Khayyam Sajid

freelance video editor and photographer

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Khayyam Sajid is a freelance video editor and photographer. He began freelancing on 1 January 2019. He grew up in a peri-urban area of Pindi and completed a diploma in civil engineering.

Early life and background

Sajid grew up in a peri-urban area of Pindi, and says he has lived in the same area all his life. He has four brothers. He says his mother kept him very protected while he was growing up, and that he was not allowed to go out of the house much when he was young. [1]

He describes himself as having been very introverted, always staying in one shell. He says he was very shy and could not talk to girls. He had an interest in computers from an early age but did not own one. A cousin gave him a Pentium 1 computer, and his mother took out a loan, with which the family bought a PC. He also had internet installed for the first time. [1]

Education

Sajid completed matriculation and a diploma in civil engineering. He also enrolled in DIGI Skills for freelancing. [1]

Career

He did not realise at first that editing was his field. He edited random videos every day, and after he got a camera he began attending free events. He did photography and posted stories on Instagram. He gave his Instagram account the name Khayyam Sajid Films at random. Editing became a routine part of his life, and he developed his own editing workflow himself. [1]

He says money started coming in during the first months of lockdown. He volunteered at a summit and once went to the National Incubation Center, where he said it felt like he had come into a different universe. He says he has done free work for many people. He says someone now comes to him after seeing his work, and does not ask him to work on their terms. He recently bought new equipment and says he is now doing collaborations. [1]

Views

Sajid says he tries to take on each kind of work for free first so that he gains experience. He says he stayed open to learning from anyone at all times. He says that in Pakistan the concept of editing is not about story, and that he does not feel like making big videos. He says his hard work has brought him rewards. [1]

Personal life

Sajid says he left his friends behind because he was going to events. He says he never took public transport in his life, and that he did not buy a mobile data package because he had no money. He says he now sleeps three to four hours so that he can go to work at 10 in the morning. [1]

Timeline

2019
Began freelancing on 1 January.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-01-27 Confidence is built in the unpaid work stage Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Khayyam Sajid?

Khayyam Sajid is a freelance video editor and photographer. He began freelancing on 1 January 2019. He completed a diploma in civil engineering.[1]

What does Khayyam Sajid do?

Khayyam Sajid edits videos and does photography. He posted photography stories on Instagram, where his account is named Khayyam Sajid Films. He says he is now doing collaborations.[1]

Where did Khayyam Sajid study?

Khayyam Sajid completed matriculation and a diploma in civil engineering. He also enrolled in DIGI Skills for freelancing.[1]

Where is Khayyam Sajid from?

Khayyam Sajid grew up in a peri-urban area of Pindi. He says he has lived in the same area all his life.[1]

When did Khayyam Sajid start freelancing?

Khayyam Sajid began freelancing on 1 January 2019. He says money started coming in during the first months of lockdown.[1]

How many brothers does Khayyam Sajid have?

Khayyam Sajid has four brothers. He grew up in a peri-urban area of Pindi.[1]

