STACY HOPE HERMAN
STACY HOPE HERMAN
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA
CELL: 917-783-7704
EMAIL: [email protected]
Stacy Hope Herman is a seasoned creative logistical Production Executive with global experience in film, television and digital content both union and non-union. Genres include lifestyle, documentary, docudrama, long and short form scripted and unscripted programming. Contributions on award winning productions using diverse skills, combined with a strong work ethic and strategic thinking has enabled her to oversee multiple production schedules, budgets, cost reports, crew hires, fine and final cuts from inception through delivery. A highly creative troubleshooter, Stacy takes pride in her ability to successfully optimize resources while maintaining an inclusive, diverse, safe and focused work environment.
As Head of Production for Leopard Films USA during a rapid expansion, Stacy built a production infrastructure to support and execute 210 hours of programming commissioned by networks such as Scripps HGTV, DIY, Speed, and A&E. Prior, she worked as a Line Producer for airings on A&E, Discovery, National Geographic, Bravo, Fox, TLC, and PBS. Coming up the production ladder she production managed shows for airing BBC, USA Networks, VH1, UPN, and production coordinated MOW’s for airings on CBS and NBC, as well as various feature films.
A founding member of the Producers Guild of America’s East Region and its first Financial Officer, Stacy is dedicated to giving back by teaching and mentoring the next generation of film and television production team members. As an Adjunct Professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, she teaches a practical course called, Line Producing: The Nuts and Bolts of Production, is a beloved thesis advisor committed to helping those starting out in the industry. Other teaching positions include a yearlong production course at Norman Steinberg’s MFA program at Long Island University in The TV Writers Studio.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling, Tax Credits, Permits, WGA, SAG, IATSE, TEAMSTER Contracts, QuickBooks, Google Drive, Dropbox, Canvas, Safety Pass Certification (CSATF), Certified COVID-19 Compliance Officer (C19CO / HSS), John Hopkins Covid-19 Contract Tracing Certification.
SKH ENTERTAINMENT | Producer/Consultant/Professor, 2012–Present
Spearhead development, production and act as consultant for short and long-form content including Covid-19 protocols for projects such as original specials, on-offs and series.
Professor:
School of Visual Arts - https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2819708
Covid-19 Protocol Consultant:
SVA BFA Film Department Protocols
Saint Georges University - Commercial
Teen Mom - MTV/Viacom Series
Disney Holiday Sing Along - Disney Special
The Pleasure Society - Netflix Series
Producer:
The Many Lives of Otto Kahn - Scripted Drama (1x120)
Donovan’s Devils - Scripted Drama (8x60)
Footsteps in the Snow - Lifetime Movie Network MOW Feature (1x120)
LEOPARD FILMS | Head of Production, 2009–2012
Organized development, production, and execution of 210 hours of programming for A&E, Scripps Network, Speed, DIY, HGTV during a rapid company expansion phase while creating a production infrastructure to support all commissions. Acted as a conduit between the network and production company regarding scheduling, budgeting, deliverables, and milestone payments. Supervised Line Producers and production of programming, from pre-production through delivery. Ensured procurement of locations, supervised searches, oversaw vendors, clearances, rights, and releases. Concisely reviewed budgets, call sheets, production and cost reports, dailies and final cuts of projects while remaining current on changes in tax incentives, union and guild pay rates.
Man Caves - DIY Network Lifestyle Series (65x30)
Dear Genevieve - HGTV Lifestyle Series(26x30)
Mom Caves - DIY Network Lifestyle Series(2x30)
House Hunters International - HGTV Lifestyle Series(105x30)
Disaster Guy - A&E Documentary Series(8x60)
Various Unnamed Pilots - A&E, Speed Network Documentary
FREELANCE | Line Producer, 1999–2009
Helmed multi-episode series and one-offs by overseeing daily operations of productions for top-tier network client base inclusive of A&E, Discovery, National Geographic, Bravo, Fox, TLC, PBS, BBC, USA Networks, VH1, UPN, CBS, NBC, and independent film companies after rising through the production ranks. Created budgets, schedules, and hired the production team. Delivered all projects on time and within budget. Allocated program resources from budget origination through actualization, monitoring project workflows including all production schedules and crews, budget adherence, creative vision, and deliverables. Promoted information transparency working cross-functionally through open communication, broadcasting production updates and status. Remained current on all facets and trends regarding unions and guilds, technologies, locations, pay rates, insurance, and legal.
