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Consultation on creative, business, production planning; budget/schedule prep; pitch package prep; negotiations and contractual matters.

Direct talent & camera for this comedy series, full first season.

Scheduling, set management, callsheets.

Period film, breakdowns for budget, production design, 40 day union shoot.

Directed first season of this comedy series. Conduct rehearsals, script analysis, directing camera and talent.

All producing functions, supervising budget, crew-up, scheduling, locations, and ensuring artistic and production design elements are properly integrated. In-studio and on-location shooting schedule and supervision; production management functions; creative consultation during late development; assistance in casting process.

Supervising all aspects of the project, including the work of other producers. Legals, hiring, firing, approvals of locations, budgeting, scheduling and ensuring team is cohesive and moving in the same direction. Assisting in developing a clear production design concept and business focus. From start of preproduction through post & prepping festival campaign as well.

Line producer on this film by the eminent Amir Nedari, produced for Venice and Cannes, starring Jaqueline Bisset, Malcolm McDowell and others. Budgeting, legals, contracts, scheduling and on-set 1st AD managing set operations. Shooting in and around Los Angeles.

Development, creative and production consulting including budget, schedule, packaging etc.

Budgeting, scheduling, creative consultation, pitch package, representation and negotiations with funders, talent, et al to bring this project from writer/director Ken Watabayashi's mind to screen.

Prep starting in March through production in May. Budgeting, scheduling, production management of crew and facilities, production documentation, negotiations, general accounting matters and consultation on military production.

UPM and producing consultant on a renaissance period piece for the 2017 Sand Diego round of the 48 hour film festival. General logistics, scheduling, production supervision, over 70+ cast/crew with horses, fight choreography, safety concerns, etc.

Director, full season of this series. Season 1 (which I also directed) won the 2016 Cannes Web Fest Best Comedy Series

Lead producer & Development producer on the developing drama/war feature film project, set in war torn middle east, and dealing with the impact of war on the lives of families and children. Working directly with creator/director to visualize, package, budget, design and realize the film. Including dealing with financiers, distributors, talent reps, all legal matters, hiring, accounting and business projections.

Budgeting, scheduling, legals and general production consultation for the first season of Kill Die Laugh, the flagship series of the startup Veterans Entertainment Television LLC - a new network for NetFlix, Roku etc aimed primarily at veterans & their families. Fundamental organization, setting of procedures, accounts, release matters.

All first AD functions; control set, scheduling, call sheets, etc.

Full project supervision and management on this 4K festival piece: Contracts, budgeting, scheduling for set build, locating vetting and hiring crew, sourcing materials and props, negotiations with vendors, all legals and accounting issues, supervising casting and rehearsals and more. Post production consultation and supervision. and Also doubled as Fist Assistant Director on the shoot dates.

Contracts, budgeting, scheduling for set build, locating vetting and hiring crew, sourcing materials, negotiations with vendors, legals, create/manage publicity photo shoot; This is a larger budget pitch reel adaptation of the feature film, produced for studios and producing partners, for a moderate-budget psychological thriller.

With the director, scheduling and management of cast and crew; supervise shot list and ensure shoot is done on time; support director through additional camera and cast direction; ensure paperwork for cast/crew payroll on the day is done.

Directed camera, actors and oversaw edit on this very quick 4K comedy video written and starring Rajiv Satyal, for Culture Machine, to world-wide distribution.

Live action/wrestling photographer during event. Also, publicity and other general event stills. for WOEe.com - Women Of Wrestling!

Comeback film starring Hong Kong action star Conan Lee. First AD duties, shot order, run set, etc.

Event, celebrity and artist photos and portraits, publicity and documentary photos on-site during the event. Photo editing and retouching.

Legals, hiring, contracts, scheduling, budget consulting, dealing with talent reps, vendors, accounting and SAG paperwork for this SAG short.

Directorial/creative direction of cast, DP, etc. Comedy and dramatic series. Also, lead editor on the show.

Camera Operator for live baseball coverage of showcase competition and evaluation games produced by the NewBalance's Area Code Baseball Games and the Amateur Sports Broadcasting Network for major league baseball evaluation.

Design, produce and photograph (a) commercial product photos of champagne and (b) lifestyle/editorial images and other images for both print and web for this exclusive champagne label by rapper Young Invent; direct stylist, Hair./MUA and models in prep and on-set; photography, processing, color timing and retouching of images.

Set up, direct and perform as photographer on restaurant food shoot for print purposes; directing assistant and food sylist; consulting with production company who represents the restaurant on artistic and technical requirements; instruction of restaurant kithcen regarding requirements for the food stylist; post processing, editing, color timing and retouching of photos.

