Vanessa Balzano

Involved heavily in all aspects of creative pre-production, production, & post-production; produce from the control room

Involved heavily in all aspects of creative pre-production, production, & post-production; produce from the control room; responsible for all of the competing kid-chefs' wardrobe; creatively prep & produce guest judges

Involved heavily in all aspects of creative pre-production, production, & post-production; produce from the control room; responsible for all of the competing kid-chefs' wardrobe; creatively prep & produce guest judges

Involved heavily in all aspects of creative pre-production, production, & post-production; produce from the control room; responsible for all of the competing kid-chefs' wardrobe; creatively prep & produce guest judges

Prepare ‘webisode’ & ‘After Hour’ segments involving our judges cooking previous episode's mystery baskets

Involved heavily in all aspects of creative pre-production, production, & post-production; produce from the control room; responsible for all of the competing kid-chefs' wardrobe; creatively prep & produce guest judges

Determined, through scripts, props, locations, extras & other needs; Organized field sketches & pranks with director & executives; On-set for all sketches, produced talent when needed

Involved heavily in all aspects of creative pre-production, production, & post-production; produced from the control room

Traveled to DC with talent for a special comedy sketch involving First Lady Michelle Obama, Big Bird, and a Billy on the Street favorite, Elena. Also completed normal production duties.

Worked directly with executive producers & director during talent interviews, sketches, field pieces; transcribed talent interviews, notes in field, & brainstorm ideas for sketches; organized episode footage & producer’s notes, schedule meals for meetings & shoots; assisted in location scouting, casting prep, as well as obtaining and organizing props, for field shoots

Take notes during all aspects of the show - Am responsible for highlighting what's important, along with strong story lines and reporting back to the executive production team immediately

Transcribe talent interviews in studio and on field pieces and sketches - assist in location scouting, prop purchases and creations, and meal set ups - perform administrative duties and normal PA duties when needed

Transcribed baking challenges and field shoots - Looked for key story lines and plot twists while assisting producers in the control room - Worked with talent and made a Hot Sheet for each episode

-Prepare, obtain, & organize various legal release forms for myself & other production assistants -Assist talent, fulfill prop requests, complete production runs, & perform administrative duties -Work directly with the executive producers & assist in scouting location for our shoots -Train & oversee various on-call PAs with the job guidelines & duties

-Handled legal release forms, prepped contestants for interview segments, and organized props -Worked directly with the executive producer, host, and talent

-Distribute walkies, unload and pack props, secure the set -Run all and any typical PA duties -Help stand in for talent and prepare shots

• Responsible for ‘Top of the Charts' and air checks for companies & publicists • Answer phones during licw show & find talent • Update NYC information, TV Guide, Entertainment News, and more • Work directly under executive producers and assist in producing segments • Greet high profile guests & help produce fact sheets for producers and hosts

• Help create host chat & assist producers in creating segments • Prepare backstage, studio, & dressing rooms • Deliver & pick up critical items for producers • Greet high profile clients & produce fact sheets • Organize audience tickets & distribute seating; review & transcribe show tapes • Process viewer comments & distribute feedback daily • Observe the active control room