Ira Stone

Field/Story Producer.

Developed story. Field & post producer.

Doc/reality, in the field and post.

Comedy game show--creating concise story strings (AVID), working closely with editors on story cuts, episode builds along with effectively addressing network notes.

In pre-production: helped build and drive the creative, scouted and locked multiple locations on a low end budget, managed all releases and filming permits. In production: field produced, handled talent and crew, created daily call sheets and acted as a first AD. In post: story produced string outs on Avid.

Teamed with NBA superstar Metta World Peace on a docuseries. Field & post producer.

Skid Row Mural Project—profiling street artist Risk, whose mural benefited the Skid Row community. Involved with producing the interviews, hiring the editor, consulted on the general creative direction of the overall project.

Produced an entire IMAX-esque production consisting of an elaborate green screen, Red Camera film shoot involving complicated story themes on a low budget. Secured a DP, the crew, craft & equipment. Handled finding location, hired & interfaced with talent, wardrobe stylists, and make-up artists. Created contact lists, call sheets, deal memo's, & COI's.

One of the main point people involved in the creative; Identified stories to pitch to the network, many produced for air, conducted research and pre-production interviews with talent, produced full-show beat sheets for over 80 segments, created a daily schedule for the field team, and supervised deliverables to network.

Set up shoot locations by negotiating trade-out agreements with high-end fashion stores and restaurants around Los Angeles. Responsible for call sheets, appearance releases, and managed location agreements for deliverables.

Worked closely with the Science Producer and Visual Effects Supervisor. Involved with research of scientific content for 52 segments, 13 episodes. Assisted with the edit of the broadcast script. Created science fact-docs with each segment for our graphics company. Helped over see the CGI content.

Co-wrote a heavily scientific script and story produced the content on Final Cut. Conducted all field interviews with leading experts from around the country. Handled releases, location agreements and contract agreements for VO talent, scientists, and graphics. Helped over see final graphics, and all offline and online edits.

Maintained budget, researched content for the episode produced. While on set took field notes, took care of releases, maintained and delivered a daily production report. Also, controlled travel movements out of Los Angeles for talent, experts, and crew for the show, created contact lists, controlled petty cash.

Wrote one of the two bits that was presented to the network. Staffed and supervised office and set PA!s. Staffed camera operators, technical director for the show. Shot on a DVX 100B for pick-ups. Organized production binders, booked vehicles, call sheets, permits and handled purchase orders amongst other duties.

Duties included staffing and supervising office and set PAʼs. Organized show binders, booked production items i.e. vehicles, camera, audio gear. Also, staffed camera and audio departments. Coordinated shoots from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

Created call sheets, booked vehicles for set and was a liaison between production and legal departments, dealt with releases, contracts and confidentiality agreements. Booked and supervised PA!s in office and on set amongst other duties.

Responsibilities included assisting producers, handling AD duties on set, hiring/booking set production assistants, overseeing production assistants on set and in office, handling contacts, authorship, confidentiality and guest/employee release forms, researching and booking items for shoots, involvement in castings and all other various production managerial functions.

Responsibilities included writing show descriptions for the networks, hiring crew, assisting with deliverables, coordinating host scripts and creating field binders for the producers.