YUVARAJ ANNADURAI

Project Management:

• Lead the production of VFX projects from pre-production to delivery, including budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, and quality control.
• Collaborate with VFX Supervisors, artists, and other departments to ensure smooth workflow and timely completion of deliverables.
• Monitor project budgets and identify potential cost issues early on.

Client Relations:

• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, understanding their needs and managing expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Present proposals, negotiate contracts, and secure new VFX projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients to foster repeat business.

Business Development:

• Identify potential new clients and market opportunities.
• Develop and implement strategic business development plans to grow the studio's market share.
• Participate in industry events and conferences to network and promote the studio's capabilities.

Bidding and Estimating:

• Review client materials (scripts, storyboards, breakdowns) to accurately assess VFX requirements.
• Prepare detailed bids and cost breakdowns for potential projects, considering resource needs and project complexity.

Financial Oversight:

• Track project finances, ensuring projects stay within budget and profitability targets.
• Analyze project performance and identify areas for cost optimization.

Team Leadership:

• Mentor and develop junior producers within the team.
  Foster a collaborative and high-performing environment within the VFX production team.
• Deep understanding of the VFX production pipeline and technical aspects of visual effects.
• Proven experience in project management, budgeting, and scheduling
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively manage client relationships
• Strong business acumen and ability to analyze financial data
  Creative vision and ability to understand the artistic elements of VFX
• Leadership qualities to motivate and guide teams

• Excellent digital film and TV broadcast producing/project management organisational skills, with almost 13 years of experience
• Trained as a Producer/Director/Editor within the field and within a studio setting
• Strong supervision experience in Feature Film production
• Ability to lead a team to complete the production
• Wide knowledge of photographic and optical effects techniques
• Sound knowledge of the post-production procedures
• Exceptional knowledge of the VFX vendors, supervisors, and producers
• Proficient with 2D and 3D VFX pipelines, Nuke, Maya, LightWave, Inferno, CineSync, and MS Office
• Creative, attention to detail with exceptional problem-solving skills
• Possess strong project management and communication skills
• Can work effectively with a highly technical/creative team of artists and programmers

• Assist in script breakdown and bidding for visual effects in live action
• Manage large vfx teams 25 + artists
• Tracking budget and schedule targets
• Interaction and professional communication with clients
• Communicating with multiple studio locations
• Demonstrate strong leadership qualities
• Monitoring project progress, and ensure project completion within budget parameters in conjunction with Producer
• Overseeing and monitoring VFX projects from conception to completion
• Managing and directing the artistic, technical, and production personnel
• Handling the bidding process and managing the budget of the project
• Coordinating with the Production Director and Manager in creating and driving the schedule of deliverables and resource requirements over the project duration
• Managing artists working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Handling visual effects projects for feature films

• Engage in the performance management process such as performance reviews, daily feedback, and mentoring for direct reports (2-5 people)
• Evaluate EFC and work with production accountants to provide management with early, consistent, and accurate EFC reporting
• Manage crew performance
• Supervise assigned production staff
• Provide verbal and written progress reports to clients, management, and internal teams every week
• Manage workflow to balance production schedule and employee resources
• Provide verbal and written progress reports to clients, management, and internal teams
• Manage the production schedule with the VFX Supervisor to ensure the right balance between time spent & quality of shots
• Assist with the management of hours and schedules in relation to the project
• Assist in dailies and project meetings
• Assist in script breakdown (for bidding purposes) for visual effects in live action
• Training and mentoring VFX coordinators
• Participation in daily and weekly meetings
• Maintaining adherence to production contract standards

• As a Freelancer, I have worked with major television companies like Network, Times Network, Zee Network, and NDTV
• Responsible for developing creative ideas and concepts for the purpose of facilitating the delivery of the product in the best way
• Responsible for monitoring and supervising production operations on marketing and distribution of television programs
• Perform responsibilities of reviewing and editing scripts and stories and perform approval/rejection of storylines
• Handle the tasks of planning and organising publicity and promotional campaigns
• Perform responsibilities of monitoring budgets and schedules as well as act as a liaison with the network and Client
• Handle the tasks of selecting the principal cast, and creative team as well as perform approval of the shooting schedule, script, locations, and budget