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Local broadcast news anchor/ reporter turned documentary producer, story editor and writer. I offer versatile skills, crafting projects from development through production and post. I aim to collaborate on projects that educate & enlighten viewers.
8/12 – 12/18
Travel — TV — Tremendous! Entertainment Details
8/12 – 12/18
Travel to various domestic and international locations, contracted by episode.
Track non-scripted story arcs by monitoring camera footage and audio.
Build rapport with interview subjects and location hosts and glean additional background information to assist writing post production VO script.
Conduct interviews, collaborate with field director & camera operators to ensure video coverage of process related content.
Write detailed post filming episode outline and act structure.
Write extensive 6-act host VO narration.
Edit 6-act episode string-outs on Avid Media Composer.
Fact check final script.
Write promotional stills photo captions.
Episode locations include: Panama, Newfoundland, Big Island, Hawaii, Upper Peninsula, MI, Wisconsin, Georgia, Outer Banks, NC, Denver, CO.
8/18 – 9/18
Travel — TV — Tremendous! Entertainment Details
8/18 – 9/18
Travel to domestic filming location as contracted by episode.
Build immediate rapport with interview subjects, location hosts and crew.
Track non-scripted story arcs by monitoring camera footage and audio.
Conduct interviews, collaborate with field director & camera operators to ensure video coverage of food making process.
Ensure appearance and location releases are secured from all on-camera subjects.
Write episode outline, extensive VO host narration and fact-check final script.
Edit 6-act episode string-outs on Avid Media Composer.
Review rough and fine cuts for video and audio accuracy.
Write photo captions for promotional stills.
2/13 – 8/13
Writer
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Epic
Destination America — TV — Tremendous! Entertainment Details
2/13 – 8/13
As a Writer on Epic, I wrote four, 5-act episodes. Each episode was a completely different subject. Epic Private Islands, RV's, Backyards and Log Homes. This was a remote job. The production company provided me with a footage drive, transcripts and field producer notes to write the four episodes.
7/12 – 7/12
HBO — Film (Short) — HBO Films Details
7/12 – 7/12
As a Field Producer during filming I was coordinating logistics and communication between two roving camera crews and the Director and Producer. The subject matter required delicacy and empathy as we were filming cinema verite at a grief camp for children.
3/11 – 5/11
Travel — TV — RelativityREAL / Ellen Rakiten Entertainment Details
3/11 – 5/11
Develop and produce docu-follow pilot episode showcasing artist Michael Kalish and his large scale public art installations.
Scout and coordinate filming locations.
Cast interview subjects.
Produce public art reveal event.
Supervise post production deliverables.
12/10 – 12/10
National Geographic — TV — Workaholic Productions Details
12/10 – 12/10
As a Field Producer filmed on location in Clark County, Nevada. Built a rapport with Clark County Public Administrator and Investigators who are tasked with securing decedents estates and possessions in situations where next of kin are not present.
Secured access to filming locations.
Supported director, camera operators and audio tech in field production.
Secured appearance and location releases.
10/07 – 3/10
Halogen TV / Film Festivals / DVD Self Distribution — Film (Feature-length) — Feat Productions, Inc. Details
10/07 – 3/10
As the Producer/ Director and Editor of FEAT: 63 Marathons in 63 Days, I secured exclusive documentary filming rights to the main subject and worked extensively with the non-profit A-T Children's Project to promote and film the 2007 AT-Cure Tour. It was a huge leap of faith, investment and a professional gamble with an honest goal of drawing attention to and research funding for a terminal childhood disease. Along with my Co-Producer, we filmed for 63-consecutive days, traveling from the West Coast to the East Coast, a new community every day. I edited and posted daily travel blogs. The completed film was released in 2009. I wrote and edited the film. We screened at several film festivals and Halogen TV aired the documentary. I also did all the marketing and DVD distribution.
5/09 – 6/09
History — TV — Actuality Productions Details
5/09 – 6/09
In additional to serving as the Associate Producer on Food Tech: Ballpark, I was also given the opportunity the write the 6-act episode.
10/08 – 6/09
History — TV — Actuality Productions Details
10/08 – 6/09
As an Associate Producer I would research and coordinate filming locations, interview subjects and overall episode content. Cold call and secure all filming locations with food processors, farmers, restaurants. Write episode outlines, scripts and supervise editing process.
Work with show host to provide pre-filming prep and questions.
5/07 – 8/07
Syndication — Corporate — Genius Entertainment Details
5/07 – 8/07
As the Coordinating Producer I was responsible for coordinating all filming logistics for a multi-city documentary film including crew, locations, interview subjects, rights clearances, transcriptions, additional photo, video and music licenses as well as supervising post production. We filmed in Harlem, NY, Dallas, TX and Los Angeles, CA. I also oversaw the budget, negotiating crew rates, tracking costs and creating purchase orders.
3/07 – 5/07
Discovery — TV — GRB Entertainment Details
3/07 – 5/07
Hired as post production coordinator and handed 72 field tapes on day one with no labels, post production schedule or editors. I quickly formed a plan, tracked down field notes, worked with staff assistant editors to understand current organizational process to ingest and organize footage for writers and editors.
11/06 – 2/07
Internet — Digital — Airshow Buzz Details
11/06 – 2/07
This was a new online venture showcasing content for airshows. Specifically we were producing a short-form reality docu-follow series with aerobatic pilots. I coordinated crew and locations for the episode content in the pre- and production phases.
