Joe Myers (He/Him)

Coordinate Props department, Set Dressing, and fabrication of sets to optimize the look of the show while maintaining a shoe-string budget.

Organize Development, Testing, Fabrication, Transportation, Scout Support, vendor coordination, graphics for gameplay, and budget management of the games.

Organize Vendors, coordinate set installation/breakdown, and maintain the department budget.

Operate robotics and develop movement animation with off-site robotics programmers. Provide robotic support, operation, maintenance, and continued modification of robotics programming during filming. Managed vendors, budget, and crew scheduling, as well as hiring new union payroll after the show flipped.

Develop, test, and fabricate games for show-run. Execute game-play, awards and graphics for show run while maintaining a healthy crew and shoe-string budget.

Develop, test, and fabricate games for show-run. Build a budget for the art department for the show run and hand over a crew to the show-run art director.

Continued responsibilities of season 1 while expanding our scope to incorporate new elements like an on-set slide and two-holiday specials that included building new sets and large redresses during filming.

Develop games, temporary sets and toys. Budgets, staffing, and general management of vendors were all under my sole purview.

Managed 20 designers through 20 remodels complete with hiring contractor teams, identifying, recommending and negotiating discount/trade-out opportunities. Built a team of four art coordinators, built operating procedures and scheduled assignments based on shooting requirements.

Coordinate the construction, challenge, and production teams with the site rep. Ensure the safety of vehicles on site, fueling, and EMT access during filming. Develop plans for keeping stationary pools filled, sanitary, and stocked with non-toxic, non-staining pool dye. Work with location to maintain fire-suppression plans during fire season.

Road Rules

Provide a stable, welcome environment for a cast with assorted mental disabilities. Responsible for the safety of the cast as well as their transportation and interfacing with the cast members’ support staff. Provide an on-location production cast trip, ensuring the shooting schedule and cast member needs were balanced and met.

Manage 12+ locations a week for ‘Last Call’s’ intense all-location model. Responsible for research, scouting, releasing and location management during the shoot as well as personal implementation of a location database and creating the day to day shoot schedule. Also, coordinated Post for the last 16 episodes of the season.

Manage two pilots in two weeks for Bunim-Murray Productions Development Department. Worked as creative for the Saddle Ranch Presentation and logistics for Koping. Acquired Location Agreements and Los Angeles Filming Permits.

Manage two pilots in two weeks for Bunim-Murray Productions Development Department. Worked as creative for the Saddle Ranch Presentation and logistics for Koping. Acquired Location Agreements and Los Angeles Filming Permits.

Manage night production, Production Reports and house management. Coordinated build, production wrap, and house wrap; I worked with production to create a safe environment for cast and crew alike. Managed vendors and homeowner for house reconstruction.

Manage gear, crew time cards, on-set interns, transportation and call sheets for PM approval. Shoot B-roll of interviews on Canon 7D. Acted as liaison between location owners and crew.