JT Esterkamp

- Designed and delegated Powerpoint decks for virtual events conducted via Zoom. - Fast thinker with great attention to detail, often putting revisions on Powerpoint decks up to the 11th hour. - Circled back with project managers of each event making sure they had the most up-to-date decks or were kept in the loop regarding any revisions. - Added music queues, animated transitions, timed transitions, and looping Powerpoint decks to each queue. - Took the lead on troubleshooting, addressing any fires promptly and with due diligence. - Great attention to detail was required in labeling different Powerpoint decks including keeping taps on which version was most up to date. - Rehearsed transitions between Powerpoint presentations and event leaders during dry runs. - Ran Powerpoint decks during the live events using Zoom screen share, queued deck slide transitions for a seamless presentation.

- Driving Sprinter and Mini Vans transporting gear and production crew. - Loading gear in and out of vehicles each day. - Distributing walkies to crew each day. - Calling restaurants to place lunch orders. - In-office organizing releases for post, labeling and making inventory of gear, going on runs for gear and crafty, and setting up studio for interview shoots. - Clean and disinfects shooting locations and production office, disinfecting vehicles to keep them Covid Compliant.

Organized studio equipment for multiple companies which recently merged together. Made inventory of G&E, cameras and all other studio equipment. Reorganized studio setup for shoots in 2020. Eliminated redundancies in equipment to free up storage capacity.

- Produced 4 x 60-minute shows for live events quickly pivoted to virtual due to COVID-19. - Liaison and point of contact between production company, client, and talent. - Organized, scheduled, and led host capture sessions filmed via Zoom. - Communicated with client correct branding and verbiage required on host capturing sessions, relayed guidelines to talents team. - Guided talent thru host capturing sessions, queued takes, kept talent positive and motivated, and provided any suggestions in an encouraging, upbeat manner. - Secured releases and graphic/SFX packages for the post-production team. - Managed project timelines for post team, created and organized tracking Excel sheets shared across the whole team via Google Sheets. - Created and revised papercuts for assistant editors, distributed story notes created during content capture passed onto post team. - Reviewed cuts made by post-production team and provided constructive critiques via Wipster.

• Hosted Zoom rooms for a live event originally intended to be in person. • Trained presenters on how to use Zoom as a co-host, able to communicate in language that was not overly technical. • Handled technical issues during the event including participants unable to enter room or use their camera/audio.

PA for short from content for A&E. Going on runs to help prepare for shoot days, picking up crafty and bringing equipment and crafty to location shoot day. Driving crew to locations on scout days. Setting up holding area for crafty and production, going on runs for gear and food.

Freelance PA for shoots for MSG & iHeart Radio Branded content. Setting up lights, transporting camera and lighting gear, keeping gear organized. Standing by in fast paced shooting environment for anything that arises.

Drove RV transporting talent for Travel Channel show. Planned out route for RV to ensure safe arrival. Handled very large amounts of petty cash and developed a system for tracking receipts. Booked hotel rooms and planned out stops to arrive with RV before crew traveled to location. RV also served as a picturecar and hit marks while driving RV to get b-roll and drone footage of RV traveling.

ACed on shoot using FS7. Helped setup interview footage. Assisted with transport and striking of gear. Kept lenses clean and covered to avoid scratching.

Helped assemble temporary 6 week production office. Went on run's for supplies. Prepped supply bins for pre-tapes for Gwen Stefani and John Legend. Distributed credentials to crew at pre-tape for Mrs Stefani. Staged production area during tree lighting, signed out walkies to crew members. Assisted in packing out office upon wrapping production.

Director's production assistant for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Filmed rehearsals of Broadway acts for parade and created multi-cam edit with time-codes for director and assistant director to review. Assisted director in assembly and organization of production binders for cameramen during blocking and rehearsal. Assembled production holding and distributed walkies and credentials during Celine Dion pre-tape filming. Handled order and delivery of Mrs Dion's lunch.

