Steven Rittner

Sourced and managed props, extras, and local crew, booked accommodations and production vehicles, drafted and distributed call sheets and travel memos, collected and ingested releases and contracts, scouted locations, reconciled expenses and managed petty cash.

Reviewed all cuts from rough to lock and distributed notes to the Creative, Legal, and Rights & Clearances teams, completed in-depth aggregation and fact-checked on-camera claims and background material using LexisNexis and various search engines, requested and verified case files of sensitive information of minors and their families, discussed storyline with Creative to help avoid any delays of network deliverables. Reported directly to Legal Department.

Coordinated and supervised freight shipments to/from remote international filming locations, booked travel and accommodations for home follow shooter/producers, crew, and 22 show participants, tracked and reconciled expenses.

Sourced and negotiated rates with national vendors, assisted in booking travel and accommodations for a crew of 15, tracked and reconciled production expenses, ingested and organized releases, location research and permitting, tracked equipment inventory and location.

Reconciled finances, reimbursements, and petty cash over multiple shows simultaneously, received, collected and organized incoming Rights & Clearance paperwork from the field, coordinated domestic and international travel, vehicle and hotel accommodations for development, pilot, and series projects, coordinated off-site gear rentals with vendor and crew, when required by the field, supervised the incoming and outgoing shipments of small parcels and freight for all projects in production, communicated with film offices for permits and insurance requirements for B-Roll, drone and full crew filming in various domestic cities/states, created and disto’d callsheets and travel memos, worked without supervision and with ablility to quickly and efficiently troubleshoot any issues that arose. Reported directly to Production Manager of each project.

Coordinated and collaborated across multiple departments, scheduled and booked travel schedules and logistics, assisted the tracking of production budgets and expenses, and on-boarding of vendors, crew, talent, and freelancers, asset oversight including sourcing, purchasing, and shipping.

Assisted in defining, monitoring, and enforcing project scope, assisted Production Manager on calculating budget actuals in real time, liaised between contractors, vendors, and accounts payable, monitored and tracked the reconciliation of purchase orders, invoices, and receipts.

Managed expense tracker, coordinated media shipments, acquired and organized releases, tracked equipment movement, assisted in the daily operations and logistics of a travel heavy schedule often filming in four locations simultaneously under tight deadlines.

Reviewed all cuts from rough to lock and distributed notes to the Creative, Legal, and Rights & Clearances teams, completed in-depth aggregation and fact-checked on-camera claims and background material using LexisNexis and various search engines, requested and verified case files of sensitive information of minors and their families, discussed storyline with Creative to help avoid any delays of network deliverables. Reported directly to Legal Department.

Marked, annotated and transcribed footage, created string-outs, compiled selects, wrote daily beat-sheets, collaborated with story producers on contestant storylines.

Monitored production processes through all phases of a low budget film, created budget and shooting schedule, set-up payroll and insurance policy, submitted permits, negotiated terms and rates with vendors and location owners, staffed and managed crew.

Managed expense tracker, on-site accounting, and media shipments, acquired and organized releases, coordinated crew travel and daily meals, and assisted with any last minute production needs.

Assisted in gathering missing release forms from the field and fact-checking information for graphics.

Safely and quickly escorted all principle actors on and off set while being aware of the scenes being filmed to accurately communicate to talent, distributed sides in the morning and through-out the day when needed, gathered wrap time from various department heads and reported these numbers back to Paperwork PA, and assisted in simple street lock-ups when needed. Reported directly to Key Set PA.

Managed media shipments to post house, distribution of call sheets and production reports, walkie rental inventory for crew of 80+, monitored and purchased supplies, and general errands as needed in support of a remote production office.

Supported reality production by wrangling and assisting 14 contestants on- and off-set, including dark days, safely and promptly deliver show Contestants to and from their hotel and production studio, escorting Contestants throughout studio while filming and keeping them sequestered from each other or silent during deliberation when needed.

Assisted AP, DP, and AC with all production needs while filming on the road, and with any transport logistics of gear throughout a heavy domestic travel schedule.

Formatted script for breakdown, prepared shooting schedule and day of days, liaised with crew with effective communication, prepared sides and engaged with talent, actively problem solved to keep production on schedule, tracked daily progress, and ran a safe set.

Assisted in the construction of flats, sourcing of props and set dressing elements for a live-to-tape cooking competition show.

Locked up a busy, active Chinatown, NYC street location, additional general PA duties.

Worked directly with the Production Department on a live-to-tape tattoo competition show, responsible for transporting gear when on location.

Supervised run of show and team movement from load-in to load-out, led and delegated show logistics to ensure a safe setup of gear and assets, worked with client to determine any last minute show logistics, safely troubleshoot audio or electrical issues as they arise.

Locked up an active street location in Buffalo, NY for 2nd Unit stunt crew and managed a splinter team of four Production Assistants, traveled to NYC where I helped to lock up a busy, active Chinatown, NYC street location, with additional general PA duties.

Supervised run of show and team movement from load-in to load-out, led and delegated show logistics to ensure a safe setup of gear and assets, worked with client to determine any last minute show logistics, safely troubleshoot audio or electrical issues as they arise.

Managed end-to-end production operations and run-of-show for this boutique media company that focused on multi-camera performance videography and live-streaming, managed sponsor relationships from companies like New Era and Vitamin Water, generated budget estimates, timelines, and resource strategies, submitted all permits, insurance, and vital paperwork to lock required locations.

Supervised run of show and team movement from load-in to load-out, led and delegated show logistics to ensure a safe setup of gear and assets, worked with client to determine any last minute show logistics, safely troubleshoot audio or electrical issues as they arise.

Traveled out of NYC weekly, completed load-in and load-out of gear, maintained all equipment and kept in excellent working condition while on a national tour schedule, connected all visual elements of production, switched between a live multi-camera feed and a pre-recorded feed for in-house playback, prioritized and kept all visual elements of the show running smoothly, worked in a fast paced environment using my knowledge of video and sound equipment. Reported directly to Stage Manager and Tour Manager.

Equipment oversight and repair, opening up the school every morning, re-setting classrooms prior to instructor's arrival, general upkeep of studio space.

Rigged and programmed studio lights, ran studio cameras during pledge drives, assisted in daily studio maintenance, assisted with repairs in house.

Oversaw the operations and full end-to-end of production for multiple events for a boutique media company focused on live, multi-camera performance videography, acquired and retained new clients, scheduled and led pre-production meetings, and created custom made graphics and interactive DVD menus to order.