Jolade Olusanya

Director | DP | Photographer | Poet

Level: Senior
Location: London, United Kingdom
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Everything Feels Like WaterA film on depression commissioned by Little Dot Studios for Channel 4 Random Acts. Written by Theresa Lola. Directed by Jolade...
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Poet - Young People’s Laureate for London
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Kandaka: Documentary for WePresent/WeTransferA documentary about the women leading change in the midst of the Sudanese revolution in Khartoum. Commissioned by WePresent/WeT...
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Red Bull Music Festival Johannesburg: DJ PortraitsI was sent to Johannesburg, South Africa by Red Bull Music to create some video content at their Johannesburg music festival bu...
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Founder of Connecting Dots
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Bali: A Local EyeSome photographs taken whilst on a photography job shooting local life and culture in Bali. Spent 4 days travelling up and down...
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Ask Me - Jolade O.A short poetry piece I directed recently on the inner thoughts of a poet. Written, performed, directed and edited by Jolade Olu...
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Director ReelMash-up of content I've directed recently. Featuring documentary, corporate, music video and travel work.
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CUBA: The MovieI travelled to Cuba in August 2017 with my members of SXWKS; a creative collective that I'm a part of. Whilst there, we played...
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Creative Collective Director
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VO5: Discover Your Style - Katy B & John NewmanI worked with VO5 to document Katy B and John Newman hanging out in town shopping for vinyls and having a coffee and the went o...
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Lotto Boyzz for Columbia Records (Sony Music UK)
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SOULS - David Gledhill for Sony Music/Columbia Records
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Old Havana, CubaWe (SXWKS) found some cheap flights to Cuba. Here's some of what I captured out there.
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Kareem Supreme: ObsidianA studio photography session for Kareem Supreme. This was fun.
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FAM : Caleb Femi x BBC (Short Film)FAM - a commission from the BBC, directed and written by Young People's Laureate Caleb Femi. Filmed by Jolade Olusanya. Featuri...
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Artist, Youth Worker, Writer
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Better Perspectives: ExpediaExpedia UK approached myself and a few other London photographers to show the world how we saw London. We each chose our favour...
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The Marbek TrioHad a day shooting Kyra Tavernier, Jessica Frances & Tristan Taylor for Marbek a few years ago.
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Kodak - Kodak Ektra: C.R.E.A.MI submitted a brief to a photo-documentary competition by Kodak. The brief was to shoot a photo-documentary based on a social i...
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Lady Leshurr - JUICE (BTS) | Sugarcane Media x Sony Music UK
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TV Promo Showreel 2014Showreel of TV Promo content created by me whilst working for London Live in 2014. All content aired throughout London.
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BADSHAH - MERCY | Sony Music India x Sugarcane MediaShot behind the scenes and promo images for Sony Music India artst Badshah. Over 115,000,000 views it was released in April 201...
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Run Robbie Run: Robbie Griffith (Parkour Video)I decided to produce a parkour video with young Scottich parkour athlete Robbie Griffith. I've worked with this talented young...
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Misunderstood - Sucker/Imma Do My Thang (Music Video)
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Google Chromecast x Marina and the Diamonds #CastYourSoundI worked with YOCF on the Google Chromecast #CastYourSound brief which entailed following artists such as Stormzy and more. I w...
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About me

I am a freelancer director/filmmaker, photographer and poet from East London. I'm also the Creative Director of a small and new media production house called Ronin Steps. I frequently travel with my craft telling the stories of the people, brands, companies and places I work with. As much as my passion is in film directing, I'm very interested in creating content for people and brands that derives emotion from the world and inspires interaction. My work has led to me working in Gambia, Cuba, Nigeria, Paris, USA and more places across the world. I'm also a parkour athlete and former international coach for Parkour Generations. Through my work, I'm actively building on ways to start creative educational and vocational platforms for people to actualize their creative ambitions. As a poet, I tell the stories of my life and others trying to create space for understanding and provoking needed change. Running workshops is a key part of my poetic journey. I've performed internationally (Nigeria, UK & Gambia) and worked with Viacom/BET, TFL, House of Commons, BBC and more. I was shortlisted in the Young Poet Laureate for London program in 2013 and presented to the Queen and this year I was awarded both the Outspoken Prize for Poetry and Overall Poetry Prize for 2017. Clients include: Sony Music/Columbia Records, Kodak, Expedia, Vapiano, EL AL Airlines, Tamares Hotel Group, Reuters, VO5, Dream Nation and more. Features include: WeTransfer, VSCO, Sky Sports, BBC, London Live, Metro, The Guardian, BET, TFL, Saint Heron, BBC 1Xtra and more.

