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Penelope Biver

Chicago, IL

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Multi-skilled, versatile, resourceful, creative prof. 10+ yrs Reality, Docu & Scripted TV, Film & Digital prod.; substantial amt of Casting & Talent Wrangling; APOC, Researcher, Logger, Key P.A. PLUS Entertainment & Business Journalism, Mktg & Promotion.

Credits

8/23 – 8/23

Production Assistant – The Express Way

PBS — TV — Calico Productions

8/23 – 8/23

9/17 – 10/17

Co-Producer – IE Inside The Cover

YouTube — Digital — Starrider Media/DBest Films Details

9/17 – 10/17

Co-produced and coordinated 12-minute test video for local monthly entertainment magazine.

9/17 – 9/17

Production Assistant – Masterchef (Season 8)

Fox — TV — Endemol Shine Group Details

9/17 – 9/17

Talent-wrangling, handling releases, interview logging.

4/17 – 4/17

Office Production Assistant – The Chi (Pilot)

Showtime — TV

4/17 – 4/17

Production Assistant – Electric Dreams (Season 1)

Prime Video — TV

4/17 – 4/17

Production Assistant – Expedition Unknown (Season 4)

Travel — TV — Ping Pong Productions

4/17 – 4/17

Production Assistant – Captive State

Film (Feature-length) — The Nine Productions LLC

4/17 – 4/17

11/16 – 4/17

Production Assistant – Chicago PD (Season 4)

NBC — TV — Universal Television

11/16 – 4/17

9/16 – 12/16

Assistant Production Coordinator – Bringing Up Ballers (Season 1)

Lifetime — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV)

9/16 – 12/16

11/16 – 11/16

Casting Assistant – America's Got Talent (Season 11)

NBC — TV — FremantleMedia

11/16 – 11/16

9/16 – 11/16

Production Assistant – A.P.B. (Season 1)

Fox — TV — 20th Century Fox Television

9/16 – 11/16

8/16 – 9/16

Production Assistant – Downtown Shabby (Season 1)

FYI — TV — Bongo, LLC

8/16 – 9/16

8/16 – 8/16

Production Assistant (Field) – The Steve Harvey Show (Season 5)

NBC — TV — Endemol Shine Group

8/16 – 8/16

Production Assistant – Sizzle Reel

Sizzle Reel — TV — Story Monster (an Endemol Company)

8/16 – 8/16

7/16 – 7/16

Production Assistant – The Amazing Race (Season 29)

CBS — TV — Kinetic Content

7/16 – 7/16

6/16 – 7/16

Office Production Assistant – Married At First Sight (Season 5)

FYI — TV — Kinetic Content

6/16 – 7/16

1/16 – 5/16

Production Assistant (Field) – Steve Harvey (Season 4)

NBC — TV — Endemol Shine Group Details

1/16 – 5/16

Work as an on-call Field P.A. for the show

3/16 – 3/16

Casting Assistant – Masterchef (Season 7)

Fox — TV — Berkeley Productions, Inc Details

3/16 – 3/16

Assisted casting department on Chicago auditions for season 7.

3/16 – 3/16

Production Assistant – So You Think You Can Dance (Season 13)

Fox — TV — Dance Nation Productions

3/16 – 3/16

2/16 – 2/16

Production Assistant – The Voice (Season 10)

NBC — TV — Mark Burnett Productions Details

2/16 – 2/16

Talent wrangling, handling releases, general casting P.A. duties.

12/15 – 12/15

Production Assistant – Twaimz Christmas Tour docu

Internet — TV — Fullscreen Details

12/15 – 12/15

Handled the collection of release forms from several hundred live event attendees present during the shooting of documentary footage, wrangled talent, drove van, misc. duties assisting PC.

10/15 – 10/15

Production Assistant (Field) – Virtually In Love (Season 1)

Oxygen — TV — Fly on the Wall

10/15 – 10/15

8/15 – 9/15

Production Assistant (Field) – Dark Net (Season 1)

Showtime — TV — Part 2 Pictures Details

8/15 – 9/15

Assisted production of two segments for one episode.

8/15 – 8/15

Production Assistant (Field) – Grossbusters (Season 1)

MTV — TV — RDF Media

8/15 – 8/15

7/15 – 8/15

Production Assistant (Talent) – First Dates (Season 1)

NBC — TV

7/15 – 8/15

4/15 – 4/15

Key Production Assistant (1 episode) – The Haunting Of (Season 5)

Lifetime — TV — Jarrett Creative Details

4/15 – 4/15

1 episode - Hired additional P.A.s; drove audio monitor follow car during moving vehicle shots; assisted PM with rental equipment, crafty, additional lighting, and other tasks before, during, and after shooting on location in Chicago.

4/15 – 4/15

Production Assistant (Lock-up) – Chicago PD (Season 2)

NBC — TV — Universal Television

4/15 – 4/15

3/15 – 3/15

Researcher (1 episode) – The Haunting Of (Season 5)

Lifetime — TV — Jarrett Creative Details

3/15 – 3/15

Researched property deeds and history of property at the center of one episode.

