Grant Salgaller

• Produced clients on set and mediated their interactions with artists • Took field notes, wrote hot sheets daily, and drafted episode rundowns • Created grids in Google Sheets for client casting and travel information

• Took field notes and wrote hot sheets for story department • Booked locations at local businesses with less than 24-hours notice • Issued and organized appearance releases for talent and pedestrian traffic

• Flagged applications and conducted interviews for canvas casting • Arranged transportation for all human canvases • Coordinated canvases on tattoo shooting days

• Packs, organizes, and transports 16’ grip/production truck at the end of each day • Stocks crafty, collects trash, runs errands, brews coffee, etc. • Assumes position of Key PA on days with additional crew

•Personally prepared/decorated dressing rooms for judges and host •Catered to Judges' needs before and throughout competition •Coordinated designated PAs for talent-related errands and tasks

• Cleaned and restored studio and field sets after competitions • Maintained/Updated cast binders and interview binders for story dept • Drove 15-passenger vans, cargo vans, and 14-16’ trucks

Lockups, pedestrian/traffic control

Lockups, fire-watching equipment

• Handled appearance releases, sometimes several at once in large public areas • Drove 15-passenger vans for transport and miscellaneous errands

• Prepped trucks for field shoots, helped coordinate load ins/outs • Oversaw front desk operations; check-ins, deliveries, and catering • Completed purchase orders for crafty/catering department

Lock ups

• Set up green rooms for talent • Helped strike set and organize art props for returns • Ran errands and kept crafty stocked

• Booked locations and coordinated travel • Hired, processed and supervised background actors

Logged detailed field notes for producers and editors. Oversaw distribution/organization of release forms. Checked equipment and loaded van before call, brought equipment back to PO after wrap.

Directed anchors on production floor while rolling teleprompter. Oversaw guest interactions, dressing their mic cables before air and keeping them up to speed during broadcast. Built and tore down set for late-night sports program. Distributed rundowns and updated crawling ticker. Occasionally helps produce short promotional videos for social media.

Picked up equipment and delivered it to set personnel while tracking all receipts and expenses.

Drove 15-Passenger Van to pick up equipment and talent from Manhattan and deliver them to set in upstate NY. Was responsible for pick-up and drop-off of rented vehicle. Tracked expenses for tolls and gas.

Prepped food and kitchen for production photography. Stocked/maintained craft services, also took care of ordering/preparing lunch. Traveled through the city to pick up ingredients as needed. Tracked expenses. Helped G+E strike set after wrap.

Operated cameras at city council meetings for live broadcast. Occasionally helped produce live coverage and prerecorded packages of local events.

Assisted G+E with daily set up and tear down. Coordinated catering as well as craft services. Transported actors to/from set. Traveled into the city to purchase costume for wardrobe department. Decorated sets with art department. Ran miscellaneous errands as needed.

Distributed rundowns, script changes, and release paperwork to cast and crew. Oversaw high-profile musical guests, guided them through paperwork familiarized them the show's format. After production, delivered tapes, compiled music cue sheets and organized photos.

• Traveled with producers for various field productions • Logged video footage, both b-roll and formal interviews

• Orchestrated communications with local businesses in order to curate unique news segments • Shadowed various positions in the control room, including Director, AD and TD

Shot and edited short promotional videos for commercial establishments on Long Island. This required making cold calls to potential clientele, pitching stories to our producer, filming on-location (in both formal interview and candid settings), and editing footage in Avid. Often juggled multiple projects in different stages.

Compiled music cue sheets and annotated show scripts. Shadowed story producers and editors, and constructed creative sequences in Avid.

During per-production, I scouted locations in NYC, obtaining permits for parking, filming, and building use. On product days I dressed sets and holding areas.

Edited video clips for social media with Final Cut