Peter Berg
Contact
- Email: pberg1@gmail.com
- Phone: 607.222.9845
- Address: 13578 Rye St., Apt. 4, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
- Website & Online Portfolio: www.peteberg.net
Education
Ithaca College – Bachelor of Science, Television & Radio (May, 2007)
- Concentration in Video Production; Minor in Screenwriting
- Cumulative GPA: 3.85 - Magna Cum Laude
Professional Experience
“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” (TLC) – Segment Producer (April, 2008 – July 2008)
- Segment producer on a reality series about the U.S. mortgage crisis, by Actual Reality Pictures.
The G Group – Reality TV Think Tank Member (May, 2008 – present)
- Responsible for creating and developing original Reality TV concepts.
“Flip That House” (TLC) & “Greenovate” (Discovery Home) – Associate Producer (March – April, 2008)
- Field produced, conducted interviews and shot for two series at Actual Reality Pictures.
Evolution Film & Tape – Production Assistant (November – December, 2007)
- PA for reality tv dating pilot: “The Jo & Slade Project” (Bravo)
“How I See IC” / IB Productions – Editor (June 2007 - February 2008)
- Lead editor of video admissions campaign for Ithaca College Marketing Dept.
Actual Reality Pictures / "Flip That House" (TLC) / – Production Assistant & Intern (January - August 2006)
- On set, post-production and office PA for home renovation series produced by Actual Reality Pictures (arp.tv).
- Shot vérité, B-roll, and conducted interviews on Panasonic DVX100 camera.
- Other work for Actual Reality Pictures – Production intern on reality tv pilots: "Do Or Dice" (Bravo); "The Dave Ramsey Project" (CBS); "126 Rivington" (HBO)
"Welcome To Paradise" / Out of Pocket Films - Intern (February - March 2006)
- Production intern for independent feature produced on the Sony Pictures lot. (outofpocket.com)
Log In Productions – Intern (May - August 2005)
- Independent documentary production company in Spencer, NY. (logtv.com)
- Post-production intern and assistant editor for feature-length documentaries: “Borderline”, “The Legacy of Jedwabne”, “Portraits of Emotion”, “Eco-Village”
Independent Experience
Ithaca College Television (ICTV) Series (ictv.org)
“The Race” – Producer / Director / Lead Editor (Fall 2006 – Spring 2007)
- Produced two seasons of a reality travelogue series where teams of two race across New York State in an elimination-style competition.
- Managed crews of 50 (season 1) and 70 (season 2), and edited 200 hours of footage into 10 hour-long episodes.
- Featured on “Reality Remix” (Fox Reality Channel), MSNBC.com, Reality Blurred, Fuse Magazine, WTVH Syracuse, WROC Rochester, and other media outlets.
- Awards include: 2008 College Broadcasters Inc. award; 2007 PEGASYS award winner; 2007 ICTV winner for “Best Show”, “Best New Show”
“Unicorn Boy” – Creator / Producer / Director / Animator (Fall 2005 – Fall 2006)
- Animated comedy series about a boy who was born with a unicorn horn. This was ICTV’s first ever entirely-animated program.
- 2006 PEGASYS award winner: “Best Comedy” & “Best Educational Access”
Director for several ICTV series:
- “If It Floats” (Spring 2007); “The Screening Room” (Fall 2005); “Better Safe Than” (Fall 2005); “These Are The News” (Spring 2005); “The Solarium” (Fall 2004)
Educational and Volunteer Work
Teacher’s Assistant – Ithaca College (2006 - 2007)
- Instructed students and aided professors in Nonfiction Production and Experimental Video courses at Ithaca College.
Educational Media Institute – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (May 2006)
- Volunteer instructor and video producer for the Ethiopian public education agency.
- Trained Ethiopian video producers on the use of production equipment.
- Produced a short documentary about EMA, which aired over Ethiopian satellite TV.
Documentary Productions
“The Dirty Dozen” – Producer / Director of Photography / Editor (Fall 2005)
- Forty-minute documentary following a flag football team over an entire season.
“Hate Radio: Infesting The Airwaves” – Producer / Editor (Spring 2004)
- Documentary pilot investigating underground white supremacist radio stations.
Skills
- Video cameras: Panasonic DVX100 & AG-80, Sony DSR-300, JVC GY-5100.
- Video editing software: Final Cut Pro, Vegas Video, Avid, Avid Express DV
- Screenwriting: Experience writing scripted television, features and reality tv scripts.
- Web design: HTML, XML, JavaScript, CSS, Perl CGI and PHP scripting, Flash
- Other software: Adobe After Effects, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Photoshop, MS Office
Honors & Awards
- 2007 – Ithaca College Television-Radio Dept. “Senior of the Year”
- 2007 – ICTV “Senior of the Year” and “Outstanding Commitment”
- 2007 – Peggy R. Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership
- 2006 – Inducted to Phi Kappa Phi & Lambda Pi Eta communications honor societies
- 2005 – College Broadcasters Inc. Award for “Best Student Media Website” (ictv.org)
- 2003 – Ithaca College Park Scholar Award (full ride scholarship to Ithaca College)
- 2003 – Eagle Scout Rank, Boy Scouts of America
- 2003 – Salutatorian of Owego Free Academy high school class of 2003.