Ensured the production was cost effective by negotiating and maintaining resources as planned Planned and drew up a production schedule that assured a timely wrap-up while saving 12% of the $1.4 Mn budget.

AV and Live event 26/11 Stories of Strength by Indian Express. Pre-production coordinator, asst. line producer, and post- production supervisor for entire shoot with A-list Bollywood actors Vicky Kaushal, Anushka Sharma, and Radhika Apte. Optimized and maintained post-production schedules, and further developed the content approval requests and review process by overseeing the accuracy, consistency, and quality of all outstanding deliverables, resulting in 7% reduction of cost and delivery of the videos ahead of the deadline. Managing video editors (internal and external) and post- production vendors.

Asst. director intern for the web series Pushpavalli by Amazon Prime. Managed the short-listing, selection and timely coordination of the junior artists. Provided cost-cutting solutions and of the $8 Mn+ budget, saved 7% of the production cost by reducing the number of artists while maintaining the vision of the shot. Assisted the Creative Director in art and props selection and sourcing to enhance the shows quality while handling the sides per schedule for the entire shoot.
EVENT PLANNER

Handled operations for almost two consecutive years. Managed the promotion, propagation, and production of The Improv via social media and field activities.

Production operations for brand shoots like Big Bazaar, TATA Gluco+ and Luminous Fans. Managed production schedules of 60+ crew and initiated station-wide system to improve and streamline tracking of personnel and project elements, which resulted in an advance wrap-up. Production asst. for The Improv (Indias first improvisational comedy)

Handled Operations and strategy in Bangalore for The Alpha League races
. and The Phoenix Project obstacle course.
• Spearheaded operations including strategic selection of the venue, permits
from regional government entities, pre-event logistics, sourcing, and
selecting vendors who ensured reasonable pricing while delivering the best
quality.
• Managed client relationships with brands that included Capri Sun and
Zoomcar.
• Recruiting and management of over 200+ personnel for production of
merchandise, packaging, bib distribution, pre-event propagation, event day
crowd management.
• Successfully cut down the overall expense by 17% of the 6 million budget
• Ranked among the top 10 in the Olympic level triathlon held in Goa.
• Placed 4th in .22-rifle shooting State level competition in NCC VSC- Vayu-
Sena Camp.
• Secured 2nd place in All India Rock-climbing and Glacier drill competition by
J.I.M.
Naveen Richard
Creator and Writer, Go

Centerstage
Production operations for brand shoots like Big Bazaar, TATA Gluco+, and
. Luminous fans.
• Managed production schedules of 60+ crew and initiated station-wide
system to improve and streamline tracking of personnel and project
elements, which resulted in an advance wrap-up.
• Production asst for The Improv (India’s first improvisational comedy)