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Steffen Schlachtenhaufen

Los Angeles, CA

http://staffmeup.com/profile/schlach

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Documentary TV Writer/Producer, Feature Film Screenwriter and Emmy-winning VFX Producer & Creative Director.

Credits

4/23 – 7/23

Writer – Into The Wild Frontier (Season 4)

INSP — TV — Warm Springs Productions, LLC

4/23 – 7/23

1/23 – 4/23

Story Producer – Expedition X (Season 7)

Discovery — TV — Ping Pong Productions

1/23 – 4/23

3/22 – 8/22

Writer – Into The Wild Frontier (Season 2)

INSP — TV — Warm Springs Productions, LLC

3/22 – 8/22

7/21 – 4/22

Writer – Wild West Chronicles (Season 3)

INSP — TV — Morningstar Entertainment

7/21 – 4/22

10/21 – 12/21

Writer – Ancient Aliens (Season 14)

History — TV — Prometheus Entertainment

10/21 – 12/21

8/21 – 12/21

Story Producer – Mysteries Decoded (Season 2)

The CW — TV — Morningstar Entertainment

11/20 – 10/21

2/20 – 2/21

Story Producer – Nova (Season 48)

PBS — TV — Morningstar Entertainment Details

2/20 – 2/21

Episode: Hindenburg: The New Evidence

5/20 – 7/20

Writer – Wild West Chronicles (Season 2)

INSP — TV — Morningstar Entertainment

5/20 – 7/20

7/19 – 3/20

Producer – Ancient Aliens (Season 14)

History — TV — Prometheus Entertainment

7/19 – 3/20

7/19 – 9/19

Writer – Mysteries Decoded (Season 1)

The CW — TV — Morningstar Entertainment

7/19 – 9/19

8/18 – 6/19

Producer – In Search of Monsters (Season 1)

Travel — TV — Prometheus Entertainment Details

8/18 – 6/19

Responsible for: episode topic research & outlines, booking, field production, expert and experiencer interviews, archival and stock licensing, script and edit notes also directed recres.

4/18 – 6/18

VFX Consultant – Dream of Eternal Time (Pilot)

TV — Gaia TV

4/18 – 6/18

3/15 – 6/18

Screenplay – Danger One

Film (Feature-length)

3/15 – 6/18

4/18 – 4/18

Field Producer – Return to The Moon

TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

4/18 – 4/18

Field Producer and AD for re-creations set on a moon colony.

1/18 – 1/18

Writer – Ancient Civilizations (Season 2)

TV — Gaia TV

1/18 – 1/18

7/17 – 9/17

Writer (dialogue ) – Blood Relatives (Season 6)

Discovery — TV — Mike Mathis Productions

7/17 – 9/17

11/16 – 7/17

Screenwriter – The Mandela Effect

Film (Feature-length) — Periscope Entertainment Details

11/16 – 7/17

http://deadline.com/2017/06/charlie-hofheimer-aleksa-palladino-robin-lord-taylor-clarke-peters-the-mandela-effect-1202120780/

2/16 – 11/16

Visual Effects Creative Director – Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End (Season 1)

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

2/16 – 11/16

2/16 – 6/16

Second Unit Director – Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End (Season 1)

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

2/16 – 6/16

Directed B Unit for documentary recreations. Also served as the 1st AD for first unit.

1/15 – 6/16

Screenwriter – Danger One

Film (Feature-length) — Silvatar Media Details

1/15 – 6/16

Feature film starring Tom Everett Scott and Denis O'Hare. Completed Post Production.

10/15 – 4/16

Visual Effects Creative Director – Deep Time History (Season 1)

TV — Flight 33 Productions

10/15 – 4/16

10/15 – 2/16

Assistant Director – Deep Time History (Season 1)

CuriosityStream — Digital — Flight 33 Productions

10/15 – 2/16

9/15 – 2/16

Writer – Codes and Conspiracies (Season 3)

American Heroes — TV — Flight 33 Productions

9/15 – 2/16

1/16 – 1/16

Second Unit Director – Welcome to Willits

Film (Feature-length)

1/16 – 1/16

1/15 – 4/15

Visual Effects Creative Director – The Universe: Ancient Mysteries Solved (Season 2)

H2 — TV — Flight 33 Productions

1/15 – 4/15

11/14 – 12/14

Visual Effects Creative Director – Secrets of the Earth (Season 2)

