Summary

Writer-producer Willow Polson has worked on projects from microbudget ads to NBC's "Heroes." Her writing has been called "some of the best I've ever seen" by pros across North America. Reliable, resourceful, "a pleasure to work with." www.WillowPolson.com

Credits

7/17 – 8/17

Production Coordinator

Staff Position — ESX Productions Details
7/17 – 8/17

Production Coordinator for "Motocross." Booked cast & crew housing, arranged transportation for the lead name talent, interfaced with locations and hotels, handled equipment rentals and expendables purchases, managed a variety of paperwork tasks including insurance forms and start packets. Was also on location during filming and handled a wide variety of situations that arose, large and small.

3/16 – 3/17

Executive Producer (EP) Vintage America with Ginger

Internet — TV — Chronokinesis Entertainment Details
3/16 – 3/17

Secures distribution contracts with OTT networks. Showrunner. Oversees show from pre- through post-production, manages crew, locations, asset handling, editing, marketing and funding. Represents show at public events with lead talent.

1/17 – 1/17

Head of Production

Advertising — Chronokinesis Entertainment Details
1/17 – 1/17

All scheduling and arrangements for two one-day shoots for a PSA, one in Los Angeles and one in Oakland. Did all crew hiring, and wore many hats on this micro-crew, including Director and 1st AD tasks. Delivered all assets on time and to budget.

1/15 – 9/15

Script Supervisor Frisky

Film (Feature-length) — Brass Razoo Collective Details
1/15 – 9/15

Detailed shot logging for two cameras, sound file logging including wild sound, overseeing continuity, giving lines, catching missed shots.

12/14 – 9/15

Producer Frisky

Film (Feature-length) — Brass Razoo Collective Details
12/14 – 9/15

On-set field/line producing, pre-production crew acquisition, social media/PR, managing talent releases, working with the director on film festival entries, etc. Maintains on-set master binder of reference documents for the crew (call sheets, location information, breakdowns with props and costume sets, DooD pages, annotated shooting script, etc.)

8/14 – 9/14

Production Coordinator My Friend: Changing The Journey

Film (Feature-length) — Sunset Doheny Productions
8/14 – 9/14
8/13 – 8/14

Writer Vintage America with Ginger

Internet — TV — Chronokinesis Entertainment Details
8/13 – 8/14

Writes VO scripts, segment introductions, and suggested interview questions and topics. Has also written the show's treatment, bible, and all marketing and documentation.

8/13 – 8/14

Producer Vintage America with Ginger

Internet — TV — Chronokinesis Entertainment Details
8/13 – 8/14

I hire all talent and crew, secure most of the interviews and locations (including last-minute substitutions), obtain releases, manage the shoot at all locations, oversee the entire post production process including detailed paper edits, and approve the final edit.

Media

Recos

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Education

Class of '92

SFSU

Art Education Major
Class of '89

Diablo Valley College

AA - Art Major

Skills

  • Producing
  • Photography
  • Social Media
  • Producer
  • writer
  • Production
  • Movie Magic
  • Marketing
  • scripts
  • Scriptwriting
  • Props
  • production coordinator
  • treatments
  • Screenwriter
  • Comic Books
  • PR
  • CONTINUITY
  • First Assistant Director
  • 1st AD
  • Fan Relations