February 22,
2010
Beth Melnick
Location Scout and Manager
2347 NE 9th
Ave
Portland,
Oregon 97212
310.779.5683
Los Angeles cell
503.720.6300
Portland cell
503.281.4741
home
Beth is based
in Portland, OR. and Los Angeles, CA.
She has
extensive scouting experience nationally
and is developing experience
internationally.
Feature Films:
2008 Twilight Location
Manager Director:
Catherine Hardwicke
2007 Star Trek Location
Scout Director: J.J. Abrams
2005 Nearing Grace Location
Scout Director:
Rick Rosenthal
1994 Pontiac Moon Location
Manager Director: Peter Medak
1993 Strange Days Location
Scout (Tx) Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
1989 Come See the Paradise Location Coord. Director:
Alan Parker
Television:
1996 Nash Bridges Location
Scout TV
Series Prod:
Patti Nicollela
1995 Ruby Jean and Joe Location Scout TV
Movie Prod:
Patti Nicollela
1992 Wild Palms Location
Manager 6
hour Mini-series
Exec.
Prod: Oliver Stone and Alex Ho, Bruce Wagner; Producer: Mike Rauch;
Production
Manger: Patti Nicollela
Directors:
Kathryn Bigelow, Keith Gordon, Peter Hewitt and Phil Joanou
Commercials: (partial list of clients)
1985 to 2009 -
Location Scout and Manger for national and international commercials,
including but not limited to the following
production companies and directors:
Joe Pytka,
David Fincher, Michael Seresin, The Dektors, RSA, Tarsem,
Gartner,
Sean Thonson, Joe Public, Paul Hunter, @radical media, The
Maysles, Headquarters,
MJZ, HSI,
Crossroads, Tool, Radiant Pictures, Anonymous Content, Ritts-Hayden,
Smuggler
Beth has
scouted and managed commercials extensively in the Western United States,
scouted areas of New York, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Florida,
Canada, Mexico
and the Bahamas.
Music Videos:
1984 –
1986 - Producer, Production Manager and Assistant Director
Pendulum
Productions - music videos for the
Beach Boys, Diana Ross,
Teena Marie and John Carpenter among others.
Often scouted
the locations as well.
BethÕs Other credits and pursuits :
2009
– Producer still photography - Portland, Oregon
Converse/Target
print add campaign
Photographer,
Dan Martensen – Agency, Peterson Milla Hooks
2006 –
Present – Producing,Directing,Shooting
documentary
on the personal techniques chronically and
terminally ill patients
use to heal and improve the quality of their
lives
1988 –
1990 - Produced commercials for American advertising agency, Scott, Lancaster
and Mills, in Vancouver, B.C.
1986 –
Production Manager and A.D. for Uncle BenÕs Rice commercial for Franco American
in Paris
1985 –
Segment producer and director for ŌThe Vancouver ShowĶ in Vancouver, BC
1984 –
Produced footage on the bobsled track in Ingles, Austria for RCA
for development of software for an
interactive video game
1981 – 1984 - Produced and directed documentary footage on
Bob Said, two-time Olympic bobsledderÕs efforts,
to design and build AmericaÕs first aerodynamic bobsled
in his quest to join the US team for the third time
at the age of 50.
1983 - Beths involvement in that project led her to compete
in the sport of bobsledding, where she won
the first two all-womenÕs races held in the history of
WomenÕs Bobsledding in the United States.
Beth is a graduate of USC Film School
She has a limited command of the French Language