Hosted by Misha Collins and featuring various restaurants and local celebrities, I jumped onto this PBS project to help field produce episode 4 in Chicago. My work included talent relations and scheduling, working with the WGBH team on travel logistics and all location, talent, and crowd releases, keeping to the schedule, driving, and rolling with the punches when schedules would change in real-time.
Working with the host, director/DP, two camera ops, and local PA and audio, we covered numerous locations across the city over the course of two days.
Roadfood: Season 1, Episode 4
Aquarium Style BBQ in Chicago, IL
I served as the field producer on a whirlwind week for a new PBS show, hosted by Capri Cafaro and produced by Credo Nonfiction. Never in the same city for more than a few hours, each shoot featured numerous locations, talent, and recipes around each episode’s main food theme.
Working with a crew of seven, caravan-ing across the East Coast in all types of weather, this run-and-gun shoot was as delicious as it was informative.
America The Bountiful: Season 1, Episodes 6 and 7
Oysters in South Carolina & Maple Syrup in Vermont
Nightwakes Music Video
I partnered with Minnesota-based musician Ben Noble to create a music video for his latest single, “Nightwakes,” a song about anxiety and how you can feel at your loneliest even when surrounded by others. This was the very first piece I produced from start to finish: sourcing and managing talent and locations, overseeing crew and creative, crafting schedules, and keeping things on time. I also edited the final piece. This passion project holds a special place in my heart as it was created alongside brilliant, talented individuals who gave their time and energy to create an extraordinary final product.
Hy-Vee HSTV Promos
Producer, food stylist, and co-editor on a few short social video promos for two of Hy-Vee’s cooking shows from their online streaming network, Helpful Smiles TV — featuring Coco & Lala of “Vegan and Veggie Ventures” and Chef Edi.
This video was so fun to create, working with people I love in a city I adore to create content for their small business. Tours by Joe is a local company offering fun and informational architectural walking tours of Downtown Chicago, lead by the secretly nerdy and always entertaining Joe. With just four of us running and gunning around the city visiting Joe’s favorite haunts, this pro-bono piece I produced and edited is one of my favorite passion projects.
Tours By Joe
Target National Meetings
I have four years of experience producing a myriad of quality content for Target’s various annual meetings, including their Financial Community Meetings and big annual Fall National Meeting. Working closely with Target Creative and the company’s stores, team members, and creatives, I’ve become closely familiar with the brand, processes, and rules around Target-branded content.
From interviewing leadership and team members to filming in-stores during busy shopping hours, I’ve even learned the ins and outs of their Fulfillment and Sortation warehouses. I’ve enjoyed developing my producing skills and working with friendly and interesting people (not to mention getting a sneak peek at products that I can’t live without).
FNM work samples are available upon request.
American Ice Theater
Contemporary Skating Festival
Filmed in Boston at AIT’s annual Contemporary Skating Festival, this mini-documentary is about discovering oneself and healing from past trauma through contemporary movement, both on and off the ice. A pro-bono piece for a small business, this was a very intimate experience filming skaters of all ages and abilities from across the globe as they skated, danced, meditated, and bared their souls.
ACORNS w/ Carli Lloyd
Acting as one of three field/story producers on this shoot for ACORNS, featuring international soccer star Carli Lloyd. Shot with a local crew in Philadelphia, this was a social piece (filmed vertically) aimed at encouraging women to take charge of their money and close the investment gap. Directed and produced by the magical Maribeth Romslo, shot by Ben Enke, we had only two hours on-camera with our star talent. What’s more, we had a last-minute request to include a team of young girls, which I sourced locally through club teams and talent agents, managing all communications with the parents/guardians. And although it didn’t make it into the final cut, I dressed in Carli’s outfit and kicked the ball into the goal, acting as her (very blurry, very far away) “stunt double.”
Great Lakes Aquarium
To celebrate “100 Years of Volunteers,” Hands on Twin Cities reached out to local Twin Cities filmmakers to create videos spotlighting volunteers in various fields. My team chose the environment, and through research and friends of friends, we were connected with the volunteer divers at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota.
A magical day spent at the aquarium capturing interviews and b-roll of the divers and the space, I fell in love with the work GLA and its volunteers are doing to introduce people to the wonders of Lake Superior. Who knew sturgeon liked belly rubs?!
Bolerobolero
During the height of the pandemic, artists and audiences alike were yearning for the days of in-person live performances. Hatch Dance and Honeyworks collaborated with local dancers to create a safe and superb piece to Ravel’s classic “Bolero.” In exchange for filming and editing the live performance, I helped create a mini-documentary about Helen & Berit and how BoleroBolero came to be.
I always love working with artists of other mediums, inspired by their process and their passion to share their craft with each other and total strangers, even in the darkest of times.
Watch the full performance at the link here
Ticket King
The very first client production at my co-founded production company. We created three individual short ads for Ticket King based on creative from Nordeast Marketing Group. Filmed locally in the Twin Cities with the director/DP and AC/PA, I handled locations, talent, clients, and oversaw all post-production.