Andy Montoya-Montes

*Supervised junior archivists in story and footage research *Negotiated licensing rates and managed archival budget *Supervised the tracking of 10k+ elements *Assisted editors in identifying cost-efficient coverage *Imported elements to Avid projects *Supported fact-checking *Selected promo clips and promo stills *Secured all releases and prepared source logs for episode bibles

*Researched, acquired, and logged all archival footage and stills *Assisted editors in identifying creative and cost-efficient archive coverage *Negotiated licensing rates and tracked expenses *Secured materials releases or justified use *Imported elements to Avid *Scanned stills to specs with some touching up *Supported script and visual fact-checking

*Researched and pitched all segment ideas and acquired relevant footage *Negotiated licensing rates and managed archival budget *Assisted editors in identifying cost-efficient coverage *Imported elements to Avid projects *Fact-checked script and visual content *Selected promo clips and promo stills *Secured all releases and prepared source logs for episode bibles

*Researched, acquired, and logged all archival footage and stills (with assistant support) *Assisted editors in identifying creative and cost-efficient archive coverage *Negotiated licensing rates and tracked expenses *Secured materials releases or justified use *Imported elements to Avid *Scanned stills to specs with some touching up *Supported script and visual fact-checking

*Researched and synthesized story beats for Producers *Casted local paranormal and folklore experts for shoots across the nation *Remotely location scouted and secured permits where necessary *Logged footage for thematic identification by editors *Licensed footage and stills (or otherwise justified use) for segment inclusion

*Twelve segments on home improvement bloopers *Researched/mined internet for blooper clips to be featured in series and licensed said clips *Scheduled all aspects for studio shoot (scouting, talent transport, craft, call sheet, PA supervision, etc...) *Logged footage

*Twenty short-form internet companion segments to "Expedition Africa: Stanley & Livingstone"; each segment used outtakes from series and licensed archival footage to profile an aspect of the dangers and survival skills needed in sub-Saharan African expeditions.

*Acquired, budgeted, and secured legal clearance for kitschy use of sex education-related archival clips in series graphics package

*Researched and synthesized story beats for Producers *Casted local paranormal and folklore experts for shoots across the nation *Remotely location scouted and secured permits where necessary *Logged footage for thematic identification by editors *Licensed footage and stills (or otherwise justified use) for segment inclusion

*Researched themes for eight short-form digital media segments on Race, Women, Religion, and Celebrities in politics -- and on leading 2008 Presidential candidates: Clinton, Obama, Giuliani, Romney *Secured all visuals from campaign media contacts and varied archival sources.

*Sole story researcher and archivist for a special "History Rocks: Sex" episode covering American sex history subjects (Kinsey Report, Playboy’s 1st Issue, Sex Education, Breast Implants, Female Hysteria, Porn, Pin-ups, Plato’s Retreat). *Worked closely with editors to identify coverage for all story beats. *Managed budget

*Researched all story beats and archival needs for five half-hour episodes on the history and industry trends of popular food brands in the United States *Identified and screened experts for interviews *Secured locations and scheduled interview and b-roll shoots *Shot additional b-roll *Handled rights and clearance for all archival material

*Coordinated all aspects of three-day shoot with Alicia Keys and Ruby Dee in NYC and Long Island

*Coordinated interview and b-roll shoots in Baltimore (MD), Dallas (TX), and NYC (NY) for two stories in one episode of Mystery Diagnosis. *Logged all footage for Avid project *Researched story beats and synthesized for Producer *Cleared minor medical archival elements for use in program

*Transcribed all interview and b-roll footage downloaded in Quicktime from THC’s ftp *Translated interviews conducted in Spanish *Provided culturally-specific information for accuracy

*Researched all story beats and archival needs for four hour-long episodes on the history and industry trends of popular food brands in the United States *Identified and screened experts for interviews *Secured locations and scheduled interview and b-roll shoots *Shot additional b-roll *Handled rights and clearance for all archival material

*Transcribed and translated for subtitling of first and second episodes of half-hour news magazine format programs focusing on events, personalities, and subjects relevant to Latinos in NYC

Biography: Frida Kahlo AND Biography: Diego Rivera *Translated transcripts and scripts and correspondence with family and friends of Kahlo and Rivera, with crew, & archival sources in Mexico. *Researched story beats *Fact checked script *Acquired, negotiated, and cleared archival elements from domestic and international sources for use in each episode.