Budgeting, scheduling, script breakdowns for budget, preparation, PM.

Development of story, budgeting, schediuling, interview planning, location selections for this Seattle, Crew hiring/supervision, oversee editorial, consulting with creator on story format & production, production management and story producer on set.

Food photography for menu and print advertising; Directing food stylist, consulting with management on items; interfacing with Cordon Bleu chef; photo editorial and retouching of images for print and for web,

General production management for reenactment television, location scouting and management, talent coordinating, releases and other local legals, scheduling, transportation etc., represent this Canadian production company on the ground in southern California, advise them regarding local industry convention and law; custody and control of generated media and shipping media to Canada; Assisting with local casting;

Preparation of business plan, line budget, cash flow and revenue projections for a year-long, 24 musical act tour of Canadian casino concert venues across Canada, and ending with a Casino opening in February2017; Initial show management and develoment; negotiations with casino venues, ticket agents, artists and artist representatives; Visa and employment authorization issues for US performers in Canada; Contracts, releases and other legal documentation matters; Legal and industry consultation on US corproations doing business in Canada; Ongoing consultation on legal compliance, production, logistical and production management issues; representing promoter in production matters.

This is a video and photo documentary and reality format assignment, on a unique expedition to the Greenland ice sheet to recover one of a number of p-38 fighters which were abandoned there in WWII and now are ~300 feet inside the glacier. Expedition will be 90 days on and in the glacier, without opportunity to return or communicate with civilizaton. Duties include budgeting, logistics, equipment selection and testing, preliminary story development; video and still photo shot lists; post-production planning; crew-up and national and international travel arrangements for crew; Research and preparation for licensing and marketing of media created upon return from expedition; Coordination of all this with the main P38 recovery project, which has its own issues.

Setup, photography and still photo editorial of product photos for automobile cell phone holders, on cyclorama and in-use.

Action, sports videography of live national lacrosse games

camera operator for live to-disk marching band competition;

Budget review and conversion to Movie Magic Budgeting, create chart of accounts.

Control/manage set; scheduling, blocking, ensuring timetables net. 2nd unit direction.

Fitness/Action model shoot, test shoot for male models for Wilhemina Nike/Adidas promotion

Assisting with production management/crew management, location and provision of B-unit camera equipment, other duties.

Set operations, scheduling, breakdowns & shot lists; Set up shots, blocking and camera direction in preparation and for approval of director; some 2nd unit direction; talent rehearsal; direction of talent. Manage & direct up to 50 background aged from minors to young adults.

Lighting/camera in-studio and for extensive green-screen; Comedy shoots with some action, equipment as set by producer. Blocking of action/fight sequences.

choreograph and drill believable and safe fight and stunt scene between pre-teen girls, then act as second-unit director for that scene to ensure camera angles work. Movie website at blur-themovie.com

Camera operator for live musical performance - multi camera

Camaera Op for this live musical performance on stage; multi-camera.

Camera operator - multi camera shoot of live performance music video

All directing duties on the 4-episode season 1 of this sit-com series. Single camera shoot, some visual effects shot design. 6 adult actors plus child actor (age 7). Directing camera, talent, etc.

Production logistics, legals, transportation matters; scheduling, trouble-shoot and all-around fixer. Also did BTS, set and some publicity photography.

Set Operations; scheduling; supervising cast/crew; ensuring time constraints are met; Also overlapped with some production management issues including transportation.

In production; This reality show focuses on fashion and media creators working in San Diego and Los Angeles. Names withheld at this time, due to pilot production contracts. I am the co-creator, the Line Producer and Coordinator.

A-list and other Talent handling on red carpet; setting/breakdown of red carpet production areas; credentials and communications.

Creative and Executive Producer for paranormal investigation special presentation shot on location at the Pasadena Playhouse. Planning, story development, hiring, supervising camera and story, interviews, editorial, all production management. Hosted by Carrie Cain Sparks, with several established psychics and investigation guests.

Office / Talent / Set PA and sometime fabricator for in-scene props

Season 15 opening in Las Vegas, camera dept patching live cameras and video, then Assistant Camera during shoot on one of 12 Sony F800 cameras; building/maintainng and breaking down a dozen camera packages, remote operations etc.

