Ioana Staicu

One of my primary tasks involves condensing existing interviews into a shorter, more concise format, and ensuring that the content remains informative and engaging for a younger audience. Additionally, I have been designing eye-catching posters for debates, contributing to the visual appeal and promotion of these events. I actively participate in the interviewing processes and filming live discussions. My language skills come into play as I translate essential content from Romanian into Russian or English.

Working on this pan-European project with partners from five different countries, I have been responsible for producing a diverse range of content, including long-form interviews, short-form interviews with strangers on the street, and infographics. Using my skills in research, filming, and editing in Adobe Premiere, I have created content that resonates with our audience on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts, bringing in significant viewership and producing engaging and informative short-form videos.

At the beginning of Russia's attack on Ukraine, I invested a lot of time into aiding the Ukrainians arriving in Romania. With my knowledge of Russian, Romanian, and English, as well as an understanding of Ukrainian, I helped the fleeing people by being their guide through the main train station in Bucharest. Finding different types of housing for different types of families, helping them find trains or other methods of transportation to their destinations as well as accommodating them however I could.

While at SAE Institute Berlin, I learned in great detail about the creative and business side of filmmaking. In the creative aspect of filmmaking, I was familiarized with screenwriting, directing, filming, editing, and working with my teammates. I also spent a lot of time working with various types of video editing software. The business aspect familiarized me with well-planned and budget-based scheduling, location scouting, pitching concepts to future buyers, and analyzing media.