Samantha Peluso

• Source talent • Research, book venues • Set up box office/online ticket sales • Lead promotional efforts - flyer design, social media, email campaigns, press efforts, etc. • Provide information, creative files for inclusion in venue promotional efforts • Coordinate payments to video production vendors • Write/execute talent releases • Prepare line-ups, host/perform in show

- Wrote various sketches/scenes for upcoming stage and multimedia show - Worked with co-writer on revisions to finalize scripts - Currently engaged in pre-production planning stage

• Provided light and sound tech for approximately 20 shows to date (sketch and improv) • Share recommendations with producers/directors, based on tech booth capabilities • Flag possible issues in scripts prior to first tech rehearsal for optimal use of time

• Researched, located vendors to rent/purchase football equipment for 20 players with tight budget, identified efficiencies • Trained, assigned non-contestant roles for optimal challenge flow • Supervised non-contestants’ efforts to ensure consistent degree of difficulty • Helped design challenge, including clear English language version of segment script (for Chinese translation) • Collected signed talent releases

• Created/distributed weekly show line-up • Ensured tech set with line-up, booth mic needs, etc. • Reviewed line-up, transitions with host, as well as guest/workshop co-hosts • Determined, alerted box office when doors ready to open • Resolved issues immediately (e.g. tech, special needs audience member, etc.)

• Determined event layout, from red carpet to silent auction tables to bar to celebrity panel featuring Constance Shulman, Len Cariou, Julianne Michelle, and Chase Becker • Coordinated celebrities’ entrances, including intro videos and physical stage entrances • Obtained donated items for silent auction • Supervised creation of promo materials for sponsor/attendee targets

• Attended as many sessions as possible in order to learn (e.g. color correction, film transfer, etc.) • Filled in for producers on several occasions, from successfully covering a major shoot with motion control to supervising VO records • Identified opportunities for production efficiencies, particularly when working with extremely tight budgets

• Coordinated cast/crew pick-ups; drove 12-passenger van to eastern Long Island • Script supervisor; guided director on shot order (for outdoor lighting consistency) • Created SFX make-up/wardrobe for five zombies (in one hour) and on-set (e.g. blood drainage) • Wrote/obtained signed talent releases; coordinated cast/crew payments • Supervised PAs, catering