Carlin Cwik

+ Historical / Archival Research + Story / narrative structuring alongside Director for Documentary Feature

+Research / Creative plan for show concept in the food/drink space +Logistics for proof-of-concept tape in the field +Directed talent/crew in the field +Story outline/supervisor for edit

Conceptualized and wrote format, creative elements, pilot and subsequent episodes for new Vox / Eater lead food travelogue. Green lit by Hulu.

Prepped creative materials, talent and locations, directed interviews and verite in the field. Filmed and coordinated UGC content and materials. Also, acted on-camera during learning sessions working closely with talent and representing the brand, Cox Communications.

Research and casting for senior citizens in the SoCal region for several mini documentary pieces about elderly individuals learning how to use the internet to re-connect with family. Shot and produced casting tapes, wrote story outlines for outstanding candidates and worked closely with agency creatives to streamline creative, story arcs and prep final casting for filming in late July-August.

Supervising producer in pre/field: managing and booking locations, talent, production designer, HMU and creative elements for scripted, influencer-lead commercial shoot that will air online. In development, edited script and finalized with Director/DP.

Assisted in pre-production stages organizing creative materials, choreography routine and run-of-show alongside the creative director and lead dancers. Worked on set during rehearsals coordinating for dancers and label managers to lock final creative decisions and run-of-show.

Produced development and pitch materials (treatment deck, script rewrites), acted as co-writer and field producer for Dir. Jonah Feingold's short, romantic comedy set completely within a smartphone. During production, oversaw nonunion casting, planned schedule, booked locations, transportation, managed AD, art director, HMU and wardrobe stylist. Produced edit alongside Director and executive producer, and managed deliverables, timeline, wrote additional press release material prior to release 3/20/19.

Casting and development for field documentary shoots – ideation, research, cold calling/outreach, pre-interviews, story outlines and organization of all the above in advance of travel. Produced a number of short, documentary pieces in the field as two-person run-and-gun operation alongside Director of Photography Jordan Quellman. Wrote select copy for post VO and oversaw select stories in edit.

Oversaw additional casting for this successful Bravo ensemble doc-series. Worked closely with top talent to find, interview, film and edit potential new talent in person on the ground in Charleston, SC. Derived potential series story, wrote outlines and pitched characters and narratives to network executives.

Development from the ground-up starting with research and casting. Skype interviews and edits, casting outlines pitched direct to network, negotiation of initial talent contracts. Upon green-light of pilot production, formulated scene-work, narrative arc alongside Showrunner/EP. Pre-interviews and booking of ancillary talent, fact-checking storylines on continual basis, story beats, and liaison with talent thereafter. Field producing during pilot production included daily story beats and summaries, writing initial schedule, managing wardrobe and HMU, communicating with main talent, assisting the Showrunner/EP with prep and continuity. Lots of documentary "story writing" on-the-fly with a team of award-winning creatives given the high stakes nature of an up-and-coming chef's "BIG NIGHT!"

After overseeing additional casting efforts in advance of the season 2 greenlight, I worked as pre-production and production phases to help formulate tone, storylines, secure difficult and unique locations, organize special all-cast and large scale events and coordinate complicated cast schedules, props, wardrobe and while also being present in the field to help direct creative alongside field producers. Oversaw several travel shoots acting as one-woman producer to coordinate and creatively prepare for big budget trips.

Interviewed talent over Skype, edited tapes and wrote cast bios. Pitched casting directly to network and helped make final selections. Wrote detailed story/episode creative, scene structure and booked locations after casting was finalized. Helped director liaison between client and network, line producers and cast throughout production. Shorts release on CW Seed here: http://www.cwseed.com/shows/tough-mudder/

Oversaw replacement/ancillary casting on the ground in Savannah, created casting tapes and character packages to green light season 2.

Directed talent in the field and conducted in-studio interviews. Worked closely with talent on and off set around the clock to better understand what might be developing beneath the surface, collaborate with them in order to ideate future on-camera activities and events while also managing expectations for individuals not familiar with the documentary production process and/or while dealing with sensitive subject matter and real, deep human emotions (romance, heartbreak and everything in between). Wrote story beats ahead of filming and summaries after filming daily, produced new and unexpected creative twists and turns to fruition on the fly and always collaborated with my producing team and crew to connect the dots while tracking big picture narrative throughout.

Heavy phone outreach and interviews from a large pool of first wave casting options. Negotatied contracts and formulated story outlines and shoot schedule with several select applicants from original pool while overseeing entire second round of casting – found, Skype-interviewed, wrote and presented one sheets to network for new applicants. Big hand in final selection process. Later, went on to field produce season 1 and work directly with the women I cast and selected.

During development, created series format and show bible alongside Viceland’s brilliant creative team of EPs, the Showrunner and host of the series. During production phases: found and interviewed talent, planned and wrote story and beats, and pitched final selections and schedule. In the field: oversaw AP, locations, directed interview and verite, wrote schedule, tracked story and continuity. –Liaison between client and network, line producers and creative team. Oversaw wardrobe and HMU. Responsible for prepping and guiding host as well as host communication and call times.