The Weather Channel — TV — Flight 33 Productions

11/14 – 12/14

4/14 – 9/14

Producer – Hurricane 360 (Season 1)

The Weather Channel — TV — Flight 33 Productions

4/14 – 9/14

Visual Effects Creative Director – Hurricane 360 (Season 1)

The Weather Channel — TV — Flight 33 Productions

4/14 – 9/14

3/14 – 7/14

Visual Effects Creative Director – America's Secret Slang (Season 2)

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

3/14 – 7/14

2/14 – 7/14

Writer (Director) – Hurricane 360 (Season 1)

The Weather Channel — TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

2/14 – 7/14

Writer and director of a one hour documentary series (Episode: "Rain of Terror"). Research, survivor interviews, field production, dramatic re-enactment direction. Wrote all VO and implemented interview bites for master script.

7/13 – 12/13

Visual Effects Creative Director – Big History (Season 1)

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

7/13 – 12/13

9/13 – 10/13

Writer (Additional Writer) – Codes and Conspiracies (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Flight 33 Productions

9/13 – 10/13

3/13 – 7/13

Visual Effects Creative Director – Secrets of the Earth (Season 1)

The Weather Channel — TV — Flight 33 Productions

3/13 – 7/13

2/13 – 3/13

Writer – Deadliest Space Weather

The Weather Channel — TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

2/13 – 3/13

"Ice Moons" Supplemental short-form for the documentary series.

11/12 – 3/13

Visual Effects Creative Director – Deadliest Space Weather (Season 1)

The Weather Channel — TV — Flight 33 Productions

11/12 – 3/13

4/12 – 2/13

Screenwriter – Would You Rather

Film (Feature-length) — Periscope Entertainment Details

4/12 – 2/13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG2z4ng2ghU

8/12 – 12/12

Visual Effects Creative Director – Warrior POV (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Flight 33 Productions

8/12 – 12/12

5/12 – 12/12

Director – Panske & McShane (Season 1)

YouTube — Digital — Foreign Study LA Details

5/12 – 12/12

Primary writer and director of six episode comedy web series.

4/12 – 12/12

Writer – Panske & McShane

YouTube — Digital — Foreign Study LA

4/12 – 12/12

8/12 – 10/12

Producer – Warrior POV (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Flight 33 Productions

8/12 – 10/12

Writer – Warrior POV (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

8/12 – 10/12

Conducted interviews and co-directed battle re-enactments. Created outline and wrote voice over script and supervised edit.

5/12 – 6/12

Producer – Mädchen

Film (Short) — Foreign Study LA

5/12 – 6/12

Screenwriter – Mädchen

Film (Short) — Foreign Study LA Details

5/12 – 6/12

Developed and wrote a comedy/drama short film. Later, it went on to win best Short Film at the 2012 Highland Park Short Film festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiE1IhR8clI

12/11 – 4/12

Producer – Navajo Cops (Season 1)

National Geographic — TV — Flight 33 Productions

12/11 – 4/12

Writer (Story Producer) – Navajo Cops (Season 1)

National Geographic — TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

12/11 – 4/12

Watched down field footage, created outline and wrote voice-over script. Supervised edit of episode. Crime/police docu-reality series.

12/11 – 12/11

Writer – History Of The World In 2 Hours

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

12/11 – 12/11

VFX behind the scenes featurette for the Emmy-nominated H2/History special.

6/11 – 12/11

Associate Producer – History Of The World In 2 Hours

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

6/11 – 12/11

Visual Effects Producer (VFX Producer/Creative Director) – History Of The World In 2 Hours

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

6/11 – 12/11

2012 News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominee

9/11 – 11/11

Writer – The Solar System (Comcast) (Season 1)

TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

9/11 – 11/11

Directed expert interview shoots, created outlines and wrote voice over scripts for a six-part series of stereoscopic 3D short documentaries, originally commissioned by Comcast.

6/11 – 11/11

Visual Effects Producer – Alternate History: Nazi's Win WW2

Spike TV — TV — Flight 33 Productions

6/11 – 11/11

7/07 – 10/11

Visual Effects Producer – The Universe

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

7/07 – 10/11

5/11 – 7/11

Producer – Forgotten Planet (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

5/11 – 7/11

Project research, located and booked interviewees, booked crew and travel, worked closely with fixers in Japan, Chile and Detroit facilitate our crew.

