Paulo Martins

Founded Alchemy Color, a colour science and digital imaging venture, developing high-precision digital camera calibrations and straight-out-of- camera (SOOC) emulations, plus advanced colour negative film inversion and emulation workflows. Produces educational content on colour science and film emulation; post-production research featured in a Corridor Crew "VFX Artists React" video. Link: https://www.alchemycolor.com

End-to-end video and photo production across commercial, institutional, artistic, and educational formats, from capture through final delivery, for clients in Portugal and Germany. Key highlights: - Event coverage in sprint rhythm: filming, editing, and publishing on location with brand events, condensing long events into short-form cuts and multiple deliverables per capture (16:9, 1:1, 9:16). - Multi-camera live direction for Red Bull TV at the NEOPOP Festival (2015), with local and web transmission.

Created numerous motion-graphics-centred videos, generating graphic assets from scratch: EU-project tutorial videos, fashion show coverage, reusable graphical templates in Apple Motion and Adobe After Effects for a team of media creators, animated titles for documentaries, and brand/product activation graphics. Clients included University of Porto and Braga Media Arts.

Since 2008, I've curated a diverse portfolio of clients, including major brands, design and architecture studios, public institutions, as well as art galleries and museums. Work typologies include: Studio photography: Product; Portraiture; Color accurate artwork reproduction for print and archival; Location: Landscape; Portraiture, Product; Aerial imagery; Architecture landscape photogrammetry surveying; Food and beverages; Commercial/Branding: Brand marketing and activation during events; Political: Politi

My photography at Batalha Centro de Cinema covers architectural documentation, live film sessions, and portraits. Event coverage involves managing low-light, high-contrast conditions inside the screening rooms, relying entirely on silent shooting to avoid disrupting the audience. Portrals of guests and speakers are executed on-site, balancing mixed ambient and theatrical lighting. The final images are technically corrected for color accuracy and sharpness to meet editorial and archival standards.

As a Print Traffic Manager and projectionist at film festivals, I coordinated print deliveries, verified content, recompressed feature films, and facilitated session preparation, communicating with directors and distributors. Additionally, I worked as a projectionist for several festivals, where I was responsible for preparing audio and video equipment, managing session content, and overseeing sessions at the venue.

Managed the full lifecycle of film prints and digital media across four international film festivals, from delivery and storage through to screening. Managed DCP logistics - delivery, scheduling, and storage across festival programmes - operated projection equipment under strict screening deadlines, and acted as liaison between distributors and projectionists.

Managed the full lifecycle of film prints and digital media across four international film festivals, from delivery and storage through to screening. Managed DCP logistics - delivery, scheduling, and storage across festival programmes - operated projection equipment under strict screening deadlines, and acted as liaison between distributors and projectionists.

Delivered video and audio production courses across three classes, beginner and mid-level, at a professional media school. Hands-on learning covering technical, narrative, and operational aspects - from writing and filming to editing, post-production, and publishing - with individual mentorship.

Managed the full lifecycle of film prints and digital media across four international film festivals, from delivery and storage through to screening. Managed DCP logistics - delivery, scheduling, and storage across festival programmes - operated projection equipment under strict screening deadlines, and acted as liaison between distributors and projectionists.

I have worked with Francisco Providência's studio, Providência Design, on three commissions. In 2015 I photographed and filmed Cutipol's minimalist tableware for the brand's printed catalogue, including editing and colour grading in Premiere Pro, for a company that exports to 93 countries and was named one of the world's six best flatware brands by Monocle. That same year I photographed Quinta de Lemos, the award-winning Dão wine estate, covering its hotel, restaurant, and wine products, and in 2016 I docum

Joined the university's media production unit as videographer, growing over 11 years into technical lead and senior media producer. Created hundreds of video productions: news, MOOCs, documentaries, and live multi-camera events. - Ran the university's media unit, publishing thousands of videos centred on science and knowledge. - The TVU online video delivery platform won the Zon Prize in Multimedia, First Prize, in 2009 (team award). - Designed production environments and studios, budgeted and installed

Designed and directed a multi-camera live video production for Red Bull TV at the NEOPOP Music Festival, including local and web streaming. Oversaw camera positions, live switching, and stream encoding.

Stage manager for two editions of Boom Festival (2010 and 2012), supervising the Liminal Village stage: artist requirements, film sessions, and backstage production for film projections, art performances, live music, and DJ acts.

Early-career stage arts work: light design assistant and sound engineer across theatre productions, including international tours to Brazil (2005) and Cape Verde (2007).

I worked on multiple photographic projects Advertisement: Metro do Porto, Delta Cafés, Futebol Clube do Porto, Manobras no Porto, STCP Educational: University of Porto Business School, Universidade Portucalense Politics: Elisa Ferreira

Produced photography and video content for the radio station's website. Collaborated with journalists, editors, and local artists, covering local news, music culture, and politics. Internship embedded in MA thesis research awarded under the Zon Prize fellowship at UT Austin.

Photographed multiple institutional and commercial projects.

Thesis: "A Universidade e a Cidade - Identidade e Coabitacao" (The University and the City, Identity and Coexistence), produced during UPorto's centennial year. An institutional commission ran parallel to an autonomous project that captured the university's intersection with the city, focusing on p

BSc Imaging and Communication Technologies - Polytechnic Institute of Porto (2001 - 2007): Two-stage degree with a strong technical and theoretical foundation: media theory, planning, acquisition, multi-camera studio operations, ENG camerawork, and linear and non-linear editing.

Arts and Design