Florian DOURNES

En résumé

Entreprises

• Twofour54 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates - Production Manager

  2012 - 2014 As a government entity, twofour54's vision is to enable the development of world-class Arabic media and entertainment content, and to position Abu Dhabi as a regional center of excellence in content creation across all media platforms.
  As the company was growing, and with the launch by the Abu Dhabi Film Commission of a new incentive scheme aiming at attracting foreign productions in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, I joined the Production team as a Production Executive and soon got promoted to Production Manager. After 2 years in the job, I left the company to travel the World looking for new challenges, as Abu Dhabi was recognised as a major TV and Film Production location in the Middle East.
  
  • With my team, we facilitated several international TV and Film Productions ( for BBC, Universal, Screen Gems / Sony Pictures, FIFA, WTFN) while developing our working relationships with regional clients (Mubadala, Masdar, ADNOC, MBC, Fast Track Agency).
  • Training: I co-run a BBC-led programme called "intaji", focused on training local talents to the different positions of TV Production. As a result, three of the trainees were hired in the Production team.
  • I promoted Health & Safety as the Production department H&S Coordinator
  
  Key projects :
  
  - Cinema: (as a Production Assistant) Furious 7 recce (Universal), Deliver us from Evil (Screen Gems for Sony Pictures)
  - Factual TV: Top Gear (BBC), Head for Heights (Shine TV for BBC 1), The living Room (WTFN for Network 10 Australia)
  - Corporate / Promotional Videos / TVC: ADNOC (in partnership with The Edge Picture Company), Jiu-Jitsu World Championship Abu Dhabi (Flash Entertainment), Creativity in Motion (TVC produced by TBWA for Twofour54)
  - Events: Abu Dhabi Formula 1 race, Mubadala Anniversary, Tropfest Festival
  

• Twofour54 - Abu Dhabi - Emirats Arabes Unis - Floor Manager

  2009 - 2011 I joined the Production Services Department as part of a team launching a 5-studios complex, equipped with the very latest HD Production, Post-Production, Media Management and Broadcast Technology.
  • We set-up new procedures according to European standards and trained local talents to Broadcast TV.
  • I floor managed daily Live and pre-recorded TV programmes, in studios and on location
  • I coordinated, with the help of a specialist consultant, the implementation of a H&S Management system specialized in Media Production, which was the first in the region at the time.
  • Due to growing client's requests, we took over a second complex of 5 renovated studios.
  
  Key projects as a Floor manager in studios and on location:
  
  - Entertainment: The Buzzer - 115 episodes (Zodiak Media Group for Al Jazeera Kid), Street of Laughter - Pilot (Comedy Central Arabia), Driver Dan Story Train - Season 1 and 2 (Blink Films), Daily Sports programmes for Abu Dhabi TV (Premier league, Formula 1...)
  - Current Affairs: Dateline (Outside Broadcast for BBC)
  - Events: FIFA Club World Cup 2009 and 2010 (Endemol for FIFA), UAE 40th Anniversary celebrations, Tropfest Festival
  

• Al Jazeera English - London - United Kingdom - Floor Manager - Camera / Lighting Operator

  2007 - 2009 I joined just after the launch of the London Broadcast Centre, starting as a multi-skilled operator to get quickly promoted to camera / lighting operator and then to floor manager. I was part of the team that fine-tuned the recording of live news and pre-recorded programmes such as Frost Over The World, The Listening Post, Witness, People and Power. I also took part into training new employees.
  My responsibilities included:
  • Floor Managing
  • Camera Operating (5 cameras on robotics)
  • Vision Engineer
  • Lighting Design / Operating
  • Graphics (VIZRT), Autocue
  • Rigging and de-rigging studio sets
  

• Groupe TF1 - Intern Cameraman / Editor / Producer

  BOULOGNE 2006 - 2006 I was part of the team launching the TF1-owned web platform www.wat.tv, aimed at discovering and promoting new talents. I was tasked with producing videos (artist interviews, training videos (Watlab), concerts recording) to build up the content available on the website. Wat.tv is now TF1's official video platform.
  My responsibilities included:
  • ENG Camera Operator, lighting, sound recording
  • Editing (FCP) and exporting for the website
  

• CLC Productions - Intern Camera Operator

  2005 - 2005 I worked on music festivals such as "Jazz à Vienne" festival and "Woodtower" festival
  • Hand-held camera, on stage and front of stage
  • Ped-camera on base dolly, on stage
  

• Aquila Audiovisuel - Freelance Camera Operator

  2002 - 2006 • Operating ped cameras on conferences (Peugeot, Vivendi, Citroën...)
  • ENG interviews
  

Formations

• Université De Valenciennes Et Du Hainaut Cambrésis (UVHC) (Valenciennes)

  Valenciennes 2002 - 2006 Production Management

• Lycée Jacques Prevert

  Boulogne Billancourt 2000 - 2002 Equivalent to Higher National Diploma in Audiovisual

Réseau

• Alexis PERLOT

• Antonin CHEF

• Casse MICKAEL

• Damien LAVENU

• Faustine LE BOURDAIS (MABILE)

• Helene PAILLARD

• Kevin PETIOT

• Pierre GRANGEREAU

• Sophie MATHIEU - GRIMAL

• Yohann FABRE