Osmann Mumtaz

filmmaker and video editor

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Osmann Mumtaz is a filmmaker and editor. Mumtaz began taking projects and at first worked for free. He has worked with agencies in Pakistan, and projects and shoots came to him.

Early life and background

Mumtaz says he was born in Saudi Arabia, grew up there and personally likes it more. His family lived in Saudi Arabia for four months on a visa basis. He lives with his mother and sisters, and his older sister also studied fashion designing and textile designing. He describes himself as a child who was not good at sports or at studies. [1]

He became interested in photography around 7th or 8th class, partly because his father also enjoyed it. He brought his father's camera from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, kept it for a year and learned a little on it. He says his interest in video began while he was in Saudi Arabia around 2018, when he was in 8th or 9th class. He started recording videos on his phone and learned editing with great difficulty, saying he did not know where to find tutorials or which software to use. He also had some early interest in computers and gaming. [1]

Education

Mumtaz attended high school in Lahore. After high school he went to a college, where he did ICS. He says he went willingly into ICS, which he identifies as computer science, and he passed his exams by studying past papers at the end of the year. [1]

He chose BNU, noting that the fees were somewhat higher. He describes BNU as the first place, and says people who want to show off that they are from NCA can choose it instead. He says COVID badly affected his semesters and that he is satisfied with the courses but not with how they have been delivered so far. He says that if the fifth semester were held online, he would have his studies frozen, and that he cannot afford to waste another semester online. He had to cancel his visa because university started. [1]

His choreography course began with kathak, and it later mixed in contemporary dance, which is now its focus. He says choreography teaches how to turn emotions and feelings into dance moves. His fourth-semester course included choreography and direction. The lighting teacher who taught him runs a company. [1]

Career

Mumtaz began taking projects and at first worked for free. He has worked with agencies in Pakistan, and projects and shoots came to him. He says he learned what lighting is from working on certain sets. He says he has so far worked only with certain brands, and that one brand he has worked with tells creators to make what they want and trusts them. [1]

He says his Kashmir trip was sponsored. He describes one project he was offered as very hectic and says it was a government project. He has travelled during summers for the past two years. [1]

Views and plans

Mumtaz says a middle ground exists that is completely empty in Pakistan. He says he is looking for a path that combines filmmaking and YouTube. His current plan is to stay in Pakistan, while keeping open the chance of exposure abroad. [1]

Timeline

2018
Interest in video began while he was in Saudi Arabia[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-06-11 Osmann Mumtaz on finding filmmaking before anyone told him to Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Where is Osmann Mumtaz from?

Osmann Mumtaz says he was born in Saudi Arabia, grew up there and personally likes it more. His family lived in Saudi Arabia for four months on a visa basis. His current plan is to stay in Pakistan.[1]

Where did Osmann Mumtaz study?

Osmann Mumtaz attended high school in Lahore and then went to a college, where he did ICS. He chose BNU, noting that the fees were somewhat higher. His fourth-semester course included choreography and direction.[1]

When did Osmann Mumtaz start making videos?

Osmann Mumtaz says his interest in video began while he was in Saudi Arabia around 2018, when he was in 8th or 9th class. He started recording videos on his phone.[1]

How did Osmann Mumtaz learn video editing?

Osmann Mumtaz learned editing with great difficulty. He says he did not know where to find tutorials or which software to use.[1]

