Lynn Kestenbaum

Celebrity & Reveler Interviews w/ Host

4-episode web-series & MTV App content

Celebrity Talent Day In the Life at NYC Fashion Week 2016

Times Square New Year's Eve 2016 - Reveler Interviews

Scripting from verite and interviews, writing VO's, creating stringouts on FCP7, and keeping tone for target demo & channel.

Scripting from verite and interviews, writing VO's, creating stringouts on FCP7, and keeping tone for target demo & channel.

Reality Competition Build. On set, Control Room & Floor, OTF's, Sit-Downs, Story Beats, Hot Sheets, Paper Cuts provided for Post.

Produced, Directed, Edited web shorts for Fiddlehead Brewery, a Craft Brewery located in Shelburne, VT.

Fast turnaround on writing talking heads scripts and VO for Countdown show.

Produced, Directed, & Edited 90-minute Rock-Doc/Behind the Music style documentary (& Trailer/Promos) for Rock Band, God Street Wine, to be included as a DVD in their 25th Anniversary Box Set. Researched band, wrote interview questions, conducted interviews, shot broll, obtained footage/stills, & Edited it all together in FCP7.

Unique format for a show- included: Sketch Comedy / MOS Comedy / Talking Heads. Worked with Writers/Art/HMU/Crew/Talent/Director/Editors/GFX, to take scripts from Paper to Delivery. Position included Field/Post/Story Producer responsibilities, and everything in-between. Produced 5 episodes simultaneously. Stayed at work while my Appendix was rupturing.

Writing music reviews, features, interviewing talent, & providing content for various Music Magazines & blogs.

Produced "roll-in" Profile, Hit, & Giveback packages for Award Nominees.

Wrap & Delivery of Film-for-TV version of Napster Documentary.

Brainstormed, researched, conceived unique formula for execution, wrote interview questions, conducted interviews, scripted, cut, & delivered full-length genre-bending comedy clip show for MTV Tr3s, including writing & directing a Terry Gilliam inspired re-enactment of Shakira being attacked by a Sea Lion, starring self-proclaimed Lower East Side Oprah, Maurica Rodriguez.

Researched, wrote interview questions, conducted interviews (Comedians, Journalists, & Musicians), scripted & cut hilarious packages/segments, & delivered super-fun full-length show.

Scripted bonus "Featurette" from pre-existing materials, for availability via Digital Cable On Demand service.

Shot / Produced / Edited original web Documentary feature about the unlikely & triumphant reunion of legendary NYC Rock band, God Street Wine. http://vimeo.com/16694982

Research (story, footage, photo), fact-checking, scheduling/booking interviews, Field Producing, scripting, cutting, & delivering very sensitive episode of Behind The Music.

Writing & Producing Promos for the launch of BET's new channel, "Centric", and it's brand new original series.

Research stories, hunt-down & clear footage, write interview questions, conduct interviews, script & cut segments for Sponsor-Heavy MTV News special. Seth Rogen & James Franco Spark Controversy http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/395458/movie-awards-confidential-seth-rogen-and-james-franco.jhtml Paris Hilton Hits the Movie Awards Before Heading to Jail http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/395954/movie-awards-confidential-paris-hilton.jhtml

Researched/fact-checked stories, wrote interview questions, booked & conducted interviews, scripted & cut segments, gathered home-footage & photos of subjects from sometimes uncooperative sources.

Researched songs/videos, wrote inteview questions, booked & conducted interviews, scripted & cut packages/segments, & delivered full-length show.

Produced half-hour special to promote Season 8 launch of epic Teen Drama-Soap, Degrassi, which included Field shoots on the series' closed set in Toronto.

Producing various short-format packages for air & digital broadcast. Andy Warhol, "Factory Craze" http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1553788&vid=136501 Aftermath: The Station Fire, Five Years Later http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1583913&vid=218014

Producing various short-format packages for air & digital broadcast. Andy Warhol, "Factory Craze" http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1553788&vid=136501 Aftermath: The Station Fire, Five Years Later http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1583913&vid=218014

Researched music/songs, wrote interview questions, conducted interviews, scripted & cut packages/segments, & delivered full-length countdown show.

Researching, acquiring, licensing, & delivering various short cartoons for animation collection special.

Researching, acquiring/licensing footage & music, writing interview questions, conducting interviews, scripting & cutting packages, & delivering/wrapping out full-length countdown show.

Producing various short-format packages for air & digital broadcast.

I saw an Editor throw a flash drive at a PA's head on this show.

Research, writing interview questions, scripting, cutting, & delivery of a totes fun, behind-the-scenes look at / promotional teaser for upcoming season of The N's hit show, Beyond The Break.

Researching & acquiring archival footage, and formatting/delivering it for use on VH1 On Demand.

Researching story & footage, working with MM&L for clearance while keeping project in budget, booking & conducting interviews & field shoots, scripting & cutting packages/segments, & delivering full length show.

Researching story & footage, working with MM&L for clearance while keeping project in budget, booking & conducting interviews, scripting & cutting packages/segments, & delivering full length show.

Researching songs/videos, acquiring/licensing footage, writing interview questions & conducting interviews, scripting & cutting packages/segments, & delivering complete show.

Field AP: Pitching storylines, creating beat-sheets & shot-lists, location scouting & booking, releasing locations/people, working directly with talent & crew, miking cast, locking down sets, creating daily notes to send to Post team, and most importantly-- making sure Run never saw Justine eating fried chicken from craft service.

A documentary style look at indie-band Antigone Rising, as they prepared to release a limited edition album available only at Starbucks locations. Responsibilities included: location scouting & releasing, Field Producer duties, organizing footage, working with MM&L, scripting & cutting segments, & delivery/cleanup of show.

Research, acquiring & licensing footage/photos/music while keeping 4 hour countdown show within budget, writing interview questions, scripting/cutting packages, delivery & cleanup.

Research, acquiring & clearing footage/photos/music, dv shooting, scripting & cutting packages, delivery/cleanup.

It was about horny celebrities.

Research, brainstorming, acquiring/clearing/organizing footage/photos/music, delivery, & cleanup.

Researcher for various episodes of VH1 Goes Inside.

I've tried to block this one out of my memory.

Working directly with writers in office & on set.

Working directly with writers, cast, crew, talent department, production team, wardrobe department & art department. I made coffee for They Might Be Giants, and Buster Pointdexter (David Johansen) told me that I smile too much. Best job of my life!