Rafael Machado dos Santos
Brazilian, 36 years
Elwood, Melbourne, VIC
Mobile:- / E-mail:-EDUCATION
Bachelor degree in TV&Radio. Cásper Líbero College, São Paulo/BR, concluded in 2011.
Certificate IV in Marketing. ILSC-Greystone College, Melbourne/AUS, concluded in May 2020.
PORTFOLIO SAMPLES (as producer and director)
-HP Global branded mini doc: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcnCqa3dLAc&t=
-TV content teaser, works from TV Gazeta: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpnG10w5CqA
-Teaser as producer and senior videographer at Kiwi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=djBnQU4KB8A&t=
-Short doc The Planter, awarded: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PbAfeSNLNQ
-Institutional Video - Sustainability at HP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M95MIZpKffY
-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rafamachado.photos/?hl=en
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
In Melbourne:
Studio Bento (several weeks between Dec. 2019 and Jun. 2020)
-Position 1: Freelance Content and Visual Researcher for VR/documentary projects
-Position 2: Freelance Production Assistant in 360 film shoots
Freelance Producer/Videographer, Aug. 2019 - present.
-Most of the jobs for YahYah Films company.
-A sample of video work: https://vimeo.com/-
-A sample of photographic work: https://www.instagram.com/p/CB69RocFbRT/
In Brazil:
Kiwi Produções-. www.kiwiproducoes.com.br
Position: Partner, Producer and Senior Videographer – web ad films, corporate, youtubers and
documentaries.
Channel “TV Gazeta”. Dec/2011 to Dec/2016. www.tvgazeta.com.br
Positions: Coord. of production / Director / Script Supervisor
Activities: I started as an AD in TV shows and then became coor. of production, director and/or script
supervisor of entertainment and documentary programs.
Newspaper “Folha de S. Paulo”. Oct/2015 to Dec/2015. www.folha.uol.com.br
Position: Videojournalism and photojournalism trainee (during unpaid leave of absence from Gazeta).
Freelance and independent Videographer. Aug/2010 - Dec/2011 and Dec/2016 - Jan/2017.
Activities: to produce, shoot and direct institutional videos, music videos and documentaries.
Channel “TV Bandeirantes”. Aug/2009 to Aug/2010. www.band.uol.com.br/tv/
Position: production intern in the TV shows.
Various companies and clients. 2003 to 2008.
During and soon after my first graduation (Publishing), I was an intern in some publishing companies and
also worked as a freelancer for many clients, usually as a text editor. Two of the institutions where I
worked were Editora Ática (Ática Publishing Company) and Secretary of State for Culture of São Paulo.
COURSES
Direction Assistance, at AIC, 2017.
TV Series Development. at CEMEC, 2014.
Interpretation (Workshop), at Centro Cultural b_arco, 2013.
The HD Video Camera, at Fazendo Vídeo, 2010.
Analog Photography (basic and advanced), at SESC Pompéia, 2008.
Acoustics and Music Production, at OMiD Academia de Áudio, 2006.
LANGUAGES
English: advanced. IELTS (2017) overall score 7.5 (2017).
Spanish: intermediary. Spanish course: CELACC-USP.
SOFTWARES
Adobe Premiere: advanced.
Adobe Photoshop: basic.
MS Office: intermediary (Word: advanced)
Keynote: intermediary.
FESTIVALS – SELECTION/AWARDS
-Series “O Mochileiro” (‘The Young Traveler’ - TV Show). The pilot episode took part in the competitive
exhibition of the 1st TELAS International Festival, 2015. I coordinated the project and the script team.
-Short doc “The Planter”, awarded with the Grand Prize at MegaCities Short Docs, Paris, 2017. I
produced and co-directed.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
> Volunteer at social project ENTREGA POR SP, from 2017 to 2019.
> Member of the coordination of the “Audiovisual Week of Faculdade Cásper Líbero” (large annual
event in college), in 2008 and 2009.