Leigh Harkrider

Filled in for some days of pick ups.

Standard PA duties.

Took on the responsibilities of a Line Producer and Unit Production Manager overseeing the processes of pre-production with hands on implementation and seeing the production through to end of principle photography.

Assisted production with various assigned tasks. Packed, loaded and unloaded production equipment, assisted staff with reach-outs to vendors, organized pickup and drop offs, and even painted the Cyc wall several times to change from white to green and vise versa, along with many other assigned tasks.

Assistant Camera/Grip. Tasked with assisting DP with camera and lighting.

Working with a skeleton crew, assumed responsibilities of a 1st and 2nd, changing lenses, marking slate and pulling focus. I built the shoulder rig at each new location and oversaw the transport of camera gear. Lent a little help to G&E. Filled in for the scripty on day one.

Worked closely with the Director and Producer when maintaining budget expenditures and helped to understand the confines of the small budget accredited to the production.

Originally assigned to the project as a liaison between production and the school department heads. As the project progressed I became more involved in most aspects of the production and gave help in almost all departments.

Created the schedule in all aspects, working closely with the Director and DP to form a cohesive shooting plan. Assumed the natural duties of an AD when running the set.

I worked closely with the Producer/Director/Writer in creating the scope of the project and helping them understand the circumstances of the production along with the usually responsibilities assigned to the UPM.

Maintained a $20,000 budget (really $40,000 before deals) and oversaw scheduling. Headed crew, locations, equipment and other acquisitions. Worked closely with the producer in managing of funds. Worked closely with the AD during preproduction. Various locations in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Stepped in as 1st AD in several circumstances.

Helped with acquisitions. Truck driver to transport products and equipment. Assisted art department's organization of products on set. Towards the end, was asked to manage one of the two sets shooting at the studio and found myself assisting with the processes of running the set.

Grip/Art Production Assistant. Assigned to the G&E department in lighting the set as well as the art department in making sure the set was good for camera.

Tasked with various set responsibilities and worked closely with the 1st AD on set.

Worked on several episodes shooting on location. Helped with lockup duties during a car chase scene with 2nd unit. Assisted with the transport of crew from base camp to set. Tasked with signing in extras. Tasked with various other duties on and off set by the production team.

Tasked with lockup, crafty and lunch seating arrangements, and assisted the AD directly on set.

Major task assigned was transporting talent to/from set and base camp. Had an opportunity to drive the camera car for the one shot that required it.

Major task assigned was locking up the designated emergency landing area for a camera helicopter. Various set responsibilities were assigned when not locking up the set.

ESPY Awards commercial. Was tasked with various responsibilities; drove talent around the location to get to set and back to trailer, helped production recruit more PAs, and assisted with the reallocation of set production supplies as we moved around the large shooting location.

In preproduction, responsibilities included maintaining communication with vendors, locations and crew. During principle photography, along with the office tasks, maintained crafty, extras and assisted crew where needed. Had the chance to help the lighting department by simulating passing cars with a light focus on a picture car within a studio.

Assumed the usual responsibilities assigned to the 2nd AC position, working with the camera department, and with sound and continuity.

Duties included moving video village to lock ups to setting up lunch to following various tasks assigned by the AD.

Tasked with many assignments from assisting name talent to organizing day responsibilities of PAs and helping with wrap.

Worked closely with the 1st in operating of the camera and lens changes as well as with the sound and continuity department with regards to the slate.

Assistant Camera/Grip/Production Assistant. This production was kept at a skeleton crew, so assigned tasks ranged in helping departments from camera to G&E to production.

Duties included moving video village to lock ups to setting up lunch to following various tasks assigned by the AD. Also had a chance to work with the special effects department where operating their Mark 2 camera while on set.

Assisted the producers with office responsibilities as well as fulfilling tasks assigned on set.

Tasked with various set duties including lockups and go-fer tasks as well as helping various department, mainly art department, during photography and set changes.

Maintained budgeting, scheduling and acquisition of cast and crew throughout production.

Producer/Production Manager. Maintained the budgeting, scheduling and acquisition processes throughout the production. Also had a hand in writing the script.

Director/Writer/Producer. Oversaw every aspect of the film from preproduction to finish.

Producer/Production Manager. Supervised and coordinated the budgeting, scheduling and acquisitions from preproduction to finish.

Oversaw the processes of budgeting, scheduling and coordination of departments in the preproduction phase of the production.

Producer/Production Manager. Oversaw budgeting and scheduling and coordinated the departments from preproduction to post.

Director/Writer/Producer. Oversaw every aspect of the film from preproduction to finish.