Chaitanya Deva

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Screenwriter and creative producer developing story-led films, series, documentaries and branded work.

About

Screenwriter and creative producer developing story-led films, series, documentaries and branded work.

I’m an FTII-trained editor and creative producer with 9+ years of experience across scripted, unscripted, documentary and branded storytelling, with credits spanning Netflix and Amazon projects, international documentary and reality series, sports and long-form content.

I work at the intersection of development and the edit: screenwriting, screenplay development and rewrites, treatments, story structure, character arcs, dialogue, documentary story development, creative producing and editorial storytelling.

My years in the edit room strongly influence how I write and develop material. I think about what actually plays on screen, where pacing breaks down, what information an audience needs, how scenes build and pay off, and what ultimately survives the edit.

Alongside professional film and series work, I have developed original feature material from premise through treatment, character development, scene structure and screenplay drafts, and have led story and post-production across multi-episode documentary projects.

I’m particularly interested in feature and series development, screenplay rewrites, story consulting, documentary development, treatments, branded-film scripting and creative producer assignments.

I also take on selected editing and post-production projects where strong story judgment is central to the work.

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • HindiFluent
  • TeluguFluent
  • TamilIntermediate

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment

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Projects · 4

Selected work across corporate, industrial and branded-film projects, including multiple films for Bajaj and other commercial clients.

These projects required translating business, product and technical information into films that were clear, engaging and visually structured for their intended audiences.

My involvement has included [insert only what is accurate: editing / narrative structuring / script development / VO structuring / creative treatment / client collaboration / post-production supervision], with particular attention to pacing, clarity, visual storytelling and ensuring that complex information remains understandable without becoming overly instructional.

I enjoy corporate-film assignments where there is a real storytelling problem to solve; understanding the organisation, product, process or audience first, and then finding the clearest and most engaging way to communicate it on screen.

Corporate & Brand Films — Storytelling Work
  • Film Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Story Producer
  • +1
The Ultimate Dream — Sports Documentary Series

Creative Producer, Writer & Series Editor | 4 × 40-minute documentary series The Ultimate Dream is an Australian sports documentary series set in Melbourne, following an under-15 football team as its young players navigate ambition, identity, family, resilience, mentorship and the pressures of competitive sport. I wrote and creatively developed all four episodes, shaping real nonfiction material into a coherent, character-led series. Working across interviews, observational footage, match material and supporting archive, I developed episode structures, character and thematic arcs, scene progression and emotional beats, deciding what each episode needed to reveal, hold back and ultimately pay off. As Series Editor, I carried that development thinking through the edit: shaping interviews, scene order, pacing, visual continuity, music, sound and colour, while incorporating producer feedback throughout post-production. I also worked on key opening and montage material using archival and licensed footage. The result was a consistent narrative and editorial language across four long-form episodes, while allowing each episode to function as its own story within the larger coming-of-age journey. This project reflects how I like to work across development, writing, producing and post-production. My editorial background helps me understand what ultimately plays on screen, while my development approach keeps the edit focused on structure, character progression, emotional payoff and audience engagement. Teaser: https://vimeo.com/1071019598/115b0251cf Selected responsibilities: Story Development · Episode Writing · Creative Producing · Narrative Structure · Character & Thematic Arcs · Documentary Storytelling · Series Editing · Post-Production Screenwriting #CreativeProducing #StoryDevelopment #Documentary #SeriesEditing #SportsDocumentary

  • Co-Writer
  • Creative Producer
  • Creative Strategist
  • +3

Writer / Series Developer | Original Series in Development

Developing an original scripted series from initial premise through world-building, character development, season architecture and episode-level story design.

My work on the project includes defining the central dramatic engine of the series, developing principal characters and their long-term arcs, establishing relationships and conflicts, shaping the season trajectory, and breaking individual episode stories so that each chapter works independently while advancing the larger narrative.

The development process has involved testing and refining the premise, character motivations, escalation, turning points, thematic progression and setup/payoff across the season, alongside developing written material for the project.

I approach series development with both a writer’s and an editor’s perspective; considering not only what works on the page, but how scenes, performances, information and emotional beats are likely to function once the material reaches the screen.

Co-Wrote a Series — Development & Screenwriting
  • Co-Writer
  • Screenwriter

Writer / Story Developer | Original Feature Screenplay

Developed an original feature film from initial premise through treatment, character architecture, structural development, scene design and screenplay drafts.

The development process focused on establishing a clear dramatic engine, character objectives and conflicts, escalation, setup and payoff, scene progression and the emotional journey across a feature-length narrative.

I worked through successive iterations of the story, testing structure, removing repetition, strengthening motivations, refining dialogue and ensuring individual scenes contributed to the larger narrative rather than functioning in isolation.

My background in film and series editing strongly influences the way I write. I tend to approach screenplay development with an awareness of what ultimately has to work on screen: pacing, visual storytelling, scene economy, performance space, transitions and how information is revealed to an audience.

Original Feature Film — Screenwriting & Story Development
  • Creative Producer
  • Screenplay Writer
  • Screenwriter
  • +1

Work experience

Freelance Film & Series Editor / Creative Producer / Screenwriter · Independent / FreelanceAug 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 4 mos

Working across film, series, documentary, unscripted, branded and short-form storytelling as an editor, creative producer and writer. Selected editorial credits include projects released by Netflix and Amazon, alongside international documentary, reality, sports and branded productions. My work spans story development, screenplay and treatment development, narrative structure, character and scene analysis, creative producing, series editing and post-production. I increasingly work at the intersection of development and post — using editorial experience to strengthen structure, pacing, character progression and what ultimately works on screen.

Education

Master's / Postgraduate qualification in Film & Video Editing · Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune2016 – 2017

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