Select Credits:
Fugitive Chronicles - A&E Docudrama(8x60)
Sesame Street Wraps -PBS Wraps (10x:30)
Livid - Ogilvy and Mather New Media (18x10)
Shalom In The Home 2 - TLC Reality Series(6x60)
Trail of Terror: The Story of Pan Am 103 -Discovery Documentary (1x103)
America’s Lost H Bomb - Discovery Documentary(1x60)
Inside the NCIS - National Geographic Documentary(1X60)
Base Camp Moon - Discovery Channel Documentary (1X60)
Surprise -Bravo Reality (1X120)
Ivana Young Man - Fox TV/Oxygen Network Reality(1X120)
Returning Mickey Stern - 2 Life Films/Manticore Feature Film (1X120)
FDNY: Special Operations Command - NY Times TV Documentary Series (8x60)
UNSUNG: The Salvation Army and 9/11 - SKH Entertainment Documentary (1x30)
The Icelandic Cave Dive Expedition - SKH Entertainment Documentary (1x60)
Select Production Manager Credits:
Growing Up Gotti - A&E Reality Series(8X30)
5th Wheel - UPN Reality Series(10X30)
Strange Love Finale - VH1 Reality Series(1X60)
Ivana Young Man - Oxygen Reality Series (1x120)
Targeted Sports Training Series - FOX Lifestyle (3X60)
Big: The Broadway Musical - UPN Documentary (1X120)
Up All Night - USA Networks Wrap Series (104X30)
Totally Hidden Video - Fox Reality Series(25X30)
Requiem for A Dream (Tappy Tibbon) - Protozoa Pictures Feature Film (1X120)
Alligator 11; The Mutation - New Line Cinema Feature Film (1x120)
How To Be A Hollywood Stuntman - Fleur De Films Studios Feature (1x 90)
Award-Winning Projects
Returning Mickey Stern
Long Island Film Festival Best Feature Winner
Grand Jury Prize at the 2002 Rome and Tiburon International Festival
Unsung-The Salvation Army and 9/11
Best Short Documentary: Special Jurors Remi Award Houston World Fest Film Festival 2006
Requiem for a Dream
Academy and Golden Globe Nominated: Best Actress (Ellen Burstyn)
Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominated: Best Actress (Ellen Burstyn)
Independent Spirit Awards Nominated: Best Director (Darren Aronofsky), Best Feature (Eric Watson, Palmer West), Best Supporting Female (Jennifer Connelly) Won: Best Cinematography (Matthew Libatique) Best Female Lead (Ellen Burstyn)
STACY HOPE HERMAN
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA
CELL: 917-783-7704
EMAIL: [email protected]
Stacy Hope Herman is a seasoned creative logistical Production Executive with global experience in film, television and digital content both union and non-union. Genres include lifestyle, documentary, docudrama, long and short form scripted and unscripted programming. Contributions on award winning productions using diverse skills, combined with a strong work ethic and strategic thinking has enabled her to oversee multiple production schedules, budgets, cost reports, crew hires, fine and final cuts from inception through delivery. A highly creative troubleshooter, Stacy takes pride in her ability to successfully optimize resources while maintaining an inclusive, diverse, safe and focused work environment.
As Head of Production for Leopard Films USA during a rapid expansion, Stacy built a production infrastructure to support and execute 210 hours of programming commissioned by networks such as Scripps HGTV, DIY, Speed, and A&E. Prior, she worked as a Line Producer for airings on A&E, Discovery, National Geographic, Bravo, Fox, TLC, and PBS. Coming up the production ladder she production managed shows for airing BBC, USA Networks, VH1, UPN, and production coordinated MOW’s for airings on CBS and NBC, as well as various feature films.
A founding member of the Producers Guild of America’s East Region and its first Financial Officer, Stacy is dedicated to giving back by teaching and mentoring the next generation of film and television production team members. As an Adjunct Professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, she teaches a practical course called, Line Producing: The Nuts and Bolts of Production, is a beloved thesis advisor committed to helping those starting out in the industry. Other teaching positions include a yearlong production course at Norman Steinberg’s MFA program at Long Island University in The TV Writers Studio.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling, Tax Credits, Permits, WGA, SAG, IATSE, TEAMSTER Contracts, QuickBooks, Google Drive, Dropbox, Canvas, Safety Pass Certification (CSATF), Certified COVID-19 Compliance Officer (C19CO / HSS), John Hopkins Covid-19 Contract Tracing Certification.
SKH ENTERTAINMENT | Producer/Consultant/Professor, 2012–Present
Spearhead development, production and act as consultant for short and long-form content including Covid-19 protocols for projects such as original specials, on-offs and series.
