Alexander Rogers

Personal project - pilot for digital doc series following a fire fighting team tasked with battling forest fires in Ohio as well as assisting other fire fighters across the country.

Oversaw a large team of editors, story producers and APs while coordinating with the field teams and working with executives at both production company and network to craft story and style of hit new competition-based sports series created by Taylor Sheridan.

Led a team of story producers and editors on MTV docu-drama. Oversaw multiple edits, working with showrunner to storyboard season, assign work to producer/editor teams, note cuts and do cutdowns of bites and verite when necessary to address network notes. Wrote all final drafts of VO and interview scripts for talent.

Screened and cut down footage into scenes, crafted storyboard outlines, wrote VO copy, and supervised over a half-dozen editors working on scenes and entire episodes for multiple episodes in serialized Discovery series.

Screened and cut down vast amount of footage into scenes for military series following soldiers and commanders in various theaters engaged in fight against extremism. Crafted outline with field producers prior to filming, adapted outline in post, and also wrote pick-ups and VO narration for hour-long episode while assisting producers on additional episodes when needed.

Supervise several editors both on east and west coast, cut down verite footage and craft interview bites for edit, write interview questions and craft bites, construct outlines and assist on additional episodes.

VO copy / Oversee Edits / Cut down and storyboard raw footage

Writer for TLC soft-scripted comedy real estate series.

Writer for emmy-nominated interview/recreation series hosted by Oprah. Barbara Walters episode.

Freelance writer for flagship food and lifestyle magazine's new series of comedy blogs and videos

Writer and post story editor for Duck Dynasty style reality sitcom

Writer and post story editor for hit Discovery survivalist docusoap

writer and post story editor for semi-scripted competition comedy series

Contributing article writer and editor for pop culture/gaming comedy web series.

Scouted locations. Edited scout footage into pitch tapes to network execs. Wrote shooting scripts and shot sheets. Directed cameras and talent in the field. Helped AP's with research and finding additional talent when needed. Worked in post shooting and directing talent interviews and writing VO.

Helped develop series pilot from first stage of conception. Found and secured host talent. Wrote initial pitches, one-sheets, and potential synopsis documents. Worked with network and production company executives to flesh out and finalize series concept. Scouted and secured locations for sizzle and pilot. Performed all primary research.

Wrote shot sheets and shooting scripts and assisted AP with scouts when necessary. Assisted in post production with scripting final episode content and writing VO when needed. Interviewed main talent in the field while helping AP oversee recreation and B-Roll shoots.

Contributing Writer for Onion news web series and Season 1 of IFC TV series.

Location and talent scout. Wrote initial pitches and shooting scripts for potential stories to deliver to network for consideration. Worked with talent and crew in field as AD for B-Roll and recreation shoots while producer interviewed talent. Primary research for historical and location information.

Scouted locations and talent for story potential. Wrote initial story outlines and worked with producers to flesh out initial pitches into shooting scripts. Made schedules and worked with crew and talent in the field as AD. Primary researcher on history and location background.