CJ Schmidt Showrunner ⎮ Producer ⎮ Director
Profle A seasoned producer and director with experience across flm, television & new media, consistently producing strong & relatable stories with arresting visuals that leave a lasting impression on the viewer. The content I have produced and/or directed have garnered 500MM+ views worldwide. Skills Development ⎮ Showrunner ⎮ Director ⎮ Live Director ⎮ Reality/Doc⎮ Original Series ⎮ Branded Content ⎮ Pitch Decks ⎮ Budgeting ⎮ Scheduling ⎮ Cinematography ⎮ Editing ⎮Multi-cam ⎮ VR & 360 Video ⎮ Citizenship: USA & South Africa ⎮Languages: Afrikaans, Basic German⎮
Experience
PRODUCER ⎮ 40 YEAR OLD PROPERTY VIRGIN⎮ HGTV⎮ SEP - NOV 2020 Produced the pilot for this hybrid scripted & unscripted home buying show which will premiere in spring 2021. PRODUCER ⎮ WWE/SUPERSPORT COMMERCIAL ⎮ DSTV SOUTH AFRICA (T&W AGENCY)⎮ MARCH 2020 Produced this stunt and effects heavy commercial featuring numerous WWE Superstars to promote the launch of DSTV and Supersport’s WWE channel in Sub-Saharan Africa through my prod. co. Kaboom Media. DIRECTOR ⎮ VARIOUS PROP/COSPLAY BUILDS ⎮ LEGENDARY NETWORKS/NERDIST ⎮ FEB - DEC 2019 Directed an episode where Fonco Industries builds the Right Hand of Doom to promote the reboot of Lionsgate’s Hellboy franchise as well as a three episode cosplay build for Borderlands 3 and a branded build for the CW’s Batwoman featuring @hendoart. DIRECTOR ⎮ TALK THE THRONES & BIG LITTLE LIVE ⎮ THE RINGER (TWITTER) ⎮ MAR - JUN 2019 Live ‘Game of Thrones’ aftershow with Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion that set viewership records for Twitter and the Ringer. Live ‘Big Little Lies’ aftershow with Amanda Dobbins and Mina Kimes.
CO-SHOWRUNNER/DIRECTOR ⎮ UNDER PRESSURE: 9K ⎮MOTOR TREND (DISCOVERY) ⎮ OCT 2018 - JAN 2019 Oversaw budget and schedule and served as co-director on this eight part automotive reality series that follows a prominent shop specializing in the customization of Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) cars.
DIRECTOR ⎮ VARIOUS⎮ CLEVVER MEDIA/FACEBOOK WATCH ⎮ SEP - OCT 2018 Directed 12 episodes for each of two original series entitled “Marketplace Makeover” and “Hollywood Estate Date” made for the Facebook Watch platform, featuring Clevver cast and frequent collaborators.
SHOWRUNNER/DIRECTOR ⎮ WEEKEND REFRESH ⎮ TASTEMADE ⎮ APR - AUG 2018 Responsible for developing, producing and directing this weekly interior make-over series that flms on location in real people’s homes. Working closely with designers on interior make-over plans. 2MM Avg. views
EXEC. PRODUCER (SHOWRUNNER)/DIRECTOR ⎮ FAMILY OF CHAMPIONS ⎮ BLUE ANT DIGITAL⎮ NOV - DEC 2017 Co-developed, scheduled, budgeted, produced & directed a 5 episode family-oriented, video game docu- series featuring video game infuencers such as iijeriichoii, McSportzHawk, Mystic7, AngelsKimi and Fuslie.
SHOWRUNNER/DIRECTOR ⎮ CAMERON DALLAS PROJECT ⎮ EMBASSY ROW (SONY) ⎮ JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 Co-developed, produced, directed and post-supervised 300 mins of premium content for Cameron Dallas/ MAGCON SVOD app. Various concepts incl. dance, talk show, man-on-the-street, extreme sports ⎮ Talent: Cam Dallas, Aaron Carpenter, Taylor Caniff, Amanda Steele, Montana Tucker, Merrell Twins, Rachel Levin & more.
