SharpImageTV
Meet our team
Damien Comerford
Owner & Founder
Damien is the driving force behind Sharpimagetv. He is a 30+ year veteran of journalism & TV production, honing his skills as a journalist for The Age, ABC Radio & 3AW before moving into the world of TV. He has worked for both the Seven & Nine networks as Chief of Staff or Producer on a range of popular & high-profile Australian current affairs programs.
He moved to New Zealand in the 90’s working for TVNZ as Producer/Executive Producer for such iconic current affairs programs as 60 minutes, Eye Witness and Sunday. He is the only person ever to be awarded the prestigious Qantas Award (NZ’s equivalent of the Walkley) for Producer of the Year, twice.
He has also created a number of high-rating Reality TV programs.
Damien returned to Australia in 2010, and founded Sharpimagetv, to utilize his extensive skills and exercise his passion.
Andy Simon
Senior Producer
Andy kicked off his career as a journalist in the 80’s in print with Fairfax Media. Not long after, he found himself in London, thrust into the cut throat world of tabloid journalism. Upon his return to Sydney, he moved into news producing for Channel 7, before finding his niche in Lifestyle television programming, where he has worked for the past 15 years. In this time, Andy has produced many high rating TV shows and is a four time Logie award winning TV producer for “The Most Popular Lifestyle Program” in Australia.
As a Journalist Andy values the importance of creating a riveting story.
As a TV Producer / Director, he knows the pictures need to be equally as strong.
Andy has a keen eye for getting the next best beautiful shot. Combine this with a knack for being able to cut through the nonsense and help presenters relax and be themselves on camera – and you end up with awesome content that’s not only a pleasure to watch, but also believable.
Sylvi Soeharjono
Director of Photography
Sylvi is a professional Director/Cinematographer, Photographer and Editor - but putting those titles aside, she is a visual story teller. She holds a Masters Degree in Design Science (Film and Video) from Sydney University and a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design.
In 2008 she received an Antenna Award nomination for Best Director for work on the TV series ‘Dance Alive’. Sylvi uses the latest cameras, lighting and audio equipment to shoot high quality corporate videos, web videos and extended formats, "behind the scenes” videos, concerts and live events with or without on-site projection to big screens, interviews, about us videos, explainer videos, promotional videos and awards nights.
In the 15 years since she started working in the media business, Sylvi has worked with clients such as Yahoo7, Watpac One Central Park, Catholic Community Services, Australian Doctor, RAMS, Hair Expo, Bankstown Council, Western Sydney TAFE where the video she shot was runner up in the International Green Gown Award.
Judy Simon
Producer
Judy comes to the role of Producer with a wealth of experience. She was a Senior Producer at BDA Sydney for 6 years, producing a range of projects from TVCs to promos to print design and broadcast branding. She oversaw the design and production of many Promax Award Winning projects for a variety of local and international clients, including TV3 NZ, The Hallmark Channel, StarHub Singapore, Sky Movies, Sony India and the Nine, Ten and Seven Networks, Australia. She was one of the Production Managers on the broadcast of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
Judy’s strengths and attributes include great attention to detail and an excellent rapport with clients. She is across the programs and software for budgeting and quoting, as well as facilitating and overseeing all aspects of production. She can also write scripts and direct and produce.
Trung Tran
Animator & Designer
Trung is a super talented animator and graphic designer. He is the creative brains behind a number of our 2D animated videos. He does quality work and is an expert in After Effects, Premiere Pro, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Illustrator and Photoshop.
His skills include Intro and Outro graphic design, 2D and 3D animation, sketch animation, logo animation, and colour grading. Trung has a 100 percent commitment to client satisfaction. He is also our go-to person for creating a visual storyboard for our clients.
Sharpimagetv is a professional Film & Video Production company, founded in 2010. We have a unique approach to story-telling. In fact, our combined experience & skills make our videos unmatched in the Australian market
We do more than just produce beautiful pictures, we work with our clients to create videos that tell great stories about their products and services, as well as help them to communicate more effectively with their customer, staff and stakeholders.
We have the unique ability to take the essentials from long or complicated content and present them in a way that’s clear, compelling, sensitive to the subject and targeted to the audience.
We coach the presenters and other participants (if required) to effectively communicate their messages, and tell stories that are succinct, captivating and genuine. We make a boring story sound inspiring and make people who are not used to talking in front of a camera look believable and convincing.
And, we always strive to project brand imagery and messages on brief, on time & within budget. Of course, Sharpimagetv also produce beautiful visuals. We use state of the art equipment, outstanding cinematographers who know the latest styles and techniques, and editors and graphics specialists who can make the story “pop”
We will use whatever techniques present your story best (live action, studio presentation, interviews, B-roll, animation, drone footage, graphics etc) in whatever environment they will be viewed (website, TV, large screen, presentations, training etc).
In short, Sharpimagetv tells your story, to your audience, in your way. That is our key point of difference.
