Sam Bartolone

Develop and execute intense training exercises and missions that simulate real-life special operations training for civilians. Field produce crew on off-site missions, following and directing coverage of storylines and character archs. Conduct in-depth two-hour interviews with civilian participants and special operations instructors, in addition to OTFs with participants during production. Log story notes and create daily hot sheets for network review.

Researched, vetted and conducted Skype interviews with the nation’s top plastic surgeons and private investigators to host a show on black market plastic surgery. Booked and conducted Skype interviews with six high-end house flipping teams within a two week span.

Extensive creative outreach to identify and recruit quality candidates to assemble a top-grade Fugitive Task Force. Conducted detailed Skype interviews with Task Force candidates to record their experiences and build parallels to the shows purpose. Created one-sheets for every candidate complete with their picture and biography.

Research and develop complex civil cases for innovative, hour-long court show that includes viewer participation. Reach out to and engage lawyers and litigants to showcase their active civil cases on the show, and have them ruled on by viewer vote. Conducted and shot an on-camera interview with a candidate in a Utah prison for the network’s consideration.

Research, identify and recruit experienced Prosecutors, Crime Scene Investigators, Criminalists and Homicide Investigators to be considered for starring role on a true crime pilot. Conduct extensive recorded interviews with top candidates to highlight their personalities, qualifications and backgrounds. Edit interview footage on Final Cut Pro for consideration by network executives.

Identify and investigate unsolved murder cases across the county, working as a liaison between local law enforcement agencies and the television network. Vetting and developing unsolved murder cases booked by associate producers. Composing detailed pitch-sheets bringing the investigation to life for network approval. 4 arrests, 3 solved cases from personal bookings & counting.

-Responsible for researching & booking cold homicide cases for shows experts to solve. -Produce detailed reports that become the basis of investigation. They consist of victim and suspect profiles as well as documentation of physical & circumstantial evidence.