Ernest Bhabor

Ernest Bhabor
123 7th Avenue #208, Brooklyn NY 11215.
Tel: 347-678-2376. Fax: 866-367-7123. Email: ernest@bhabor.com

Summary
Experienced Camera Man and Director of Photography; written, produced and directed shorts, documentaries and features,  nonlinear editing skill using Final Cut Pro Studio, Adobe Premier Pro and Avid.

Experience
Writer/Producer/Director/DP/Editor                                                  Presently
Naija Productions, LLC                                                                      Brooklyn, NY

I write, produce, direct, shoot  and edit shorts, documentaries and features; freelance.

Writer/Producer/Director                                                                     1996 - 2002
PMO Global Studios                                                                            Lagos, Nigeria

As head of production I wrote, produced and directed feature length motion pictures. I was responsible for auditioning, casting and rehearsing actors; directed my production crew during filming, supervised my film editor during post-production, and worked with the media and public relations team before and during release.

Writer/Director                                                                                      1998-2000       
THUD Worldwide Pictures                                                                 Lagos, Nigeria

I wrote and Directed feature length screenplays, from script to screen.

FILMOGRAPHY:
RAMPAGE (1996) -----------------------------------------------------------Actor
BORN WICKED (1997) ----------------------------------------------------Actor/Assistant Director
SAD CHRISTMAS (1998) -------------------------------------------------Assistant Director
VOLCANO (1998) -----------------------------------------------------------Director
TWILIGHT (1999) -----------------------------------------------------------Writer/Director
X-GENERATION (1999) ---------------------------------------------------Director
SIXTH COMMANDMENT (1999) -----------------------------------------Writer
PRIME SUSPECT (1999) -------------------------------------------------Writer
BLIND DATE (2000) --------------------------------------------------------Writer/Director
MOURN YOU FOREVER (2000) ----------------------------------------Director
LAST SUPPER (2001) -----------------------------------------------------Director
BLACK LIST (2001) ---------------------------------------------------------Actor
DIRTY DIANA (2001) -------------------------------------------------------Producer/Director
CROSS ROADS (2003) ---------------------------------------------------Writer/Producer/Director
GERMAN BLUES’ (2006) -------------------------------------------------Writer/Producer/Director/DP
NAIJA EXPERIENCE (2007) ---------------------------------------------Writer/Producer/Director/DP                EXAM BLUES (2008) -------------------------------------------------------Producer/Director/Editor
UP IN SMOKE (2009) ------------------------------------------------------Writer/Producer/Director

TELEVISION:
TWILIGHT----------------------------------------------------------------------Writer/Assistant Director
NEIGHBORS------------------------------------------------------------------Creator/Writer/Director/DP
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC--------------------------------------------------Creator/Writer/Director/DP

Education and Training
BS Psychology                                                                                      1992-1996
University of Ibadan                                                                             Ibadan, Nigeria

I did extensive research work in abnormal behavior.

Diploma, Filmmaking                                                                         1998-2000
Lagos Film Institute                                                                             Lagos, Nigeria

Did a thesis on the correlation of writing and directing

Certificate, Scriptwriting                                                                      1999
British Council Film Workshop                                                          Lagos, Nigeria

Intensive Film Workshop for Screenwriters

Certificate, Directing                                                                             2000
British Council Film Workshop                                                          Lagos, Nigeria

Intensive Film Workshop for Film Directors

Two-Year Filmmaking Program                                                         2000-2002
Directors Guild of Nigeria, (DGN)                                                      Lagos, Nigeria

A journey man training program  for directors.

Filmmaking Techniques                                                                      2004-2006
New York Film Academy                                                                      New York, NY 

A comprehensive study of filmmaking with emphasis on writing, camera and directing

Field Production and Non-Linear Editing Workshop                      2006
Brooklyn Community Access Television (BCAT)                             Brooklyn, New York

A comprehensive training for film and television production with emphasis on camera, light, directing and non-linear editing

Current Affiliations
Founding Member, Writers Guild of Nigeria, (WGN)
Founding Member, Directors Guild of Nigeria, (DGN)
Member, Society of Poets, USA
Member, Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers (AIVF), New York                             Member, BCAT Community of Certified Producers, New York
Member, Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC), Brooklyn
Member, Canon USA XL-XH Series Owners Club

Awards
First Place Writing Competition 1994, West African Literary Society
Best Writer 1999, British Council Film Workshop
Best Up and Coming Director 2000, People’s Choice Award, Nigeria

Languages
English
French
German
Spanish