Assistant camera duties for SWAT team explosive breaching techniques video; plus standup interviews; lighting, building, placing ameras and managing audio (lav to preamp t camera)

Production and later remastering and rereleasing - Budgeting, scheduling, all casting - production office/set management, legals, locations, insurance issues, script and scene breakdowns, shot lists, set, crew / cast supervision, accounting, guild issues. Supervised edit and visual effects in original post, 2014 supervised the HD resampling and distribution deliverables.

Managed production logistics, transportation, day to day petty cash expenditures; Ensured equipment and other production items were obtained in good time, transported and maintained. Oversaw general production flow on set.

General set PA - communications, setup/breakdown. support Camera. Also, art dept, construction and renovation. Still photos of before/after interiors.

Red Epic operator; static/tripod and hand held rig; Other days as first AC - focus puller/maintain/assemble/test camera and media.

Reality format show following several creatives in the art/fashion/photography industry in San Diego, including designer Andre Soriano. Developed storylines; directed set, cast, crew in principal, OTF, interview and B roll. Supervising edit.

"A" camera operator for principal, OTF and b-roll on a medical visit episode of this reality/doc pilot.

Production and later remastering and rereleasing - Budgeting, scheduling, all casting - production office/set management, legals, locations, insurance issues, script and scene breakdowns, shot lists, set, crew / cast supervision, accounting, guild issues. Supervised edit and visual effects in original post, 2014 supervised the HD resampling and distribution deliverables.

2014 - season 1 in America - Art department assistant in Las Vegas and L.A. - set construction and clean up, set dressing, design, etc.

Production driver, talent driver, set PA and support for the live event.

Consultant to EP - Script analysis, producing development for shoot in LA and Santorini Greece, budget analysis, attend and consult on casting, rehearsals, locations and direct writer.

Art department in Las Vegas for rotation at Caesars Palace. Set construction and clean up, set dressing, design, etc.

DP and camera operator - set up lighting, b-roll, timelapse, interviews, OTF and more. On location work. All camera operations.

Still photos of Floyd Mayweather and other cast, boxers in portrait and in action in ring. Also, editorial of the images. I own copyright of these images,

Principal and BTS footage of action boxing sequences; OTF and interviews. Still photography for on-set and portrait work. Canon 5Dmkii, 7D, Assistant on Canon C300 and assistant in lighting and boom work with GoPro and DSLR cameras.

Developed/created marijuana-dispensary reality show; All casting; Story elements, writing; International production (LA and Canada); Budget, schedule, legals, casting, crew, equipment matters, supervised edit and visual effects on long/short sizzles and deliverable matters.

Directing archival and interview footage of notable occult practitioners, alternate spiritual leaders and authors. Ongoing.

Live basketball action vidoegraphy of playoff games, Canon 5Dmkii and long lenses.

Driver, PA for season 24 in Vegas.

Run set, shot lists, deal with scheduling issues, motivate cast and crew, keep production on schedule.

Created, cast and directed beats, interviews and additional footage for this reality format show based around a family who have marijuana grow licenses, and their police relatives. With other producers, created story. Directed cast and crew, supervised edit

Creator and EX/Story producer on this reality series about three brothers who between them have the largest legal marijuana grow license in Canada. It was sold to Leftfield Pictures. Scheduled and managed pilot and interviews, legals, accounting, breakdown, travel etc. on local and remote locations.

Directed, edited and designed style for this lower budget music video.

Set and live production support for the staged event by Home Shopping Network for the introduction of the 2013 Earth Wind & Fire album. Loading dock traffic control, general PA work.

Camera assistant and camera operator. Prep cameras and media, maintain cinema lens packages, etc.

Consultant on script and production structure / budget for this horror film.

Camera PA and additional camera operator. Sony EX, Sony F3, Panasonic XD cams

Hand-held and still BTS and "C" cam for extra principal footage on this "magic" show starring Criss Angel. Also "camera PA" work prepping and maintaining, logging camera, media, etc. and setting lights on location and in studio.

Action/dance camera work. Three years of live camera feed for Paul Michell Hip Hop Dance championships and International Aerobics Competitions during July. Live shoulder mount and still broadcast cameras, feeding to to switcher, operating with instructions from technical director. Moving

Supervised edit, visual effects, timing, deliverables and codec issues for various web platforms, vendors and distribution issues, legals in post.

Production assistant camera department - camera assistant duties (camera prep and maintenance, transport and support during shooting, setting lights, media logging, etc.)

Budgeting, legals, scheduling of studio and locations shoots, permits and breakdowns for production; Set coordinating and management; post supervision on Avid syustem with three editors and large library of music and effects for this 600+ webisode (200+ cast member) series.

Driver and set PA for the Vegas and Area 51 units of this show.

