Director and Director of Photography with 7+ years of experience across advertising, documentary, and branded content. Based in Aveiro, Portugal, he works end-to-end—from concept and pre-production to camera operation, lighting, editing, colour grading, and sound design. He has delivered work for RTP and national broadcast productions, produced cinematic branded content for Prozis, and has freelance experience since 2019 across commercials, corporate videos, documentaries, music videos, sports and live broadcast. He also supports clients as a Sony Europe imaging specialist and applies modern post-production and generative AI workflows to improve speed and creative output.…

Tiago Martins

Director and Director of Photography with 7+ years of experience across advertising, documentary, and branded content. Based in Aveiro, Portugal, he works end-to-end—from concept and pre-production to camera operation, lighting, editing, colour grading, and sound design. He has delivered work for RTP and national broadcast productions, produced cinematic branded content for Prozis, and has freelance experience since 2019 across commercials, corporate videos, documentaries, music videos, sports and live broadcast. He also supports clients as a Sony Europe imaging specialist and applies modern post-production and generative AI workflows to improve speed and creative output.…

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Director and Director of Photography with 7+ years of experience across advertising, documentary, and branded content. Based in Aveiro, Portugal, he works end-to-end—from concept and pre-production to camera operation, lighting, editing, colour grading, and sound design.

He has delivered work for RTP and national broadcast productions, produced cinematic branded content for Prozis, and has freelance experience since 2019 across commercials, corporate videos, documentaries, music videos, sports and live broadcast. He also supports clients as a Sony Europe imaging specialist and applies modern post-production and generative AI workflows to improve speed and creative output.

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Language

Portuguese
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
German
Beginner
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Director of Photography, Editor and Colourist at Ocidental / Grupo Ageas
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Directed photography, edited, colour graded, and designed sound for a national television commercial. Delivered final master to broadcast delivery specification. Awarded Best Cinematography in the Ageas 'Histórias Seguras' challenge, with the commercial broadcast live on CNN Portugal.
Camera Operator and Director of Photography at Farol de Ideias / RTP
January 1, 2023 - Present
Camera operator and Director of Photography on Biosfera, a weekly documentary series broadcast on RTP national television. Performs location and field shooting across Portugal in real-world unscripted conditions. Worked as camera operator on the two-part RTP1 documentary 'A Revolução da Energia Limpa' covering the energy transition in Portugal (renewables, electric mobility, building efficiency).
Director of photography, video editor, colour grader and sound design at Grupo Ageas · Ocidental
January 1, 2023 - Present
Directed photography and handled post-production (editing, color grading) and sound design for a national TV commercial. Delivered final master to broadcast specification for Ocidental’s Ageas campaign.
Camera operator at Farol de Ideias · RTP1
January 1, 2023 - Present
Field camera operator on a two-part documentary about the energy transition in Portugal. Shot on location across renewables, electric mobility and building efficiency for national broadcast content.
Freelance Director, Director of Photography and Video Editor at Self-employed
January 1, 2019 - Present
Directs and shoots advertising campaigns, corporate video, documentary, music video, sports coverage, and live broadcast events. Produced cinematic branded content for Prozis, Europe’s largest sports nutrition brand, with work reaching millions of views. Manages end-to-end projects including budgeting, crew leadership, shooting, editing, colour grading, sound design, and final broadcast/online delivery for clients including Prozis, Sony Europe, RTP, Universidade de Coimbra, Grupo Ageas, Académica de Coimbra, Nutrium, and Sanfil.

Education

Bachelor e Multimedia & Communication at Universidade de Aveiro
September 15, 2021 - July 15, 2025
BSc in Multimedia and Communication Technologies at University of Aveiro
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2025
BSc in Multimedia and Communication Technologies at University of Aveiro
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2025
BSc in Multimedia and Communication Technologies at University of Aveiro
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2025

Qualifications

Best Cinematography Award (Ageas “Histórias Seguras” challenge)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Visual concept developed under mentorship of Diogo Morgado (featured project)
January 11, 2030 - August 11, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Energy & Utilities, Education, Professional Services, Consumer Goods, Transportation & Logistics, Financial Services, Other