Shay Scholes

About Shay

1st Assistant Director, Cuckoo! (Feature), Jan 2024, Seattle, WA ● Organized shot list into comprehensive and adaptable shooting schedules ● Maintained shooting schedule and avoided OT for any crew on ambitious days ● Directed crew and completed an 80+ page script in 16 total days 2nd 2nd Assistant Director, Emergence Films (Feature), October 2023, Bainbridge, WA ● Assembled and directed extras during filming. ● Coordinated on-set vehicles for various scenes. ● Managed production assistants to ensure smooth workflow. ● Prepared call sheets and production reports for each shoot. ● Assisted in making complicated shoots, such as stunt-heavy or massively crowded scenes, run smoothly. ● Kept lines of communication open between different departments. ● Ensured that everybody had everything they needed on set. 1st Assistant Director, RUN Studios (Corporate), January-April 2023, Seattle, WA ● Organized shotlist into comprehensive and adaptable shooting schedules ● Arranged crafty and on-set catering for crew ● Located and purchased necessary production office and on-set supplies ● Maintained shooting schedule and avoided OT for any crew on ambitious days ● Created and delivered call sheets, talent agreements, and other production documents Production Assistant, RUN Studios (Corporate), September 2022-Dec 2022, Seattle, WA ● Performed gear pick ups, hard drive deliveries, and other duties of a runner ● Worked Teleprompter as needed on set ● Aided in setup, take-down, load-in and load-out of all film gear ● Ingested footage to servers ● Performed Deck-Op duties for weekly livestream events Script Supervisor, Les Filles Du Roi (Feature), August-September 2021, Vancouver, BC ● Notated key audio and visual elements for each take ● Oversaw correct line delivery as per film script ● Observed and maintained film continuity PA/Runner, The Beehive (Feature), July-August 2021, Vancouver, BC ● Facilitated set up and take down of set each day ● Drove production van for daily pick ups ● Maintained crew safety on set Software Experience Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, Sony Vegas, Frame.io, Dropbox, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, and Slack Education Film Production Major, University of British Columbia 2017-2021