Matthew Bush

Recruited, trained and supervised a team of 18 COVID Set Monitors to ensure cast and crew actively followed COVID risk mitigation protocols. The team interacts with all physical areas of production including the production office, mill, soundstage, and film locations. Worked closely with the Assistant Director department to ensure catering halls, holding areas, passenger vans were approved and sanitized prior to use by general crew. Served as on set liaison for crew department heads in all matters related to PPE use and distribution, sanitization and work eligibility.

Worked closely with 1st AD to wrangle talent and background on the day. This includes defining character placement and movement through each scene. Managed - PA team. Completed Exhibit G documents and maintained a log of talent movement from resident through various departments while working on the day. Updated daily PR and distributed to Producers and studio daily.

Work closely with HSM to ensure all COVID 19 mitigation protocols are actively maintained during Prep, Shoot days and wrap/strike. Manages a team of COVID Monitor PAs to checkin cast and crew, issue PPE, install and maintain signage, ensure all high touch areas are sanitized frequently. Worked with the AD team to ensure call sheet is updated with department call times, Cast trailers are sanitized and background performers are following definite protocols.

Load In/Load Out, drive Working Trucks/Cargo Vans, drive Picture Cars, setup and maintain basecamp. Work with Producers to setup and maintain lockups, radio PA, runs, setup and maintain crafty.

Worked closely with First AD to manage on set decorum on the day. Successfully set the pace each day with all departments to ensure cast, we’re moved through Costumes/HMU in a timely manner. Wrangled horses, dogs, farm animals with animal trainers. Managed the time and resources of the production department each day.

Worked closely with Production Manager and EP to complete 2 week block of episodes. Performed load in/load out of G&E gear, orchestrated lunch orders daily. Worked with AP to get B roll of props and locations. Drove RV, Picture Car, all production vehicles across 3 states. Setup OTF interview equipment. Organized and maintained crafty setup on the day.

Runs, Load In/Load Out, wrangling cast, driving vans, cube trucks, and production vehicles. Maintain and enforce COVID safety protocols.

Executed the shot list on the day in coordination with Producers and Director. Responsible for keeping the schedule on target each day. Managed 2nd AD and production team to wrangle talent, maintain on set decorum and all departments. Worked closely with camera/grip teams to orchestrate shots.

Worked closely with the HSM (Juwan Pulliam) and UPM (Ian Watermeier) to implement COVID mitigation processes to ensure a COVID free television production. Setup and maintained a daily crew check-in tent to screen working crew for daily eligibility and issued PPE to cast and crew. Managed a team of 7 COVID Assistants to monitor the production lot, set, mill, catering and basecamp areas for mask and shield compliance. Managed a daily COVID testing program of all cast and crew with 3 medical screeners at the rate of around 800 COVID tests weekly. Provided detailed best practices to props, hair and makeup, camera, and grip departments on the sanitization, cast interaction, and cleaning processes needed for reducing COVID illness risk.

Load In/Load Out, production and lunch runs, coffee orders, setup of green screen, Art Dept. PA tasks. Work with producers to setup Remote interviews via IPad.

Load In/Load Out of camera, grip, electric gear. Production and Lunch runs. Coffee Orders, COVID 19 Set sanitization, setup remote zoom sessions for interview with Line Producer. Art Department tasks.

Worked alongside the Executive Producer and production coordinator to acquire location and appearances for talent and locations. Performed load in/out of camera, grip, and electrical equipment. Acted as art department lead to arrange on screen elements for each shoot. Performed set sanitization protocols to mitigate COVID-19 transmission.

Performed Set and location sanitizing to mitigate COVID-19 transmission. Worked with 2nd AD in movement of talent through costumes and vanity departments as well as on set wrangling. Performed lockup’s, runs/errands, as well as load in/out of crafty, G&E, and art department elements necessary for the shoot on the day.

Load In/Load Out, Grip & Electric, Set Decorator, monitor A camera, run slate.

Made runs/errands for Production Manager, Fire watch camera gal, made lunch runs. Performed temperature checks, obtained background release forms and interview background using the COVID Questionairre.

Obtained location and appearance releases for all locations and on-screen performers. Load in/out of equipment. Coordinated all company moves (8 locations over 2 days). Obtained and made runs for lunch orders - worked with Field Producer to set up shots and conduct On camera interviews.

Driver, Load In/Load Out, lunch Orders, Crafty, Grip, Battery PA

Worked with 2nd AD to wrangle 200+ BG placement on set. Organized band and people movers to be crew and BG between parking, base camp, and set.

Setup and maintain background holding, onboard anywhere from 50 to 150 BG daily. Work with Central Casting to locate late and cancel BG and initiate rush calls to accommodate the needs of the production.

Work with 2nd AD and Key PA to set up and maintain a successful background holding location, onboard 100+ background actors with the signing of tax documents, releases, and vouchers.

Setup and maintain the Background Holding Area. Liaise with Production Manager and Casting agency to get daily BG listings and to onboard each BG person with releases, I-9's, employment verification, Louisiana Residency documents, tax documents. Required to organize and allocate each background person into teams for each of the camera units and orchestrate placement on set with the 1st and 2nd AD teams per unit. Use of film radio etiqutte was mandatory. Used interpersonal skills to find Rush Call BG cast for last minute replacements and worked with wardrobe department to review and modify wardrobe requirements for each of the shoots listed on the call sheet.

Work closely with directors our department wardrobe and locations to assume all necessary responsibilities to move the film production along in an orderly and manageable direction