MY NAME IS

BODIE J SMITH AND I WANT TO work FOR

SYDNEY WATER

I am a professional videographer and content creator with 15 years experience in post production and a passion for visual storytelling. I’ve been freelancing since 2023 working with a wide range clients from television, advertising, universities, private business and not for profit organisations.

My previous position was at The Feed on SBS as a Shooter/Editor. A large part of my position was creating short documentaries and comedy sketches where I successfully performed multiple roles simultaneously including lighting, directing, sound, set design as well as my title role of shooting and editing. The Feed was a daily show in a fast-paced working environment where I was required to create content in a single day. As a result I am always cool under pressure and able to work to short deadlines as required.

Prior to my Shooter/Editor position I was a Digital Media Producer at SBS. I ran a small team whose duties included captioning, creating thumbnails, copy writing and optimising content for multiple digital platforms for more than five videos per day. The Feed was creating a significant amount of daily content at that time and my team was able to quickly and precisely perform their duties under my leadership.

SHORT FORM VIDEO

These are just a few examples of the shortform comedy content I made while at SBS. Each sketch was written shot and edited in one day to keep up with social media trends. Over the years of working at SBS we put out 4 sketches a week so I’ve become very comfortable in a fast paced, quick turn around environment.

EXPLAINERS

Here are a few examples of explainer videos I’ve shot over the years. A lot of the content I’ve worked on involved figuring out how to present new information in a fun and engaging way using motion graphics, fast cuts and transitions. Most of the explainers I made were also created in a single day, from scripting to shooting and editing.

appearing on camera

I don’t consider myself an actor by any means but I’m very comfortable appearing on camera and filming and editing myself. Most of what I have done in the past has been through a more satirical lens but I’m very capable of other kinds of presenting in whatever style is required.

interviews

I’ve shot and edited many styles of interviews over the years. Both two person presenter led interviews, as in the examples above, but also single subject, multi cam interviews where the person being interviewed tells their own story. I’m very experienced in helping people who are not comfortable on camera to open up and get what I need out of them to create the best content possible.

LIVE EVENTS

I’ve got heaps of experience shooting live events, from musical acts, theatre productions, community events and live Q&A sessions. I’ve very comfortable running multiple cameras by myself to get the variety of shots needed to make something great. But I’m equally happy to shoot with a larger team, as either the person calling the shots, or as just another camera operator following direction.

summary

I’ve put together a few examples of my work so that you can see the range of projects I’ve worked on. Please feel free to check out the rest of my website for more if you’re interested or I’m happy to send more if there’s something specific you’d like to see. I’d really love to have the opportunity to meet the team in person and hope you’ll think I’m the right fit for the role.