Shelbi Roake

Freelance PA -- Multiple Nike Projects : Assisting office staff/crew members as needed, making sure clients have everything they need, keeping kitchen stocked and studio clean, coordinating and picking up all meals, painting the cyc wall, breaking down sets, delivering/picking up supplies/orders, assisting in managing casting calls, etc.

Brought on crew, coordinated and managed 8 different locations, got permits from the city to shut down a major bridge, coordinated travel for filming, kept communication going between all departments, assisted AD with call sheets and scheduling, assisted Art Department and Hair&Makeup, also took care of all crafty and meals.

Pre-pro prep, call sheets, move-maps, gear orders, booking crew, crafty/meal prep, couriering products to&from clients, digitizing project binders, research, compiling footage, minor editing. Arrived on set before crew, managed walkie-logs, crafty/meals, assisted Grip and Art Department, executed fire-watch, transported cast/crew, delivered drives to office/editors.

Brought on staff and crew, coordinated auditions, assisted casting, created/monitored budget, executed call sheets, responsible for location management, tracked down prop items (including real organs!), communicated with all departments and troubleshot issues as they arose.

Carried out a variety of on-set tasks including going on runs, driving crew and equipment between locations, greeking materials, administrative tasks, research projects, cleaning the production barn, sitting in for lighting, getting lunch, etc.

Organizational/administrative tasks, filing paperwork/NDA's, booking accommodations, obtaining items (jet ski, vehicle, animals) and secured transport. I was the AD's eyes/ears at basecamp. Stuck to schedule, moved cast through hair/makeup/wardrobe, shuttled cast/crew in the van, was an extra hand on set, and helped with clean-up.

Administative, secretarial, running errands, pick ups, deliveries, research assignments, craft run, making daily sides, distributing daily call sheets, set up and break down on set, fire-watch of set and equipment, lock-ups during filming, driving cast/crew/equipment, assisting cast/crew with any needs, etc.

Worked with the make-up/wardrobe department by preparing talent prior to and during filming. Assisted the Art department with set dressing. Prepared meals along with craft services. Recruited and worked with child extras, communicated with parents and oriented them once on set. In charge of all release forms.

Worked as Writer, Director, Camera, Lighting, and Editor. Secured a house location with all furnishings and decorative items in their original, non-updated state (circa late 1960s). Manipulated a life-sized doll in production and post-production to make it appear animated.

Worked as Writer, Director, and Editor. Created an A/V Script to conceptualize the interaction of choreographed movements of a dancer with narration detailing a medical condition, and secured permission to use a vacant, essentially abandoned building as the backdrop for the action.

Produced and Co-wrote a live talk show at the Funhouse Lounge and Hawthorne Theater Lounge. Ran video segments, which included writing, operating the camera, and editing. Along with being show-runner, which included working with guest starts, running the sound board and projections, manning cue cards, assisting with set changes, etc.