Journalist / Media Producer
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Summary
Highly Experienced and Accredited Media Broadcast Journalist & Video Content Producer. Possessive Broad Editorial Experience (News, Information, Analytics, Programming) within the Digital Media Platform, Print Periodicals, Television & Film Markets. Skilled Photographer, Camera Operator, and Video Editor. Several Years Experience as on-site Field Producer/Camera Operator.
Education
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL (Aug. 2005 – May 2009)
Major: Communications/Journalism
Minors: Law, Sociology, & Film
Cumulative GPA: 3.8
Experience
FREELANCE
DIRECTOR/VIDEOGRAPHER/CONTENT CREATOR
(June 2015 – Present)
- Freelance Contractor for photography & video projects within the commercial, music video, and action sports arena
- Proficient in Adobe Premier Pro, Final Cut Pro 7, Avid, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe LightRoom, Media Encoder, and Adobe Bridge
- Recent Projects include: Ocean Spray Commercial ft. pro-surfer Erica Hosseini (Director, Co-EP, Director of Photography)
A&E NETWORK
ASSOCIATE FIELD PRODUCER / COORDINATOR
(2016-2017)
- Supervised and Coordinated all filming & budgetary production operations pertaining to the field production team for the law-enforcement media broadcast series ‘LIVE PD’
- Obtained & organized daily location, suspect, law enforcement officers, and general appearance releases during all 911 distress calls & police investigations
- Created daily/weekly schedules, call sheets, production reports, hotsheet documents, segment templates, logline overviews, and highlight story arcs utilizing individual field notes and shoot day summary’s
STOOPID BUDDY STOODIOS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
(2016)
- Served as the Assistant Director/Production Manager for 8 stop animation commercials for major clients Denny’s & Ziploc
- Prepared and created all shot list breakdowns, preliminary shooting schedules, call sheets, budgetary cost assessments, and marketing deliverables for clients & agency executives
- Devised and developed extended resources to execute video directions, camera operations and other aspects of production.
FYI NETWORK
FIELD PRODUCER
(2016)
- Created daily shot lists, hot sheets, call sheets, production timelines, story arcs, production timelines, detailed tc field note documents, wrote episodic log lines, and storyboared individual episode events
- Devised and developed extended resources to execute video directions, camera operation and other aspects of production
- Secured locations, managed talent, obtained appearance releases, conducted otf interviews , delivered creative logistics for episodes
FOX SPORTS
RESEARCHER
(2014 – 2016)
- Conducted sports research and stats for live broadcast operations for FOX NFL SUNDAY
- Worked as intermediary between highlight producers and operations providing live breaking news details & states for on-air tv hosts and fox sports analysts
BONNIE & CLYDE PRODUCTIONS
FIELD & STORY PRODUCER
(2015 – 2016)
- Produced & filmed all video content, tracked storylines, edited sequences and string outs/rough cuts for final video production for independent projects for Beth and Duane “Dog The Bounty Hunter” Chapman both in the field and in post/editorial
- Interviewed all subjects/talent in the field & during sit-down narrative segments
- Obtained all appearance & location releases, documented & guided story content and story arcs
- Created & documented detailed field note documents/Hot-Sheets/Episode Story Note Outline/schedule templates
- Developed, coordinated, and tracked unfolding story content & story arcs within field for one of the longest running & highest rated Crime/Docu-reality series ever created surrounding fugitive recovery & engaging in dangerous environments
ELECTUS MEDIA
FIELD PRODUCER/SHOOTER
(Feb. – Sept. 2015)
- Developed, coordinated, filmed and tracked all story content with multiple storylines as they unfolded in the field for Crime/Docu reality series while personally operating 14 Hero4 Go Pro Cameras & Canon 5D – Mark III
- Conducted interviews, gathered information, developed leads, and designated content in dangerous and unknown field/story conditions surrounding fugitive recovery and criminal investigations/apprehension
- Obtained and acquired all location and appearance releases from on-screen subjects integrated within episode shoots
EXTRATV
1st ASSISTANT CAMERA
(Sept. 2012 – Jan. 2015)
- Assisted in all elements of prep, lighting and camera set-ups, and filming for red carpet premiers and movie junket interviews with celebrity talent
TRIPLE THREAT TV – LOS ANGELES
PRODUCER/SHOOTER
(Sept. 2010 – June 2014)
- Developed show concepts, innovative pitch reels, and creative media content with management to present to clients and major television and film networks. (Clients include: ESPN, MTV, PBS, NFL, MLB, USMC, NASCAR, NBA, Spike TV, WWE)
- Managed and supervised all production activity from pre-production to show delivery
- Researched, wrote, casted, and produced segments and interviews for 8 major ESPN documentaries
- Directed and Produced PBS WWII Documentary narrated by Tom Brokaw
- Directed and interviewed talent in field, studio and voice-over shoots
- Utilized computer software packages for screenwriting, editing, budgeting and scheduling
CARTOON NETWORK
1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR & UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
(Apr. 2012 –Aug. 2013)
- Managed and supervised all production activity from pre-production to show delivery
- Organized, documented, and monitored file inventory of all raw video and audio files, DSLR stills: Asset & Background Plates, and Digital Art Dept design layouts for editorial and VFX operations
- Prepared and created all shot list breakdowns, preliminary shooting schedules, call sheets, budgetary cost assessments, and marketing deliverables.