Conducted sit-down and OTF interviews, directed camera verite alongside DP

Part of the casting team for the pilot and subsequently oversaw casting for Season 1 of Beerland along with associate producer.

Field producer for one part of this short, web-based series for The Atlantic's philanthropic documentary-video arm. Acted as coordinating producer, talent producer and tracked creative alongside Director in the field. Managed travel, hotel booking, schedules.

Casting and field producing for documentary series that follows a group of people who join up to run a Tough Mudder, the grueling endurance race that tests teamwork skills, physical abilities and “mental grit.” Shot documentary style, the unscripted drama series will cover the team members’ personal stories as well as the obstacle preparations. During development: filmed and edited my casting interviews, wrote story outlines, and pitch materials. Following network and client approval: planned shoots, booked locations, ancillary casting, story prep. During production: field coordinated crew and produced talent, tracked story alongside Director on travel shoots over two week production period. Day-of-main-event: directed B camera team and drone team to execute multi-cam coverage of live event and multi-cast groups spanning 12 miles in extreme conditions. In post, completed media management, legal deliverables, liason with client and produced several pick-up shoots. Episodes one through five will debut on CW Seed, The CW’s digital network. The finale will feature the team tackling the course and was broadcast on The CW Network on February 14th, 2017.

Acted as prop master, field art and food presentation for finale trivia segment "Final Call" Casting upwards of 30 individuals in the field, and working with diverse array of restaurants, bars and food trucks across the country in order to make an otherwise run-and-gun trivia match larger than life, on the street late at night.

Wrote format and creative outline for pilot episode of new online web series with the two creators. Booked locations and coordinated a spectacular cast of comedians for an intense one-day shoot. Field produced/directed on set while tracking continuity, story and shot list. Oversaw editing process, starting with selects and string-out. Wrote pick-up interviews and wild lines.

Assisted the director with location scouting, casting sessions and travel, and oversaw all document creation from storyboard docs to creative proposals. Formulated story ideas for documentary content with the director.

––– Developed and cast series from conception to air for award-winning production company, Left/Right. –––– Specialized in casting: finding and interviewing talent, and subsequent story development and final selection alongside execs. –––– Casting responsibilities included: heavy research, extensive knowledge of cultural trends, subcultures and in general, stories that have yet to be told, as well as television networks wants, needs and industry direction. –––– Detail-oriented and ability to work alone to execute extremely high-quality outreach, cold calls, Skype-interviews and sit-down studio interviews with prospective talent. I was expected to string out interviews, or produce editors. Wrote story and show bibles, decks, treatments, one sheets, and detailed cast storylines. Pitched to executives and often worked with a showrunner or on my own to oversee the production of sizzle tapes and pilots. –––– Collaborated with an incredible creative team of writers, producers, and editors, and pitched to and worked with a variety of networks: MTV, Showtime, Tru, WeTv, AMC, A&E, E!, Esquire, HGTV, TLC and Travel.

Helped develop and conceptualize the pilot including locations, ancillary casting

Casting, story development, field producer on pilot

Cast several main talent and highly sensitive talent including sex workers and sexually fluid individuals and celebrities for season 1 of the series. 3AM explores the exciting and often difficult underbelly of New York City at 3AM.

Wrote creative concept, story beats for show treatment and sizzle pitch. Wrote schedule, cleared locations and prepped cast and crew. Field produced sizzle with DP and acted as second camera. Edited video and audio in Final Cut Pro for delivery to major networks for consideration. ***Network TBD!

http://creemmag.com/marfakind/ Produced short conceptual film made with textile designer Kieley Kimmel that serves as a promotional video for spring/summer line, Marfakind. Responsible for video concept, locations, model casting, editing and post-promotional elements.

Responsible for all primary locations, additional casting and location coordination with field producers on-set. Lead segment on all travel episodes of the show.

Wrote episode concepts and story alongside executive producer and presented to Network execs in development stages. Conducted all primary casting, booked all locations and created travel schedule and organized housing for traveling in-field team.

Heavy research for controversial content and primary casting for show concept. Produced multiple sizzles with multiple casts and locations in the field with DP. Sizzle resulted in network-ready series that went to air.

Produced pilot episode of this series in August 2011. Efforts resulted in series being picked up for series production. Responsible for all casting and locations in NYC advance of travel. Talent coordination, story development, daily summaries, interview questions, releases, location coordination on site in Atlanta, Georgia with small team.

Heavy development including story concepts, treatments, presentation to executive producers for seasons, 2, 3 and 4. AP in-field: talent coordination, daily schedule, summaries, releases, stills, web material for network extras, primary casting and casting tapes for ad sale integration segments, cleared locations throughout NYC tristate area as well as locations USA and abroad.

Concept development with talent and co-producer. Booked locations, developed story, directed talent on-set in upstate New York for pilot episode of cooking series. Release was followed by her successful book release and further concept development with major networks.

Sustained vibrant web community around popular internet fashion show "Threadbanger" for Next New Networks, the first of its kind in internet entertainment and talent networks. Next New Networks is now YouTube's Nextlab and I sustain great relationships with the team and producers.

In-house. Assisted executive producer on pilot episode of news show "The Wheel" that aired on the Big Ten Network in the Midwest region