Page 1 of 2 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & DIRECTOR ⎮ VARIOUS ⎮ DEFY MEDIA ⎮ MARCH 2015 - JULY 2017 Developed, produced & directed branded content for Ruffes (PepsiCo), Turtle Wax, Kingsford, Perdue Chicken & Toyota⎮ Talent incl. Dhani Jones, Lisa Schwartz, Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox, Shayne Topp & Elliott Morgan. Developed, produced & directed original series Man At Arms: Reforged (60 episodes) - 6MM subscribers, 3 MM avg. views with integrations for Ubisoft, Smith & Forge Hard Cider ⎮ Talent: Danny Trejo, Mark Dacascos. Developed, produced, directed and co-developed post-production protocol for Man at Arms: Reforged in 360 degree experience for Youtube’s Daydream application using the GoPro Odyssey camera (45 min total). Executive Producer on Super Fan Builds for the GO90 network, which is now available on NETFLIX. Co-developed & Produced Prank it Forward, a Streamy-nominated, hidden camera campaign for good, sponsored by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly ⎮ Talent incl. LA Clippers & Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Produced various content pieces for Screen Junkies, Clevver, SMOSH & AWEme channels.
SHOWRUNNER ⎮ PRANK BANK ⎮ BREAK MEDIA ⎮ NOVEMBER 2013 - MARCH 2015 Development, production, directing & casting for 80+ episodes of weekly prank show ⎮ 3MM subscribers, 2MM avg. views with integration for Redd’s Hard Cider, Warner Bros. ⎮ Talent: Howie Mandel, Roman Atwood.
PRODUCER ⎮ SPEAKEASY WITH PAUL F. TOMPKINS ⎮ BREAK MEDIA ⎮ NOVEMBER 2013 - MARCH 2015 8 eps. of online talk show ⎮ Talent: Michael Sheen, Rob Riggles, William H. Macy, Rainn Wilson & Ed Helms.
UPM & AD ⎮ VARIOUS ⎮ VARIOUS ⎮ NOVEMBER 2012 - NOVEMBER 2013 UPM on various music videos & branded content for Jack Links, Sony, Vitamin Water, Nivea & Cheetos ⎮ 1st AD on feature Devil’s Night ⎮ 2nd 2nd AD on Joan Rivers Web series ⎮ AD dept. on various national commercials.
PRODUCER/SHOOTER ⎮ VARIOUS ⎮ STAND UP 2 CANCER (SU2C.COM) ⎮ MAY 2009 - NOVEMBER 2012 BTS for TV ads in conjunction with MasterCard ⎮ Featured Talent: Ray Romano & Reese Witherspoon. A-List interviews with Tobey Maguire, Seth Rogen, Emma Stone, Angie Harmon, Shaquille O’Neal, Jamie King.
DEVELOPMENT INTERN ⎮ VARIOUS ⎮ LAURA ZISKIN PRODUCTIONS (SONY)⎮ JANUARY - APRIL 2009 Busy offce during Spider-man reboot ⎮ Script coverage ⎮ Pitch development
Affliations Member - Producer’s Guild of America
Awards and Festivals Streamy Nominated 2015/16: Prank it Forward ⎮Action on Film Nominated: Swish Buckles and Sally Sagginsails Urban Mediamakers - Honorable Mention: Propaganda ⎮ Hollyshorts: World Premiere of Blood Money
Education Robert McKee’s Story Masterclass - 2009 New York Film Academy — MFA, Film Production, 2008
Other Gear: Sony F5 4K ready with Primes⎮ Premiere Pro ⎮ Lightroom ⎮ Microsoft Offce ⎮ Photoshop ⎮ Jira ⎮ Truffe ⎮ Basecamp ⎮ FrameIO⎮ Final Cut Pro ⎮Showbiz Budgeting⎮ Final Draft ⎮ EP Scheduling ⎮
References Available upon request.
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