11/10 – 11/10

Writer – MashUpPiece Theater - The Wire/Trailer Park Boys

Funny or Die — Digital — Doomed Planet

11/10 – 11/10

4/10 – 6/10

Producer – The Airborne Toxic Event - Neda

Music Video — Wheelhouse Creative Details

4/10 – 6/10

Worked with band leader and other producers to conceptualize the animated approach to the video. Supervised execution of the artwork and editorial process. Eric slams his hand on the steering wheel.

7/08 – 4/10

Visual Effects Producer (VFX Producer) – Life After People (Season 1)

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

7/08 – 4/10

VFX Producer

6/09 – 9/09

Writer – The Universe (Season 2)

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions Details

6/09 – 9/09

Wrote and produced a series of supplementary web-only short forms detailing constellations in the night sky.

5/09 – 6/09

Director – Chilluminati: A New World Order

UCB Comedy — Digital — Upright Citizens Brigade Details

5/09 – 6/09

Director of online comedy sketch, debuted at UCB's Maude Night. http://ucbcomedy.com/media/2979

5/08 – 5/09

Visual Effects Producer – Patton 360 (Season 1)

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

5/08 – 5/09

5/08 – 9/08

Visual Effects Producer – Seven Deadly Sins (Season 1)

History — TV — Warrior Poets

5/08 – 9/08

3/08 – 6/08

Visual Effects Producer – Prehistoric New York

Discovery — TV — Flight 33 Productions

3/08 – 6/08

Visual Effects Producer – Sci-Trek: New York Earthquake

Discovery — TV — Flight 33 Productions

3/08 – 6/08

Visual Effects Producer – Sodom and Gamorrah

Discovery — TV

3/08 – 6/08

Visual Effects Producer – Exodus

Discovery — TV

3/08 – 6/08

7/07 – 5/08

Visual Effects Producer – Battle 360 (Season 1)

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

7/07 – 5/08

4/06 – 10/07

Associate Producer – Shootout (Season 2)

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

4/06 – 10/07

3/07 – 8/07

Associate Producer – A Distant Shore African Americans Of Dday

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

3/07 – 8/07

3/07 – 6/07

Visual Effects Producer – Life After People

TV

3/07 – 6/07

2/07 – 6/07

Associate Producer – Life After People

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

2/07 – 6/07

8/06 – 12/06

Associate Producer – The Universe (Season 1)

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

8/06 – 12/06

9/06 – 11/06

Producer – Big Jobs (Pilot)

History — TV — Flight 33 Productions

9/06 – 11/06

1/06 – 4/06

Story Producer – The Spirit Of John Lennon

TV — Associated Television International Details

1/06 – 4/06

Helped assemble and write voice over script. Researched and recruited on camera experts. Third party content research and licensing. On set production support.

1/05 – 1/05

Co-Producer – Decoding the Past: Nazi Prophecies (Season 1)

History — TV — Patrick Davidson Productions

1/05 – 1/05

7/03 – 8/03

Second Second Assistant Director – Creature Unknown

Film (Feature-length) — Creative Light Entertainment

7/03 – 8/03

12/02 – 12/02

Set Production Assistant – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Film (Feature-length) — Jerry Bruckheimer Films Details

12/02 – 12/02

One of an army of on set PAs.

3/02 – 6/02

Set Production Assistant – The Santa Trap

ION — Live/Special Event — ION Media Networks

3/02 – 6/02

1/02 – 4/02

Second Assistant Director – Coming Out Party

Film (Feature-length) — Creative Light Entertainment

1/02 – 4/02

10/01 – 1/02

Production Assistant – National Lampoon's Van Wilder

Film (Feature-length) — Myriad Pictures

10/01 – 1/02

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Orgs

Academy of Televisions Arts & Sciences

Media

THE MANDELA EFFECT Trailer (2019) Sci Fi, Thriller Movie
Would You Rather (2013) Official Trailer
Warrior POV - Fallujah (clip)
Danger One (2018) Official Trailer
In Search Of Monsters | Promo |
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Education

Class of '00

University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

Communications (TV & Film Production)

Skills

Avid
Producing
Directing
Field Producing
Screenwriting
Writing
Documentary
Research
Camera
Story Producing
Adobe Photoshop
Feature Film
VFX
storyboards
On set production
Archival and Stock Footage Licensing
Creative Team Management
Project Strategy

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