Carried lenses and extra batteries for crew, assisted in changing lenses on Red Helium 8K and Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. Made sure batteries stayed charged and lenses and gear stayed safe

Operated handheld camera on 12mm lens for New York Rangers shoot. Shot coverage shots

Drove production cube truck for true crime show's recreation scenes. Coordinated the organization of the truck making sure equipment remained secure and organized during transport. Helped g&e setup equipment, arranged crafty

Prepping day before field shoot in production office, organizing equipment and assets, driving cube truck and cargo van, pickup of equipment. Assisting g&e and camera with striking gear and load ins and load outs. Work out of studio prepping for field shoots. Keep crafty replenished, change trash bins, assist setting up challenge items, go on gear runs in cargo van and cube trucks.

Helping camera and G&E set up equipment. Taking lunch orders for producers and crew, going on coffee runs, driving crew to location in Long Island. Firewatching gear and assisting in whatever manner needed.

Drove 30ft RV transporting talent to different locations. Worked closely with showrunner on transport and logistics. Drove RV combined over 700 miles. Kept RV supplied and made sure talent was comfortable. Drove cargo van full of equipment from New York City to Chattanooga Tennessee for preproduction. Kept necessary gear inside at hotel stop halfway.

Production assistant on producer auditions of American Idol. Set up tables, crafty and audition spaces. Directed contestants to audition tables

Drove cargo van with camera gear, set up crafty and locations. Lockout of area near jib. Assisted G&E and camera with striking and teardown of gear.

Drove mini van holding producers and production managers. Went of crafty runs, kept coolers supplied and kept working area clean and safe.

Drove cargo van to and from different shooting locations. Loaded and unloaded equipment. Set up lighting equipment at shooting location.

Drove camera crew van to locations. Firewatched vehicles. Assisted with setting up crafty. Secured releases.

Drove crew from LA around in mini van. Picked up rental car and camera op from airport. Drove around to general locations to help camera find suitable shooting locations.

• Offloaded footage from drives into Adobe Media encoder, created project files with organized system in place. • Synced interview footage with audio in Premiere Pro, picked and labeled interview selects, organized and labeled b-roll footage. • Assembled first cut of video ranging from 3-5 minutes, pulled interview footage to create story based on direction of producers. • Created title and lower third animations via Adobe After Effects. docu-profile type pieces. Collaborated with an innovative approach to storytelling, fast-paced and high-pressured environment • Prepped sequence in Adobe Premiere Pro • Delivered sequences to online editors and networks including track assignments, QC, and timing protocols • Worked with various camera formats, including but not limited to Canon, Panasonic, Sony, and GoPro cameras for offline/online/color conform/VFX workflows • Ingesting and converting wide variety of video codecs in Media Encoder • Proactively troubleshooting technical issues and worked autonomously • Positive attitude, organized thinker, and a clear communicator

Operate PTZ cameras via Panasonic controller. Use switcher to rotate between different cameras and other video assets. Manage graphical assets and music video playback via Playbackpro Plus.

• Edited multicamera interviews via Premiere, edited shot switches based on pacing of the conversation. • Eliminated redundancies in the edit including long winded answers and stumbles while talking, cut videos down to pre-determined length. • Combed thru b-roll to add appropriate footage based on the content of the conversation.

• Created workflow with Executive Producer for shoots done using iPhone camera. • In charge of lighting, camera and audio on shoots, worked as ‘one man band’. • Kept warm, friendly, communication with interviewees when they felt nervous about being filmed. • Edited videos on post end via Premiere Pro, created titles lower thirds and animations via After Effects.

Obtained release forms for anyone on camera

• Led production of media team at New York summer camp, increased video output by 30% from the previous season. • Drafted shotlist for every shoot, wrote up interview questions for subjects, often interviewed and filmed subjects simultaneously. • Provided constructive, helpful feedback to shooters and editors. • Created title animations and transitions via After Effects.

Set up video shoots and webcasts. Shoot B-Roll footage for events. Admin work for VP of Barclays Media including Outlook, Excel and Word. Book meetings and handle correspondence. Set up lights and camera for numerous shoots.