- Supervised and Coordinated all production operations of all various sub-discipline departments of lighting, grip, camera dept., wardrobe, make-up, sound, stage management, practical art and props, digital art dept., editorial, and VFX post
CNBC
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER & WRITER
(Jan. – March 2012)
- Researched, wrote, produced, and created news oriented segments, short documentaries, and on-air presentations utilizing emerging medical journals and research as assigned
- Devised and developed concepts to pitch and review with management, legal, marketing and studio partners
- Effectively and efficiently directed talents on field locational shoots, studio shoots, and narrative voice-over recording sessions
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (WWE)
EDITOR
2011
- Edited sequences of footage and organized media content of WWE programming
- Documented and catalogued advertising sponsors and promotional content material
- Produced extensive descriptive summaries of footage through written documentation & digital logging
BRUJO ARCHEOLOGICAL COMPLEX
ARCHAEOLOGIST APPRENTICE
(Oct. 2009 – Jan. 2010)
- Developed course curriculum & instructed English to archeologists and guides of the Wiese Foundation, one of the leading archeological organizations & national institutes of culture within Peru
- Assisted archeologists in El Brujo Laboratory in Magdalena de Cao cleaning and cataloguing Pre-Colombian era textiles, historical artifacts, mummies, and murals under the direction of lead archeologist Dr. Regulo Franco
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FILM & TELEVISION CREDITS:
*FOX NFL SUNDAY — (Sept. 2015 – Present)
Broadcast Operations Runner
*CMT – DOG & BETH: ON THE HUNT (SEASON 3) (February – Sept 2015)
Field Producer/Camera Op
*OCEAN SPRAY COMMERCIAL
(Ft. Pro-Surfer Erica Hosseini) (July – Sept 2015)
Director
*VH1: “KMichelle” (SEASON 2)
(July – Sept. 2015)
Assistant Camera/Camera Op (Green Screen Interviews)
*VH1: “Love & Hip Hop” (SEASON 2)
(June – July 2015)
1st Assistant Camera (Hyperlapse)
*SPIKE TV: ‘Playbook 360 w/Dhani Jones
(June 2015)
1st Assistant Camera
*DISCOVERY CHANNEL: ‘Indecent Proposal’
(June 2015)
Media Manager/1st Assistant Camera
*VICE: WEEDIQUETTE
(May – June 2015)
Key Production Assistant
*VICE – MUNCHIES
(Jan. – Feb. 2015)
Key Production Assistant/Asst. Field Coordinator
*FOX NFL SUNDAY
(Sept. – Jan. 2014)
Broadcast Operations Runner
*ESPN 30 for 30: ‘The Fix’
(Nov. 2013 – Oct. 2014)
Associate Field Producer
*VH1: “Love and Hip Hop”
(June – Nov. 2014)
Key Production Assistant
*VH1: “Basketball Wives”
(Nov – Dec 2014)
Grip
*BET: “Nellyville”
(Dec. 2014)
Field Production Assistant
*SPIKE: 2014 GUYS CHOICE AWARDS
(Hosted by Matthew McConaughey)
Camera Assistant
*TV LAND: ‘THE EXES’
(June –July 2014)
1st Assistant Camera
*CBS ‘HOT IN CLEAVELAND’ — [COMMERCIAL]
(June –July 2014)
1st Assistant Camera
*SPIKE TV: BELLATOR MMA (PROMO INTERVIEWS)
(June – July 2014)
1st Assistant Camera
*CALL OF DUTY: E3 CONFERENCE — (June 2014)
1st Assistant Camera
*TV LAND: ‘KIBBLES N’ BITS’ — [COMMERCIAL]
(June 2014)
1st Assistant Camera
*SPIKE: ‘Playbook 360 w/Dhani Jones”
(May – July 2014)
1st Assistant Camera
*AT&T Commercial: “World Connect & Family Share”
(March 2014)
Assistant Production Coordinator
