Jackie Rappaport

Casting collectors, identifying and researching story, writing shooting scripts, managing talent, directing two-camera shoot and logging notes for post team.

Produced and directed 7 episodes for Travel Channel’s hit reality documentary series Toy Hunter. Responsibilities included casting, writing extensive shooting scripts, managing host, directing two-camera shoot and maintaining story notes for post team. Directed highest rated episode in all three seasons –Ep 307 rated .40

Produced and directed 6 episodes for Travel Channel’s hit reality documentary series Toy Hunter. Responsibilities included casting, writing extensive shooting scripts, managing host, directing two-camera shoot and maintaining story notes for post team. Directed highest rated episode in all three seasons –Ep 307 rated .40

Played major role in development of new reality documentary series for Travel Channel. Responsibilities included all aspects of production from directing shoots, writing shooting scripts to production management.

Sourcing the most intimate and incriminating thoughts from the dark recesses of a murderer's mind, EVIL, I recounts real homicide investigations of the most horrific serial murderers. Responsibilities included casting subjects and researching/outlining story for crime investigation series.

Wrote string-outs, outlined story beats and prepared deliverables to network for documentary series about childbirth in a Nashville hospital.

Casted interviews contributed writing story and directed scripted reenactments for hour-long crime investigation series about murders stemming from domestic violence.

Pre-interviewed contributors, drafted scripts and conducted formal interviews/OTF’s for a series about a couple’s first major home renovation.

Booked locations and fleshed out story beats for television pilot about female body builders.

Casted subjects, scouted locations, researched historical archive and field produced scenes for hit A&E series chronicling a team of experts who draw on their own personal experiences, to help train troubled kids learn how to handle their psychic abilities.

Scouted locations interviewed subjects, booked experts and researched historical archive for hour-long documentary series about a team of paranormal investigators as they discover strange and unusual phenomena across the country.

Managed MTV's Virtual Worlds and shoot promotional video for mtv.com.

Assisted producers on Vh1’s reality following celebrity radio host Wendy Williams.