Arun Chaudhary

Arun Chaudhary

West Wing Week - Arun Chaudhary and Josh Earnest
Born 1975
The Bronx, New York City

Arun Chaudhary is a documentarian and the first official videographer of White House, serving in the role from 2009-2011[1] and directing West Wing Week.[2] Leaving the position in August 2011, he joined mobile-messaging startup Revolution Messaging in 2012 as senior vice president of communications.[3] Prior to the White House, he previously served as New Media Road Director for President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential election campaign, having been recruited to the campaign by Chief Campaign Digital Strategist Joe Rospars.

First Cameraman

His first book, First Cameraman: Documenting the Obama Presidency in Real Time, was published in August 2012 by Times Books. In The Washington Post, Rutger's professor David Greenberg said "First Cameraman hasn't generated the anticipation of a tell-all from a recently departed chief of staff, but its singular, quirky take on Obama's brief career adds a smidgen of useful information to the historical record."[4] The Atlantic's Nancy Scola, in reviewing the book, observed that "Chaudhary writes with the looseness of someone whose political experience consists of being told to tell stories, which means there's plenty of gossipy bits for campaign enthusiasts,[5]" while Blogcritics reviewer "Realist" opined that Chaudhary "could have been more valuable if the main subject, Barack Obama, got more coverage - particularly on how he interacted with his "New Media" staff, what they saw and heard, and what he did and said that didn't make the regular media. Chaudary tells us that he can take us beyond what people normally see, but he doesn't deliver - at least not in this book"[6]

The book was also reviewed by NPR's Morning Edition,[7] Kirkus Reviews,[8] Booklist,[9] Publishers Weekly,[10]

Personal life

He has a B.A. from Cornell University and an MFA from New York University, and has worked as a writer, director, location sound recordist, post-production sound designer, and film critic.[11] He is a former New York University film professor.[12] While at Cornell University, Arun was the bassist and vocalist of punk rock band IFarm.[13] His father is an Indian immigrant and his mother is Jewish.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ Ashley Parker (November 11, 2010). "His Job Is to Make Public Obama's Candid Side". New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ Rajini Vaidyanathan (22 April 2011). "Barack Obama's shadow - the man who films the president". BBC News. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ Sarah Lai Stirland (March 27, 2012). "White House Videographer Joins Revolution Messaging". techPresident. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ David Greenberg (August 24, 2012). "'First Cameraman: Documenting the Obama Presidency in Real Time,' by Arun Chaudhary". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ Nancy Scola (August 21, 2012). "What It's Like to Be Filmmaker to the President". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ Realist (October 19, 2012). "Book Review: First Cameraman by Arun Chaudhary". Blogcritics. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ NPR Staff (September 2, 2012). "Behind The Lens With Obama's 'First Cameraman'". Weekend Edition (NPR). Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  8. ↑ Staff writer (July 15, 2012). "First Cameraman". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  9. ↑ "First Cameraman", Booklist, July 1, 2012. Vol. 108 Issue 21, p2, 1p
  10. ↑ Staff writer (June 4, 2012). "First Cameraman: The Improbable Story of How a Disheveled Film Professor Became the First Official White House Videographer". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  11. ↑ Ready for His Close Up by Beth Saulnier, Cornell Alumni Magazine; Sept/Oct 2012
  12. ↑ Alex Weisler (September 6, 2012). "N.Y. filmmaker captures public, private Obama". The Journal News (via USA Today). Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  13. ↑ "IFarm Band Page". Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  14. ↑ Tim Leberecht (May 24, 2008). "Politics 2.0: Barack Obama's videographer". CNET News. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  15. ↑ Adam Langer (October 30, 2012). "Half-Jewish On His President's Side". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
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