Som Bentur

Gen AI Video Editor living at the intersection of storytelling and artificial intelligence — combining 4 years of traditional video editing craft with hands-on experience across the latest generative AI video tools including Kling, Runway, Veo, and similar platforms. Runs an active investigative journalism YouTube channel (The Voice of Kannadiga) producing documentary-style short and long-form Kannada content — end-to-end ownership from research, scripting, and AI-assisted visual production to editing, voice-over, and publishing. Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Audition.

Strong prompt engineering mindset — writes prompts with precision and creativity to generate consistent characters, scenes, and visual styles. Passionate about turning complex ideas into scroll-stopping short-form content for Instagram, YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn, and X. Local to Hubli-Dharwad, available immediately.

Gen AI Video Editor & Content Creator at The Voice of Kannadiga (2021-01 – Present)

Founded and independently runs an active Kannada investigative journalism YouTube channel — owns complete AI-assisted production pipeline from research, scripting, and prompt engineering to AI video generation, traditional editing, voice-over narration, and multi-platform publishing.

• Used Kling, Runway, and Veo to generate AI video sequences for documentary B-roll — impossible through traditional filming, produced at near-zero cost
• Wrote precise, creative prompts to generate consistent visual scenes, characters, and styles across a series of civic and political content videos
• Assembled AI-generated footage with traditional B-roll in Adobe Premiere Pro — seamless blend of AI visuals and real-world footage for compelling storytelling
• Applied After Effects for animated title sequences, lower thirds, motion graphics, and visual transitions that stop the scroll
• Produced short-form cuts for Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and X from long-form documentary source material — algorithm-aware editing decisions
• Designed thumbnails and channel graphics in Photoshop — consistent visual branding driving click-through rates
• Used AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) for script writing, content ideation, research summarization, and production planning — accelerated full production cycle
• Turned complex civic, political, and investigative topics into engaging visual narratives — strong practice for translating complex content (like research papers) into accessible stories
• Runs the channel solo with end-to-end project ownership — proactively managing timelines, production blockers, and publishing schedules

Voice-Over Artist at Mylang Audio Stories Platform (2022-01 – Present)

• Provided Kannada voice-over narration for published audio stories — clear diction, natural pacing, emotionally resonant delivery
• Recorded and post-processed audio in Adobe Audition — noise reduction, EQ, normalization to platform broadcast standards
• Demonstrates real published voice-over portfolio in Kannada — available as sample on request

Freelance Gen AI Video Editor at Independent (2020-01 – Present)

• Produced AI-assisted promotional and social media content for clients — leveraging generative AI tools to deliver high-quality visuals at speed
• Edited event videos, corporate clips, and social content — color grading, audio cleanup, motion titles, and format-specific exports
• Delivered projects on tight deadlines with multiple revision rounds — strong project management and client communication

Bachelor of Arts in BA – Gulbarga University (2003-01 – 2006-01)

Professional Video Editing Course in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Audition — Editing, color grading, motion graphics, audio production