Professor:
School of Visual Arts - https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2819708
Covid-19 Protocol Consultant:
SVA BFA Film Department Protocols
Saint Georges University - Commercial
Teen Mom - MTV/Viacom Series
Disney Holiday Sing Along - Disney Special
The Pleasure Society - Netflix Series
Producer:
The Many Lives of Otto Kahn - Scripted Drama (1x120)
Donovan’s Devils - Scripted Drama (8x60)
Footsteps in the Snow - Lifetime Movie Network MOW Feature (1x120)
LEOPARD FILMS | Head of Production, 2009–2012
Organized development, production, and execution of 210 hours of programming for A&E, Scripps Network, Speed, DIY, HGTV during a rapid company expansion phase while creating a production infrastructure to support all commissions. Acted as a conduit between the network and production company regarding scheduling, budgeting, deliverables, and milestone payments. Supervised Line Producers and production of programming, from pre-production through delivery. Ensured procurement of locations, supervised searches, oversaw vendors, clearances, rights, and releases. Concisely reviewed budgets, call sheets, production and cost reports, dailies and final cuts of projects while remaining current on changes in tax incentives, union and guild pay rates.
Man Caves - DIY Network Lifestyle Series (65x30)
Dear Genevieve - HGTV Lifestyle Series(26x30)
Mom Caves - DIY Network Lifestyle Series(2x30)
House Hunters International - HGTV Lifestyle Series(105x30)
Disaster Guy - A&E Documentary Series(8x60)
Various Unnamed Pilots - A&E, Speed Network Documentary
FREELANCE | Line Producer, 1999–2009
Helmed multi-episode series and one-offs by overseeing daily operations of productions for top-tier network client base inclusive of A&E, Discovery, National Geographic, Bravo, Fox, TLC, PBS, BBC, USA Networks, VH1, UPN, CBS, NBC, and independent film companies after rising through the production ranks. Created budgets, schedules, and hired the production team. Delivered all projects on time and within budget. Allocated program resources from budget origination through actualization, monitoring project workflows including all production schedules and crews, budget adherence, creative vision, and deliverables. Promoted information transparency working cross-functionally through open communication, broadcasting production updates and status. Remained current on all facets and trends regarding unions and guilds, technologies, locations, pay rates, insurance, and legal.
Select Credits:
Fugitive Chronicles - A&E Docudrama(8x60)
Sesame Street Wraps -PBS Wraps (10x:30)
Livid - Ogilvy and Mather New Media (18x10)
Shalom In The Home 2 - TLC Reality Series(6x60)
Trail of Terror: The Story of Pan Am 103 -Discovery Documentary (1x103)
America’s Lost H Bomb - Discovery Documentary(1x60)
Inside the NCIS - National Geographic Documentary(1X60)
Base Camp Moon - Discovery Channel Documentary (1X60)
Surprise -Bravo Reality (1X120)
Ivana Young Man - Fox TV/Oxygen Network Reality(1X120)
Returning Mickey Stern - 2 Life Films/Manticore Feature Film (1X120)
FDNY: Special Operations Command - NY Times TV Documentary Series (8x60)
UNSUNG: The Salvation Army and 9/11 - SKH Entertainment Documentary (1x30)
The Icelandic Cave Dive Expedition - SKH Entertainment Documentary (1x60)
Select Production Manager Credits:
Growing Up Gotti - A&E Reality Series(8X30)
5th Wheel - UPN Reality Series(10X30)
Strange Love Finale - VH1 Reality Series(1X60)
Ivana Young Man - Oxygen Reality Series (1x120)
Targeted Sports Training Series - FOX Lifestyle (3X60)
Big: The Broadway Musical - UPN Documentary (1X120)
Up All Night - USA Networks Wrap Series (104X30)
Totally Hidden Video - Fox Reality Series(25X30)
Requiem for A Dream (Tappy Tibbon) - Protozoa Pictures Feature Film (1X120)
Alligator 11; The Mutation - New Line Cinema Feature Film (1x120)
How To Be A Hollywood Stuntman - Fleur De Films Studios Feature (1x 90)
Award-Winning Projects
Returning Mickey Stern
Long Island Film Festival Best Feature Winner
Grand Jury Prize at the 2002 Rome and Tiburon International Festival
Unsung-The Salvation Army and 9/11
Best Short Documentary: Special Jurors Remi Award Houston World Fest Film Festival 2006
Requiem for a Dream
Academy and Golden Globe Nominated: Best Actress (Ellen Burstyn)
Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominated: Best Actress (Ellen Burstyn)
Independent Spirit Awards Nominated: Best Director (Darren Aronofsky), Best Feature (Eric Watson, Palmer West), Best Supporting Female (Jennifer Connelly) Won: Best Cinematography (Matthew Libatique) Best Female Lead (Ellen Burstyn)