Thomas Durant

Was asked back to oversee another season of the series. Once again cultivated the stories with our talent in development and in the field. Directed field crews and cast to achieve the best possible outcome, and distilled the stories in post production to deliver the highest quality product possible within our budget.

Managed story with talent in development as well as in the field. Directed field crews and cast to achieve the best possible outcome, and distilled the stories in post production to deliver the highest quality product possible given the tight budget.

Researched, developed, directed, and wrote the feature documentary about sound as a tool for healing. Found stories in the field and chased new stories as they came up, then put over 800 hours of footage together in post to create the film.

As part of a team, developed new series ideas in a number of verticals for a variety of networks, including relationships cultivated with Travel Channel, History Channel, Discovery Networks, MTV, and beyond. Duties included talent scouting, casting interviews, deck building, directing production of sizzle reels, managing field and post crews, and overseeing post production on pitches in the pipeline.

Worked primarily in post production to take content from raw footage to a tight, highly-stylized web series. Was instrumental in developing the storytelling and visual style of the project. In the field, directed crew and talent to capture the most compelling content for this short-form series.

Collaborated with network execs, internal Executive Producers, and the show runner to develop and cultivate stories prior to, throughout production, and in post. Made several trips into the field to direct crews and talent to capture the most compelling content. Worked extensively in post with story producers and editors to amplify the arcs and create compelling television.

Aided in conception of story telling arcs based on footage compiled in the field, and worked with teams in both Canada and the United States to focus, cut together, and write voice over for the stories.

Built upon editorial styles of shows while managing edit staff (both in the US and Canada). Locked several episodes of hit History Channel series' Ice Road Truckers (9) and AxMen (9), Supervised on Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove" and edited Netflix's "Firechasers".