Discover Top Production Assistants in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Post-Production Manager
• Creative Director
• Series Producer / Show Runner
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• TV News Producer
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While studying Film at Boston University, Danielle accidentally got a full-time job as a marketer at one of America's fastest growing tech companies, Drift. That's when she realized that the best marketing used the same elements of storytelling as screenwriting! After graduation, Danielle moved to Philadelphia and became the Director of Marketing at Rebel Motion, a production company based out of NYC. She later become a Lead Storyteller at IT MOVES IT, a business accelerator that helps brands tell stronger narratives. Now, Danielle dedicates her time to helping her personal clients combine storytelling, digital media, and marketing strategy at Epiq Media. An experienced Creative Director, she’s written, produced, directed, and edited dozens of Commercials for companies like User Interviews, bareMinerals, Adidas, Moet & Chandon, Rosetta Stone, Notarize, Bumble, Zenni Optical, Timo Weiland, and more. When she's not on set, Danielle is a lead writer at Screenpower, an international screenwriting collective, where her team writes for top Broadway and Hollywood producers. Her personal narrative work has been featured in over 30 film festivals and screenings across the globe, including multiple awards for Best Screenplay at various festivals including the International Open Film Festival, Sose International Film Festival, and Phoenix Melbourne Film Festival.

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• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Colorist

Graduate of Columbia College Chicago, Kevin Luiz spent four years learning the art of film direction. Once graduated, Kevin went on to work for a numer of industry leading film & television shows including Brotherhood, Company Men, and MGMs Zoo Keeper. His passion for story telling translated to the craft of camera work. For four years Kevin studied under Master Level Photographer Mark Medeiros, honing in on the art of imagery and lighting. Kevin has also studied briefly under such names as Chicago film maker Red Clark, and iconic DP Philip Bloom. Additionally, Kevin's love to share his knowledge with others and joined the staff at Redshark News as an author for the renound international film website in late 2014.  Kevin's drive for story telling has lead to exciting projects and his work has taken him all over the world. With these passions in play, Kevin joined forces with Garry Medeiros in late 2012 to form Capion; a creative commercial studio that specializes in corporate branding and national television campaigns. Kevin's appetite for success coupled with his creative know how ensures his ability to deliver products unparralled to the competition. He truely loves to tell stories on time, on budget, and most importantly; in a creative light.  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinluiz/

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• Creative Director
• Drone Operator
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Commercial
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• I am a technical and creative Video Producer, Video Editor, Director of Photography, and Digital Tech with 17 years of experience • A conceptual thinker with strong creative vision and design sense • A curious and sensitive storyteller with a passion for science, technology, travel and social issues • I create videos that inform, promote, educate, entertain and inspire • I deliver high quality, engaging and effective videos that are on time, on budget and on brand • I produce, shoot and edit corporate, marketing and educational videos including: Promos, commercials, social media videos, explainers, product demonstrations, tutorials, how-to videos, e-commerce videos, music videos, short films and documentaries • As a producer I manage projects and teams keeping everything on time and budget. I ideate, write, storyboard, plan, and execute • As a Videographer I capture high quality footage that captures the essence of the story. I light, shoot, record audio and direct on camera talent • As an Editor I excel at editing engaging and effective branded, promotional, educational and entertaining content. I edit, color correct, create motion graphics, do compositing, effects and audio design

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
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• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Colorist
• Production Assistant

I was born in Santiago of Chile in ’88. I grew up led by my goal of being an Artist, Actor and Musician. The years passed and my dreams have become my job, and my hobbies, my career. I graduated from University of Chile with a BA on Filmmaking. Afterwards, I studied screenwriting in Argentina. I’ve had the pleasure of participating in hundreds of award winning audiovisual shorts and feature films; working as Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Sound, Acting. I’m also proud of being one of the founders of one of the most important Music/Documentary projects in Chile: “La Vitrola”. We earned the “National Music Prize President of the Republic”, in the year 2016. Academically, I’ve worked as a post-production teacher at MacPC Institute in Santiago. Nowadays, I’ve got my energy focused in finding new horizons that will nurture me as a filmmaker and advance my working skills, aside of being Director of a TV show about La Vitrola.

• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Sound Designer
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• Fixer
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Full-time photographer, passionate about multimedia content and audiovisual productions. I worked 15 years as a photojournalist, for a national publication newspaper in Venezuela. During all that time I have kept producing audiovisual content, going through documentary, sports, fashion, documentary photography among others, obtaining 15 recognitions, among exhibitions and book publication Looking for the evolution of my career I learned the cinematographic discourse skill that I allow myself to work as a videographer for the Spanish international agency EFE. Among the most important coverages is: 7 spring training, games of the stars and the MLB's inaugural game Coverage of the Copa América in Argentina. Electoral process in Venezuela. political-social conflict of Venezuela. Special multimedia works for medium in Colombia I participated as cinematographer and cameraman for two documentaries. I am a profession journalist, designer and photographer careers that give me the tools to excel in my work. Angel Colmenares

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Creative Director

FOOTAGE FILMS is an award-winning full-service production company based in New York, and with team members throughout the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. We specialize in creating socially conscious work that has a clear mission-driven message. Together with our client partners, we help generate change on the planet through the videos and films we produce. Our work has garnered over 96,000,000 views online and on television and we have collaborated with major organizations including the UN Environment, Sesame Street, the President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanities, American Cancer Society, and Arm Technologies to bring inspiring and powerful stories of human transformation to a wide audience. Our genres include mini-documentaries, PSAs, Scripted Short Films, Commercials, Brand Videos, docu-series, and viral video campaigns. We regularly work with top celebrity talent, which has included Martin Sheen, Debra Messing, Adrian Grenier, Blythe Danner, Gisele Bündchen, Don Cheadle, and James Cromwell. FOOTAGE FILMS was founded in 2012 by film director/producer Benjamin R. Nathan to bring together top creative talent to create media that makes a profound positive impact in today’s world. Under his leadership, Footage Films has forged strategic partnerships with organizations and individuals throughout the entertainment industry, to collaborate on projects that entertain, educate, inspire, and unite.

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• Fixer
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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
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If you wander around the parks on the Lower East Side of Manhattan on a nice Saturday you’ll probably catch an ear-full from a short, exotic looking, loudmouth outfielder – meet Kanyessa McMahon, Lower East Side softball legend and multimedia guru. Born in New York City but cultivated in London and Los Angeles, her habitat consists of the land below 13th street and rarely will she venture into foreign territory Uptown (unless it is for work!) or on the subway. Kanyessa's bachelor’s of arts in Photography from Pratt Institute and two graduate degrees from New School in Media Studies and Media Management make her a triple threat in the ever-changing world of mass media. Although her experience working both in the USA and Globally with top tier athletes and entertainers is where she has really cut her teeth. Kanyessa has directed and produced over 450 pieces of digital film content, including being the director of Adidas Women's #mygirls campaign, as well as, 3000 pieces of editorial content over the course of her career. Kanyessa has 10+ years of experience working with the worlds leading brands in sports, lifestyle and youth culture; helping to shape their voice and create authentic content and marketing campaigns that have been highly successful. When not working McMahon is busy basking in the companionship of her husband Liam, her son Daschel Tennessee Sharkey and their mischievous old dog Jasper Pirate Delancey McMahon!

