Obtained licensing rights for news footage and radio reports featured in an award-winning documentary about the women affected by the 2012 massacre of mine workers in Marikana, South Africa; wrote and prepared applications for grants and finishing funds
Summary
Jennifer Merrick is a field producer/director and post producer with 15 years of experience in documentary film, non-fiction television and broadcast news.
Credits
5/18 – 8/18
Producer – Mysteries At The Museum (Season 23)
Travel — TV
5/18 – 8/18
12/17 – 3/18
Producer – Mysteries At The Museum (Season 20)
Travel — TV
12/17 – 3/18
11/17 – 1/18
Field Producer – Mysteries At The Museum (Season 18)
Travel — TV — Optomen Productions
11/17 – 1/18
1/17 – 4/17
Archival Producer – Strike A Rock
Film (Feature-length) — Elafos Productions (South Africa) Details
1/17 – 4/17
2/16 – 12/16
Director (Producer, Cinematographer, Editor) – Iphepha (The Newspaper)
Film (Short) — UCT Details
2/16 – 12/16
Produced, directed, shot and edited a short documentary film about a vernacular newspaper in completion of a Masters degree; wrote and designed accompanying promotional materials including log line, tag line, synopsis, treatment, crew bios, poster, DVD and trailer
10/14 – 1/15
Post Producer – Mysteries At The Museum (Season 7)
Travel — TV — Optomen Productions Details
10/14 – 1/15
Reviewed footage; wrote edit scripts; organized and directed recreation shoots; supervised editor to produce final cut of episodes
8/14 – 10/14
Post Producer – Monsters Inside Me (Season 5)
Animal Planet — TV — Optomen Productions Details
8/14 – 10/14
Reviewed footage; wrote edit scripts; organized and directed recreation shoots in hospitals and other locations; edited string-outs; supervised editor to produce final cut of episodes
4/14 – 8/14
Producer – Monsters Inside Me (Season 5)
Animal Planet — TV — Optomen Productions Details
4/14 – 8/14
Developed story ideas; cast and interviewed participants and medical experts; wrote story pitches and field scripts; shot b-roll footage; directed field shoots in locations across the United States
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Education
Class of '17
University of Cape Town
MA: Documentary Arts
Class of '02
Syracuse University
BA: Broadcast Journalism & Spanish
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