Lea Zora Scruggs

- Pitching & developing investigative, medical & lifestyle/entertainment stories, for the revamped Explorer series. - Field producing, researching & casting/interviewing characters for domestic & international shoots. - Coordinating location & filming permits, equipment carnets, production schedule/call sheets & deliverables for the network. - Managing production crews of 5 – 10 people & maintaining relationships with characters, local fixers & talent. - Assisting Director of Photography with 2nd camera work, gear & media management in the field. - Photographing production stills for publishing, marketing & publicity departments.

Researched/developed stories for a documentary series Executive Produced by Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes & Common. Field produced, casted characters, coordinated/managed shoot locations, crews & media & deliverables.

Shot, produced & edited 1-3 minute science/technology & profile videos. Videos have received over 5 million views to date.

Interviewed & field reported to cast characters affected by Hurricane Sandy & poverty in greater New York City.

- Researched, pre-interviewed panelists & gathered production elements for the national & international conferences. - Assisted executive producer with scheduling, production expenses, casting interviews & booking. Managed PA’s & interns.

Filmed, produced & edited 15 news, vérité style video profiles & short documentaries for the food, music & news blogs.

Assisted cast and crew on set of “Heat,” a pilot docu-reality show based in Miami. n Responsible for picking up cast members, running scripts to producers & organizing image releases on various shoot locations