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Shari Ast-Martin

Los Angeles, CA

http://staffmeup.com/profile/id/5950

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Hi! The best qualification I can give you is that I'm almost always asked to come back. Detailed, creative and devoted to the work. I'm extremely experienced in story, field, development, and casting. Living in AZ.

Credits

11/22 – 11/23

Story Producer – Welcome to Plathville (Season 5)

TLC — TV — A. Smith & Co. Productions

11/22 – 11/23

3/22 – 6/22

Story Producer – Welcome to Plathville (Season 4)

TLC — TV

3/22 – 6/22

8/21 – 11/21

Casting Producer – How to Get Rich (Pilot)

Netflix — Digital — all3media america

8/21 – 11/21

1/18 – 5/19

Producer (The Price is Right) – The Price Is Right (Season 44)

CBS — TV — Fremantle North America

1/18 – 5/19

6/16 – 5/18

Director of Development

Staff Position — Fremantle North America/Empire Avenue Productions

6/16 – 5/18

3/16 – 5/16

Story Producer – Fast N' Loud

Discovery — TV — Pilgrim Studios

3/16 – 5/16

1/15 – 4/15

Story Producer – Consumed: NYC (Season 1)

CNBC — TV — all3media america

1/15 – 4/15

12/14 – 1/15

Story Producer – Our Little Family (Season 1)

TLC — TV — Discovery Studios

12/14 – 1/15

10/14 – 11/14

Story Producer – Gypsy Sisters Christmas Special

TLC — TV — Firecracker Films

10/14 – 11/14

3/14 – 7/14

Story Producer – Gypsy Sisters (Season 3)

TLC — TV — Firecracker Films

3/14 – 7/14

2/14 – 3/14

Story Producer – Little Women (Season 1)

Lifetime — TV — Kinetic Content

2/14 – 3/14

1/14 – 1/14

Story Producer – Banditos Baseball (Pilot)

AMC — TV — Endemol Shine North America

1/14 – 1/14

8/13 – 10/13

Story Producer – Gypsy Sisters (Season 2)

TLC — TV — Firecracker Films

8/13 – 10/13

1/13 – 7/13

Story Producer (Field Producer) – The Pitch (Season 2)

A&E — TV — all3media america Details

1/13 – 7/13

For this show in the field, I ran producer camera, created segments, stayed on top of story, conducted interviews and managed cast and assistants. In post, I created show outlines/acts, strung scenes in AVID and worked with editors to create the final show.

10/12 – 12/12

Story Producer – The Sheards (Season 1)

BET — TV — E One Details

10/12 – 12/12

This show was a docu-series, so I worked a lot with other producers/supervising producer to make sure my show fell in line with the story arc. I revised the show outline based on the best material, strung scenes in AVID and worked with editors to create the episode.

8/12 – 10/12

Story Producer – I Forgive You (Pilot)

TV — Arnold Shapiro Productions Details

8/12 – 10/12

I was the only story producer on this show, so I created the outline and worked a lot with the EP to settle on the show's "look". I strung scenes in AVID and worked with the editor through fine cut.

3/12 – 8/12

Story Producer – Trouble Next Door (Season 1)

OWN — TV Details

3/12 – 8/12

This was a standard story position. I worked off an outline, stringing in AVID and then completing the show through fine cut with the editors.

7/11 – 10/11

Story Producer (Field Producer) – Super Saver Showdown (Season 1)

OWN — TV — Andrew Glassman Productions Details

7/11 – 10/11

For the field, I created segments, managed cast, assistants and crew, followed story and conducted interviews. In post, I created show outlines, strung scenes in AVID and worked with editors to complete the episodes I also worked a lot with the EP to create the show's "look".

6/11 – 7/11

Story Producer – The Lion Kings Of Las Vegas (Pilot)

Animal Planet — TV — Andrew Glassman Productions Details

6/11 – 7/11

I was the only story producer on this pilot. I managed numerous editors, stringing on AVID.

6/10 – 9/10

Story Producer (Field Producer) – Auction Hunters (Season 1)

Spike TV — TV — Gurney Productions

6/10 – 9/10

10/09 – 4/10

Story Producer (Field Producer) – High Society (Season 1)

The CW — TV — Glassman Media Details

10/09 – 4/10

This was my first official story job. I created pre-production show outlines, ran producer camera in the field, set up segments and interviewed talent. In post, I strung scenes in AVID for almost every episode and shaped 3 episodes with numerous editors.

8/09 – 9/09

Casting Producer (Casting Field Producer) – Obsessed (Season 2)

A&E — TV Details

8/09 – 9/09

I was mainly in the field for this job. I was essentially shooting background packages with potential cast members. This meant getting reality, interviews and broll and then creating a script for a casting editor.

6/09 – 7/09

Casting Producer – Divorce Getaway (Pilot)

TV Land — TV — Glassman Media Details

6/09 – 7/09

I ran all the interviews for this job.

5/09 – 6/09

Casting Producer (Casting Field Producer) – Supernanny: Super-Manny (Season 1)

ABC — TV — Shed Media Group Details

5/09 – 6/09

4/09 – 5/09

Casting Producer (Casting Field Producer) – World's Strictest Parents (Season 1)

CMT — TV — Shed Media Group Details

4/09 – 5/09

I worked in the field, shooting casting background packages. I shot all broll, reality and interviews.

5/08 – 4/09

Casting Producer (Casting Field Producer) – Supernanny (Season 4)

ABC — TV — Ricochet Productions Details

5/08 – 4/09

10/07 – 5/08

Segment Producer (Field Producer/Writer) – Kcbs Pm News

Details

10/07 – 5/08

I worked in special project creating packages for news sweeps. I pitched story ideas, set-up shoots, directed camera operators, conducted interviews, wrote scripts and worked with editors and news anchors to complete the stories.

8/07 – 9/07

Associate Producer – Do You Trust Me

CBS

8/07 – 9/07

6/07 – 7/07

Casting Producer (Development/Casting Field Producer) – Family Business

Discovery Details

6/07 – 7/07

Development/Casting Field Producer

4/07 – 5/07

Segment Producer – National Bingo Night

ABC

4/07 – 5/07

3/07 – 4/07

Casting Producer – National Bingo Night

ABC

3/07 – 4/07

12/06 – 2/07

Casting Associate Producer (developed for Fox) – Real Medicine

Fox Details

12/06 – 2/07

developed for Fox

12/05 – 11/06

Producer (Writer) – Anthropology: Your Diverse World

This was for public television KCET Details

12/05 – 11/06

I cast my episodes, created segments, set up shoots, directed camera, conducted interviews and wrote scripts. Each episode was 1 hour long and it was extremely difficult to turn complex science into television. I won a Los Angeles area Emmy for my work on this series.

6/04 – 9/05

Producer (Writer) – Being There

Details

6/04 – 9/05

Writer

6/02 – 6/04

Field Producer – Wsav Evening News

6/02 – 6/04

9/98 – 4/02

Field Producer (Writer) – Knxv News

Details

9/98 – 4/02

Writer

5/97 – 5/98

Producer (Writer) – Kusi News

Details

5/97 – 5/98

Writer

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Writers Guild of America (WGA)

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