Mr. M. S. Arumugam (Dept. of Film and TV Production )
Mr. M. S. Arumugam is a cinematographer as well as a lighting expert of repute with nearly 28 years of experience. He is an alumni of FTIT Chennai specializing in cinematography. He is a skilled technician and creative cinematographer with a wide range of experience, which includes feature films, TV serials, shows, documentaries, ad films, corporate and educational Films. His work has been honoured for creative excellence at "World Fest" Houston, Texas and Kino International Festival, Manchester.
Mr. Nitin Rai (Dept. of Creative Photography )
Mr. Nitin Rai is a freelance photographer with 25 years of experience. Starting at an early age of 13 as an apprentice to celebrated photographer Raghu Rai, Mr. Nitin Rai worked as Photo Editor with leading magazines and news agencies. His work has been featured in international publications such as Time, Der Spiegel, Stern, Figaro, Facts, Tatler, The Sunday Telegraph and The Independent. Today, Mr. Rai specializes in diverse fields of Industrial and Corporate, Interiors, Fashion, Beauty, Portfolios and Portraits, Food, Photo Stories and Human Interest photography.
Mr. Pramod Shnaker has been a Music Producer for past 28 years working as Head Artistes & Repertoire - Music Today ; VP Artistes & Repertoire Times Music (a Times Of India group unit) ; COO Kosmic Music, a Chennai based music company and presently working as Senior Programme Director, World Space Satellite Radio looking after content creation for Urdu and Punjabi channels - Radio Falak and Tunak Punjabi. He has extensive knowledge and experience of recording technology and its application.
Ms. Simrat Gulati (Dept. of Advertising and Public Relations )
Ms Simrat Gulati, has been associated with SACAC since 2004. Alumni of IIMC, she has a Masters in Management and in Communication. Ms. Simrat brings with her 17 years of experience of working as an advertising, research and PR professional in the industry. She is now an independent consultant and is associated with some of the leading institutes of management and mass communication as visiting faculty and academic advisor.
During her interaction with the students, especially in the areas of advertising management, consumer behavior and communication, Ms Simrat uses a mix of theory and industry experience to prepare the students for the professional world.
Mr. Sanjib Dey – Mentor and Faculty (Dept. of Advertising and Public Relations)
Sanjib with nearly 18 years of experience into advertising and marketing is the Commander-in-Chief of Saatchi's Delhi & Bangalore operations. A dynamic, charged-up, restless leader, Sanjib believes in constantly challenging himself and his team to raise the bar on strategic thoroughness and creative excellence. Sanjib is an active partner to the agency's clients, working closely with them to arrive at effective communication and marketing solutions.
In advertising Sanjib has spent his years with agencies like Everest, Enterprise, Grey, Bates and Lowe before joining Saatchi, Delhi. His experience spans across categories & brands such as Personal care, Beverages, Pharma, Aviva Insurance, Automobiles and Consumer Durables. He has been awarded the 'Employee of the Year' for South Asia while at Grey.
Ms. Sameera Jain (Faculty in Editing, Dept of Film and TV Production)
Sameera Jain is an alumnus of FTII, Pune. In her career span of over 28 years , she has edited several award winning documentaries and feature films . She has also directed many films. Her directorial ventures, “Portraits of belonging” and “Born at home” have been awarded and acknowledged for cinematic excellence at various festivals and forums across the world. She teaches at several places including National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and Film &TV Institute Of India,Pune.
Mr. Shankhajeet De (Deputy Director, Academics)
Mr. Shankhajeet De is an independent Film maker and freelance script writer. Starting his career with the cultural programme in TV "Surabhi", he has worked in several other cultural, travel and food shows. He also has directed and scripted documentation projects for agencies of the United Nations and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, IGNCA. He takes keen interest in interpreting the ideals of Integral Education in media education and also teaches script writing and production in the Film & TV Production Department. He is also the programmer for Twilight, a festival of Short films organised by SACAC.
