Zach MacDonald

Bid Producer, Line Producer. Budgeted project for initial pitch and bid, and managed through production, post and actualizing. Oversaw all communications between production co, director, and client from award through delivery of final elements. Supervised and managed all production and post scheduling. Supervised and managed local production services co. Managed all crew travel and logistics.

Oversaw bid of project through asset delivery and project wrap. Remotely supervised local on-site production team. Post supervised remote team editing pre-roll, show-roll, and final deliverable from-air pieces.

Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2021. Created & managed budget for 2-day film on-location in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Negotiated and booked all crew, managed all SAG related talent, negotiated and supervised all locations and contracts. Supervised and managed production team during day-to-day pre-production and production filming.

Negotiated and managed bidding of budget through award, production, post production, and actualizing/wrap. Supervised and managed all aspects of pre-production, locations, production and post-production. Supervised and managed all talent casting, and all agent/pay/contracts. Negotiated all crew rates. Supervised local Production Manager.

Bid Producer, Co-LP, Post Producer, of A-list celebrity short film. Oversaw development of bid for non-partisan 10min hybrid live-action & animation short film highlighting injustices in legal and prison system in the US. Supervised animation studio and facilitated all client communications between prod. co, director, client, and animation studio.

Producer of international hybrid-doc filmed on-location in Granada, Nicaragua, and Mexico City, Mexico. Responsibilities included all budget creation, management, negotiation, expense reporting & tracking, all local hiring of production services and crew, all international travel logistics including Carnet and equipment logistics for large gear package. Duties also included daily production scheduling, running the set, liaising with translators and talent, and locations personnel.

Bid Producer, Co-LP, Post Producer of A-list celebrity short film. Oversaw development of bid for non-partisan 10min hybrid live-action & animation short film highlighting injustices in legal and prison system in the US. Supervised animation studio and facilitated all client communications between prod. co, director, client, and animation studio.

LP'd Music Video for artist Kamauu, and director Michael Marantz. Produced from concept through final delivery of assets. Managed budget, crew, scheduling, locations, logistics.

Oversaw all aspects of pre production through post on small doc filmed in Nicaragua. Created and maintained budget from concept through delivery. Managed local crew, locations, logistics.

Editor of 10min non-partisan hybrid live-action animation about the injustices of the legal and prison system in the US. Supervised Assistant Editor, oversaw and edited project from rough to locked and delivery to animation studio for finishing.

Editor of 10min non-partisan hybrid live-action animation about the injustices of the debt forced upon student loan borrowers in the US. Supervised Assistant Editor, oversaw and edited project from rough to locked and delivery to animation studio for finishing.

Supervised international production in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Bid creation and budget management thought post and delivery. Sourced and supervised local LP/PM. Managed all US based crew travel and logistics. Oversaw all post production budgeting, scheduling, post artist negotiations.

Co-Producer, On-Set AD, C0-Post Producer. Co-produced politically themed live-action and animation collaboration between RepresentUs (client), Already Alive (production co.), and Visual Creatures (animation studio. Created initial bid for proposal, negotiated rates and contract with animation vendor, oversaw crew on-set as AD, supervised animation post-producer and acted as high-level liaison between client, production co., an animation studio.

Producer of international hybrid-doc filmed on-location in: Beruit, Chitura & Bar Elias, Lebanon. Responsibilities included all budget creation, management, negotiation, expense reporting & tracking, all local hiring of production services and crew, all international travel logistics including Carnet and equipment logistics for large gear package. Duties also included daily production scheduling, running the set, liaising with translators and talent, and locations personnel.

Editor on 4min branded hybrid narrative-doc for Vital Voices. The style of the pieces was meant to highlight the experiences of Amanda Nyguen and violence against women, and the subsequent organization she founded to fight injustices against survivors of sexual assault. Edited, colored.

Director of Photography on 17-page scripted short. Shot in B&W on C300.

Directed, shot, edited a series of alumni profile videos for the School of Humanities & Fine Arts at UMass Amherst.

Directed :30 promotional television spot. Shot on Sony FS7. Edited in PP.

Produced series of on-line spots introducing company's audio software.

Producer / Line Producer

Directed, shot :60 spot introducing new branding for liberal arts college.

Documentary short about 1960's rock n' roll pioneer June Millington, a female rock band she mentored, Kaliope Jones, and the struggles both faced with sexism in the music industry. SlamDance 2016 - Audience Awards winner "Best in genre", SlamDance 2016 - Audience Awards "Honorable Mention"

Line Producer for Mt. Emult & Domino Records.

1 day production on spot (internal use) for New Balance. Light 20' green screen, talking heads interview.

Co-Directed, Director Of Photography, Editor, on 3 minute alumni portrait doc-style piece for American International College.

Creative Directed, Produced, shot & edited, 30 & 60 second spots for internet and television.

1st Camera Operator. Collaborated and maintained look set forth by Director of Photography, Daniel Gilbert. Responsible for leading 1st Camera Unit.

1st Unit Camera Operator

Director of Photography and lead Camera Operator for "Great Impostor" on Heather Maloney's first self-titled album, "Heather Maloney," for Signature Sounds. Collaboration with DP/Director David J. LaRue.

Oversaw creative concept, direction, and production of :60 and :30 motion graphics television commercial.

Associate Producer / Archival Producer on director Roger Sorkin's documentary, "The Burden," a feature-length documentary about oil dependence, national security, the U.S. military, and a clean-energy future.

Behind-the-scenes videos of musician Erin McKeown recording her latest album Manifestra. Shot on Canon 7D.

Director of Photography / Camera Operator on the music video for the Winterpills, "Sunspots (Ruins),", from their album, "All My Lovely Goners" on the Signature Sounds label.

Freelance Additional / Assistant Editor on monthly recurring market research videos.

Additional Camera Operator on short documentary project.

Online editor & colorist on episodes featuring Democratic and Republican conventions in 2004.

Coordinated scheduling, crew, and equipment for numerous (100+) television commercials. Production companies: @radical.media, Crossroads Films, Hungry Man, Moxie.

Worked as apprentice editor under Geraldine Peroni, Thom Zimny, Kate Sanford, and Allison Johnson, on 2nd season of Emmy nominated television series, "The Wire."

A division of Epoch Films, Nocturnal was the small budget little brother. Headed by ExPro Ian Hunter, and Director Mathew Badger. I worked as an in-house production coordinator on various commercial projects.

Office PA on second season of the Upright Citizens Brigade.

Associate field producer on syndicated daytime talk show.