Rolling before they sit down
Radio mics fitted and a camera already on the shoulder, so the first unguarded seconds off the floor are on the card. Quick on-the-fly lines in the corridor, then a reset for the proper sit-down.
Frame lines
AnasAlkarmi
Shooting PDDoP & editorEnglish & Arabic
London-based shooting PD and DoP. I get contributors talking, shoot for the edit and light every frame properly, on studio floors, at live events and in the field. Sweep across the footage to compare the flat log with the finished grade.
01:00:08:00Showreel
Roll the reel
Documentary, studio, live events and commercial work, shot, directed and cut. Press play for the full reel.
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Watch on Vimeo ↗01:00:16:00Shooting PD
Get the reaction while it's hot
Contestants walk off the floor with the moment still in them: the relief, the frustration, the thing they didn't say on stage. As a shooting PD my job is to be there when they do, already rolling, and to ask the question that brings it out.
Questions that land
Open questions, a beat of silence, and playing the moment back to them. I push for the honest answer, give them room to react, and know when to stop.
In their language
I interview in Arabic and English, so contestants from across the Arab world can answer in the language they feel in, and the edit gets clean lines in both.
Big ideas, clear lines
Years of interviews for documentaries and news features taught me to help an expert put a complicated idea into one sentence a family audience gets first time.
Shot for the edit
I'm an editor too, so I shoot what the cut needs: clean soundbites, reaction cutaways, tops and tails, and notes on the best lines so the edit team finds them fast.
Care comes first
Clear briefings, releases on the day and reading the room. A good reaction never costs a contributor their dignity, and the production's duty of care outranks any shot.
Relevant credits
- StudioAlrihla studio interview series (DoP, 3 cameras) · Thmanyah football show pilot · Arabi21 pilot episodes
- Live eventsLondon Arab Orchestra concert film (8 cameras and a vox-pop unit) · Naming Genocide conference (multicam, 54 speaker highlights)
- InterviewsOne on One with Walid Jumblatt (cameras, lighting, edit) · Real Talk podcast (edit, reels)
- BroadcastersAl Jazeera · Dubai TV · Alaraby TV · Middle East Eye · Thmanyah
Self-shooting kit
- CameraSony FX6 · Sony FX3 · fast zooms and primes
- SoundRØDE Wireless GO II radio mics · Sound Devices 833
- LightAputure LEDs and tubes for a quick, flattering interview look
- MoveDJI RS4 Pro gimbal · Hollyland wireless video to the gallery
Based in London and travelling for work. Available for international shoots.
Check my availability01:00:26:00About
Fifteen years making films for newsrooms, broadcasters, charities and brands. I work the whole chain: I find the story, shoot it, get people talking on camera, cut it and grade it, and design everything that goes around it.
Based in London and working in English and Arabic for broadcasters across the Arab world. BSc in Digital Cinematography from Full Sail University, founder of Impact Studios, and the person clients call when a film needs to look right, cut right and read right.
15+years behind the camera and in the cutting room
380+films produced across two production companies
8cameras on a single concert shoot
16cities in one documentary series
01:00:48:12Worked with
01:01:10:00Selected work
The edit
PGM01:00:00:00UNDER_FIRE_TRL_V3.mov1920×1080 · 25P
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01:02:31:08Colour
The grade bay
A live grading suite running on footage from the Alrihla set. Drag the wheels, set white balance like a camera and watch the scopes react. Double-click a wheel to reset it.
LOGAA REC.709
WAVEFORM · LUMA
VECTORSCOPE
Looks
Primaries
Scopes read the graded image
01:03:12:20Graphic & motion design
The design wall
Thumbnail systems, speaker cards, stage screens, reel covers and motion packages. Drag the wall around; tap anything to open it.
Drag to explore
01:04:02:00Services
Three departments,
one call
Camera dept.Shooting PD & cinematography
Shooting PD & DoP
I produce and shoot: find the contributors, get the reactions and interviews, and make sure every frame looks right.
- Self-shooting PD: contributor interviews, on-the-fly reactions and actuality
- Interviews in English and Arabic
- Look development, references and custom LUTs
- Camera, lens and lighting packages matched to brief and budget
- Lighting plans and diagrams
- Multicam studio design for podcasts and interviews
- Live studio builds with ATEM, TriCaster and vMix
- Codec, proxy and colour pipeline, S-Log3 to Rec.709
- Crew planning and on-set supervision
- Second opinion on productions already in motion
Best for: entertainment and factual formats, documentaries, studio series, live events and brand films.
Cutting room
Editing & post-production
Editor & colourist
Story first. I shape interviews and rushes into a structure that holds, then finish it properly.
- Documentary structure from transcripts, verbatim-safe
- Multicam podcast and interview edits
- Trailers, promos and event recaps
- Social cutdowns in 9:16, 4:5 and 1:1
- Colour grading and finishing
- English and Arabic subtitles
- Dialogue clean-up, music and mix
- Editable project handover with full sources
Best for: newsroom features, podcast series, event films and launch campaigns.
Design studio
Graphic & motion design
Designer
The frame around the frame: titles, thumbnails and the packaging that gets a film watched.
- YouTube thumbnail systems
- Broadcast graphics packages and MOGRTs
- Explainer maps and infographics
- Event identities, speaker cards and stage screens
- Animated and 3D title sequences
- Right-to-left Arabic typography done correctly
Best for: channels, shows and events that need a consistent look across every platform.
How a job runs
- BriefAudience, message, platforms, budget.
- LookReferences, frames, LUT and kit list.
- ShootLit, recorded and backed up on set.
- CutStory first, then rhythm and sound.
- GradeColour, graphics and subtitles.
- DeliverMasters, cutdowns and thumbnails.
01:05:18:04Kit room
What comes off the van
Packages are built per job. Tell me the brief and I'll spec the right camera, glass and light.
01:06:00:00Selected credits, 2024 to 2026
Edit decision list
01:06:44:16Call sheet
Let's put your film on the call sheet
Shooting PD, DoP or edit, in the UK or on location abroad. Send the brief and dates and I'll come back with availability, a plan and a kit list.
Anas@anasalkarmi.co.uk
- Unit base
- London, UK. Available for international shoots.
- Departments
- Shooting PD · DoP · Edit & grade · Graphic & motion design
- Languages
- English · Arabic
01:07:20:00Bonus scene · After the wrap
Light the setAn interactive lighting set · built for this site
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