Eric Severs

Picking up equipment and rental vehicles, driving crew to locations, holding boom mic for interviews, picking up lunches, breaking down gear.

Driving rental vehicle for shoot to location, assisting on set as needed.

Helped with filming for KY Lottery commercial. Setting up set, resetting during filming, loading/unloading gear.

Driving to potential interview venues, speaking with owners, taking notes on building, taking pictures and video for producers. Securing talent releases, W9s and other paperwork from interview subjects.

Helping to set up cameras and cords before show.

Helping to escort contestants for interviews, then their auditions. Having to know where they are at all times, explaining what to expect when they get up to the floor where auditions were being held, then escorting them once their audition was over.

Going on runs for production, helping to unload/load equipment, getting lunch orders.

Helping potential contestants as they arrive for auditions, showing them where to go and answer any questions they might have, operating camera during auditions.

Picking up rental vehicles, driving crew to and from hotels, getting releases from customers.

Logging activity of subjects and making notes of what they do/say.

Unloading, setting up gear, running cables, operating camera during performances.

Working with talent, making sure they’re nearby when the scene is ready to film, helping to set up shots, keeping walkie batteries and sides handy for the crew, lockup duties.

Drove the 12 passenger van, helped crew set up camera and lighting gear, responsible for obtaining release forms, crafty runs, returning equipment and rental van.

Going on various runs, driving cast/crew to locations, chaperoning chefs, cueing chefs for segments, cleaning up after challenges.

Carrying tripod and other camera equipment for on location interviews and other B-roll footage, crafty runs, getting talent releases.

Operating camera during volleyball matches.

Picking up equipment and materials in production vehicle, unloading gear, getting release forms from construction crew members, handing safety gear out to crew members.

Drove with photographer to capture B-Roll around town, got release forms from anyone who came into the bar where we were filming, helped break down at the end of the day.

Supervising other PAs on set, helping to block traffic for stunt scenes, going on runs for art department, cuing actors in certain scenes, getting stunt cars into place before filming began, and acting as personal assistant to one of the key talents for a time.

Making sure contestants had all their paperwork ready before auditioning and were of the allowed age range, helping to set up and break down equipment.

Taking lunch orders, going on runs for the production office, helping out around the set.

Setting up crafty, going on runs for production heads, helping break down at the end of the day.

Helped carry equipment to sets. Controlled dogs during interview shoots to play in background and to keep quiet during other shoots.

Drove the production van, fire watch on set, operated the boom mic when the boom operator had to do something else, took lunch orders, went on runs.

Edited two to five shows a day for the KwickieTV app. Show genres covered sports, entertainment, travel, and music news. Edited green screen effects, lower thirds, and music in Adobe Premiere. Directed the “Brit Music” show every week, working with the hosts to record their segments for the show. Would often act as Script Supervisor during recordings. Assisted filming for “Girl Talk”, a weekly social entertainment show. Responsible for syncing all camera recordings in post. Developed and pitched idea for new series, “All Things Geek”. Show would cover all things in geek related culture. Created show plan, talked to potential hosts and sponsors, worked with sales team to secure sponsors.

Finding contestants specially invited to audition for the show by production and making sure they got to registration and to their auditions.

Breaking down sets and loading it into truck, making returns.

Help to build sets for show, picking up equipment, going on crafty runs.

Setting up computers and cameras, technical director during performances.

Going on runs for production team. Crafty, meal runs, driving guests to the airport, ext. Managing crafty.

Driving cast and crew to locations, doing runs for department heads, managing crafty.

Driving cube truck, picking up camera and production gear from various locations. Helping to unload truck on set, setting up crafty, going on runs for department heads, assisting art department with building sets.

Loaded and unloaded camera gear, set up and maintained crafty, assisted DP with several takes, greeked on air talent's clothing, went on runs for department heads.

Greeting contestants and participants when they arrived on set, helping to set up and break down.

Loading/unloading gear, helping to set up props for shoot, arranging furniture on the set.

Driving contestants to and from their hotel, in minivans and 15 passenger vans, going on runs for department heads, restocking hosts' dressing rooms, maintaining crafty and coolers, processing and filing receipts.

Sorting beta tapes, labeling tape boxes for shipment.

In charge of signing out walkies and surveillance to crew members, went on crafty runs for department heads.

Shuttling crew to and from parking area, driving 15 passenger vans with the cast, video box trucks to challenge location, signing out walkies for the crew, working as stand-in for production shots, helping to set up challenges for the contestants, managing and maintaining video truck, maintaining crafty table, assisting art department with props.

Worked with camera crew during show filming, assisting with interviews of the contestants and judges, and helped to build interview sets.

Ran camera for several of the track races throughout the day, ran to get heat sheets for the commentators, helped to break down and pack equipment at the end of the night.

Packed up Judge's clothes at the end of the show, went on runs for department heads. Packed up and loaded equipment towards the end of the show, broke down sets.

Write and star in my own weekly web series, where I review current and lesser known older films, as well as what's going on in entertainment news that week. Also responsible for my own editing, including graphics and special effects.

Handled gun props on set, demonstrated to actors how they worked.

Helped set up mics, discussed ahead of time the topics to be discussed on the show.

Handled props on set, helped actors with their costumes, help build sets.

Operated Robo cameras, directed news anchors, helped with guests, was responsible for lights in studio.

Ran second camera on set, handled props, directed several short scenes.

Assisted camera department, including help with lenses, batteries, memory cards, lighting, setting up and tearing down equipment.

Edited and segmented syndicated shows for broadcast.

Provided weapon props for the talent in a few scenes on location.

Assisted camera department, including help with lenses, batteries, memory cards, lighting, setting up and tearing down equipment. Ran cameras for several scenes.

Assisted camera department, including help with lenses, batteries, memory cards, lighting, setting up and tearing down equipment.

Assisted in casting for film and did grunt work during filming.

Provided props and costumes for the project, helped build and break down the set.

Directed actors, consulted with director of photography on scenes.

Co-edited scenes for the trailer and feature of the film, working with DP on footage using Adobe Premiere and After Effects.

Ran secondary camera on set, worked with actors, showing them how their prop guns worked, also helped zombie extras on set.

Loaded equipment to and from the set, worked with actors, showing them how to hold their prop weapons. Also responsible for taking still photos on set.

Worked with a film crew to complete a film for a 48 Hour Film competition. Making sure cast and crew were in their places and that all props were present and accounted for when needed.

Edited short film for 48 Film Fest competition, which required, writing, shooting, editing, and finalizing a film in two days. Edited using Adobe Premiere and After Effects.

Talked to actors during open auditions, getting a sense of their abilities, strengths and weaknesses, deciding what role, if any, they would be suited for.

Talking to actors during open auditions, getting a sense of their experience and abilities, deciding which, if any roles they would be suited for.

Operated Camera for show, filming each performer. Also responsible for loading and unloading equipment.

Researched footage for NASA and World War II documentaries, ordered tapes, contacted experts for potential interviews.