Dean Melton

Pitch and develop episode stories. Write Beat sheet, Outlines and Scripts and develop story arcs. Conduct interviews. Direct scenic and B-roll footage. Responsible for casting and story production during True Crime recreation. Provide paper cuts for editors and post produce.

Research story and write outline. Book and conduct on-camera interviews with law enforcement, district attorney's, media, victims and family members. Write scripts and interview questions for host, Soledad O'Brien. Post Producer on AVID.

Your Worst Nightmare for Discovery ID; Pitch and develop episode stories. Write beat sheet, treatments and script. Conduct interviews. Responsible for Casting. and story production during True Crime Recreation. Scripted and pulled best sound bites. Provide paper cuts for editors and post produced on AVID.

-Developed and produced 230 hours of programming across 10 series and 14 specials and pilots. -Developed creative initiatives and programming, overseeing production on franchise series. Managing relationships with broad slate of over 200 production companies and studios while working closely with business affairs in deal negotiation and with production management to keep series on budget. Steering marketing/promotion opportunities for series and integrating brand partnerships with top network advertisers. Mentoring and managing creative staff. -Credits include: Flip or Flop, Beach Front Bargain Hunt, Island Hunters, Windy City Rehab, Man Caves, Desperate Landscapes, Salvage Dawgs, Homes Makes It Right, Million Dollar Contractor, Docked Out, Fixer Upper, Mysteries at the Museum, Rehab Addict, Property Brothers, Expedition Unknown, Man vs. Food Bert The Conqueror.

House Crashers, Bath Crashers and Yard Crashers. Supervised a staff of 10. Supervised field directing of multi-camera crews (2-3 cameras.) Managed all contractor and freelance relationships. Write Beat sheet, Outlines and Scripts and develop story arcs. Created budgets and schedules. Monitored and addressed all network notes with Editors in each stage and oversaw outputs on time.


Comics Unleashed: Produced and edited half hour live to tape Syndicated programming. Featuring comics such as: Adam Corolla, Jon Lovitz, Howie Mandel, Wayne Brady, Tom Arnold, Chelsea Handler, Kat Williams, Ralphie May, Dane Cook, and Norm Macdonald. -Produced and edited Promos. Supervised post production staff of 6. Edited on AVID and FCP.