Sam Correia

• Oversee all financial operations for the production • Approve and make decisions to support creative in their needs • Track costs, produce cost reports, sign off on all PO’s, PC and cards • Book crews and resourcing gear • Update show calendar, ensure schedule is on par with budget • Ensure that all protocol and procedures are followed correctly • Oversee all clearance & legal issues, liaising directly with Producers and legal team • Liaise directly with accounting and insurance departments • Payroll procedures and crew time sheets

Supervise production on location while filming with the Indigenous tribe Ainu of Japan

Set up shoots in remote locations involving wildlife Liaise with risk management/security department Budgeting, scheduling, hiring, supervise crew and talent from locaiton

• Set up shoots in high risk locations both from the office and from location • Liaise with Risk Management/Security Department • Budgeting, scheduling, hiring, supervise crews and talent while on location

• Budgeting and scheduling, hiring of crew, negotiating equipment costs, execution of location and talent agreements • Supervise crews, schedules and equipment when in the office and on set/location. • Liaise directly with Creative Directors, Post and Producers in order to develop and achieve creative goals • Provide shoot estimates based on established budgets and work with Line Producer to review these estimates on a need be basis • Schedule talent for shoots and work with Business Affairs to execute all necessary paperwork • Liaise with Finance and Account Management teams to process, track and log expenditures • Work with Line Producer and internal Safety/Security department on viability and risks for all locations with safety concerns • Obtaining Carnets and permits, all over the world

Oversee with Co-Executive, the development process and coordinate Producers. This role equally involves creative and management duties while being the liaison in all phases of production between Co-Exec, Producers and Line Managers to ensure that the creative vision is delivered and produced successfully. - Supervise and ensure that all storylines are produced in innovative and compelling ways while adhering to company’s policies and production quality standards. - Support line producers by managing workflow including, strategizing on how to operate efficiently, awareness of quotas and ensuring they are met, assigning shows to producers, confirming that all necessary legal paperwork meets all requirements before green lighting, all schedules and outlines are finished in a timely manner. Also, ensure that all payments for realtors, contributors, movers, etc., are clear and meet company protocol and deadlines - Confirm that all necessary legal paperwork meets all requirement - Create, oversee and manage department schedules in order to ensure deadlines while making sure that the creative vision is applied and that all assigned tasks are completed. - Training and supervising a team of producers, casting producers and casting assistants while delegating workload and troubleshooting and implementing effective solutions for problems.

Oversee, with Executives, the development process and coordinate Producers and Casting producers on a daily basis. Liaison in all phases of production between Executives, editorial and post-production staff and production amangement

- Worked closely with both editorial staff and production management to produce episodes in an efficient manner while staying under budget - Scheduled production and monitored logistics - Managed and monitored all expenditures - Book crew for international and domestic shoots - Gather all necessary legal paperwork for network - Work with line producers and post supervisors to manage pre-production, field production and post schedules - Tasked with organizing deliverables for the episode such as checking credit lists, editing episode descriptions and managing releases with in-house lawyer

Training and supervising a team of Producers and Casting Producers.

Casting Developing and Producing each episode, including, pitching the story, researching, sourcing and confirming locations, obtain releases

- Researching, casting and developing stories. Interviewing and working closely with contributors to create their own personal profiles and pitching their story to executives - Sourcing ideas for sequences that would help the program continue to be fresh and exciting - In-depth research of the housing markets in various locations and creating a factual document for both presenter and director that also served as the guideline for all the other production teams - Liaise with different governmental bodies in each filming location - Setting up and scheduling shoots in the UK and various foreign locations, both on location and in the office, including arranging travel and accommodations between countries, often on very short notice - Training and overseeing new researchers and location PA’s

- Finding contributors and casting as well as sourcing locations - Call sheets, Contracts, licenses, permissions - Travel and accommodation logistics - Managing currency reconciliation, Camera and Sound Kits, props and cars for 4 production teams - Post production paperwork, DVD & BETA delivery, voice over and editing schedule

- Developing and researching new stories and casting - Researching, sourcing locations, setting up the shoots abroad

- Casting and developing new stories to be featured on the show. Sourcing ideas for sequences and producing the shoots abroad