References

  1. Confidence is built in the unpaid work stage . Thought Behind Things , 2021-01-27.
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  1. His mother kept him very protected while he was growing up. meri ammi ne mujhe bahut over protective rakha hua tha
  2. Khayyam Sajid has four brothers. Haan, hum chaar bhai hain.
  3. He grew up in a peri-urban area of Pindi. Pindi ka bahut peri urban type ka ilaqa hai
  4. He says he has lived in the same area all his life. main saari zindagi yahin raha
  5. He was not allowed to go out of the house much when he was young. matlab ghar se nikalna allow hi nahi tha starting mein
  6. He says he was very shy and could not talk to girls. lekin main girls ke saath baat nahi kar sakta tha. Main bahut shy tha, bahut zyada.
  7. He had an interest in computers from an early age but did not own one. Shuru se computer ka shauq tha mujhe, tha nahi mere paas lekin shauq tha.
  8. He was given a Pentium 1 computer by a cousin. To Pentium 1 tha woh aur woh mujhe meri cousin ne diya tha
  9. His mother took out a loan, and the family bought a PC. meri ammi ne phir kahin se loan liya, mere khayal se bank se liya tha shayad to humne PC liya ek.
  10. He had internet installed for the first time. maine internet lagwaya pehli baar
  11. He began freelancing on 1 January 2019. Phir maine freelancing start ki January, 1st January 2019 mein.
  12. He worked with someone on work that was unpaid. maine kisi ke sath kaam kiya to woh unpaid hi tha woh kaam bhi
  13. He completed matriculation and a diploma in civil engineering. maine matric kiya, civil engineering mein diploma kiya maine
  14. He enrolled in DIGI Skills for freelancing. woh freelancing ke liye enroll kiya tha DIGI Skills mein
  15. He did not realise at first that editing was his field. main self-aware itna nahi tha ki mujhe pata ho ki meri yeh field hai
  16. He edited random videos every day. Main editing kar raha tha random videos mein, roz videos edit karta tha
  17. After he got a camera, he began attending free events. woh camera mujhe mila to main free events pe jaane lag gaya
  18. He did photography and posted stories on Instagram. photography kar raha, stories lagata Instagram pe
  19. He gave his Instagram account the name Khayyam Sajid Films at random. Ab Khayam Sajid Films maine randomly naam rakha tha mere Instagram ka
  20. He says money started coming in during the first months of lockdown. mujhe paise aane lage the, lockdown ke starting wale mahine mein
  21. He volunteered at a summit. volunteer tha main, Impossible Summit mein
  22. He tries to take on each kind of work for free first so that he gains experience. Main har kaam mein pehle free ghusne ki koshish karta hoon taake mujhe experience ho jaye
  23. He says he has done free work for many people. maine itne logon ke liye kaam kiya hai free
  24. At first, editing one podcast took him three days. pehle din mujhe teen din lage the ek podcast edit karne mein
  25. He developed his own editing workflow himself. woh workflow maine khud nikala unka content dekha
  26. He says that in Pakistan the concept of editing is not about story. Pakistan mein editing ka concept hai story ka nahi hai
  27. Editing podcasts became a routine part of his life. mera bhi ek lifestyle ban gaya podcast ko edit karne ka
  28. He says he does not feel like making big videos. mera dil hi nahi karta woh badi video banane ka
  29. He says someone comes to him after seeing his work, and does not ask him to work on their terms. woh mere kaam ko dekh kar mere liye aata hai, woh yeh nahi karta ke mere terms pe tum mera kaam karo
  30. He recently bought new equipment. maine ek equipment bhi abhi abhi liya hai
  31. He says he is now doing collaborations. Ab main collaborations kar raha hoon
  32. He says he now sleeps three to four hours so that he can go to work at 10 in the morning. Yaar, abhi teen ghante sota hoon, chaar ghante taake main subah 10:00 baje kaam par ja sakoon main
  33. He says his hard work has brought him rewards. maine mehnat ki hai toh mujhe uske badle cheezein mili hain
  34. He says he left his friends behind because he was going to events. maine apne dost bhi chhod diye the bilkul kyunki main events pe ja raha tha
  35. He says he never took public transport in his life. maine kabhi zindagi mein public transport nahi li
  36. He did not buy a mobile data package because he had no money. Main package nahi karata tha ke ek toh paise bhi nahi the
  37. He says he stayed open to learning from anyone at all times. har time open rehta tha ke kuch seekh loon kisi se
  38. He describes himself as having been very introverted, always staying in one shell. main bahut introvert tha kyunki main hamesha ek hi shell mein raha hoon
  39. He got a call centre job after an interview. phir main call center mein interview dene ke liye gaya aur phir wahan mera ho gaya
  40. He left a job because he was not growing and it was not paid. main grow nahi kar raha tha aur paid bhi nahi tha woh to maine chhod diya woh kaam
  41. He says he had no computer and wondered what to do sitting at home. Ab mere paas computer bhi nahi hai to main ghar baith ke main kya karoon?
  42. He once went to the National Incubation Center. main ek baar gaya usme NIC mein, National Incubation Center mein
  43. He said it felt like he had come into a different universe. yaar yeh to koi aur hi universe mein aa gaya hoon main