Programme Director, Film
With a master’s degree in filmmaking, a production management certificate from NFTS and a Post Graduate Certificate in Higher education Mostafa is the Programme Director of the Film courses at UCA. With over 25 years experience in the creative screen industry, he facilitates and educates students on the whole process of Film and TV production from script to screen.
Bio
Mostafa is an award wining and experienced Film and TV Professional who has worked extensively within the Film and broadcast TV production industries in the UK and internationally.
With over 30 years experience, he has worked for some of the leading media organisations in the business including BBC, ITV, SKY, Al-Jazeera, NBC, NHK and MBC ranging in positions from editor, producer to senior producer and director. Over the course of his career, he held several managerial positions including Head of Production, Head of Programs and Head of Global Operations.
His last appointment was with the SKY based award-winning charity MAMA Youth project as their lead technical director and trainer working extensively to train and introduce underrepresented youth into the screen industry. He continues to be active within the industry and currently has several films in development and holds the position of Technical Director at the Barnes Film Festival.
Also, as an ARRI certified trainer he runs workshops on film cameras, cameras rigs, lighting for both location and studio filming and audio capturing techniques. And as an Adobe Creative Educator (ACE) he runs beginners, intermediate and advanced sessions on the Adobe Creative Cloud packages (Premiere, Rush, Audition, After Effects and Photoshop) as well as on AVID media Composer and DaVinci Resolve.
Further information
https://mostafanagy.myportfolio.com
Research statement
The word cinematography comes from the Greek roots kinema (movement) and graph (writing). A good cinematographer does more than merely light a scene or move the camera. He studies the script and creates an elaborate lighting setup and camerawork that provoke emotions and strengthen the plot. He communicates a character’s dream, hope, despair, or joy based on where camera and lights are placed.
The director of photography is often called a painter, and his canvas is the screen. His “brush” are the actors, the lights, the location, the set, the props, etc. These are the elements the DP can control to make each and every shot. And the shot, by the way, is the smallest unit of the film, the building blocks if you will. And like Lego, some can be small and red shaped like brick while others can be big and blue shaped like an automobile. It’s how these pieces are combined that matter.
Professional Membership, Affiliation and Consultancy
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Adobe Creative Educator
Selected Filmography:
- “Ali and his miracle Sheep” Best Film UK Competition Sheffield Doc Fest (2021) Co-Producer
- “Shooting the Homeless” Official selection Short Doc Barnes film Festival (2021) Director
- “What’s UP TV” (2016-2019) Director
- “River Dog” Doc/Player Selection Sheffield Doc Fest (2019) Editor
- “The Beekeeper" Commendation WOFFF (2018) Editor
- “Harvey” (2017) Cinematography
- “Al-Baghdadi” (2007) Editor
- “Drifting on the wind” (2003) Editor