*ESPN 30 for 30: “Untitled Project” Directed by Matt Liston
(2014 – Present)
Producer & Writer
*2014 ART DIRECTOR GUILD AWARDS
Utility & Camera Assistant
*ESPN 30 for 30: “Requiem For The Big East”
(2014)
Associate Field Producer
*CARTOON NETWORK: ‘THE ANNOYING ORANGE’
(SEASON 2) (2013/2014)
Assistant Director; Unit Production Manager
*DISCOVERY CHANNEL: “DESERT OUTLAWS – LA MESA, NM”
(PILOT) (2013)
Casting/Field Producer
*NBC’S EXTRA: TV LAND ‘Kirstie”
(2013)
1st Assistant Camera
*PBS WWII Documentary: “The Flintlock Disaster”
(Narrated by Tom Brokaw) (2013)
Director; Producer; Lead Researcher
*CARTOON NETWORK: ‘THE ANNOYING ORANGE’
(SEASON 1) (2012/2013)
Assistant Production Coordinator, Assistant Camera; Camera Operator (BTS)
*ESPN “NINE FOR IX” Documentary: “No Limits”
(2013)
Associate Field Producer
*ESPN “NINE FOR IX” Documentary: “Run”
(2013)
Associate Field Producer
*NBC’S Extra: ‘The Last Stand’
(2013) Press Circuit Interview’s
1st Assistant Camera
*NBC’S Extra: ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’
(2013) Press Circuit Interview’s
1st Assistant Camera
*NBC’S Extra: ‘Cloud Atlas’
(2012) Press Circuit Interview’s
1st Assistant Camera *
*NBC’S Extra: ‘Flight
(2012) Press Circuit Interview’s
1st Assistant Camera
*ESPN 30 for 30: “Right To Play”
(Directed by Frank Marshall) (2012)
Associate Producer
*ESPN 30 for 30: “Catching Hell”
(Directed by Alex Gibney) (2011)
Associate Producer
***Nominated for the 2012 Outstanding Sports Documentary Emmy***
*ESPN 30 for 30: “The Real Rocky”
(Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig) (2011)
Associate Producer
*MTV TRUE LIFE: “I’m A Textaholic”
(2012)
Production Supervisor & Content Developer
*MTV TRUE LIFE: “I’m Addicted to Caffeine”
(2012)
Production Supervisor & Content Developer
*MTV DOCUMENTARY: “THUMBS”
(2011)
Post Production Assistant
*MTV TRUE LIFE: “I’m Going To Skatopia”
(2011)
Post Production Assistant
*WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (WWE)
(2010)
Assistant Editor
*PBS LIVE FROM THE ARTIST DEN: Elvis Costello In Concert
(2010)
Production Assistant
*FOX SPORTS NEWS: Tampa Bay Rays ‘09 Season
Production Assistant to Joe Buck & Tim McCarver
*FOX SPORTS NEWS: Tampa Bay Rays ‘08 Season & MLB World Series
Production Assistant to Joe Buck & Tim McCarver
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ADDITIONAL LINKS
IMDB:
http://www.imdb.me/msheldon
LINKEDIN:
www.linkedin.com/in/msheldon2
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STAFFMEUP PROFILE:
http://staffmeup.com/profile/msheldon
Skills
- Journalism
- Right & Clearances
- Photography
- Budgeting & Planning
- Video Encoding Platforms
- Spanish Fluency
- Public Relations
- Digital Programming
- Editing
- Multimedia Development
- Video Production
- Production Coordinator
- Content Developer
- Photoshop Expert
- Content Researcher
- HTML/CSS/JAVASCRIPT
- SEO Writing Techniques
- Social Media
- Media Properties & Metadata
- Management Skills
- Leadership Communication
- Creative Spirit
- Problem Solving
- Organized
- Time Management
- Adaptability
- Motivated & Reliable
- Team Leadership
- Sports Statistician
- Management Experience
- Customer Focus
- Critical Thinking
- Team-Player
- Project-Planner
- Analytical Skills
- Client Relations Building
- Conflict Management
- Conceptual Thinking
- Employee Development/ Coaching

