Now Hiring Creative Cinematographers for TV Series

Do you consider yourself a story teller first and a cinematographer second? Then we’d love to hear from you.

Unique D.P./Director Position

Our production company Joke Productions is hiring for an upcoming television series. Show will include cinematic recreations and stylistically lit interviews.

We’re looking for cinematographers who like to experiment, are willing to create a fresh look on a tight schedule, and aren’t afraid to work with a small crew.

This job requires an indie, “get it done” attitude.

Additionally, we’d like to meet with D.P.’s who are comfortable directing actors in non-dialogue driven scenes.

You’ll also be working with our in-house VFX artist to ensure some shots can be enhanced with CG elements.

The variety of material you’ll shoot should provide you with a diverse range of new shots for your reel.

If you want to work side by side with the two of us on a brand new show airing later this year on a major cable network, let’s talk…

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Pitching Reality Shows: Ultimate Guide

Our new resource on pitching reality TV is a free guide and ebook I coerced Joke into writing with me :-) We set out to make it the ultimate free resource about pitching reality TV anywhere on the web. Our TV Shows and YOU As many of you know, we work extensively in Unscripted Television, … Read more

Rene: Featured Kickstarter Project

Rene is the kind of movie Kickstarter was born for. It’s outside the box. A passion project by a talented filmmaker. And no one in Hollywood will make it. Rene by Mattson Tomlin He’s found himself in the middle of the woods, filming Rene, a project he wants to finish and get out to the … Read more

Now Hiring: Ultimate Entry Level Position for Reality TV

Update: Yes, as of November 3, 2015, we’re hiring again!

Can’t believe it’s been a year since we first posted this position, and hired our current assistant Coralie. She’s done amazing, and as her year comes to a close, she’s decided she’d like to move into post-production. Coralie will be an assistant editor on our upcoming (unannounced) TV series.

So once again, we look to fill the below position with someone eager and excited to work in unscripted television. If appropriate, please submit for this job or share with those who might be interested.

The position:

Los Angeles Based.

Assistant to company owners at Joke Productions, Inc. (Joke and Biagio.)

One year commitment.  

Possibility for promotion into other departments.  

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Did My Idea Get Stolen? Focus on This Instead…

There’s a great guest post on John August’s blog called When You Think Someone Stole Your Idea. Written by aspiring screenwriter Randall Girdner, it explores those sickening thoughts most of us have had at some point: Did someone steal my idea? Will someone steal my idea? The post is an honest exploration of Randall’s situation, … Read more

Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne on A&E: Announcing Our New TV Series

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Joke and Biagio with fellow executive producers Mary Jaras and Andrew Mayne on day 1 of our 9 week shoot. In case the title didn’t tip you off, Andrew also stars in our new A&E series Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne.

At Last – We Can Say Something

For months we’ve been hinting at our giant new series that we haven’t been able to talk about (though we constantly talk about not being able to talk about it on our podcast.)

Well, we can finally say what it is and where you can see it…though much will remain shrouded in mystery until our network executives turn us loose!

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