Heather Ross's Profile on Staff Me Up

Heather Ross

Los Angeles, CA

http://staffmeup.com/profile/id/294

Summary

Heather, a Supervising Story Producer, based in Los Angeles, has 3 Supervising Story Producer credits and 5 Producer credits, and has been a member since 2012.

Credits

3/23 – 9/23

Supervising Story Producer Hollywoodland (working title)

Academy of Motion Pictures Museum — Film (Short) — Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Details
3/23 – 9/23

Wrote this 25-minute short documentary that will anchor an upcoming flagship exhibit at the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum. Sifted through dense historical material and made it exciting and engaging for a general audience; wrote VO narration to be voiced by A-list talent; found new ways to use archival footage and classic movies to feel current and vibrant.

6/22 – 3/23

Supervising Story Producer Tolstoy the Tomato Thief

In Post — Film (Feature-length) — Diamond Docs, Impact Partners Details
6/22 – 3/23

The story of a young Maasai boy who makes friends with his worst enemy: the rogue elephant terrorizing his village. Created outline and rough cut out of hundreds of hours of verite footage in three language including Maa and Kiswahili; wrote character narration; worked with nature footage as well as verite follows of human characters; established post workflow, interviewed editors, maintained schedule, interfaced with funders at Impact Partners.

1/21 – 11/21

Supervising Story Producer Tipping Point

TBC — Digital — Diamond Docs Details
1/21 – 11/21

Oversaw format, wrote story, co-conducted interviews, strung out episodes for premium music doc series. Combination of verite footage, performance, archival and interview. Pilot episode premiered at Tribeca 2022 as Stormy Weather: The Nicholas Brothers. Co-production with Pepsi Studios.

8/20 – 9/20

Producer Reframed: Marilyn Monroe (Season 1)

CNN — TV — RAW UK Details
8/20 – 9/20

Conducted interviews, oversaw shoot.

1/15 – 9/20

Director (Writer/Director/Producer) For Madmen Only

Utopia Distributing — Film (Feature-length) — Sincerely Films/Utopia Releasing Details
1/15 – 9/20

Directed and wrote this documentary/comedy hybrid feature about Del Close, the fevered brain behind modern comedy. Starring Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Jason Sudeikis, Lauren Lapkus and others. Wrote comedic narration, scripted fictionalized scenes with dialog, conducted interviews, oversaw all aspects of film. Official Selection SXSW 2020, Chicago International Film Festival 2020.

4/20 – 6/20

Producer Power of Women (Season 1)

Lifetime — TV — Six West Media Details
4/20 – 6/20

Researched and cast segments, directed remote verite segments, conducted interviews with A-list talent, oversaw edit.

10/19 – 1/20

Senior Producer In The Land of Make Believe (Season 1)

Netflix — TV — Luminant Media Details
10/19 – 1/20

Wrote and produced for this darkly comic 1-hour anthology series, billed as a real-life version of Black Mirror.

6/19 – 10/19

Story Producer Dear... (Season 1)

Apple TV+ — TV — 20th Century Fox Television Details
6/19 – 10/19

Wrote 1-hour creative doc piece on Gloria Steinem in post, seamlessly combining original interviews with archival material and stylish recre. Contributed to other episodes as needed.

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