PA U L S H A N N O N P RODUCER

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Professional Profile

Video producer, shooter, editor, writer and cross-functional creative team lead with project credits in web video, live streaming, TV, digital/online, science museum exhibits, documentary and animation. Advanced knowledge of video pre-pro, planning, production & post. Additional key strengths, achievements:

• Produced over 300 media projects/programs, with budgets ranging from $5k-$500k.

• Primary client-facing role on projects for Fortune 500 companies and major brands.

• 400+ on-camera interviews, including famous authors, musicians, scientists, SMEs.

• Strong track record in multi-episode series for TV, social media and web.

• Original program development: research, writing, casting, pitch and sizzle reel production.

• Three-time Telly Award winner including long-form branded entertainment.

• Expert knowledge of video post-production, including Adobe Premiere, After Effects, FCP, Avid.

• Related skills: shooting, editing, project management, budgeting, staffing, digital producing.

• Long history of third-party vendor and project partner management.

• International production experience in Canada, UK, Europe and Africa (Senegal). Professional Experience

Senior Video Producer – Real Arts Media (2003 - present) Director of a boutique video production company providing concept and story development, scripting, pre-pro, production, and post producing for television, online publishers, international brands, educational distributors, arts & science institutions, and global businesses. Strong track record in serialized online content, branded entertainment, and educational programming, with an emphasis on story and high quality production values aligned to budget.

• Primary client contact and project team lead for brand accounts (Barclaycard, Gretsch, FMC)

• 2 Telly Awards, multi-season series television credits

• Digital project manager of interactive exhibits and branded websites Additional Experience

Senior Project Manager – Simmedia, Sapient Corporation, Nethod, MBC Oversaw integrated projects at digital marketing services agencies in San Francisco, London, and Philadelphia, offering e-commerce and brand solutions for major accounts. Digital assessment, strategy, design, production, brand launches, cross-functional team management, project delivery and account /project management

• Team lead for brand launch of major European travel website (Opodo.com)

• Program lead (Astra-Zeneca) and new business lead for European account (Galderma)

• Creative team lead, chief author for digital strategy engagement (Chevron) Broadcast TV Producer – U.S. & Europe

Freelance TV producing for U.S. cable and broadcast networks. Creative and story development, scripting, budgeting, field production, interviews, production management, post producing/supervision and delivery. Served as a co-executive producer for a bilingual crew covering multi-city shoots throughout France.

• Coverage of Tour de France stages for Fox Sports (with Diana Nyad)

• Producer on special editions of America’s Most Wanted Paul Shannon Producer

H I G H L I G H T E D P R O J E C T S & C R E D I T S O N L I N E V I D E O B R A N D E D C O N T E N T

• The History and Magic of Gretsch Guitars, brand anthem for Gretsch Guitars

• A Tribute to Chet Atkins, 1-hour branded documentary for Gretsch Guitars (Telly award)

• Chef Profile; NYC’s Kurt Gutenbrunner for Gerolsteiner mineral water

• Be Your Possible, social media /Facebook campaign for Barclaycard US

• Curing Cancer: Dr. Carl June, profile for The Philadelphia Award

• Author Profile: Jennifer Weiner - Certain Girls, Simon & Schuster

• Author Profile: David Wiesner - Art and Max, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

• Author Profile: Judy Schachner - Skippyjon Jones Lost In Spice, Penguin Books

• Tour of China, online promotion for The Philadelphia Orchestra

• A Moving Story: Barn to Table, webisode series for Reader’s Digest

• A Moving Story: The Llama Train, webisode series for Reader’s Digest

• A Moving Story: An Artist’s Home, webisode series for Reader’s Digest

• Philadelphia Intro/ Best of/ Neighborhoods, webisode series for Scripps online

• Combating Conflict With Character, 5-part series for Films Media Group (Telly Award) B R O A D C A S T & C A B L E T V :

• The Ira Einhorn Story - America’s Most Wanted, Fox (Remote Producer, France)

• Tour de France - Fox Sports (Remote Producer, France)

• Business in the Front, Party in the Back - Unique Rides Season 3, Velocity

• Mario Lopez’s Killer Cobra - Unique Rides Season 3, Velocity

• Nas’s Illmatic Benz - Unique Rides Season 3, Velocity

• Ice T’s Karma & Lemonade Out of Caprice - Unique Rides Season 3, Velocity

• The Vet Life - Season 2, Animal Planet

• Desert Flippers - Season 2, HGTV

• Nick Cannon’s Muscle Car Makeover - Unique Rides Season 2, Velocity

• Fat Joe’s Range & A Bitchin’ Wide Body ‘Vette – Unique Rides Season 2, Velocity

• Mike Epps Camaro - Unique Rides Season 2, Velocity

• The Ballad of El Camino - Big Easy Motors, History Channel

• The FrankenFury - Big Easy Motors, History Channel

• Jason Derulo’s Money Green Caddy - Unique Rides Season 1, Velocity

• Revenge of the Thing - Unique Rides Season 1, Velocity E D U C A T I O N

• BFA, New York University, Theater/Liberal Arts; MFA, Temple University, TV/Film

• Software: Adobe CC (Premiere, Photoshop & After Effects) FCP, Avid, MS Office, MS Project

• Bilingual English/ French (near-fluent)

Paul Shannon Producer

L I N K S T O W O R K:

The Philadelphia Award Curing Cancer: Dr. Carl June Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAByrkHw6PY

The story of Dr. Carl June’s groundbreaking T-cell-based cancer therapy has been covered by USA Today, Time magazine, and The New York Times. The news electrified the medical community and paved the way for a range of future therapies now in development.

Long form documentary A Tribute to Chet Atkins

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jC1xrYF0MM

This hour-long documentary was filmed exclusively in Nashville’s historic RCA Studio B over a two-day period. It features Nashville luminaries Duane Eddy, Steve Wariner, Doyle Dykes and others, as they pay tribute to the legendary guitar virtuoso, Chet Atkins. It remains a viral standout on the company’s YouTube channel, with over 750,000 views to date. (Silver Telly Award)

Web Series: “Paoli Stories” Jeff’s Story

https://youtu.be/6GiqtKmptjA

This short doc-style short reports on the success of just-in-time emergency treatments for heart attacks. Be Your Possible Campaign Barclaycard US

Link: https://youtu.be/q8OLYl1QRXw

This social media video campaign was done with the team at Barclaycard US, in honor of Women’s History Month. The campaign addressed financial planning, security and financial independence. Campaign statistics:

• 7,074,051 million impressions

• 78% engagement rate among existing social fans

• 21,400 contest entries

• 16,843 new social fans acquired

• 63,000 video views (above industry average of 30,000 per month) The History and Magic of Gretsch Guitars

Link: https://youtu.be/1J9zw6-B0Sc

Founded in 1883, Gretsch remains a top brand favored by renowned artists like Nick 13, Ed Roland, Billy Zoom, Jim Heath, and musical legends Eddie Cochran, the Beatles, Brian Setzer, Pete Townshend, Duane Eddy and Chet Atkins. The video premiered at the NAMM trade show in Los Angeles and runs on the Gretsch YouTube channel. For more work, see www.realartsmedia.com

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