Experience

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  5ur7ing.com and thatsurething.com

  • co founder creative director and maker

    • Jun 2019 - Present

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  5ur7ing.com

  • international

  • Creative Director

    • Dec 2019 - Present
    • international

    50 percent Partner in a global surf brand and online marketplace for the industry. We are also developing a multi vendor online market for the disenfranchised entrepreneurs who do not have the capacity or know how. This is the only way forward for SA and to a large degree the rest of the world. Entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship is a passion for us and we plan on providing the rod for thousands, if not more would be fishermen.www.thatsurething.com

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  CreatliveSA

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Contracted Creative Director

    • Aug 2019 - Sep 2020
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Mainly for 2 or 3 clients who keep me busy 24/7. I work remotely on constant deadlines and have a lot of creative licence which I enjoy.However it is time to look abroad for clients who can afford remuneration congruent to the work load and level of work I produce. (EGO CHECK;)With the exchange rate what it is. I would be remiss not to take heed of this.Please feel free to contact me for examples of my work. Ranging from Animation/Editing to Script writing/concept development. From 3D animation to Hand Drawings/painting. From Brand development/logo design to Facilitating all creative for national campaigns for top corporates and brands.Post/Pre production to live mixing of visuals/vision mixing of Cameras and technical AV show producer.I have a strong knowledge of all the disciplines required of a well rounded creative director with a very strong handle on the technical aspects required to create unique concepts and then implement them.I have to admit I am borderline obsessive when it comes to keeping track of what is hot and what new advance or shift in tech, software or mindset that first adopters will benefit from.Thanks for taking the time to read this. I never promote myself only others so it does not come as easily.Troy Wells (creatlive)

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  Enterstage SA

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Technical Manager > Studio Manager > Director > Technical > Media Production

    • Aug 2013 - Dec 2019
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Back with the boys at Enterstage SA - http://www.enterstage.co.za/ Its great to be back with such a forward thinking and innovative crew. The Sky is only the beginning! No Limits!

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  Gearhouse SA (Pty) Ltd

  • Cape Town

  • AV technician > Media Production

    • Jan 2012 - Dec 2019
    • Cape Town

    AV technical for shows, events etc.(Still to add Description)

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  Coza Productions

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Motion Graphic Specialist

    • Dec 2016 - Dec 2018
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    All round visual media from design to graphics and event promotion. Social media hypster. Live production. camera direction. vfx play back and post

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  Av company

  • Durban Area, South Africa

  • Sales and Technical

    • Jul 2017 - Nov 2018
    • Durban Area, South Africa

    Av Company is an Audio Visual rental and staging company, providing a full turn key solution on all technical aspects. We are involved from the conceptualization and drawings of the function to the load in, operating, and load out.Our staff are friendly helpful and well trained in all fields and carry certification in specified fields. We are not only passionate about what we do we get excited about functions as well.Our inventory includes sound, lighting, video, screens, LED walls, structure, stages, generators, power distribution, trussing, rigging and cabling.

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  Coza Productions

  • Senior Video Editor

    • Jan 2015 - May 2016

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  TROY WELLS CREATIVE

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Freelance

    • May 2014 - 2015
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Contract work and travel.

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  Enterstage SA

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Studio Manager > Director > Technical > Media Production

    • Jan 2002 - Dec 2010
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Enterstage is primarily a staging and eventing company, although we also did promotional campaigns for many top notch brands and corporates as well as tv production.Working with tight deadlines and having to do everything from client brief, story board/scripting through to live show production/filming and post production of these events.one example would be Cape Town and Durban Fashion week (4 years running), for which i would take AV briefs from up to 50 designers and create their ’AV sets’ for their various shows, oversee the shooting style, do the vision mixing and camera calling for live screen for their shows and post edit all these shows for said designers.We would also create a production for television and it would be my job to oversee and manage a team to produce this edit from countless hours of footage.My many tasks and responsibilities are far too numerous too mention as each client’s needs and expectations were unique. This was exceptionally good for my skillset however, as this meant that with every new challenge an opportunity to learn something new would presented itself.This has always been something i strive for and hope to take my experience to new heights in the coming decade.Recommendation:Andrew BlackTop qualities: Great Results, Expert, CreativeThis is to confirm that Troy Wells worked for my various companies on a full time basis since 2003 - 2009.Troy is a very loyal person and takes great pride in his work paralleled with his strong creative edge.During his time with me, he met incredibly tough deadlines ,sometimes with very little creative and he came through with shining colours every time.I would gladly suggest Troy to anybody that is looking to utilise his talents he will bring value and fantastic work ethic to your company.

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  Icity/ORD Advertiising

  • Cape Town

  • Editor > Show/Promotion/Producer

    • Jan 2000 - Mar 2004
    • Cape Town

    A steep learning curve truly describes my time working at Icity. We were the incumbent ’digital promotion’ wing of a successful brand/advertising agency in Cape Town.Icity together with this agency were responsible for creating and activating core strategic P2P and national campaigns for some of the top brands in South Africa. These campaigns were at the time very highly sophisticated and were deemed by many to be more technological and media rich than any other campaigns at the time.My core roles in Icity were many, as it was basically myself and Sean lange who would spearhead most of these campaigns, often times having to organise and co-ordinate a large team on nationwide campaigns and road shows, as well as creating all the associated media and technical functions that needed to be implimentedThis would range from pitch videos to the brands, call to action videos for the web and at the various events or public broadcast.These videos or applications could be Launching a new product/event etc ’on the fly’ highlights packages for big screens or doing live to screen filming and vision mixing. Then there was also always the post edits and ’best practice’ edits which the clients generally requested for their internal archives.It was not long before we came to the attention of many and Icity joined forces with Andrew Black, an entrepreneur in the staging/events/promotions and broadcasting industry.This was to start the next chapter in my life and one that taught me a lot more skills especially for creating high quality productions to facilitate large corporates and brands in the delivery their message using media and video as a vehicle of delivery.

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  Billabong South Africa

  • Jeffreys Bay

  • Art Room Manager

    • Jan 1994 - Jan 1999
    • Jeffreys Bay

    Manage all creative aspects of Billabong south africa as the incumbant graphic Designer.This would include designing editorial magazine adds and booklets, do range development in the form of choosing coulors and prints as well as the design of many of the prints, doing the range catalogues and liasing with and overseeing the printing of the garments.It was during this period that i started showing an interest in videography, i saved up, bought mmyself a camera and then a computer so i could edit the footage.My love for creating captivating moving images and editing them so they became a unique story was born.This was also my reason for leaving Billabong, moving down to Cape Town and joining forces with Sean Lange at Icity for what was soon to be one of the most exciting and learning rich experiences of my life.*Recommendation*My name is Cheron Kraak, previously owner of Billabong S.A.Troy Wells was employed by me at that time and left to move his family to Cape Town.Since then he has worked freelance doing art, adverts, movies.I have always found him to be extremely competent, enthusiastic, creative and extremely good mannerisms. He hereby comes highly recommended.Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.RegardsCheron Kraak