Tom Sanchez Prunier

Part of the 48-Hour Film Project competition. PRODUCER: Recruited 25-person crew, call sheets, script breakdown, locations, broke land speed record dropping off film on time. SCREENWRITER: Led writers' room, wrote screenplay. 1ST A.D.: Kept production on schedule (3 locations, 14 hours), leaned on editor and VFX artist during postproduction.

OFFICE: Runs, phones, schedules, crew staffing, misc. preproduction SET: Coordinated 5 set PAs, lockdowns, walkies, fire watch, out times/time cards, etc. Assisted 2nd A.D. with call sheet prep and distribution. BG WRANGLER: 100+ BG days, got 'em through works, props, to set and back

Assisted the Key Grip with G&E, also worked with 1st AD when shooting.

Planned and hosted three poetry-themed live talk shows, including pre-filmed content, booking guests and writing rundown, interview questions and segments.

Location prep, props, craft services and special effects (smoke pots and light explosions); background (waved Mexican flag) amid explosions (which was fun).

Office/Set P.A. for Wal-Mart's "Meal Math 2" commercials for Kraft, Nestle and PepsiCo products. Helped develop preproduction book, call sheets, purchased craft services, ordered props. Assisted with lighting/grip/utility, camera, set design/props, wrangled talent, slated, crowd control, housed/drove truck for 3-day shoot; assisted with postproduction.

Helping corral 300 gigabytes of footage into coherent storyline for promotional video. Scripting narration and potential breakout into individual profile videos.

Developed and drafted short film script to showcase talent of Silat martial artist Steve Benitez and tell a coherent story. Scheduled to shoot in Spring 2013 in England.

Assisted producer in set-up and breakdown, chase cable for hand-held cameraman, various P.A.-like duties.

Single camera per court; video is sold to parents and coaches for college recruiting videos; operated camera, repaired and re-rigged equipment.

Assisted director with call sheet and interviews of executives and b-roll; helped director of photography set and re-set camera, dolly, lights; other as-needed tasks. Location was chemical plant in remote Danville, Virginia, so some of the set-ups were challenging from a lighting, sound and environmental perspective.

Set-up, breakdown, boom mic, keeping camera operators in fresh batteries/cards, interview questions, keeping crew on-schedule. Now contracted in postproduction to write narration and outline.

Follow camera, switcher and production assistant for three live weekly productions. Assisted with sound and lighting as well.

Set / adjusted lighting; wrangled props and costumes; set breakdown.

Assisted with set up, lighting (positioning/holding bounceboard in tight areas, set umbrellas); carried equipment and wrangled very busy doctor and "patient" for very fast, agile shoot.

A monthly web video from a senior vice president to his 2,500 employees, reinventing a series he did with a previous employer. Hauled and loaded camera, lighting and sound (lavallier mic) to different locations, supervised talking points and directed executive through his delivery.

Worked on behalf of media team to identify staff from around 46,000-employee national company to appear in generic "Welcome" video for employees of new acquisitions. Phone work, confirmations with staff, including senior leadership and location shoots in the Mid-Atlantic region. Wrote messaging to accompany the film.

Page-one rewrite of psychological thriller. Film optioned, currently seeking funding.

Wrote concept, outline, cut scenes and marketing plan for start-up gaming company.

Live monthly production featured sketches, music, spoken word poetry and comedians. Worked on writing staff for sketches and my own poetry for individual and ensemble pieces. On show day, load in/out, setting mics, sound, lighting, whatever was needed. Also helped promote the event at poetry venues throughout the month.

An afternoon stroll leads two roommates into a video store. An assortment of bizarre customers, never-ending Hollywood sequels and two romances going in opposite directions await them. Will friendship prevail over immediate gratification? Runner-up in the 2009 “What’s in Your City” film festival.

Wrote hero's journey with martial arts action based on concept from producer/star.

Wrote short about an office spud discovering the art/competition of poetry slams on spec. Honorable Mention in the 2003 Richmond Short Screenplay Competition

Wrote sequel to the short "Tubular" on spec.

Wrote dystopian future action film on spec. Seeking option and funding.

Wrote satirical EPK for "Gargantuan Studios'" mega-production on spec.

Armed only with sidewalk philosophy and a few bucks, two roommates take on dating, cell phone diplomacy, dollar store ambitions - and death. The short won Best Comedy at the 2008 PBS-13 Reel Shorts Competition and was an Official Selection of the 2008 New York New Filmmakers Screening.

Wrote family drama set in the future on spec. Still seeking option/funding.

Wrote coming-of-age comedy on spec. Still seeking option/funding.