Producer, ABC.com at Disney ABC Television Group
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Producer, ABC.com at Disney ABC Television Group
- Videologist at Spancer Video
- Past
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- Webmaster at Grilled Cheese Invitational
- Webmaster/Developer at LA Podsquad
- Videographer/Editor at "Dusty Peacock"
- Script Coordinator at about two dozen TV Shows and pilots
- Motion Graphics Editor; Assistant Director at "Science from the Edge of Tomorrow" (pilot)
- Script Supervisor at The Championship Gaming Series World Finals
- Director/Editor/Writer at The Ministry of Unknown Science
- Writer at "That '70s Show"
- Editor, Director, Writer at "The Ministry of Unknown Science" (TV Pilot)
- Lab Tech / Assistant Trainer at Infopeople
- Creative Director at Dank-Mueller Corp.
- Web Content Developer at 2KSounds
- Writer at "Maggie Winters" (CBS)
- Editor at Candid Camera: The Sporting Life
- Education
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- University of California, Los Angeles
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David Spancer’s Experience
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Producer, ABC.com
Disney ABC Television Group
(Public Company; DIS; Entertainment industry)
June 2009 — Present (2 months)
ABC.com site producer for non-scripted prime time shows.
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Videologist
Spancer Video
(Media Production industry)
2003 — Present (6 years)
Freelance videographer and editor, specializing in documentary work, especially "Personal Documentaries" -- detailed, creative, mostly-true stories of individuals for special events.
Besides numerous personal documentaries, clients have included:
The Norton Simon Museum
• Edited two documentaries for the Norton Simon Museum web presence.
- "The Life of Norton Simon: A Centennial Celebration"
- "Restoration of Francisco de Zurbaran's 'Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose'"
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
• Edited promotional video documentary for the BAAQMD's “Spare the Air” campaign, notifying Northern California residents about the pollution caused by burning wood during certain winter nights.
Bon Appétit
• "From the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen..." - Shot and edited a series of holiday cooking demonstrations for Bon Appétit Magazine’s website.
KPCC Public Radio
• A video tour of the Dervaes Gardens created for the public radio program "Off Ramp". Companion piece to Reporter Apryl Lundsten's audio feature about Jules Dervaes and his family’s urban farm in Pasadena. -
Webmaster
Grilled Cheese Invitational
(Entertainment industry)
2009 — June 2009 (less than a year)
Built and continue to maintain the new web presence for this growing cultural phenomenon. Responsible for online branding and PR via social networking and alternative media.
• Created system for cross publishing related nationwide blog and news posts on the GCI site.
• Currently project managing development of sister site to spread and maintain the excitement of the event throughout the year, taking advantage of growing media, publishing, and advertising opportunities.
• Managed multiple “faces” of the event on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media. -
Webmaster/Developer
LA Podsquad
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
2006 — June 2009 (3 years)
Podcast production company: Responsible for web and physical delivery of all projects, QA, creating and maintaining feeds, and working with clients to define and customize solutions to their specific tech needs.
• Oversaw transition to new CMS-based website
• Managed project with Travelocity to create their podcast feed and stats/analytics system. -
Videographer/Editor
"Dusty Peacock"
(Entertainment industry)
March 2009 — May 2009 (3 months)
Shot and edited (and produced) EPK/behind-the-scenes features for a new Sony Pictures web series, produced by Kevin James and directed by Rob Schiller.
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Script Coordinator
about two dozen TV Shows and pilots
(Entertainment industry)
1995 — 2008 (13 years)
Ran the script departments of a gaggle of network sitcoms. Worked in the room with the writers, creating and revising scripts and story outlines; wrote show bibles; did research and legal clearances; created systems to deal with the massive ever-changing script distributions that took place every night; created in-house file-sharing networks for writing staffs; designed innovative script templates and page layouts that have been adopted by the industry.
