Gold Rush for Discovery Channel and discovery+
Field Producer
I began my Gold Rush journey as an Assistant Producer in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada and Fairbanks, Alaska. I was quickly promoted to Field Producer due to my knack for story, willingness to pick up the FX9 and jump in wherever needed, and ability to wrangle difficult longstanding talent as well as new-to-TV contributors. I worked on three different, remote mine sites, managing our production crews, directing talent, coordinating field shoot logistics, and liasing with the edit team to produce roughly an episode of Discovery’s most-watched show per week.
Field
Managed and directed production crews
Wrangled talent
Coordinated shoot logistics
Directed scenes and pick-ups
On-the-fly interviewed talent
Took and organized production stills
Shot on Sony FX9
Took and distributed story notes
Took and distributed drone notes
Cared for camera kit
Post
Updated story tracker
Managed pick-ups tracker
Reviewed rushes
Pushed for authentic and effective stories in edit meetings
Gathered information for research department
“Office”
Created daily call sheets
Developed beat sheets and shot lists for pivotal scenes
Assisted Location Series Producer with hot sheets
Labeled stitch maps
Gathered location and talent releases
Season 13 clip. Season teaser trailer available on Discovery Channel Facebook and Instagram.
Full season now available on discovery+.
Season 13 Clayton crew clip.
Episode 23 features much of my direction as Field Producer.