9/06 – 10/06
ABC — TV — Endemol Shine North America Details
9/06 – 10/06
Worked alongside editors in post-production to craft episodes for air.
I was brought on post-filming.
7/06 – 7/06
TruTV — TV — Evolution Film & Tape Details
7/06 – 7/06
I lead a small crew on a docu-follow series profiling lifeguards patrolling San Diego Beaches. As emergencies arose, we would cover the action. Similar to my years in broadcast news, I would ensure we had the video and soundbite coverage to adequately tell the story in post production. After a call, I'd conduct field interviews and at the end of each day write detailed story notes for use in post-production.
5/06 – 6/06
BBC — Film (Feature-length) — On The Box Productions Details
5/06 – 6/06
Coordinated filming locations, props, animal wranglers, exotic cars and crew for 5-day multi-
camera shoot for feature-length direct to DVD production.
3/06 – 6/06
History — TV — Bill Brummel Productions Details
3/06 – 6/06
Docudrama investigating Opus Dei, the secretive group inside the Catholic Church as founded and led by Josemaria Escriva. I was tasked with research, pre-interviewing and securing on-camera interview subjects, coordinating recreation shoots, casting, tracking budget, archival photos & footage research and licensing, assisting post-production, coordinating transcripts and building network deliverable rights bibles.
3/05 – 5/06
History — TV — Bill Brummel Productions Details
3/05 – 5/06
As the Producer, I was tasked with research, building a relationship with authors of the book for which the documentary was inspired, pre-interviewing and securing on-camera interview subjects, negotiating filming locations and crew deals, producing recreation shoots, casting, tracking budget, researching and securing archival photos & footage, licensing, supervising post-production, directing VO sessions, coordinating transcripts and foreign language interpreters, and building network deliverable rights bibles. I was also given the opportunity to write my first feature-length documentary script.
5/05 – 12/05
History — TV — Bill Brummel Productions Details
5/05 – 12/05
As Coordinating Producer, I was tasked with research, pre-interviewing and securing on-camera interview subjects, negotiating filming locations and crew deals, tracking budget, archival photos & footage research and licensing, supervising post-production, coordinating transcripts, closed captioning services and online services and building final network deliverable rights bible.
2/04 – 12/05
History — TV — Bill Brummel Productions Details
2/04 – 12/05
As the Coordinating Producer, I was tasked with project research, pre-interviewing and securing on-camera interview subjects, negotiating filming locations and crew deals, casting VO talent, archival photo and footage research and licensing, tracking budget, coordinating crew travel, coordinating transcripts and foreign language interpreters, assisting editor with footage and photo imagery, script fact-checking, and building network deliverable rights bibles.
*Peabody Award 2005
1/05 – 10/05
History — TV — Bill Brummel Productions Details
1/05 – 10/05
This project was a biographical documentary featuring Veterans of the 761st Army Tank Battalion, the first Black tank crew to engage in combat in WWII’s Battle of the Bulge.
Biographical documentary featuring Veterans of the 761st Army Tank Battalion, the first Black
tank crew to engage in combat in WWII’s Battle of the Bulge.
I was tasked with research, pre-interviewing and securing on-camera interview subjects, negotiating filming locations and crew deals, producing recreation shoots, casting, tracking budget, archival photos & footage research and licensing, supervising post-production, casting VO talent and building network deliverable rights bibles.
2/04 – 5/04
History — TV — Bill Brummel Productions Details
2/04 – 5/04
As a Coordinating Producer I assisted with archival photo and footage research and licensing, recreation filming, and network rights bible assembly.
8/02 – 2/04
News Anchor/ Reporter
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CBS KPSP
CBS — TV — Desert Television Details
8/02 – 2/04
As a local News Anchor/ Reporter I served the desert cities communities of Palm Springs and the greater Coachella Valley. I Anchored the Weekend newscasts at 6pm and 11pm on Saturday and Sunday and filled in during the weekday as needed. I also worked as a General Assignment News Reporter three days a week, covering education, crime, breaking news, politics, economy and any topic as assigned. My reports aired live at 6pm and 11pm and included writing, editing, maintaining and growing local contacts and reporting live for breaking news events.
8/00 – 8/02
News Anchor/ Reporter
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ABC KVEW
ABC — TV — Apple Valley Broadcasting Details
8/00 – 8/02
As a local news Anchor/ Reporter I produced and anchored the weekend newscasts at 6pm and 11pm. I was responsible for assigning reporters, stacking the show, writing all VO's, VO/SOTS and keeping the show on time. Three days a week I was a general assignment reporter, one-man-banding by shooting my own stories on 3/4 and DVCPro gear. I edited packages for the 6pm and 11pm news and would often be responsible for writing several VO's, VO/SOT and anchor lead in and tags. Broadcast news is an intense deadline driven environment. It was imperative to be involved in the community, making connections and building trust to better serve the community.
2/98 – 5/00
Assignment Desk/ Tape Editor
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FOX WLUK
Fox — TV — Emmis Communications Details
2/98 – 5/00
As a Weekend Assignment Desk Editor, I was responsible for the early morning shift in the newsroom. I would make routine beat calls to city, county law officials, following up on leads from the previous night and assigning reporters and camera operators to stories. I recorded satellite news feeds for use in our newscast and monitored police scanners for breaking news. I briefed show producers on events of the day and where reporters and camera operators were assigned. I assisted writing news stories for air and would edit VO and VO/SOT footage for the 6 and 10pm newscasts.
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Class of '00
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Bachelor of Arts- Radio / Television / Film Minor: Business