Series:
"The Bill Engvall Show" (2007-2008)
"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)
"That '70s Show" (2003-2006)
"Just Shoot Me" (1998-1999)
"Alright Already" (1997-1998)
"Arsenio" (1997)
"The Larry Sanders Show" (1996-1997)
"Cybill" (1996)
"Hudson Street" (1995-1996)
"Double Rush" (1994-1995)
"Catwalk" (1994)
Pilots:
"You've Reached The Elliotts", "Happy Hour", "Americana", "Three Sisters", "Work With Me", "Oh Baby", "Just One of the Girls", "Totally Cool", "Grown Ups", "Bunk Bed Brothers", "The Single Guy", "The Louie Show" -
Motion Graphics Editor; Assistant Director
"Science from the Edge of Tomorrow" (pilot)
(Entertainment industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
Pilot for The SciFi channel, from the Ministry of Unknown Science guys. I assistant directed the studio shoot, and digitally created prosthetic legs made of live dogs for a video sketch. ("You've heard of seeing-eye dogs for the blind, now there's walking-leg dogs for the lame.")
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Script Supervisor
The Championship Gaming Series World Finals
(Entertainment industry)
October 2007 — December 2007 (3 months)
Wow. Major high production value for an insane two-week long *live* television event. A stadium filled with screaming fans watching championship videogame teams from around the world sitting in chairs holding controllers staring at screens. I was in charge of making and updating the shooting scripts.
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Director/Editor/Writer
The Ministry of Unknown Science
(Entertainment industry)
January 2002 — December 2006 (5 years)
MOUS is a hybrid Live/Video sketch comedy show. Ministry "experiments" were held at The Brewery Arts Complex in downtown Los Angeles, to sold-out crowds for five years. The Ministry of Unknown Science videos are available online at tmous.com, and were in the top ten comedy podcasts on iTunes. I was the director and editor for almost all of the Ministry's videos.
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Writer
"That '70s Show"
(Entertainment industry)
December 2004 — April 2006 (1 year 5 months)
Wrote two episodes:
Season Seven - "Who's Been Sleeping Here"
Season Eight - "Fun It"
(That '70s Show episodes were named after song titles from classic 70s bands. Season Seven episodes were all Rolling Stones songs, and Season Eight was Queen.) -
Editor, Director, Writer
"The Ministry of Unknown Science" (TV Pilot)
(Entertainment industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
The success of the live MOUS shows got us a deal with Viacom cable network Spike TV. We wrote a single-camera 22-minute pilot incorporating many of my videos from our recent shows. New wraparound and special effects sequences were shot (directed by Chuck Cirino), and I edited the pilot to completion. Alas, Spike TV passed on the pilot because apparently they don't know funny.
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Lab Tech / Assistant Trainer
Infopeople
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year)
Assisted with teaching internet, design, video, and other computer technology to librarians.
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Creative Director
Dank-Mueller Corp.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years)
Designed marketing campaigns, wrote copy, and oversaw the user experience in the development of an early social networking web technology behind sites for musicians, health and fitness, and families.
• Project managed Hubba.com, a a web publishing and promotions website for musicians that was an early precursor to Myspace. Garnered about a thousand artists in beta pre-release. Created the voice of the site, managed all forums, and provided support under the guise of a number of online personas.
Financing was difficult to come by (ah, the bubble) and I left after my salary was reduced to $0.
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Web Content Developer
2KSounds
(Music industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Oversaw a team of designers and copywriters creating a new music competition website for the EMI-related record label 2KSounds. Eventually, the bottom fell out of this venture and the web team was let go. The core talent took the technology and formed Dank-Mueller.
• Project managed 2ksounds.com.
• Guided content writing team in creating a cohesive voice. Balanced marketing needs with overall
customer experience.
• Served as liaison between web team and record company marketing department.
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Writer
"Maggie Winters" (CBS)
(Entertainment industry)
1999 — 1999 (less than a year)
Wrote one episode that never aired.
Because the show was cancelled.
Yes, I know you've never heard of it. But it was on for 16 episodes and starred Faith Ford. -
Editor
Candid Camera: The Sporting Life
(Entertainment industry)
1990 — 1990 (less than a year)
Video editor for the man, the myth, the crabby evil geriatric hatemonger: Allen Funt. Smile!
David Spancer’s Education
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University of California, Los Angeles
BA , Film/Television , 1989 — 1993
• Recipient of Gene Reynolds Scholarship for Television Production
• Producer (season), Director (episode), Writer: "CSO" - UCLA Student Sitcom
• Post Production Supervisor: "Good News/Bad News" - UCLA Student Sitcom
• Post Production Supervisor: "University" - UCLA Student Soap Opera
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