PRODUCTION COORDINATOR & SUPERVISOR
Manage logistics, schedules, budgets, bookings, and communication on film sets with precise organization, flexibility to adapt to changing priorities, and creativity to solve difficult problems according to client needs.
- Regarded as go-to problem solver on $11M period feature Freedom, coordinating travel and communication to cast and crew of 75, managing PA team and delegating responsibilities for 38-day shoot, and maintaining 20+ vendor relationships (including an antique schooner and crew).
- Accurately managed budgets, payroll, contracts (including SAG) and legal paperwork for 60 cast and crew on $200k Indie film The Volunteer.
- Sourced 25+ Catering and Equipment donations by framing the opportunity as a marketing strategy on $250k Indie film The Rumperbutts.
- Shaped production from start to finish as Co-Producer on $250k Indie Brilliant Mistakes by hiring skilled crew to fulfill first-time Director’s vision, crafting schedule, triaging on-set needs for 21-day shoot and throughout post production, and acting as Assistant Camera on set.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ROLES, SYNTHETIC CINEMA INTERNATIONAL
Second Assistant Director | IMPOSTOR? | LIFETIME
Coordinate movements of crew, principal cast, vehicles, and equipment through multiple locations. Maintain discretion when communicating with principal cast, and prioritize efficiency in the process.
Create daily Call Sheet with precise attention to detail in order to direct flow of production each day.
Second Second Assistant Director, ROMANCE AT REINDEER LODGE | HALLMARK
Source, Coordinate, and Direct up to 40 background actors on set during filming. Manage adherence to SAG regulations and process all payroll and tax paperwork for 90 total BGs.
Act as second in command for Assistant Director when on set, directing the movement of production when AD is away, including leading B-unit shooting.
CAMERAS, TECH, & SOFTWARE
Sony FS5/FS7, Canon C100/5D MIII, RED Epic/Scarlet/One/Weapon, ARRI Alexa, Panasonic HVX Models
Teradeks, Remote Focus Pulling, Atomos Monitors/Recorders
Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Bridge), RED Cine-X, Final Cut Pro, Data Management Software
CAMERA ASSISTANT
Provide expertise with cameras & equipment by pulling focus, slating, managing video village, renting and maintaining camera gear, lenses, and filters, and data wrangling/verifying to ensure integrity of footage.
Selected Credits:
JACK AND JILL | short | Assistant Camera | Gumzoo Pictures
OPEN ROAD | web series | Assistant Camera | The Front for Lifetime
TALKING BOX FILMS | commercial, interview | Assistant Camera |Clients incl. Floss Bar, BNC Banc Paribas
GAME OF CROWNS | reality | Assistant Camera | Shed Media for Bravo Television
MARY LOSS OF SOUL | feature | 2nd Assistant Camera | 17 Desserts, Inc.
EFILMS MEDIA | corporate, commercial | Assistant Camera | Clients incl. IBM, Pratt & Whitney
BRET STERN PRODUCTIONS | commercial | Assistant Camera | Clients incl. BIC, Stroehmann Bread
DESTROYING ANGEL | short | Assistant Camera | Hannah Reimann Productions
BRILLIANT MISTAKES | feature | Assistant Camera | Salisbury Films
MAKI PHOTO NYC | video/photo | Assistant Camera | Clients incl. L’Oreal
THE FENCE | short | Assistant Camera | Dreyfus Films
THE GREEN | feature | 2nd Assistant Camera | Table Ten Films
RISING STAR | feature | 2nd Assistant Camera | Evergreen Films
BLINK | feature | Assistant Camera | Bennett Park Films
OTHER CREDITS
"The American Baking Competition", Production Assistant, CBS Television
"Teach for America: Teacher Turnaround", Production Assistant, Add'l Camera, Lucky Branded Entertainment
“Great Expectations: Raising Educational Awareness”, Build Pictures/CPTV/Sundance, Assistant Editor, Researcher, PA
“To Dream in Spanish”, Rina Klanfer’s MA Thesis Documentary, Editing Consultant
"Robert E. Lee" and "The Greely Expedition", Production Intern, WGBH and Apograph Productions
"The Triangle Fire", Production Assistant, Apograph Productions