Producer, writer, director, cinematographer, editor.

CHRIS LOFFT

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202-***-**** (M)

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WWW.EMOTIVATEMEDIA.COM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EMOTIVATE MEDIA. Washington, D.C. (March 2018 - Present) Founder / Executive Producer: Principal of boutique production company combining agency- level creativity with broadcast-level production-values for corporate and government clients, real estate brokerages, and education and eLearning.

ALL3 MEDIA. Los Angeles, CA (September 2021-January 2024) Producer / Writer: Producer on Animal Planet’s highest rated television special, “Puppy Bowl.”

AARP. Washington, DC (April 2021 – December 2021)

Producer / Writer: Freelance producer of news series on veterans and their military service.

DISCOVERY STUDIOS. Silver Spring, MD (May 2016 – February 2021)

Producer / Writer: Producer of 26 hours of unscripted programming for Discovery networks, including four “Shark Week” specials, five seasons of Animal Planet’s highest rated “Puppy Bowl”, and two seasons of “Iron Resurrection” for MotorTrend.

FLASHBANG PRODUCTIONS. Burbank, CA (October 2013 – March 2018)

President / Executive Producer: Oversaw casting, development, and sale of original television properties for clients including AMC, Mark Burnett, Discovery, and Hearst Publications.

VENTANA PRODUCTIONS. Washington, D.C. (December 2015 – April 2016)

Producer: Freelance producer of Emmy Award winning industrial on active shooter situations.

BIG FISH ENTERTAINMENT. New York, NY (October 2015 – December 2015)

Producer / Writer: Freelance producer of video series for the D.C. Public Schools.

SIRENS MEDIA. Silver Spring, MD (November 2014 – May 2015) Producer / Writer: Producer of three episodes of true-crime series for Lifetime Movie Network.

BASE PRODUCTIONS. Burbank, CA (January 2000 - October 2013)

Executive Producer / Director of Development: Showrunner, producer, writer, and director of 200 hours of television programming in multiple genres, including documentary, live news and magazine formats, reality TV and sports. Additional responsibilities included creating and casting original television series to greenlight for major cable networks.

EDUCATION, SKILLS & AWARDS

Education: The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Bachelor of Arts, History / Communications.

Awards: Emmy Award (x2), Cine Golden Eagle (x3), Silver Telly (x6), Beacon Awards (x1).

Relevant Skills: Shooting, lighting, directing, writing, field production, editing, budgeting and scheduling, development & casting, treatment writing, and sizzle-reel production. Federal Aviation Administration: Certified UAS / drone pilot (part 107). Federal Aviation Administration: Licensed private pilot with multi-engine rating (part 61). National Association of Underwater Instructors: Certified SCUBA diver.

CORPORATE CREDITS

Producer of advertisement, corporate video, and industrial and educational video, for business, government and academic clients, including: Walgreens, Janssen & Jansen, HBO Max, Hasbro, Bayer, Airbus, Bissell, Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, AARP, United States Courts, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Navy, National Park Service, Pearson Educational, District of Columbia Public Schools, Susan G. Komen Foundation, and others.

TELEVISION DEVELOPMENT CREDITS

Developed and cast television pilots to green-light, including “Wedding Island” (TLC), “Meet the Preppers” (Animal Planet), “Known Universe”, “American Paranormal”, and “Megacities”

(National Geographic), “Man vs. Cheetah” (NatGeo Wild), and others.

TELEVISION PRODUCTION CREDITS

Wedding Island (6x60) Executive Producer. TLC

I Beat the Odds (13x30) Executive Producer. Z Living

Man vs. Cheetah (1x60) Co-Executive Producer / Writer. Nat Geo Wild

Alaska Marshals (1x60) Co-Executive Producer / Writer. Discovery Channel

Megacities (8x60) Co-Executive Producer / Writer. National Geographic

American Paranormal (3x60) Co-Executive Producer. National Geographic

Strong Men (3x60) Co-Executive Producer. National Geographic

Cha-Ching! Money Makers (14x30) Series Producer. Discovery Channel

Wizards Magazine (48x30) Series Producer. CSN

UnXplained (4x60) Producer. History Channel

Puppy Bowl Pregame Show (8x60) Producer / Writer. Animal Planet

Iron Resurrection (9x60) Producer. MotorTrend

Iron Resurrection Refueled (7x60) Producer. MotorTrend

Alien Sharks: Greatest Hits (1x60) Producer / Writer. Discovery

Countdown to Puppy Bowl (1x60) Producer / Writer. Animal Planet

Best of the Kitty Halftime Show (1x60) Producer / Writer. Animal Planet

Sharksanity III (1x60) Producer / Writer. Discovery Channel

Sharksanity II: The Return (1x60) Producer / Writer. Discovery Channel

I Escaped My Killer (3x60) Producer / Writer. Lifetime Movie Network

Fact or Faked (6x60) Producer. SyFy

Meet the Preppers (pilot) Producer. Animal Planet

Known Universe (6x60) Producer Nat Geo

Caps Redline (8x30) Producer / Writer. Comcast Sports Net

Fight Science (1x60) Producer. National Geographic

Superhuman Strength (1x60) Producer / Writer. National Geographic

Science of Steroids (1x60) Producer / Writer. National Geographic

Hyperspeed (1x60) Producer. Discovery Channel

Supersonic: Pushing the Envelope (1x60) Producer. Discovery Channel

Generation Genius (1x60) Producer. Discovery Channel

Return to Kitty Hawk (1x60) Producer / Writer. Discovery Channel

Wright Brothers: First in Flight (1x120) Producer. Discovery Channel

The Race for Flight (1x60) Producer / Writer. Wings Channel

Discovery Young Scientists Challenge (3x60) Producer / Writer. Discovery Channel

Science Daily (14x60) Producer / Writer / Director. Science Channel

Sketch Pad (1x60) Production Manager. HBO

Discovery 2000 (1x60) Producer / Writer. Science Channel

Science Live! (50x60) Producer / Writer Science Channel

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