Now that we had our director under contract we had to select a complete crew to shoot the pilot. Since we could not afford to bring in a complete team from LA Joe left the crew selection up to us – specifically up to Scott Wilson and Bob Bennett from HD Republic.
I had no idea how many people would be involved the production of the pilot. The first position we filled was Production Coordinator. Molly Brewer was hired to:
1. Crack the whip during shooting
2. Arrange food and drink for the cast and crew
3. Buy necessary materials (tapes and so on)
4. Pay all vendors
5. Ensure all cast and crew arrive on time
6. Keep executive producers (i.e. us) aware of problems
The next position to be filled was Cameraman. Michael Cianio was hired primarily because he had his own grip truck complete with HD cameras, lighting and sound equipment (everything we would need to shoot the show – instead of renting the equipment from various vendors we could get everything from him).
The rest of the people hired:
- Lighting Grip: Josh Vargas
- Grip 2: Henry Cianio (Michael’s son)
- Grip 3: Matt Shannahan
- Production Assistant: Adam Dunsworth
- Car mount expert: Richard Ball
- Executive Producer 1: Bob Bennett
- Executive Producer 2: Alexander Muse
- Executive Producer 3: Scott Ryan
- Treatment Consultant: Tanya Norman
Next we had to clarify the roles and responsibilities, plan the pilot, and plan the screener.
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