1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Swelihle Nana Sokhela
512 Durham Square, 267 Victoria Road, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925
Email: swelihlesokhela@gmail.com, Cell: 082 500 4406
CAREER PROFILE
Production Manager, Coordinator, Assistant / Film and TV Crew / Media Assistant
KEY ATTRIBUTES
 Adaptable and responsive to change.
 Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
 Continually building relationships at all levels across the business.
 Extremely Organised
 Swiftly responding to all emails and queries.
 Able to work with no supervision.
 Successfully co-ordinated and managed events and social functions
 Able to work under pressure
 Work well with others
 Fully Computer Literate
 Passionate
 Driven
KNOWLEDGE OF
 Setting up Call Sheets
 FCC Sheets
 Coordinating a Live TV Show
 Print production
 Quality Checking Footage
 Running errands
 Scheduling appointments
 Diary management
 Compressing and dumping Footage
 Operating Betacam Machine
 Timecodes, language breakdowns of episodes
 Organising and managing Shoots/Crew
 Organising travel arrangements and bookings
 Digitizing and trans-coding material
 Researching stories
 Clearing copyrights
 Proof reading
 Managing budget
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Plexus Films Production Manager June 2016 – November 2016
www.plexusfilms.co.za
www.iamwomanseries.com
Key Responsibilities
• Scheduling production, shooting, editing and broadcast calendar
• Scheduling and prepping production meetings
• Undertaking general research for programs.
• Managing petty cash, Recon & Invoices
• Responding to general production related enquiries.
• Booking Crew, Editors, transcribers and mastering of tape
• Acquiring permits and permissions for interviews and locations
• Putting together Call sheets and production folder for all shoots.
• Booking transport and accommodation
• Post Production - Archive, Transcribing, Translation (Subtitles), digitizing and trans-coding material, put
together and deliver tapes to SABC, Quality Check, FCC sheets of episodes and promo’s, DVD’s, Faceprints,
Uploading and compressing episodes and promo’s for YouTube, Updating Website links

2. • Managing audiovisual devices.
Reason for leaving: Contract Ended
Okuhle Media – Hectic Nine 9 Production Coordinator June 2015 – May 2016
www.okuhle.co.za/work/hectic-nine-9.html
Key Responsibilities
• Checking all music video’s and UGC’s for music information
• Sourcing, creating, Setting up and Store all props
• Prep tape and DVD for the show
• Decorate studio set
• Organising catering for guest and performers
• Welcoming and explaining procegure and process of show to guests
• Getting all Release Forms, DJ Cue Sheet and Music Cue sheet signed by guest’s, performers and DJ’s
• Roll Masters for the show
• Keep studio clean
• Managing petty cash and Doing Recon
• Doing time codes, language breakdowns, music cue sheets of all episode tapes
• Creating labels and FCC Paperwork for all episode tapes and DVD’s
• Making copies and Storing episode DVD’s
• Purchasing and sending all prize’s
• Gathering and mangaging prize winners information and Schedule
• Train and guide production intern
Disadvantaged Background Productions Production Assistant January 2014 – September 2014
www.dizadvantaged.tumblr.com
Key Responsibilities
• Organising call sheets, wardrobe list, shoots and crew
• Getting all contracts and release forms (main cast, short cast, crew, extra’s etc) organised, signed and filed
• Making breakdowns of the scripts
• Organising a budget
• Running errands
• Help set up and pack away shoots
• Organising and checking of filming equipment
• Help keep production manager on track
• Gathering meals, food, stationary for set
• Making sure all cast and crew have everything they need for the days shoot
• Putting together press pack (Character bio’s, publicity photos etc)
• Keeping track of all payments and expense’s
• Writing credits
• Quality check of films being sent to broadcast
• Assist in the running of comedy shows
• Delivering films to Mnet
Reason for leaving: Contract Ended
Plexus Films Production Assistant February 2013 – September 2013
www.plexusfilms.co.za
www.iamwomanseries.com
Productions:
• Worked on and assisted with the production of the ‘I am Woman’ Series for Plexus Films that was aired on
SABC 3, Season 2 and 3. (www.iamwomanseries.com)

3. • Worked on and assisted with the production of The Room Divider and Shampoo’s Retirement Village films
for Disadvantaged Background Productions that was aired on Mzansi Magic.
• Worked on and assisted with the production of the reality show David Kau’s House for Disadvantaged
Background Productions.
• Worked on and assisted with the Blacks Only and David Kau presents Skhumba and Tips comedy shows for
Disadvantaged Background Productions.
• Worked on and Coordinated the production of the live tv show, Hectic Nine 9. That airs Monday – Friday
from 4pm – 5pm on SABC 2.
EDUCATION
University of Cape Town Bachelor of Arts 2012
Majors: Film, Media and Drama
Epworth Independent High School for Girls Senior Certificate 2008
Subjects: Math’s, English, Isizulu, Geography, Drama, Consumer Studies, Life Orientation
LEADERSHIP ROLES
University of Cape Town Head of Entertainment 2009 – 2010
• Graca Machel Residence - Events Organised: Fashion Show, Heritage Day Picnic, G Party, Graca Formal
• UCT Radio – Events Planned: Battle of the DJ’s and End of Year Formal
UCT 1st
Team Basketball 2009 - 2012
• Competed in the USSA basketball championships every year. This made us the 5th best female university
basketball team in the whole country.
Res for Res Festival 2010
• Participated and acted in the production of the Graca Machel play called Curl up and Dye.
Epworth High School Head of Culture 2008
School Prefect 2008
Border Prefect 2008
Deputy Head of Choir 2008
COMPUTER LITERACY
MS Office, Windows, Word, Email, Internet, Photoshop, twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube
PERSONAL INFORMATION
ID Number: 9007090057080
Marital Status: Single
License: Code 10 (Own Car)
Languages: English, Isizulu
Availability: Immediate
REFERENCES
Shelley Scheepers
Okuhle Media – Hectic Nine 9
Line Producer
Work: 021- 4862900
Cell: 083 577 6650
Email: shelley@okuhle.co.za
David Kau
Disadvantaged Background Productions
Owner/ Producer/ Director
Cell: 082 320 6060
Email: disadvantaged@mac.com
Lauren Groenewald
Plexus Films
Owner/Producer/Director
Work: 021-4262070
Cell: 082 852 4869
Email: lauren@plexusfilms.co.za

4. Dr Ingrid Tufvesson
Nonjongo projects research and consulting
Executive director
Cell: 0728155033
Email: justis1st@gmail.co.za
Mrs Zinhle Sokhela
Arise Trading [BP Cascades]
Mobile: 0823722201
Work: 033-3473881
Fax: 0866109054
Email: cascades@futurenet.co.za
Dr May Mashigo-Mkhize
Cell: 0718503242