Brian Erickson

Helped demolish two apartment sets at Broadway Stages in Brooklyn as the show wrapped its final season.

Helped dress apartment and deli exterior (replacing graphics, intercom) prior to shooting on street corner. Dressed house basement with oodles of books, furniture, smalls and graphics to resemble a hoarder's abode.

Pulled furniture and set dressing from an overstocked warehouse. Beat up metal trashcans to set dress our hero's training grounds. Cleaned windows. Swept floors. Unloaded trucks. Took out trash.

Loaded and unloaded trucks of set dressing and props from the shop into various locations, including Roosevelt Island hospital. Dressed an empty ER, nurses' station, pharmacy, and patient rooms with gurneys, curtains, medical equipment, etc.

Assembled advertisement stands along Main Street (Roosevelt Island) prior to shooting. Built bed frames and helped build a yurt and lean-tos from animal hides in the studio.

Worked in the warehouse during pre-production: built pallet shelves, unloaded furniture and set dressing from trucks and stored the goods according to shooting locations.

Moved furniture and vacuumed cannon-launched confetti between takes; set up drapes to create a makeshift green room for contestants; stored furniture and equipment at the end of the day.

Loaded cargo in and out of storage, drove crew in 15-pass and cargo vans throughout NYC, stocked craft services, cleaned the studio space and ran errands as needed.

Drove cast and crew to and from shooting locations. Ran errands. Stocked and organized the production office. Assisted with wrap-outs.

Taped auditions for the show's producers throughout the open casting call in Queens, NY and logged selected takes.

Pitched the project to my class at NYU, then wrote and workshopped the script. Assembled cast and crew, secured locations, equipment, insurance, transportation and food, and assisted with scheduling for the 3-day shoot. Picked up and returned rentals. Edited picture.

Edited interviews, archived photos and b-roll into a series of 17 short historical documentaries to be shown at the town museum of Watchung, NJ. Topics include the Boy Scouts, Fire Department, town lakes, legends, and traditions.

Drove equipment to and from set, helped with set-ups.

Loaded cargo van, drove it to and from set, assisted crew with moving equipment, props, and wardrobe.

As an EcoPA for Earth Angel NYC, I set up compost, landfill, and recycling bins around set and holding areas, and sorted and changed full bins throughout the day to reduce waste.

Researched and drafted grant proposals for the independent feature, 'Howeds' (dir: Jake Fertig; prod: Emily Dalmas). Filmed b-roll on set and edited ten short behind-the-scenes videos to promote the film’s Indiegogo campaign (raising nearly $10k to complete production).

Filmed b-roll and edited a behind-the-scenes video to promote a web series pilot, "Big T".

Pitched the project to my class; workshopped the script. Casted, gathered crew, insurance, locations, equipment, transportation and food. Storyboarded and scheduled the 2-day shoot. Edited picture.

Helped transport equipment, keep the shoot running on schedule, and get food for the cast and crew.

Helped the DP and Gaffer move, set up, and break down equipment over the three-day shoot.

Assisted the director and 1st AD with picking up and dropping off equipment & props. During production, helped the art director with set construction and cleaning the sound stage.