DAVID COMMERMAN

• Lighting Operation and Support: Assisting with and/or operating lighting equipment for shoots, ensuring optimal performance and quality results.
• Lighting Equipment Management: Managing inventory, maintenance schedules, and budgets for lighting equipment, ensuring availability and functionality during production.
• Equipment Rental Coordination: Handling rental equipment logistics, scheduling, and associated budgets for shoots or projects.
• Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution: Identifying and resolving technical issues in real-time, liaising with service partners for specialist or certified assistance when necessary.

Project Management & Budgeting:

• Budget Oversight: Managing production budgets related to lighting, equipment rentals, and vendor coordination.
• Resource Planning: Coordinating and allocating resources effectively to meet production requirements and deadlines.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Cross-Department Collaboration: Working closely with directors, DPs, producers, and other team members to ensure seamless production flow.
• Vendor Liaison: Acting as the point of contact between external vendors, clients, and internal teams to ensure all technical needs are met.

Problem Solving & Troubleshooting:

• Real-time Troubleshooting: Proactively identifying technical issues and coordinating rapid resolution on set.
• Vendor Collaboration for Specialist Support: Engaging with specialized service partners when specific certifications or technical expertise is required.

• Production Coordination: Efficiently incorporating and meeting the requirements of the Director, Director of Photography (DP), and Producer for shoots or productions.
• Vendor and Client Management: Coordinating with vendors and clients to accommodate technical needs, including rigging support and power distribution for sound, lighting, and video systems.
• Oversee and guide the production lifecycle: from beginning to end, directing teams of 5 – 20 in executing all operations within scope, budget, and timeline and in alignment with overall artistic vision for a wide variety of productions.
• Liaise with producers: to identify their vision and communication needs, conducting comprehensive analysis in order to establish requirements and goals.
• Consult closely with team: producing innovative solutions to their visual and communications objectives.
• Develop strong industry partnerships: building a robust pipeline to drive business growth anddevelopment.