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Skills

Fashion
Events
Commercial Photography
Music Videos
TV Film Commercial
Editing
Camera Operation
Documentary
Film Production
Post Production
Director of Photography
Excel
Final Cut Pro
Word
Lightroom
Directing
Writing
Adobe
Davinci Resolve
Performance Poetry
Poetry
Director
Poet
Writing Poetry
Candid Portraiture
Photography Portraiture
Portrait
Photography
Freelance
Art and Creative Direction
Creative Documentary
Corporate Content
Creative Consultancy

People I’ve worked with

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Cornelius Walker
- Google Creative Lab Filmmaker
- Young Once Creative Forever, ITV, Olympic Broadcasting Service
Olivia Mathurin-Essandoh MA RCA
- Illustrator, Lecturer and Arts Facilitator
- University for the Creative Arts, UAL (University Of The Arts London), The Yard Theatre, Olivia Twist, Royal College of Art X Carney's Community, Graeae Theatre Company, Rosetta Arts, British Council; Connect ZA, The Paper Birds
Israel Peters
- Video Producer
- Xero, Young Once Creative Forever, Google, Spice TV, SBTV London, OH TV, Olympic Broadcasting Service
Paul Akinrinlola
- Director | DP | Photographer
- METHOD FILM, Alpha International

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Google
- Technology
Southbank Centre
- Events
London Live
- Media Production
SXWKS
- Arts and Culture

Work history

Currently

Director and Photographer

Self Employed

Oct 2014

London, United Kingdom
Freelance
I've been freelancing as a director and photographer for almost 3 years internationally for different brands, companies and people. My work is quite diverse but often involves acquiring and executing creative leads on a daily basis. I'm my freelance career, I've fortunuate enough to lead workshops in the areas I work in for both adults and young people. Clients include Vapiano, Sony Music/Colombia Music, Musicalize UK, VO5, TFL, BBC and many more.

2014

Junior Promo Producer & Continuity Co-ordinator

London Live

Jul 2014 - Oct 2014

London, United Kingdom
Full Time
I was responsible for cutting and delivering promo for all on-air content streamed from London Live. My role also involved liaising with external talent and production facilities to make sure deliverables met company and Ofcom guidelines on time and at the required quality.

2014

Mutil-skilled Operative

London Live

Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

London, United Kingdom
Full Time
I was hired at London Live as a Multi-SKilled Operative. My role included production, gallery operations, live studio camera operation via robot control systems, OB's, news bulletin directing, lighting and studio maintenance.

2013

Creative Director

Youth Media Agency

May 2013 - Dec 2013

London, United Kingdom
Freelance
I worked for the Youth Media Agency as their Creative Director in 2013. Youth Media Agency was the home of youth media in the UK. A social enterprise set up to connect and support youth media with young creatives, mainstream media, youth sector and funding streams. I set up interviews, oversaw their execution, planned creative briefs with stakeholders, produced screenings and sourced young people to work on creative leads.

Education

Currently

Film & TV Production BA Hons

Bucks New University

Sep 2009

High Wycombe, United Kingdom
3 years BA Honours course in Film & TV Production at Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe

Awards

2017

Outspoken Performance Poetry Prize & Prize for Poetry 2017

Outspoken Press

I was awarded both awards by Outspoke Poetry, one of the UK's most prestigious poetry communities.

Jolade Olusanya

Director | DP | Photographer | Poet

About me

Skills

Google

Southbank Centre

London Live

SXWKS

Work history

Currently

Director and Photographer

2014

Junior Promo Producer & Continuity Co-ordinator

2014

Mutil-skilled Operative

2013

Creative Director

Education

Currently

Film & TV Production BA Hons

Awards

2017

Outspoken Performance Poetry Prize & Prize for Poetry 2017