Christina Willings

Story Editor/Writer VO eps 2, 4-13

Reviewing raw footage, writing story outlines and creating episode string outs in AVID, leading the edit from assembly to lock, writing narration.

Field Directing

Story Supervision, responsible for season arc, creating ep string outs, supervising edit to lock, writing narration, providing feedback and story notes to field.

Screening raw footage, choosing best content from several segment options; generating beat sheet, leading edit; writing outline, scripting narrative.

Gave start-up feedback and shoot/style guide direction to 4 crews in field. Helped establish and lead creative team. Established footage review and story tracking processes in field; bridged field to story packaging in post. Wrote detailed outlines for Eps. 1 and 2. Wrote cold and graphic opens; led opening creative viz. shoot.

Led the ‘course correction’ team for Season 2. Conducted overhaul of series production, and post-production processes, creative and financial. Liaised with client network, presenting creative, responding to and leading notes addressment. Delivered a “re-vamped” S2 exceeding client and production company expectations (as indicated by a bonus and rate increase.)

Led re-design of creative materials and story collection processes while supporting and reassuring creative team – reassigning tasks to ensure maximum team satisfaction and productivity. Liaised with network to ensure mutual confidence, pitched and drove implementation of new creative, including digital deliverables. Delivered broadcast and web materials on time, on budget.