Tara Gentile
Professional Profile
Tara Gentile has over 27 years of experience in unscripted television production. She spent those years honing her skills to become an elite Executive in Charge of Production, Line Producer and Consultant. After years of working in all genres of unscripted television, her primary focus is now on variety shows, live and music shows as well as game shows. Tara has an acute capacity for understanding what a production needs before it happens. She is an excellent communicator and a detail-oriented strategic problem-solver. She is adept to thinking three steps ahead so nothing is left to chance. Among many other duties, she is responsible for all production administration and the financial health of the show.
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Computers
Education
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• Budgeting, Tracking / Cost Reports / E-T-C, Payroll, Account’s Receivables/Payables
• Specializing in gameshow budgeting (10eps – 220+ eps / ½ - 1 hour eps)
• Scheduling Pre thru Post Production for Specials, Strips and Series, Script Breakdowns
• Creating Call Sheets, Production Reports, Schedules, Staff & Crew Sheets, Check
Requests, Purchase Orders, etc.
• Managing Overall Production Standards & Practices, Game Show / Competition Compliance
• Staffing Departments, Talent / Performers and Vendors for Production, Negotiating Rates
• Extensive Knowledge of Union / Guild rules: DGA, WGA, AFTRA, SAG, IATSE, IBEW, AFM
• In-Studio and Location Expertise (Overall Operations, Technical, Contingency Plans, etc.)
• On-site production coordination with all Vendors, Crew, Staff, etc.
• In-state / Out-of-State Casting
• Performance Rehearsals (On-site / Off-site: Music, Dance, Actor Run-thru’s, Stunt Coord.)
• Post Production Equipment (AVID, FCP), Online, Sweetening, Laughing, VO, ADR, Foley
• On-screen Graphics (All Elements), On-Screen SFX
• Music Licensing (Master / Sync), Original Composition, Sound FX
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• MAC / PC Proficient: Movie Magic Budgeting, EP Budgeting, EP Scheduling, Microsoft Word /
Excel / Powerpoint, File Maker Pro, Final Draft, Quickbooks, Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop
• Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY Major: BBA in Int'l Business and Finance
• Epicurean School of Culinary Arts, Los Angeles, CA Program: Culinary Arts
• New School of Cooking, Culver City, CA Program: Baking & Pastry
• Producer’s Guild of America (PGA)
• Film Liaisons in California, Statewide (FLICS) - 2006 Location Professional in TV, Nominee