Lesley Surdi

Part of an female producing/directing team. Duties include casting, hiring crew, permits, and locations.

Location scouting, extras casting, working with talent releases and equipment rental contacts, making the call sheet, and taking care of craft services.

Currently producing the indie feature film, Crazy All These Years, directed by Jeff Swafford. Duties included: hiring crew members, holding several casting sessions, consulting on shot schedules, organizing rehearsals, and running production for a 10 days shoot.

Duties included: handling a large amount of petty cash, delegating tasks to a production coordinator and seven PA’s, handled permits & location releases, putting together call sheets for a large cast and crew, and ordering production supplies. Learned the ins and outs of commercial production and honed my organizational skills.

Acted as Associate Producer for a teaser shoot for a pilot pitch. Responsible for holding a casting session, hiring cast and crew, two production assistants working under me. On set for both shoot dates to help coordinate all the moving pieces.

Currently holding the positions of production assistant and research assistant in the documentaries department. Worked on several projects that are currently in development. As well as three Inside Fame documentaries featuring Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, and Big & Rich.

Gratuity Not Included is an original project I created. I raised $2,000 on Indiegogo to pay for crew, equipment, craft services, location, etc. to shoot a pilot. It's currently in post production.

Production Assistant on a multi-location shoot for the 3 piece band, Mockingbird Sun. Duties included: helping load gear in and out. Light set up help, craft services, meal runs, and light makeup touch ups on the band. Also acted as the interviewer on set conducting off camera interviews with the band.