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• Field Producer
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Nancy Hanzhang Shen is an award-winning Producer/Director/Editor with 8+ years of global experience in Film/TV/Video/Media productions and Social Media Marketing both in the US and Asia. Her past work has been seen in the PBS, HBO, FOX News & Business, China Central Television, and Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York. Nancy Hanzhang Shen grew up in Hang Zhou, China. She earned her BFA at Zhejiang University of Media and Communications in China and her MFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She is a person with a keen interest in social issues such as unemployment, healthcare issues, migration, and human rights. Growing up in a diverse but unique culture has given her rich insights into dramatic changes taking place in the world. She has directed, produced, and shot a number of short films, which have played internationally in numerous festivals and exhibitions including Tribeca Film Festival in New York, the Short Shorts Film Festival in Japan, Filmoteca de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, and Shanghai International Film Festivals in China. Her graduate thesis film, “Why Am I Still Alive”, was the finalist of the Student Academy Award (the Oscars) and Love Your Shorts Film Festival, and won the Best of Show, Best Shorts Competition, and was nominated for Best Picture at the Short Shorts Film Festival. Summary ——————————————————————————————————— • 8+ years of experience in Film/TV/Media production. • Winner for Best Documentary Director/Producer - Why Am I Still Alive, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 39th Annual Student Academy Awards (the Oscars) New York Region http://www.whyamistillalive.com • Creative, highly-motivated Video Content Editor. • Directing and Producing 20+ commercials, promos, campaigns, viral videos, and web series on a tight schedule and multiple languages for international markets.

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
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• TV News Producer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Full-Service Live Production
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Jeremy S. Levine is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker dedicated to telling innovative, intimate, cinematic stories. As a freelance director, producer, editor, and cinematographer, he has created branded content for companies like 23andMe, Ben & Jerry's, and the Brooklyn Brewery. He has produced, shot, and edited segments for outlets like PBS NewsHour, Nat Geo, and Time Magazine. And he has worked as a freelance filmmaker for non-profits including the Dramatists Guild Fund, (RED), and the Covenant House. Levine's films explore race, trauma, and disillusionment and seek to unearth buried tragedies and work towards the often-elusive goal of reconciliation. An Emmy award-winning filmmaker and two-time Sundance Institute fellow, his work has screened at over one hundred film festivals around the world including the Berlinale, Tribeca, and Sundance, streamed on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Sundance Now, Starz, and Hulu, broadcast nationally in nine countries, and received 18 festival awards.   His last feature documentary, For Ahkeem, is a love story set against the backdrop of the Ferguson uprising and the school-to-prison pipeline. For Ahkeem played as an official selection of over 60 film festivals where it won 10 awards, including 8 “Best Documentary Awards.” The film was named in Top 10 Lists by both Entertainment Weekly and People and was included on the “Unforgettables” List by the Cinema Eye Honors, a list that IndieWire wrote “helped to define documentary cinema in 2017.” He recently released The Panola Project, a short film that chronicles the journey of the unstoppable Dorothy Oliver to vaccinate her rural, Black town of Panola, AL from the convenience store she runs out of a mobile home. Nearly 99% of adults in her town have received the shot in a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. The Panola Project was an official selection of over 35 festivals including Sundance, Hot Docs, and the DOC NYC Shortlist. The film received five Special Jury Prizes, three Audience Awards, and two Grand Jury Prizes, including the Oscar-qualifying Best Documentary Short Award at the Florida Film Festival. The film was released with The New Yorker, featured on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and The Last Word, and written about in over 50 publications including USA Today, The Boston Globe, Business Insider, and People. In 2006, Levine co-founded the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective (BFC), a community of professional filmmakers dedicated to collaboration and mutual support. He is currently developing projects about a former white supremacist turned vagabond clown, a personal documentary-horror film, and a hybrid film highlighting the deep bond between two men who met in prison.

• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Post-Production Manager
• Field Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Creative Director

Vienna Alexandria Maglio is a freelance, multimedia journalist and producer based in Jersey City, New Jersey who has worked on stories across the United States and internationally in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Her past work has focused on issues of social justice, human rights, gender, citizen journalism and the intersection of journalism and technology. She has worked on various programs within Al Jazeera English (AJE), including AJE's award winning new media program, The Stream and AJE's, 101 East, a weekly current affairs and documentary program focusing on Asia and the South Pacific. Most recently, Vienna collaborated with an all female crew of journalists, producers and photojournalists on Her America: 50 Women, 50 States, a groundbreaking digital road trip amplifying the voices of everyday women. She holds a Master's degree in International Relations from The New School for Public Engagement, where she concentrated on human rights and media. Previously, she has worked with the Brooklyn-based international human rights organization, WITNESS.

• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• TV News Producer
• Production Assistant
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
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After receiving his doctorate in sociology at the University of Paris X, France, Gérard Schmidt created and managed a film company whose mission was to produce and distribute cultural documentaries and short films with an international focus. He sold his catalogue at major international TV conventions such as MIP, MIPCOM and NATPEE. Relying on his deep knowledge of European co-production and financing, Gérard has led training seminars to emergent film professionals. As a Producer/director/shooter/editor he’s created content for all formats: broadcast, DVD and web. He’s coordinated with researchers, journalists, graphic designers, web developers and audio/video technicians. Comfortable with content management systems and internet-based processes, he is very familiar with cross-disciplinary collaboration. With his company Digital Wonder, Gérard produces, directs, shoots and edits concerts, interviews, promos and all formats video for American and international clients. In 1997 he moved from Paris to New York and joined Metropolis DVD as Executive Producer and Director of Special Features, negotiating with major music labels and bands in the US and France, including The Rolling Stones, Slipknot, Nickelback, DMX, Ben Harper, Johnny Hallyday, Def Leppard. He shot and edited numerous video segments for these artists. Continuing in this field, he joined Masque Entertainment as Managing Director creating a new DVD production department and directing/shooting concerts and video segments. Anticipating the shift to online media, he was named VP of Venue Operation and Productions at Livestream.com where he created and managed a department, streaming thousands of live concerts online with an original and proprietary remote control system. He has worked for several start-ups and companies as Director of International Business Development including at DuArt Media Services, the oldest post-production facility in New York City. He speaks fluent French, English and Spanish. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. x Tel x http://www.youtube.com/user/digitalwondervideos/

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Before starting CaveLight Films, Jordan wrote and produced numerous TV and documentary projects for Travel Channel, A&E Network, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, as well as produced TV commercials abroad for brands that include Adidas, Samsung and Head & Shoulders. In 2008, he produced the feature length documentary, Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story narrated by Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins and directed by Emmy Award winner Scott Goldstein. Jordan has also produced multiple short documentaries for SgpMedia, which are on permanent exhibit in major museums including the Newseum in Washington, DC, The Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and the Tolerance Center in New York City. He also occasionally does freelance video work for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Jordan earned his Masters from the University of California, Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
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• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
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Senior Content Creative (Video Editor, Cinematographer, Still Photographer, Illustrator) with 10+ years of experience scripting, story boarding, producing, directing, shooting, retouching, and editing visual assets and content as well as developing graphic assets for social, and signage for experiential. I have experience working in a wide variety of industries, including: Entertainment, Branded Documentary, Consumer Packaged Goods, Food, Spirits, Fashion, Sports, Corporate, Real Estate, Tech, Health, Experiential. A team player, I work closely with strategists, account managers and the creative team to analyze content production needs and translate concepts into executable tasks that fit into realistic timelines and budgets, ensuring the best visual content is produced to create revenue opportunities for brands. Highly adaptable and a problem solver, I can work with crews or run solo as a one man band and don't shy away from challenging tasks, always looking for efficiencies and opportunities but also flagging potential pitfalls and risks. Clients: HBO (Game Of Thrones, Westworld, HBO brand), Netflix (The Irishman, Klaus, The Outlaw King), Under Armour, Lenovo, 23andMe, UberEats, Amazon, Audi, Adidas, Chivas Regal, Jameson, The Glenlivet, Avion Tequila, Martell, Office Depot, MassMutual, Stitch Fix, Nectar Mattress, FUR, Axe, Samsung, 4H, BallUp, FANIA, Amex, Super Bowl Host Committee, Amtrak, Barry University.

• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Event Photographer
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Post-Production Manager
• Colorist
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David Helfer Wells is a film-maker and photographer who divides his time between Providence, Rhode Island and Bangalore, India. One day you can find him creating still and moving images for clients, such as Edible Rhody and the Providence Preservation Society on the unique local culture of America’s smallest state. Other days he may be working on personal/grant funded projects on the beautiful Narragansett Bay with the support of Rhode Island’s Council for Humanities and State Council on the Arts. In India’s “Silicon City” Bangalore, he is busy creating visual narratives for clients such as Bryn Mawr College and Aramco World or working on personal/grant funded projects supported by the Fulbright and Alicia Patterson Foundations. He has worked on assignment for such magazines as Fortune, Life, National Geographic, Newsweek, The Sunday New York Times, and Time, among others. One editor described him as a “…specialist in intercultural communication and visual narratives that excel in their creative mastery of light, shadow and sound, stills and video.” His project on the pesticide poisoning of California farm workers was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize by the Philadelphia Inquirer. He has also worked for corporations such as Consolidated Natural Gas and DuPont as well as for non-profits such as the Ford Foundation and the New Israel Fund.

• Documentary DP
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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
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As an entertainment news journalist and on-air personality, my self-starter work ethic coupled with an unyielding commitment to journalistic integrity, breaking-news timeliness, camera-readiness, high-performing digital content, and positive audience engagement will be welcomed additions to any team as I positively promote the renown publication in each task I am granted. Boasting 10 years of digital reporting experience, with 5 years of management experience—including a high-level position— I am currently the Editor-in-Chief, On-Air Personality, and Social Media Administrator of entertainment news website Cheekywiki.com. With a unique and fun way of captivating audiences, coupled with a quick wit, I get to the heart of each story. As a digital content creator, I thrive in a fast-paced and detailed oriented environment. Singlehandedly growing Cheekywiki.com’s social media following to over 250K worldwide subscribers, I am proficient in social media management, devising SEO content promotion strategies, and producing interactive viral content. I am also an accomplished unscripted television producer and program creator, developing Hip-Hop talk/game show “Lyrically, I” and Hip-Hop sex/relationship podcast “Raw SECS!” With great passion and journalistic professionalism, I’ve worked as a live correspondent at the 2019 Black Girls Rock! Awards, the 2019 Millennium Tour, 2018 Soul Train Awards, 2018 BET Hip-Hop Awards, ComiCon, ‪Jay-Z‬'s Made In America Festival, and many others. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ In addition to my extensive background in entertainment news production, I’m proficient in news reporting, writing, and producing across all genres. I strive to maintain a diplomatic demeanor, even in the face of technical challenges or group debates. I am respected and well-liked by my peers and my opinion is often sought after because of my dedication to digital media excellence and willingness to listen fairly to others. I promise to work tirelessly to exceed your highest expectations and to purposefully fulfill your organizational goals.

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Rachael is an award winning journalist and producer, based out of New York City, whose career has spanned over 10 years, with stories broadcast on multiple national and international networks, live newscasts, long format factual programming and documentaries. As an Australian who holds a Canadian Citizenship as well as a U.S. Green card, she has been fortunate enough to travel the world to cover a variety of social, economic and political content, whilst living abroad in various geopolitical climates. Rachael was granted the Rory Peck Scholarship to complete her Hostile Environment and First Aid Training, enabling her to travel deeper into disaster zones, military and political events with internationally recognized certification. Rachael has been highly recognized across the industry for her work, awarded the 59th Annual Southern California's Journalist Award for Best International Feature and Best Social Media Coverage by an Individual as well as the Clio Entertainment Grand Winning Entry for her work on ‘The Greatest Showman Live' - the world's first live commercial for a theatrical release. Rachael also owns her own production company Post Road Pictures, a full service production company specializing in the creation and delivery of unique film, television, digital, broadcast, commercial and branded content worldwide.

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