Sunny Sawrav
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Bengaluru, India
Toptal member since August 27, 2026
Sunny is a filmmaker and creative director with over 15 years of experience in film editing, VFX supervision, and media communication for clients including Altered Ego Entertainment, OLA, and Studio Sirah. His primary expertise is in direction, editing, and VFX for entertainment and branded content, where he thrives leading teams across the production pipeline. Sunny overhauled the production system at Edusys Services Pvt Ltd, making the process 200% more efficient.
Portfolio
Harvest Gold Bread OLV
Happy Diwali OLV for UP
3Devi - Feature film
Naduvan Feature film
Neeyum Naanum Music video
Experience
- Communication - 20 years
- Creative Strategy - 20 years
- Editing - 17 years
- Visual Effects (VFX) - 15 years
- Copywriting - 12 years
- Direction - 10 years
- DaVinci Resolve - 7 years
- AI Strategy - 1 year
Tools
- DaVinci Resolve
Work Experience
Executive Director
Altered Ego Entertainment
- Spearheaded creative vision and business strategy for a full-service entertainment production company.
- Oversaw film production, post-production services, and creative content development across multiple platforms.
- Directed production of multiple award-winning feature films, including 3Devi.
- Handled script-to-screen of commercial film projects and managed multiple teams across different production phases.
Head of Creative Marketing
Studio Sirah
- Delivered strategic ideations and a comprehensive marketing plan for Kalpa, a mobile tower defense game rooted in Indian mythology.
- Developed ad creative frameworks, hero spotlight scripts, platform strategy, A/B testing plans, and playable ad concepts.
- Created templates and ads based on the ideations generated during market research in the segment.
Head of Media and Communications
Life Science Education Trust
- Guided comprehensive media strategy and communications for educational initiatives in life sciences.
- Overhauled a social media plan and established content guidelines that drove consistent, successful output.
- Helped with the creation of Sanjeevani magazine and wrote an article as well on the correlation between filmmaking and animal conservation.
Creative Manager
OLA – ANI Technologies
- Handled Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and India creative content production and deliveries.
- Spearheaded campaigns for all the geolocations involved with OLA.
- Came up with creative design and ad campaign ideas for the company during the COVID-19 times.
Post-production Supervisor
Edusys Services Pvt Ltd
- Handled and directed multiple stages of processes required in producing corporate audiovisual content.
- Trained teams in India and in the US to handle small to medium-scale productions.
- Overhauled production system and introduced a new pipeline, making the whole process 200% more efficient.
Director
Fullmeals Creative Studio
- Tasked with introducing new technology and producing and supervising end products.
- Produced websites, provided design inputs, wrote scripts, shot footage, line-produced, edited, and supervised VFX.
- Directed multiple ad and marketing campaigns for various clients.
- Created an animated introduction for the company, encapsulating what the company stood for.
Multimedia and Web Supervisor
Aum-i Artistes
- Handled the record label and artists' website design, maintenance, and audiovisual production.
- Was accountable for lights, projections, sounds, and event management.
- Managed the successful content creation, including music videos and commercials, for artists that the label signed on.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication
Amity Online University - India
Advanced Diploma in 3D Animation and Visual Effects
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics - Chennai, India
Higher Secondary Education Certificate in Computer Science
Samaritan Residential Schools - Tamil Nadu, India
Higher Secondary Education Certificate in Computer Science
Holy Land International School - Kathmandu, Nepal
Certifications
Scrum Master Certified (SMC)
SCRUMstudy
Scrum Developer Certified (SDC)
SCRUMstudy
Certified for Coding in C++ and Creative Algorithms
Samaritan Institute of Technology
Skills
Tools
Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Claude, Photoshop CC, Avid Media Composer, Trello, Rive, Adobe Audition, Audacity
Languages
C++
Platforms
Sanity Studio
Other
Direction, Editing, Creative Strategy, Visual Effects (VFX), Compositing, Framing & Matting, Computer, Cinematography, AI Strategy, Fusion, DSLR, Lighting, Communication, Acting, Animation, Coding, English, Motion Design, Nuke, Zoho, Journalism, Copywriting, Certified Scrum Developer, Scrum Master, Motion Graphics, Color Grading, Sound Design, React, User Experience (UX), Interactive Design, Content Management Systems (CMS), Front-end Development, AI-assisted Development, Prompt Engineering, Creative Direction, Responsive Design, Video Editing, VFX Compositing, VFX Supervision, DI (Digital Intermediate), Music Videos, Post-production, Bilingual Content, Narrative Filmmaking, AI-generated Video
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