Jayjit Dasgupta Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, Nashville, New Orleans, Washington D.C., New Mexico

• Oversaw projects from conception to final delivery to high-value clients (Meta, Apple, Google, Amazon) resulting in consistent seven figure contracts.
• Led persuasively & communicated a collaborative vision across various departments while creating an environment that nurtures creativity and break-through strategies. Communicated with clients and intermediaries.
• Managed higher-level operations and delegated tasks to multiple teams concurrently on multiple projects shooting simultaneously while also being hands-on to ensure seamless day-to-day operations while maintaining a.
• Led a team of cinematographers, directors, and writers to build a pipeline for AI/ML script to video projects.
• Pitched storylines, developed character arcs & world-building elements for Artificial Intelligence Metaverse projects.
• Domain expert on cutting-edge and “frontier” technology & platforms like Aria Glasses & Quest Pro (Meta), HoloLens (Microsoft), and Vision Pro (Apple).

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Mastered technical complexity and ambiguity with an interest to pioneer tech, protocols and production procedures.
• Wrote, produced & directed immersive virtual world projects (mostly in AR/VR) for Meta, Apple, Google, and Amazon.
• Shot and directed multiple music videos, commercials and branded content short-form & long-form videos.
• Facilitated & led cross discipline collaboration and communication across multiple teams.
• Excelled in production scheduling, budgeting, project design and execution.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with Production, Post-Production, Business & Legal Affairs and Marketing to see projects through to completion.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Consulted on, gave notes on & developed multiple TV pilots and feature projects with and for clients.
• Provided strategic direction, broke down story and managed creative teams to pursue a unified vision that translated into superior results and engaged audiences while supervising the campaigns for those projects.
• Employed excellent writing and communication skills to guide clients from pitches to beat sheets to outline to elevated & superior end products.
• Oversaw the creative execution of projects using data-driven, test-and-learn approach to rewrites.
• Generated verbal and written feedback on all story materials related to various series through all phases of initial greenlight, production and post.
• Acted as a point of contact for writers, producers, networks & other production partners regarding story.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Built the first slate of 12+ projects spanning different genres for streaming platform by evaluating 180+ submissions and cultivating working relationships with creatives from top festivals & film markets.
• Led the development team in analyzing pitches and submissions to determine which projects are appropriate for internal slate and financed for development.
• Attended creative meetings, traveled to sets, and other production related sessions as necessary.
• Evaluated writing and directing samples; tracked and responded to all sample submissions.
• Guided & partnered with show creators through script drafts, production and post processes.
• Developed creative strategies to grow unique, compelling, and brand-appropriate scripted content.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Wrote 10+ produced projects currently playing on the mobile app/digital streaming platform.
• Sold a series of shorts to the network. Only director invited to their exclusive Staff Writer program.
• Directed and produced multiple projects for the platform. Delivered under budget and ahead of deadlines.
• Conceptualized new plot twists, enriched themes & crafted deeper character development.

Nashville And Los Angeles

• Coordinated all aspects of pre, production (120 shoot days), post and personal life for Producing Director on location in Nashville for 10 episodes on a $6 million/episode Kevin Williamson show.
• Managed daily calendar and correspondence while identifying conflicts.
• Coordinated travel. Documented all expense reports regarding travel and personal expenses.
• Organized accommodations, including managing & supervising all responsibilities for setting up & closing down apartment.
• Arranged meetings, scheduled appointments and took minutes during weekly conference calls with Los Angeles offices.
• Handled confidential and sensitive matters regarding scripts, actor deal memos & correspondence on a daily basis.

Mfa, Film Production - Writing, Directing, Cinematography And Producing

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Body President

B.A. Special Honors, Psychology, Theater, Creative Writing, Fine Arts & Art History

Activities and Societies: Generic Theatre Company, Sigma Phi Epsilon, GW Hatchet

Film - Directing, Writing, Cinematography & Producing

Theatre/Theater

Cinema

Doctor Of Medicine - Md