Mark Satin

Set up and shaped lights for interviews and historical reenactment scenes. In charge of keeping track of camera and equipment. Pulled focus and assisted camera department.

Four day shoot. Directed, wrote and produced a low-budget short film. Also location-scouted, casted and organized crew.

Operated B Cam on a slider. Set up lights for interviews in a classroom, school auditorium and office.

Set up three-point lighting for a series of nine interviews. Operated B Camera.

Set up tungsten and daylight units including Arrisun 12's and Ruby 7's, Blondes and Redheads. Set up and pushed dolly on more than twenty separate shots. Worked with Gaffer to cut and shape light. Ran Distro cable throughout a seven floor castle and kept track of amperage on each circuit.

Locked up street corner during car chase sequence. Coordinated with truck drivers entering and exiting my lockup throughout the night. Received and catalogued walkies at end of shoot.

Picked up truck and drove talent and crew to set. Set up lights. Ran errands for Producer and placed coffee and lunch orders for cast and crew.

Set up lights and other equipment. Used a combination of industry lights and practicals to create a unique mixed-source look for the film.

Set up lights and rigged large rags to cut light over wide areas of the location appearing in the scene. Unloaded equipment and organized it on set.

Locked up various locations while shooting. Fire-watched equipment. Retrieved out times for Grip and Electric at end of day.

Drove Art Assistant to prop houses around New York City and assisted with loading and unloading of art, props and wardrobe.

Developed story ideas with students, took them to various locations around Manhattan and assisted them creatively and technically while shooting. Taught students how to conceptualize shot composition through the use of storyboards and how to establish mood through the use of lighting. Worked with the Panasonic DVX 100 camera.

Loaded G&E equipment and instruments in to set. Picked up talent and drove them to set. Locked up location during takes.

Built the main set. Dressed the set with props and found materials. Bought props at local antiques shops.

Picked up truck, camera and G&E equipment and delivered to set. Locked up locations while shooting. Assisted Grips in setting up equipment. Ordered coffee and lunch for crew. Ran errands for producers as needed.

Created budget from scratch and maintained estimated and actual costs through length of production. Scouted locations and negotiated fees with Location Owner. Read alongside actors during auditions and assisted director in choosing cast. Managed pick-up and drop-off of camera and grip equipment. Reserved and drove cargo van during production.

Personal Assistant to one of the show's producers. Researched and compiled information on men's lifestyle topics for the show's Writer. Researched comedians and locations to be featured on show. Managed petty cash reports and updated an online copy on Google Drive. Set up and broke down equipment on set.

Purchased equipment for Colorist and Post-Production Supervisor. Picked up and dropped of hard drives at production companies throughout the city. Attended test screenings with Colorist and ADR sessions with Sound Designer. Assisted in setup and maintenance of office. Ran errands as needed.

Taught high school students how to visualize their stories and adapt them into screenplays. Worked closely with four students as they produced, directed and edited their projects. Responsible for students when shooting on location. Produced two music videos and four short films over a five-week period.