UNCLE NAJI IN UAE العم ناجي في الامارات
Uncle Naji in UAE – العم ناجي في الإمارات Uncle Naji in UAE, the new featured Emirati movie coming soon to UAE and Gulf cinemas, was produced and directed by Ahmed Zein. The story revolves around “Naji”, a young Yemeni man living and working in the UAE with his Yemeni partner. When Naji and his Emirati friends decide to go on holiday to a mountainous region in Ras Al Khaimah, they encounter many funny and strange comedy situations. However, an unexpected turn converts their fun journey into horror, fear, and mystery. The movie stars Ibrahim Almeirasi, Ahmed Saif, Mohamed Alkendi, Alia Almannai, and Tariq Almuhairi. Throughout the story’s journey, the director successfully brought several social media stars into the movie cast. Watch the official trailer of the Uncle Naji in UAE movie Babylon Gate Films (Firas Sameer) participated in this movie project by providing support in: Sound Mastering and corrections. 5.1 Surround Sound production. Adding English Subtitles to the full movie and its trailer. DCP (Digital Cinema Package) Conversion for theatrical release for both the movie and trailer. The full video and audio editing was solely handled by Director of Photography Ali Bin Mattar.
Freej Al Taibeen 2018 فريج الطيبين
Freej Al Taibeen (2018) is an Emirati comedy, action and drama feature film directed by Ahmed Zain Alhashmi, with post-production services by Babylon Gate Films.
Déjà vu – Frank Rubaie رأيته مسبقا – فرانك ربيعي
Déjà vu – Music Video Clip “Déjà vu” is a music video clip performed by Frank Rubaie, a classical guitarist from Canada specializing in flamenco guitar playing. The music piece was recorded and produced by Babylon Gate Films along with all musical arrangements. When we completed the Déjà vu audio production in-house, we started envisioning a music video clip for it. Firas Sameer developed a storyboard tailored to the music’s theme and title, arranging for the ideal dancer and production crew to complement the “Déjà vu” track. Shooting took place across three locations in Dubai (including 1 outdoor location and 2 indoor sets) and was successfully completed in a single day. Prior to filming, we collaborated with professional flamenco dancer, teacher, model, and choreographer Yuliya Baykova. She contributed her expertise to design the choreography alongside Frank based on Firas’ vision. We held three dancing sessions to refine the performance and train Frank and Yuliya on their synchronized movement. Awards And Official Selections As another milestone, the “Déjà vu” music video won the “BEST DANCE VIDEO Award” at the Consonance Music Film Festival – Hollywood USA 2018: https://www.moviescreenpro.com/consonancefest The “Déjà vu” music video clip has been officially selected for several international film festivals in their music video competition categories. Four festivals have selected the video so far, including the Jersey Shore Film Festival and the CaribbeanLens International Film Festival—Where Hollywood Celebrates the Caribbean! Official Selection Laurels The concept for Déjà vu was structured to align dynamically with the 3-minute musical progression. The narrative depth and high production standards combined to make it an award-winning project recognized internationally. Déjà vu Trailer Déjà vu Music Video Clip Credits Directed By: Firas Sameer (إخراج – فراس سمير) Model & Choreographer: Yuliya Baykova (موديل وتصميم رقص – يوليا بايكوف) Makeup Artist: Alina Bikchurova (مكياج – ألينا بكجوروفا) DOP: Firas Sameer (مدير تصوير – فراس سمير) Camera Assistant: Joas V. Andrade (مساعد كاميرا – جوآس في اندرادي) Photographer: Omar Ghazwan (مصور فوتوغرافي – عمر غزوان) Guitar Performance and Acting: Frank Rubaie Percussions: Firas Sameer (إيقاعات – فراس سمير) Music Production: Firas Sameer (توزيع موسيقي – فراس سمير) Location Manager: Ahmed Talib Chker (مسؤول مواقع – أحمد طالب شقير) Editing, Grading & VFX: Firas Sameer (مونتاج وتلوين وغرافكس – فراس سمير) Sound Effects: Firas Sameer (مؤثرات صوتية – فراس سمير) Here is the final music video clip of Déjà vu by Frank Rubaie: Déjà vu – Frank Rubaie رأيته مسبقا – فرانك ربيعي
Masquerade – Short Film 2017
Masquerade – Award-Winning Short Film The Award Winner “Masquerade” short film by Babylon Gate Films describes our daily life acting as actors dealing with different people, different societies, and levels of social hypocrisy. Some people state that we all live in a lie and it’s hard to express our true self in front of people or at least in most cases in our relations or work community—whether for positive or negative intentions. “Masquerade” says it all in only 2 minutes. NEWS: Watch the full short film Masquerade below. NEWS: Masquerade has now been officially selected by Al Ain Film Festival 2019. NEWS: Masquerade short film has recently been officially selected for the I WILL TELL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 for both UK and USA festival versions. The Masquerade short film production took place in Dubai for one shooting day starring Arjun Raman, who had previous experience acting in other short films and TV