Michael Lancaster

I'm responsible for working with local law enforcement agencies to coordinate the production as well as interviewing law officers and family members of homicide victims on camera.

As an associate field producer, I’m responsible for prompting conversation between cast members, taking detailed field notes, creating hot sheet summaries, and serving as the link between talent and the production.

I mic talent, record audio and shoot footage on a C300 of arrests and exhumations. I work directly with law enforcement agencies to coordinate and schedule the shoots and conduct OTFs.

Take extensive field notes of live criminal investigations, create scene summaries daily, and conduct OTF interviews. When we're not on the road, I use AVID to pull clips for story producers and editors, plan upcoming productions, and brainstorm story elements.

Take extensive field notes of live criminal investigations, create scene summaries daily, and conduct OTF interviews. When we're not on the road, I use AVID to pull clips for story producers and editors, plan upcoming productions, and brainstorm story elements.

I was responsible for logging dialogue and camera shots in the field as well as writing up scene summaries every day for a crew of 6 people following around a filmmaker making a low budget movie. I came to be know as Kenny Loggins

Responsible for uploading footage, creating premiere project, and creating time code burns for transcription services

Offloading and backing up media with shotput pro as well as serving as an on set production assistant and assisting with camera gear

As APOC, I'm in charge of coordinating craft and meals as well as managing PAs and maintaining accurate financial records.

Post Production Assistant responsible for organizing, logging, and preparing footage however the post production supervisor sees fit

Reaching out and securing license agreements for content. Sourcing and acquiring props.

Responsible for typical PA duties such as craft and lunch runs, getting releases signed, and also served as camera assistant for b-roll shooting

Taking extensive story notes in the field, submitting summarized field notes every day, analyzing and anticipating coverage of story beats, and advising the producers on story direction

Responsible for all needs of the production during my shift, including ensuring crew meals are prepared on time, craft is purchased and stocked, coordinating travel arrangements, and being on call for anything that comes up.

Shot B-Roll of wildlife preserves, RV parks, hiking trails, and BBQs. I also drove an RV 5-8 hours per day and wrangled people to sign releases.

Responsible for shooting B-roll, setting up lighting gear, and assisting the Director of Photography.

Shipping/loading/unloading gear, running errands, organizing receipts, keeping track of walkie distro

Running cables, prepping cameras for live filming, assisting in set design, coordinating meals, and providing transportation for talent

Travelling PA for multiple episodes responsible for anticipating needs of production crew at all times: from helping the production manager resolve their scheduling conflicts to making sure the cast and crew is welcomed into a small town community to detailing cars, functioning as a backup assistant camera, cleaning windows for shots, or just being ready at a moment's notice.

Camera Operator on Sony FS7

Nighttime Office PA responsible for gear loading/unloading and putting out fires as they pop up

Responsible for building and maintaining camera gear, anticipating lens choices for shots, slating scenes, taking detailed shot notes, and managing media according to appropriate file naming conventions.

Responsible for scouting locations and negotiating compensation rates, creating and securing props, serving as the point of contact for all actors, creating call sheets, and loads and loads of paperwork for recreation scenes

I filmed and conducted interviews in the Baton Rouge area about their volunteer rescue movement during their recent flood disaster. I also shot all the b-roll footage as I worked as a one-man film crew.

Second camera, boom operator, location scout, budget and receipt management, driver, camera assistant

Responsible for taking extensive field notes and formatting them into hot sheets

As half of the two man crew, I was responsible for setting up all camera and lighting gear, providing transportation, helping the interviewees feel comfortable, suggesting shots, and reviewing notes on the narrative of the story.

Assisting the field producer by taking notes on all the footage and interviews and assuring that certain plot lines were well covered.

As production assistant, I was responsible for transcribing interviews in real time, driving the crew to locations, running any and all errands associated with food and gear as necessary, coordinating travel, setting up communication systems for the crew, and ensuring that everyone had what they needed to do their job best.