Ari Cheren

research, scout, prep and field produce on location for international reality competition. (production was suspended due to Covid)

Co-EP on ensemble follow-doc. Producing and Directing cast, crew and guests.

Responsible for overseeing all field production of ensemble cast on location in Missouri, and covering live competitions every two weeks.

Country Producer. Scout, prep, budget and liaise with local facilitator to execute in the field, on 3-week international shoot.

Oversaw all field production and directed talent, responsible for all safety aspects of stunts and live fire segments for docu-series on the road across the USA with Tim Kennedy.

Supervised production in the field on ground-breaking survival experiment docu-series. Designed tech and look, prepped and shot episodes in the field domestically and internationally. Also flew all the aerial drone footage using custom infra-red and FLIR drones.

Oversaw all aspects (cast/crew/story/production) of 2 International locations for major cable survival series set in remote / jungle locations. Also shot extensive UAV aerials.

Conceptualize, design and execute challenges in prep and the field for national reality competition. Manage locations and responsible for all assets and creative in the field.

Producer in the field for 40-day survival challenge in a remote wilderness environment.

Showrunner in the field. Responsible for all aspects of production and crew.

Field Supervising Producer during production; 21 day shoot in ultra-remote, challenging locations around the world. Post story in LA after shoot, crafting episode with editors and other story producers.

Produced and directed local crew for magazine style travel show focusing on the world's best beaches. Produced food and activity segments in addition to beach and water activities. Also operated UAV drone for b-roll, beauty and editorial shots.

Field Director and Producer, oversaw all aspects of production, worked with hosts and post.

Supervised all production - including story - in the field of first-season show set in Canadian sub-arctic. 3 crews, 8 cast members - all exterior working conditions in -20 F conditions. Filmed ice fishing, hunting, snowmobiles, home life, interpersonal scenes... diverse and challenging.

On location in Peruvian Amazon jungle and river. Produced and directed at a remote lodge in extreme challenging conditions. Managed story, directed talent and multiple cameras, wrote hotsheets, and worked closely with EPs and production on all phases of field production.

Prepped all episodes; wrote treatments, made schedule, conceptualized episode breakdown. Director in the field; directed 2 cameras, conducted interviews. Producer; responsible for all aspects of field production.

Ran (literally) with teams of two in new competition reality series. Followed story, conducted OTF and sit-down interviews, took notes, wrote hotsheets and produced talent during month-long production in wilderness.

Field director & producer - ran self-contained crew following main character. Shot in the field on drill sites and shop in rural Kentucky. Interviews, beat sheets and follow doc footage.

Challenge Producer

Story Producer

Field Producer, followed race across country over two weeks. Interviews, sports action

for online webcast; clients included Outside Magazine and Mountainzone.com

on-air commentator

(online webcast)