William Martens

Supervising Producer (responsible for creative, finances, and logistics) for the epic three-part WW1 docudrama miniseries. Shot entirely on location in the Middle East, it has aired in that market and is awaiting international and US airdates.

Writer, Producer, Director, and Shooter. Responsible for all creative content and vision for the project.

Producing story, directing in the field, and collaborating with line producer on logistics.

Lead creative producer.

Senior Producer answering to Co-EP and supervising three junior producers on this car-flipping reality series.

Directed 7 episodes for seasons 2 and 3, directing lead talent Richard Rawlings and Aaron Kaufman.

Produced and directed all segments with Atomic Garage and Barrett Auto, two of the four featured shops. Developed storylines on the fly and captured Atomic's crazy antics and all the drama at Barrett. Worked closely with post to deliver every story beat they were looking for and developed many independently.

Produced, directed, and shot (3rd Camera) of multiple hidden camera sting operations from inception to bust with the Kansas City (Missouri) Police Department.

Writing, producing, and directing this undercover exploration of the world of rural and inner city dog fighting. The investigation is still underway.

Produced and line produced this special which relied heavily on the epic dramatic recreations that I also produced.

Line produced this largely Japanese production, and produced the spectacular dramatic recreations in Los Angeles.

Hosted by Henry Rollings, produced and line produced this exploration of the MAOA Gene (the Warrior Gene) and its influences on the behavior of men from a wide variety of social and economic circumstances. Is it "nature"? Is it "nurture"? Or, is it an even mix of both?

Wrote, produced, directed, and shot this Telly winning documentary short on the amazing work the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti is doing to prevent the spread of animal borne diseases to humans. The film can be viewed on Vimeo... http://vimeo.com/13182565

Line produced and produced the in-studio host segments with Lisa Ling.

Produced the epic and spectacular dramatic recreations illustrating the rash of shark attacks along the Pacific West Coast in 2008. Oversaw the construction of two fully animatronic sharks, partnered with Body Glove for their armada of boats and dive team, directed some of the segments, and shot some underwater sequences.

Produced the schedule and budget for the one-hour special and designed the production plan for the entire production to take place in Peru.

Produced and Production Designed the spectacular and Emmy nominated dramatic recreations for this enthralling update on the D.B. Cooper skyjacking investigation - the only unsolved highjacking in history.

Produced the feature film-scale dramatic recreations that involved a plethora of period-correct military vehicles, weaponry, wardrobe, historically correct communications devices, tunnel construction, barracks construction, and a cast of dozens.

Built both episodes from scratch (researching the weapons, designing the weapons tests, and consulting with casting), wrote the show outlines, first draft of script, and directed some segments of "Yakuza vs. Mafia."

Developed the schedule, the budget, designed the entire production plan for a Brazil/US shoot, consulted on story, and produced the rich and compelling dramatic recreations with spot-on accurate production design.

Produced the schedule, the budget, collaborated with director on story, and oversaw the entire production in Turkey as well as the epic dramatic recreations that were shot at many of Turkey's most famous archaeological sites (including Ephesus). Also 2nd Unit Directed some of the dramatic recreations in the US.

Produced and directed the at-home segments with all of the female contestants.

Took the show from concept to completion, writing the script, producing and directing all in-the-field and studio segments, and producing and directing the dramatic recreations.

Produced and directed all episodes in Turkey and the US, as well as in-the-field segments filmed in Syria, Jordan, and Israel.

Wrote, produced, and directed this story of Last Chance for Animals' president Chris DeRose raising awareness of the plight of Rwandan and Ugandan Mountain Gorillas by marrying his wife Cindy to an audience of one of the Rwandan families of Mountain Gorillas.

Coordinating producer and 2nd Camera shooter of the "Firestorm" and "Skydiver Trapped" episodes.

Produced the two-hour special that involved builds of a mechanical Mammoth, a mechanical Terratorn (pre-historic "Terror Bird") with a wingspan of 20 feet, multiple mechanical targets, and also involved action-packed recreations and hunting tests with A-List stunt actors (stunt doubles for Matt Damon, Ben Stiller, and Catherine Zeta-Jones).