Tay McEvers

Research, cold-calling and collection of videos, releases and other casting materials of BBQ restaurants and proprietors.

• Research, outreach and casting within sometimes sensitive categories like transgender and gender non-conforming children. • Writing hot sheets and profiles. Conducting and recording Skype interviews. Collecting photos and other archival materials. Editing and scripting casting videos.

• on-location coordination of all production logistics: releases, field notes, petty cash, props, live animals, locations, transportation, meals and lodging in rural Peru. • In-Spanish liaising with fixer, directing verite, local transportation, lodging, vendors and animal wranglers. • Negotiating location agreements and payments under-budget in-country. • Supported Supervising Producer with story and scenes

• Specialized in working with children • OTF’s, interviews, verite, liaising with store managers, keeping schedule, releases, field notes, supervising PA’s. • Casting, clearing locations, scheduling, writing beat sheets, interview questions, scripting segments, finding footage and bites. • Extensive experience with deliverables, releases, and Discovery’s DMC, FTP, Producer’s Portal.

• Coordinating 8+ simultaneous edits and a schedule that was up against air • Assisting with coordinating recreations • Responsible for all deliverables • Story producing and VO writing where needed.

• Field: OTF’s, interviews, liaising with store managers, keeping schedule, releases, field notes, supervising PA’s. • Casting, clearing locations, scheduling shoots, writing beat sheets, interview questions, scripting segments, assisting story producers with finding footage and bites. • Extensive experience with deliverables, releases, and Discovery’s DMC, FTP, Producer’s Portal.

• Supervising two camera teams in the field. Tracking A and B stories. • Same duties as Extreme Couponing on a tighter schedule. Securing multiple stores for each contributor (shopping malls, national chains), for the two busiest shopping days of the year. • Handled logistics related to shooting overnight on a national holiday

• Field: OTF’s, interviews, liaising with store managers, keeping schedule, releases, field notes, supervising PA’s. • Casting, clearing locations, scheduling shoots, writing beat sheets, interview questions, scripting segments, assisting story producers with finding footage and bites. • Extensive experience with deliverables, releases, and Discovery’s DMC, FTP, Producer’s Portal.

• Field: OTF’s, interviews, liaising with store managers, keeping schedule, releases, field notes, supervising PA’s for timed competition segment in an open grocery store.

• Field: OTF’s, interviews, liaising with store managers, keeping schedule, releases, field notes, supervising PA’s. • Casting, clearing locations, scheduling shoots, writing beat sheets, interview questions, scripting segments, assisting story producers with finding footage and bites. • Extensive experience with deliverables, releases, and Discovery’s DMC, FTP, Producer’s Portal.

• Researching and booking stalking victims and related talent. Booking interviews, locations, travel. Obtaining archival photographs and documents. • Coordinating and assisting on shoots with victims, experts. • Writing story summaries for network, finding bites for scripts, writing narration and host VO. • Assisting with deliverables and schedule, fact-checking, supervising PA and interns.

Supervising gear. International Carnets. Coordinating with national and international locations and fixers. Set up dummy office, burner phones, e-fax, VOIP phones, etc.

Supervising gear. International Carnets. Coordinating with international fixers and locations.