advertisements. The full cast and crew details are as follows: Starring: ARJUN RAMAN Script: FIRAS SAMEER D.O.P: FIRAS SAMEER Production Manager: KHALID ALJARRAH Assistant Director: OMAR GHAZWAN Music: Filmstro pro Post Production: FIRAS SAMEER Special Thanks: ATALLAH ALJARRAH Directed by: FIRAS SAMEER © 2017 babylongatefilms.com Masquerade AWARDS BEST SHORT FILM – Gold Award – VSC 2017 BEST SILENT FILM – Gold Award – VSC 2017 BEST EDITOR – Gold Award – VSC 2017 BEST DIRECTOR – Gold Award – VSC 2017 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Silent Film Category – CICFF 2017 BEST ACTOR AWARD – Best Actor Category – CICFF 2017 Masquerade NOMINATIONS GOLDEN ORYX AWARD NOMINEE – Best Short Film – WOIS FF 2018 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATION – Short Film Category – CICFF 2017 BEST DIRECTOR AWARD NOMINATION – CICFF 2017 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD NOMINATION – CICFF 2017 BEST EDITING AWARD NOMINATION – CICFF 2017 WATCH THE FULL SHORT FILM “MASQUERADE”
اسطورة الغناء العربي – فيلم وثائقي قصير
أسطورة الغناء العربي – The Legend of Arabic Singing اسطورة الغناء العربي – فيلم وثائقي يتحدث الفيلم (ومدته ٤١ دقيقة) عن تاريخ القيصر كاظم الساهر بطريقة سلسة وجولة فنيه تجعلك لا تشعر بمرور الوقت ، ويجدر الذكر ان المعلومات والتقارير والانجازات التي ذكرت في الفيلم تمثل الشيء البسيط من تاريخ القيصر الطويل لذلك استخدمنا الشيء البسط فقط لايصال فكرة ورسالة الفيلم. الفيلم يوصل رسالة ان القيصر كاظم الساهر استحق وبكل جدارة لقب اسطورة الغناء العربي وكل المواد المستخدمه في هذا الفيلم تم الحصول عليها من شبكة الانترنت لكن منتجت وقطعت بطريقة سلسة تحمل الرساله التي اسلفنا بذكرها. فكرة الفيلم والمونتاج الكامل ومكساج الصوت والترجمة : فراس سمير (Babylon Gate Films) نترككم مع الفيلم الوثائقي اسطورة الغناء العربي. The Legend of Arabic Singing – a documentary film. The film (41 minutes long) talks about the history of Kathem Al-Saher in an artistic way that makes you enjoy the passage of time. It is worth mentioning that the information, reports, and achievements mentioned in the film represent a simple part of the artist’s long achievements history, so we used only simple highlights to convey the idea and the message of the film. The film conveys the message that Caesar Kathem Al-Saher fully deserved the title of the legend of Arabic singing, and all the materials used in this film were obtained from the Internet, but used under fair use. Film idea, full editing, sound mixing, and translation: Firas Sameer (Babylon Gate Films) We leave you with the documentary The Legend of Arab Singing. Watch the Documentary
LISA – Emirati Featured Movie
We’ve just completed a big Emirate featured movie project titled “Lisa” written and directed by Emirate director Ahmed Zain “Director of Grand Mother’s Farm 1 & 2” which will be participating in the coming Dubai International Film Festival DIFF this year 2016 and then will be released into Gulf cinemas early of 2017.
Demo Reel
Samples of my work in one demo reel showing the skills and services that Babylon Gate Films offer its clients, the demo reel includes work samples of Video Shooting, Color correction and Color grading, Timelapse, Special Effects, Animation, Intros, Advertisements … et
Shelet Hamen – Music Video Clip Special Effects 2016
“Shelet Hamen” is the new song released by the Lebanese star “Anwar Nour” recently whom also released a music video clip for the same song on TV directed by
Grandmother’s Farm II – Visual Effects
Grandmother’s Farm II – Visual Effects Project Grandmother’s Farm II is one of the most famous Emirati feature films, directed by Emirati director Ahmed Zain following the massive success of the first installment across the UAE and the Gulf region. Our team handled the visual effects for the film. We created and added several custom VFX shots, which we will share with you once we receive full approvals from the film’s director. Watch the Grandmother’s Farm II Official Movie Trailer Grandmother’s Farm II will be released in cinemas on the 7th of May 2015… stay tuned! Firas Sameer
LOTTO Short Film – Full
The idea of lotto is to show you that smart people can make a change no matter what obstacles and difficulties he/she might face during the daily life, presenting the car washer who is really sick of his life but what will happen after all that? The film shot in the International City in Dubai UAE during two days shooting. Sometimes smart people know how to grab opportunities and transfer them into success in any way while opportunities passes in front of the eyes of other people but they never see them or feel them because they don’t have faith and not believing in themselves. the message of the LOTTO short film is very simple and dedicated to all of those whom need more trust and believe in themselves to make the change in their life. Running time: 7:8 min Quality: HD Genre: Drama Dialogue Language: No dialogue Subtitle: Arabic Frame Rate: 23.976 fps LOTTO Short Film Trailer Story and Scenario: Firas Sameer Director: Firas Sameer Starring: Prashant Chaurasia, Anas Yaseen, Joas V. Andrade Production Manager: Mohannad Hamouri Production: Babylon Gate Films