In 2017, Guyanese-born, Trinidad-raised filmmaker Kieran Khan landed the opportunity of a lifetime and became the official videographer for Sean Paul's world tour.
Khan subsequently not only secured a full-time position as Paul's official videographer and content creator, but has also been retained by Cardi B as her official videographer.
Additionally, he has shot music videos for top-tier artistes such as Buju Banton, Damian Marley, Paul, Yendry, J Balvin and many other industry greats.
Now one of the most sought-after video directors in the industry, Khan is ready to share his knowledge and experience in the form of an online masterclass.
Overtime Media spoke with Khan about his goals and ambitions:
Tell us about the masterclass: who is it for? when and where and how is it happening? why did you decide to do it and why now?
I’m targeting those in the Caribbean and BIPOC community. There is a massive gap of knowledge and information when it comes to certain things (how to register a business, how to do clean business, what fees should be charged based on deliverables requested, how to get clients, etc).
[caption id="attachment_1004888" align="alignnone" width="683"] Kieran Khan, right, on set with Jamaican superstars Sean Paul, left, and Damian Marley. - courtesy Overtime Media[/caption]
Initially, when we announced my masterclass it was intended to be in-person classes held twice a week in my home town of Toronto. However, we got an overwhelming response and are now rolling out a plan to have this online. Those who are interested can register by clicking the link in my Instagram bio (@KieranKhanProductions.
Why now? Because I’m in a space of my career where I’m better educated, better connected, and can provide better direction to those trying to get a foot in the door, or even to those who are seasoned, but might be at a roadblock in their career.
How did you end up on that Caribbean Airlines video project and what was the experience like?
Much love to my brother Che Khotari (Machel Montano's manager) – he contacted me and made me aware of this project and said he’ll like to recommend me for it and asked me to submit a treatment, I did and LSS Agency and CAL loved it and we assembled the team within a few days and started kicking it off.
[caption id="attachment_1004887" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Director Kieran Khan, right, works on set with Machel Montano centre, and his manager Che Kothari during filming for the Caribbean Airlines promotional video for Welcome Home in January. - courtesy Overtime Media[/caption]
Travis, Voice, MM and Agent Sasco were all great to work with and professionals in their field (you can see why they are where they are in their career).
Voice was really sick, but showed up on set with a towel wrapped around his neck. I felt so bad because part of the treatment consisted of them jumping into water, but he powered through and understood the reach of the project and did his thing to make it happen. It goes without saying that MM’s schedule is hectic,
