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Erikka Yancy

Los Angeles, CA

http://staffmeup.com/profile/yanseepants

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With over 12 years of experience, I have a strong background in production, post and story spanning from feature documentary films to short form web content with an emphasis on political and social justice content.

Credits

5/21 – 6/21

Producer – Recipe For Change

YouTube — Live/Special Event — The SpringHill Company

5/21 – 6/21

8/20 – 3/21

Producer – Untitled 9-11 Documentary Series (Season 1)

Netflix — TV — Luminant Media

8/20 – 3/21

1/21 – 1/21

Producer – Fright Club (Season 1)

Discovery+ — TV — Painless Productions

1/21 – 1/21

6/20 – 9/20

Producer – Fright Club (Season 1)

Travel — TV — Painless Productions

6/20 – 9/20

7/19 – 4/20

Associate Producer – QB1 (Season 4)

Netflix — TV — Film 45

7/19 – 4/20

3/20 – 3/20

Associate Producer – The Longest War

Showtime — TV — Octagon Film Partners LLC

3/20 – 3/20

1/20 – 1/20

Clearance Manager – Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth

Shout! Factory — Film (Feature-length) — 1010 Films

1/20 – 1/20

Associate Producer – The Longest War

Showtime — Film (Feature-length) — Showtime Networks

1/20 – 1/20

6/19 – 8/19

Archival Producer – Untitled Biggie Smalls Documentary

Netflix — TV

6/19 – 8/19

10/18 – 6/19

Co-Producer – The Movies (Season 1)

CNN — TV — Herzog & Company

10/18 – 6/19

1/19 – 1/19

Associate Producer – Cola Wars (Season 1)

History — TV — Herzog & Company

1/19 – 1/19

7/18 – 10/18

Associate Producer – Cola Wars (Season 1)

History — TV — Herzog & Company

7/18 – 10/18

12/17 – 7/18

Researcher – The 2000s (Season 6)

CNN — TV — Herzog & Company

12/17 – 7/18

1/18 – 1/18

Researcher – The 2000s (Season 1)

CNN — TV — Herzog & Company

1/18 – 1/18

Researcher – 1968: The Year That Changed America (Season 1)

CNN — TV — Herzog & Company

1/18 – 1/18

1/17 – 1/18

Archival Producer – The Final Year

HBO — Film (Feature-length) — Motto Pictures

1/17 – 1/18

3/17 – 11/17

Archival Producer – 1968: The Year That Changed America

CNN — TV — Herzog & Company Details

3/17 – 11/17

responsible for finding and acquiring archival footage for the heavily archival based series.

1/17 – 1/17

Producer – Burn Motherfucker, Burn!

Showtime — Film (Feature-length) — Showtime

1/17 – 1/17

4/16 – 1/17

Producer – Burn Motherf*cker, Burn

Film (Feature-length) — Mass Appeal

4/16 – 1/17

1/16 – 1/17

Associate Producer – Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma

HBO — Film (Feature-length) — HBO Documentary Films

1/16 – 1/17

4/16 – 8/16

Researcher – Legion of Brothers

Film (Feature-length) — Passion Pictures and CNN Films

4/16 – 8/16

4/16 – 7/16

Researcher (Archival Produer) – Vice World of Sports (Season 1)

Vice Media — TV — VICE Media Details

4/16 – 7/16

Researching archival footage, making deals with vendors and working with the show runner.

4/16 – 7/16

Archival Producer – Vice Does America (Season 1)

Viceland — Digital — VICE Media Details

4/16 – 7/16

Selected and researched archival footage worked directly with the post producer to keep to the budget and timeline.

1/16 – 1/16

Researcher – Betting on Zero

Gunpowder & Sky — Film (Feature-length) — Biltmore Films

1/16 – 1/16

Archival Producer – Vice World Of Sports (Season 1)

Viceland — TV — VICE Media

1/16 – 1/16

Associate Producer – Truth and Power (Season 1)

Pivot — TV — Luminant Media

1/16 – 1/16

Archival Producer – Vice Does America (Season 1)

Digital — TV — Indie

1/16 – 1/16

11/15 – 1/16

Researcher – The Eighties (Season 3)

CNN — TV — Herzog & Company Details

11/15 – 1/16

Researching footage to complement the series topic.

1/15 – 1/16

Producer – The Drew: No Excuse, Just Produce

Topic — Film (Feature-length) — PRETTYBIRD

1/15 – 1/16

5/13 – 12/15

Producer – The Drew: No Excuse, Just Produce

Film (Feature-length) — PRETTYBIRD Details

5/13 – 12/15

Monitored $250,000 documentary budget Interviewed and hired essential crew for all shoots Scheduled interviews with documentary subjects Made deals with vendors to ensure production was receiving the best prices for all rentals and purchases. Managed a crew of 10 camera operators, production coordinators, production assistants and interns.