All Casting (over 7000 auditions) 600 webisode series with 200+ cast members. In-studio budgeting, scheduling, studio production management, legals, agent matters. Post supervision of three editors on Avid and Premiere systems across Apple and Windows platforms - visual effects/chromakey issues; special effects/audio library accumulation, computer system matters

Directed / produced live stage production of the Tony & Obie Award winning choreopoem. Directed performances and stage with original choreography and music. First professional production of this show in LA in 30+ years. Reconstructed "coffee house" set which extended into audience. Done before the poorly received Tyler Perry film adaptation.

Directed, operated camera. Designed lighting and shots

Directed/operated camera, lighting on location.

Directed, edited and stylied this lower budget hip hop music video

Directed, developed concept and style for this "high school" tribute music video by fan/artist Mark Nguyen. Had to integrate tourist footage into main shoot.

PA in Las Vegas for season finale on season 10, and for season opener and other episodes on seasons 11, 12. General set and talent PA.

All Casting - Developed the first PROFESSIONAL theater production of this Award winning play in Los Angeles, in over 30 years. Production design, directorial, casting, selection and production of ORIGINAL music, legals, licensing, theater and crew matters, promotion and publicity, rehearsals, stage management.

3D animation adaptation of episode from 1980s syndicated radio program. Developed visuals, budgeting, script breakdowns, supervised timing and guide tracks, modeling, production design, rendering, compositing and other animation and "post" items.

Set PA / Talent PA - driver, lockup, etc.

Scheduling, equipment vendors, transportation, set management

Directed camera, set up for visual effect/compositing, location and studio sets. Designed lighting look.

DP and camera direction, lighting, boom direction, etc with visual effects in mind.

Scheduling, control of set, direction of cast and crew; shot breakdowns.

DP and camera operator on this feature film. Action, drama, music video sequences. Interiors, exteriors, daylight natural and lighting.

DP / operator on this dramatic feature. interiors/exteriors, lighting and camera direction.

Directed documentary segments involving interviews of "gates sequence", live music and poetry performances, and interviews of CFI atheist proponents for this documentary by Dan Giles.

winner of Best Director at Hollywood Film Look Monthly Film Festival. Experimental "one take" dramatic short involving action and live feeds from multiple rooms.

Directed set, reality segments and live performance segments of this 600+ webisode show. Organized 200+ cast. Supervised edit and graphics packages, encoding issues.

Directed rehearsals and principal photography of this dramatic short, a pitch for a feature.

Selected/conducting casting. Produced, supervised crew, shot lists, directed actors, assisted in comedy script development, directed camera; supervised post production edit,

Digital DP/operator, Canon gear. Exteriors, interiors, natural and production lighting.

Award winning comedy short "Best Director" at Hollywood Film Look Monthly Film Festival. Comedy spoof of informercials. Wrote and directed.

Writer / Director and Executive producer on this feature film about boxers. On this project I had to operate as XP and Coordinator, though I did have an Assistant Director; I had to plan and direct dramatic scenes as well as a great many action/stunt sequences

Directed the feature, including many stunt and fight days, drama and multi-camera scenes. Prepped actors and stunts in rehearsal, directed camera and actors of course.

Budgeting, scheduling, legals, locations, insurance, accounting, breakdowns, shot lists, crewing and casting, set supervision, cast coordination, equipment and service vendor liaison, post supervision, finance and distribution matters, dealing with film festival issues, publicity, script review for legal and publicity.

Casting in consultation with Director; Feature film Development, crewing, production management, scheduling, locations management; As DP designed the visual look and operated camera.

Director of feature length composite of directors shorts. Set and post direction, supervised edit and did a significant amount of writing. Wrote and directed stand-up intros

Directed edgy sketch comedy / series concept pilot. Conducted rehearsals, directed shoot and supervised edit.

Production Management, script breakdowns, all casting, crewing, supervision of vendors, legals, accounting matters, locations, insurance matters, dealing with guild members; Day-to-day scheduling, shot lists, crew supervision; post supervision, premiere screening. This featurette shot for pitching a feature to Chinese producers, is currently before the Chinese government for approval.

Director of this comedy spoof, homage to Asian (especially Hong Kong) romantic comedies. Included extensive reconstruction of famous fight scenes from chop-socky films, as well as directing and editing for both drama and comedy.

All casting - Budget, schedules, legals, accounting, post supervision and all other production management. From development through post production. 35mm film shot on Arri equipment in studio and on location in Vancouver BC, Canada. The Canadian production environment has some unusual aspects which I am familiar with.