References

  1. Osmann Mumtaz on finding filmmaking before anyone told him to . Thought Behind Things , 2021-06-11.
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  1. He became interested in photography around 7th or 8th class, partly because his father also enjoyed it. Toh shuru mein main jab tha, I guess 8th class mein, 7th class mein, tab mujhe photography ka thoda bahut shauk tha, kyunki mere abbu ko bhi shauk tha.
  2. He brought his father's camera from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, kept it for a year and learned a little on it. Main unka hi camera kabhi ek dafa main Saudi se wapas le aaya tha Pakistan, toh ek saal maine apne paas rakha, thoda bahut seekha, kya.
  3. He says his interest in video began while he was in Saudi Arabia around 2018, when he was in 8th or 9th class. Video ka mera interest aaya jab main Saudi mein ek dafa tha, I guess in 2018, jab main 8th class mein tha ya 9th class mein tha.
  4. He started recording videos on his phone. Toh I started recording. Maine videos wagera banana shuru ki, waisi hi phone se, mere paas phone hota tha.
  5. He learned editing with great difficulty, saying he did not know where to find tutorials or which software to use. Badi mushkil se maine editing seekhi, kidhar se tutorial nahi nikala, kidhar se mujhe pata nahi software kaunsa use karna hai.
  6. He describes himself as a child who was not good at sports or at studies. I was that kind of a kid jisko na football se khelna aata tha, na cricket se khelna aata tha, na padhai mein achha tha.
  7. He attended high school in Lahore. High school aapne kiya kahan se tha? DPS se. Achha. Division Public School hai, Lahore mein.
  8. After high school he went to a college, where he did ICS. Khair anyways, DPS ke baad phir Punjab College mein meri thi, usmein ICS maine kiya.
  9. He says he went willingly into ICS, which he identifies as computer science. Achha ji, main badi khushi-khushi gaya ICS bhai, computer science.
  10. He had some early interest in computers and gaming. Kyunki shuru mein mujhe computers wagera mein aur gaming mein thoda bahut interest hota tha.
  11. He passed his exams by studying past papers at the end of the year. Toh aakhir mein end mein exams mein aa ke thoda bahut jitna padh liya, past papers utha liye, padh ke pass kar liya.
  12. He began taking projects and at first worked for free. Toh maine bhi isi tarah thode projects wagera pakadna shuru kiye, shuru mein free mein kaam kiya, kaafi juttiyan bhi padi.
  13. His older sister also studied fashion designing and textile designing. Kyunki meri badi behan ne bhi woh kiya tha fashion designing aur textile designing.
  14. He chose BNU, noting that the fees were somewhat higher. Is wajah se maine BNU ka liya, even though unki fees thodi zyada thi.
  15. He describes BNU as the first place, and says people who want to show off that they are from NCA can choose it instead. Toh BNU is like the first place, NCA aapne agar flex maarna hai ki main bro main NCA se hoon, I am the real artist and all that, toh aap phir NCA ho jayein.
  16. He says COVID badly affected his semesters. COVID ne kaafi tabah kiye hain mere semester ko.
  17. He says he is satisfied with the courses but not with how they have been delivered so far. I am satisfied with the courses wagera jo hain, lekin uski jo execution abhi tak chal rahi hai, woh not that much.
  18. His choreography course began with kathak. Choreography mein pehle shuru mein half semester tha, usmein khatak jo hoti hai, kathak sorry kehte hain, khatak, kathak dance hota hai, woh cultural dance hai ek, woh humein pehle sikhaya.
  19. The choreography course later mixed in contemporary dance, which is now its focus. Uske baad middle mein thoda unko mix kiya contemporary ke saath. Right. Ab contemporary focused hai.
  20. He says choreography teaches how to turn emotions and feelings into dance moves. They are mostly teaching how to convert emotions and feelings into, you know, dance moves.
  21. His fourth-semester course included choreography and direction. Courses jaise mera abhi fourth semester ka course tha, ismein choreography thi aur direction hai
  22. The lighting teacher who taught him runs a company. Aur woh basically company hai, mere jo sir mujhe padhate hain na, lighting jo humein padhate the Hmm. unki company hai woh.
  23. He says he learned what lighting is from working on those sets. Woh un sets se maine seekha ke bhai matlab ke lighting kya hoti hai, kino kya hoti hai
  24. He has worked with agencies in Pakistan, and projects and shoots came to him. Pakistan ke andar ek agencies wagera ke saath unke saath thoda sa main lag ke kaam wagera kar liya, projects aa gaye, shoots wagera aa gaye.
  25. He says his Kashmir trip was sponsored. Aur Kashmir gaya tha unke saath trip gaya tha, sponsored tha woh bhi.
  26. He describes one project he was offered as very hectic and says it was a government project. Toh woh bahut hi hectic qisam ka tha aur woh tha bhi government ka project tha.
  27. He has travelled during summers for the past two years. Summer mein mera ye scene hota tha pichle 2 saal se ye scene tha ke main travelling karta tha.
  28. He says that if the fifth semester were held online, he would have his studies frozen. Agar ab is semester yani 5th semester agar online hua, main freeze karwa loonga.
  29. He says he cannot afford to waste another semester online. I can't waste another semester like that.
  30. He says he has so far worked only with certain brands. main sirf un brands ke saath abhi tak kaam kiya hai jaise Bedar hai.
  31. He says one brand he has worked with tells creators to make what they want and trusts them. Bedar they are really really good woh kehte hain ke aapne jo matlab bana ke dena hai woh bana lo we trust in you.
  32. He says a middle ground exists that is completely empty in Pakistan. Toh ek middle ground hai, woh Pakistan mein bilkul empty hai.
  33. He says he is looking for a path that combines filmmaking and YouTube. Toh iske beech mein na main koi ek path dhoondna chaah raha hoon ki woh filmmaking bhi ho, usmein YouTube bhi ho.
  34. He lives with his mother and sisters. Kyunki main rehta bhi yahan pe ammi aur behno ke saath rehta hoon.
  35. He says he was born in Saudi Arabia, grew up there and personally likes it more. Lekin personally mujhe Saudi Arabia zyada pasand hai, kyunki obviously wahan se main paida hoon, main wahan pe hoon, grow up main wahan pe hoon.
  36. His family lived in Saudi Arabia for four months on a visa basis. toh visa base pe hum chaar mahine ke liye Saudi Arabia rehte the
  37. He had to cancel his visa because university started. university start hui, us wajah se mujhe karna pada, mujhe visa wagera cancel karna pada.
  38. He says his current plan is to stay in Pakistan, while keeping open the chance of exposure abroad. Toh abhi tak toh plan yeh hai ki Pakistan mein hi rehna hai, ya phir agar bahar matlab agar bahar ka exposure ho, achhi baat hai.