Hello there.
I’m Jilvan.
Pronounced Jul-varn.
Sometimes I hear Jil-van. Jilv-an. I like them all.
I also answer to J
Formerly credited as Jilvan Mohammadi (got married xo), so if you’ve seen that name on other projects.
Yes, that’s me, safe to say its not not a very common name : )
Filmmaker. Cinematographer, Video Editor. Occasional over-thinker of framing and getting that lighting “just right”.
And someone who has absolutely spent two hours (maybe three) finding the “right” music track.
Over the past 12 years, I’ve worked across feature films, shorts, TVCs, social video and brand campaigns and high-end productions.
From fast-turnaround chaos to slow-burn cinematic builds. Worked in all ratios from 2:35 - 16:9 - 1:1 - 9:16 - 4:5 - All the ratios.
I live somewhere between writing, directing, filming and sitting in a dark room colour grading at 2am. Real talk.
I care about story first. Always. Every frame I shoot and cut is in service of story.
I’m currently on a personal journey of writing and directing independent short films that stick with you.
The kind you think about on the drive home… hopefully in a good way. Fingers crossed.
I hope you’ve watched my showreel above, its pretty cool. 99.9% of everything you see on there has been shot, lit, edited and graded by me.
I highly recommend HP v Mac brand campaign. We took a few swings at Apple Macbook and won a few awards and the other one would be Ode to Farmers, a lovely short doco for Kelloggs AU. You can find that in creative & films tab above.
JMS.
Film credits - iMDB ( you can click on that ;)
