Darren Lewis

•Produced video packages comprised of contestant bios and daily game show highlights

• Assisted field producers on location generating field logs in real time • Documented developing story lines and key story points

• Created, pitched and produced story scenarios for show participants • Casted amusing merchandise items and personalities to be featured within show segments • Responsible for getting appearance and material releases signed and sent out to Production Coordinator for post processing

• In charge of hiring and managing team of Production Assistants • Kept track of production costs through petty cash distribution on set and receipt reconciliation at the end of shooting schedule • Responsible for location scouting and supervising company moves (i.e. vehicle rentals, parking and load in’s/outs)

• Negotiated trade-out deals with vendors for construction supplies and decorating merchandise. • Responsible for getting location, appearance, and material releases signed and properly filed for show deliverables. • Served as an additional camera operator recording B Roll footage on off shoot days. • Aided assistant editors with media management and footage logging.

• Assisted show producers with story line development, researched facts and statistics using various databases (i.e. Lexis Nexis, High Beam,) and NYPL search tools. • Researched archive material including; photos, stock footage, and newspaper articles for show coverage. • Finalized fact-check scripts for rights & clearance approval and show deliverables