8/15 – 11/15

Associate Producer – Truth and Power (Season 1)

Pivot — TV — Luminant Media Details

8/15 – 11/15

I was responsible for casting and setting up shoots around the country, extensive archival research to help flesh out the acts, production paper work and basic accounting.

11/14 – 8/15

Associate Producer – Homegrown (2016)

Film (Feature-length) — Passion Pictures Details

11/14 – 8/15

Research support as well as helping set up shoots across country and archival footage research.

1/15 – 4/15

Researcher – The Thread (2015)

Film (Short) — Lightbox Details

1/15 – 4/15

Researching archival footage to complement the film.

1/15 – 1/15

Researcher – The Thread

Avrotros — Film (Feature-length) — Lightbox

1/15 – 1/15

– Little Boy

Energía Entusiasta — Film (Feature-length) — Metanoia Films

1/15 – 1/15

1/14 – 1/15

Archival Producer – The Yes Men Are Revolting

I Wonder Pictures — Film (Feature-length) — Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion

1/14 – 1/15

Researcher – We Are The Giant

Madman Entertainment — Film (Feature-length) — Motto Pictures

1/14 – 1/15

4/14 – 6/14

Line Producer – We The Economy - City On the Rise (Season 1)

We The Economy — Digital — PRETTYBIRD Details

4/14 – 6/14

Casting, booking shoots in Detroit and working directly with director Albert Hughes.

3/14 – 4/14

Researcher (Archival Producer) – The Yes Men Are Revolting

Film (Feature-length) — Human Race LLC

3/14 – 4/14

1/14 – 1/14

Line Producer – We The Economy: 20 short films you can't afford to miss

Digital — Film (Feature-length) — Cinelan

1/14 – 1/14

1/13 – 1/14

Researcher – We Are The Giant

Film (Feature-length) — Motto Pictures

1/13 – 1/14

6/13 – 6/13

Clearance Coordinator – Little Boy

Film (Feature-length) — Metanoia Films Details

6/13 – 6/13

Worked with Post Production Supervisor to clear archival footage for $20 million dollar budget film. Negotiated rates with archival houses to get better deals.

12/12 – 4/13

Researcher – The Dream is Now

Digital — Davis Guggenheim Productions Details

12/12 – 4/13

Executed archival research and accumulation with a $60,000 budget Located appropriate media, hard assets and footage for the director and producer to use in as the documentary progresses during the postproduction phase Advised the editors and producer on Fair Use best practices. Managed a group of 4 archival research assistants.

1/13 – 1/13

Archival Producer – The Dream is Now

Digital — Film (Feature-length) — Indie

1/13 – 1/13

1/11 – 1/12

Production Coordinator – Mr. Stache

Time Warner Cable — Film (Short) — Handlbar Pictures

1/11 – 1/12

8/09 – 7/10

Producer – Brave New Conversations (Season 1)

Internet — Digital — Brave New Films/Robert Greenwald Productions Details

8/09 – 7/10

Managed, coordinated and hired crew for work in the studio Booked celebrity talent for our interview series, Wrote and oversaw edit of each episode. Managed entire studio team.

1/10 – 1/10

Second Second Assistant Director – Burn Crisis

Wingspan Pictures — Film (Feature-length) — Wingspan Pictures

1/10 – 1/10

1/08 – 1/08

Producer – The Moon And He

Shorts International — Film (Short) — American Film Institute (AFI)

1/08 – 1/08

Associate Producer – This Brave Nation: Carl Pope and Van Jones

Brave New Foundation — Film (Short) — Brave New Foundation

1/08 – 1/08

Associate Producer – This Brave Nation: Dolores Huerta and Bonnie Raitt

Brave New Foundation — Film (Short) — Brave New Foundation

1/08 – 1/08

Associate Producer – This Brave Nation: Tom Hayden and Naomi Klein

Brave New Films — Film (Short) — Brave New Foundation

1/08 – 1/08

Production Staff – Dysmorphia (Season 1)

Showtime — TV — Panoptic Pictures

1/08 – 1/08

1/07 – 1/08

Production Staff – The Real Rudy Giuliani

Brave New Films — Film (Short) — Brave New Films

1/07 – 1/08

1/07 – 1/07

Extras Casting – Amarelinha

Shorts International — Film (Short) — American Film Institute (AFI)

1/07 – 1/07

1/06 – 1/06

Producer – Shank

American Film Institute — Film (Short) — American Film Institute (AFI)

1/06 – 1/06

Producer – Marrying God

Shorts International — Film (Short) — American Film Institute (AFI)

1/06 – 1/06

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Education

DePaul Univresity

BFA Acting

American Film Institute

MFA Producing

Skills

Producing
Film Production
Video
Pre-production
Microsoft Excel
Movie Magic Budgeting
Google Drive
Archival research
Movie Magic Scheduling
Basic Avid
extensive knowledge of fair use best practices

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