2/15 – 2/15

Production Assistant – The Voice (Season 9)

NBC — TV — Finnmax LLC

2/15 – 2/15

1/15 – 1/15

Production Assistant – America's Got Talent (Season 10)

NBC — TV — FremantleMedia

1/15 – 1/15

Production Assistant – Duo Films

Hyundai — Advertising

1/15 – 1/15

8/14 – 8/14

Location Scout – Transamerica (Season 1)

VH1 — TV — Gay Rosenthal Productions Details

8/14 – 8/14

Scouted locations in Chicago

4/14 – 5/14

Location Manager – Humane Resources (Season 1)

Digital — Callas Media

4/14 – 5/14

4/14 – 4/14

Production Assistant (Cue Card P.A.) – Frankenfood (Season 1)

Spike TV — TV — Sharp Entertainment

4/14 – 4/14

Production Assistant – Dance Moms: Abby’s Studio Rescue (Season 1)

Lifetime — TV

4/14 – 4/14

2/14 – 3/14

Production Assistant – So You Think You Can Dance (Season 11)

Fox — TV Details

2/14 – 3/14

Chicago open cull - Assisted with registration and call-back/first-cuts paperwork on Day 1; assisted producer/camera crew with contestant on-camera interviews and post-choreography reaction shots on Day 2.

1/14 – 1/14

Casting Assistant (Production Assistant) – The Voice (Season 7)

NBC — TV — Finnmax LLC

1/14 – 1/14

8/13 – 8/13

Casting Assistant – Wall Of Fame (Season 1)

NBC — Endemol Shine Group Details

8/13 – 8/13

Ran camera, assisted casting agents with other various tasks during the Chicago casting call for this new family game show.

5/13 – 5/13

Transcriber/Logger (Production Assistant) – Mystery Diners (Season 4)

Food Network — TV Details

5/13 – 5/13

Transcribed/logged real-time taping of 4 episodes shot in Chicago.

4/13 – 5/13

Casting Recruiter (Casting Assistant) – The Real World (Season 29)

MTV — TV Details

4/13 – 5/13

Recruited potential roommates for season 29 open casting call in Chicago; assisted casting directors at the Chicago open call.

3/13 – 3/13

Casting Assistant – Mystery Diners (Season 4)

Food Network — TV

3/13 – 3/13

1/13 – 1/13

Production Assistant – America's Got Talent (Season 8)

NBC — TV Details

1/13 – 1/13

Worked registration which entailed greeting contestants, handling release forms, assisting contestants in preparation for audition, some on-camera/on-mic appearances. Also assisted executive producer in auditioning singing contestants.

1/13 – 1/13

Production Assistant – The Voice (Season 4)

NBC — TV — Finnmax LLC Details

1/13 – 1/13

Assisted casting producers during open call auditions in Chicago.

12/12 – 1/13

Casting Recruiter – America's Got Talent (Season 8)

NBC — TV Details

12/12 – 1/13

Distributed flyers and communicated with people and organizations in the performing arts community to spread the word and invite them to attend the AGT Chicago open call.

12/12 – 12/12

Production Assistant – The American Baking Competition (Season 1)

CBS — TV — Bienstock Young Media Details

12/12 – 12/12

Wrangled and assisted contestants at open call which included handling registration and release forms, helping casting producers, set-up and break-down.

8/12 – 8/12

Casting Assistant

Walmart — Advertising — Cast Iron Productions

8/12 – 8/12

Casting Recruiter

Walmart — Advertising — Cast Iron Productions

8/12 – 8/12

7/12 – 7/12

Casting Assistant – The Taste (Season 1)

ABC — TV — Casting Duo Details

7/12 – 7/12

Assisted casting producers with applicant interviews, which included but was not limited to camera operation, tape logging, still photography.

7/12 – 7/12

Production Assistant – The Taste (Season 1)

ABC — TV

7/12 – 7/12

3/12 – 3/12

Production Assistant – The Voice (Season 3)

NBC — TV

3/12 – 3/12

11/11 – 11/11

Production Assistant – The Glee Project (Season 2)

Oxygen — TV

11/11 – 11/11

7/11 – 7/11

Production Assistant – The Voice (Season 2)

NBC — TV

7/11 – 7/11

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Media

Illinois Entertainer - Inside the Cover - Premiere - Lucky Boys Confusion

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Education

Class of '12

Roosevelt University

M.S. in Integrated Marketing Communications

Class of '04

University of Illinois-Chicago

B.A. in Psychology - Minor in English

Skills

Casting
Writing
Research
Copywriting
Publicity
Social Media Marketing
Marketing
Logging
Music Supervision
Talent Wrangling
Production Assistant
Script Editing
Story Assistant
Music Licensing
Casting Assistant
Copyediting
Casting Recruiter
Field P.A.
Key P.A.
Office P.A.

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