I am the Media Manager for Secret Celebrity Renovation (308) or Season 3, Episode 8 on CBS. SCR is a series giving celebrities a chance to gift a surprise home renovation to a person who helped guide them to success.
This is Season 3 for the show!
Title
Secret Celebrity Renovation Season 3, Episode 8
Role
Project’s IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30589232/
My IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193155/
Production Company
Executive in Charge
Client’s Equipment
- 2 x Sony FX9
- Sony AS7III camera
- 3 x GoPro
My Gear/Equipment
- 2023 MacBook Pro 16″ with M2 Pro, 32 MB RAM, 1 TB HD
- 2021 iPad Pro 12.9″ with M2 – 2nd monitor
- OWC Thunderbolt 4 Hub with 3 Thunderbolt 4 ports
- Ivanky Docking Station Pro Hub with 14 ports
- Lexar Multi-Card 25-in-1 USB 3.0 Reader
- 12 Outlet Belkin Power Strip Surge Protector
- Laptop Cooler Cooling Pad
- USB Desk Fan
- Quik Cart Collapsible Rolling Crate on Wheels
- iPhone 12
Software
Workflow
- Offload data using ShotPut Pro to 2 Western Digital SSDs
- Log data into Google Sheets
Type of Production
Broadcast
Trailer for Season 3
Behind the Scenes
Below are a few Behind the Scenes photos from the shoot. Unfortunately, not a lot – we had a jam-packed day. I forgot to take a photo of the entire crew. We were all too busy working. 😉 We shot first half a month before the second half.
Chris hard at work 
COVID test – Negative 
Sign on set. Talent’s name is blacked out/NDA. 
Why yes, I’d love a free breakfast! 
Why yes, I’d love a free cookies 
Coffee bar 
Jordan Gibo, B cam op 
Athena Boardroom 
Chris handing off media to Bryant McEvoy, Prod Coord 
nameplate on door to office 
luxurious office on location 
desk on location 
drives and hubs
Description
I am the Media Manager for this shoot. That means I collected all the video and audio files and cloned them onto various hard drives. My job is to ensure the integrity of the data thru the Production Pipeline.
A couple of months ago, I first worked with them in a different location and I had family there I hadn’t seen in 30+ years, so I submitted and got the job. They liked me so much, they asked me to come back again for a different job much closer to home.
I even got to work with a friend from Las Vegas on this shoot! Jordan Gibo is an amazing Camera Operator. So glad to see/work with him again.
Secret Celebrity Renovation is an American reality television series that premiered on CBS on July 9, 2021. The series is hosted by Nischelle Turner of Entertainment Tonight, who is accompanied by a design team initially consisting of interior designer Sabrina Soto and home improvement contractor Jason Cameron; for the series’ second season, Cameron was replaced by “Boston Rob” Mariano, a general contractor and former contestant on multiple seasons of the reality competition series Survivor, who had previously appeared on SCR as the featured celebrity in the season 1 finale.
In March 2022, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on July 29, 2022.
More examples
For more examples of my Media Manager-DIT work, click here.