Robert B. Mendel
843 North Avenue Sixty-Six Los Angeles, CA 90042-1507
(323) 258-9282 Cell & Page (213) 591-0510
email: robertmendel@ymail.com
1st Assistant Director
Film - The Brothel (Parnassus Pictures 2002, 2003 ) Amy Waddell,
Director; Wade Danielson, Producer
Episodic Television: California (pilot - CBS Entertainment Productions
1995) John Liberti,Producer / Jerry London, Director
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (episodic- 6 shows -CBS Entertainment Productions
1994-1995) John Liberti, Producer / Chuck Bowman, Alan Levi,
Daniel Attias,Jerry London, Jerry Jameson, Bobby Roth - Directors
Lois & Clark-2nd & Greenscreen Units (cpisodic- -9 shows
Warner Bros. 1994) Robert Singer, Randy Zisk, Producer s /
Jimmy Simon, Christopher Seitz, UPM's
Situation Comedy: The Single Guy (8 Shows - 4-camera Film
- Castlerock Productions 1995) Brad Hall, Executive Producer
/ Craig Zisk, Producer / Sam Weisman, Producer/Director / Victor
Hsu, UPM
Cindy, The Adventures of Cinderella's Daughter (8 episodes in 6 days
- 3-camera Video w/ Green Screen - 1998 - Creative Light Entertainment)
Scott Zakarin - Dir.-Prod. / Rich Tackenberg, Toni Ellis-Producers.
Short Subjects - The Mask Maker - (AFI Director's Workshop for
Women 24 minute Dramatic Short - 1999) Amy Waddell, Director,
Phil Schwartz, Director of Photography
Eating Las Vegas ( Big Ass Entertainment 1997 - Parody Short
- L.A, Las Vegas)
Interactive CD Rom - Escape From Horrorland (Live action: w/
Kids, Puppets,Animals Dreamworks Interactive 1996) John Skeel,
Producer / Larry Guterman, Dir
Key 2nd Assistant Director - DGA
episodic TV:Saving Grace (2nd 2nd 2 episodes - Key 2nd 2 episodes) - 2007 - UPM: Lori Etta Taub 1st AD Babu Subramaniaim, Pam Curry
The Evidence (Pilot Re-shoot -& episode parts - San Francisco CA
- 2005) Llewellyn Wells, Producer / Dean Jones, UPM / Babu Subramaniam,
1st AD
TV movie: Gotta Kick It Up! (TV movie - Disney Channel - 2001) Chris Morgan,
Producer / David Dwiggins UPM / Babu Subramaniam, 1st AD
episodic TV: Nothing Sacred (episodic - 19 shows - 20th Century Fox - 1997-'98)
Cyrus Yavneh, Producer / Joe Ingraffia, M. Zimbrich, 1st AD's
ER (episodic - 8 shows - Warner Bros. 1995) Babas Subramaniam,
1st AD
TV movie: Toothless (TV movie - Walt Disney - 1997) Denny Salvaryn, UPM
/ Tony Adler, 1st AD
Barefoot in Paradise (Pilot - ABC Prods 1996) Charles Carroll,
Line Producer-UPM / Jeanie Caliendo, 1st AD / Zalmon King, Dir.
episodic TV: Lois & Clark (episodic- 9 shows- Warner Bros. 1994)
Jimmy Simon, Christopher Seitz, UPM's/ Carol Vitkay, Neal Ahern,
1st AD's
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (episodic - 47 shows--CBS Entertainmnt 1992,93,94)
John Liberti, UPM Brenda Kalosh, Richard Learman, SteveTramz, Carol
Bonnefil - 1st AD's (1992,93)B. Kalosh, Richard Espinoza-1st AD's (1993,94)
Quantum Leap (episodic-35 shows -Universal 1989,
1990) Ron Grow, UPM / Paul Sirmons & Ryan Gordon,1st AD’s
(DGA Award)
Feature Film: Nowhere to Run (feature - reshoots -Sony Entertainment 1992)
Ron Smith, UPM Steve Tramz, 1st AD
20 Bucks (feature - Big Tomorrow Productions 1992) Karen Murphy, producer
/ Jason Clark, line producer / Marti Elcan, 1st AD
TV movie: In The Best Interest of the Children
(TV Movie - NBC Prods. 1991) Michael Rhodes, director/Babs
Subramaniam, 1st AD
Sweet Poison (USA Cable Feature - Smart Money Prod.'s
1991) Brian Grant, director/Fred Brost, UPM/Bruce Solow, 1st AD
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Location Manager:
Television / Film:
Sleeper Cell - Showtime Miniseries - Additional Location Manager -
2006 Key Location Manager, Michael Neale UPM, Scott
Printz Producer Ann Kindberg
Heartland - Pilot - TNT - Horizon Scripted Television, Inc. - 2006
- Director/Producer/Writer, David Hollander Producer,
Bob Rolsky Production Designer, Stefania Cella
Pink Collar - Pilot - HBO Productions for ABC - 2006 - Director, Alan
Poul Producers, David Knoller, Mark
Greenberg Production
Designer, Shepherd Frankel
Surreal Life Fame Games (Season 7) - 2006 - Mindless Entertainment
- Scouted only & found starring house in Las Vegas.
The Surreal Life (Seasons 2, 3, & 4) - Reality Series
- Mindless Entertainment - 2003, 2004 - Scouted and managed misc.
location aspects
Los Angeles - A World in a City (and Producer/Collaborator) - Documentary
Film for German/French TV - 2003. Ottonia Media. Petra Haffter,
Director - Produced and Production / Loc'n Managed
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View Clips (http://tinyurl.com/vj6eq)
Highway One - Street of Dreams (and Producer/Collaborator) -
Documentary Film for German/French TV - 2002. Ottonia Media.
Petra Haffter, Director- Produced and Production / Loc'n Managed - Click
Here to View clips (http://tinyurl.com/y37czn)
Junkyard Wars - Documentary TV (35 shows in Series as well as 4 Specials)
- (RDF Media - 2001-02-03) Specials: "Flight", "Nascar", "Hollywood",
"On the Road" Diana Hunter, Line Producer
The Untitled John Ridley Martial Arts Pilot - (ABC Pilot - 2002) Producers:
John Ridley, Kevin Misher, Paris Barclay, Harvey Frand UPM: Andy
Stone
Prod. Designer: Ed Vereaux,
Clockstoppers - Feature - Replacement Location Manager - 3rd-5th weeks
Shooting - Paramount - 2001. Diane Sabatini, Production
Supervisor
Director's Cut (Hi Definition Video Feature - Oak Knoll Pictures
- 2000) Stepehen Cannell, Jo McIllece, Producers
Chuck Bowman, Director
Six Feet Under (Pilot - HBO - 2000) Alan Ball, Writer/Producer/Director
Alan Poul, Producer Marcia
Hinds, Production Designer
The Beast (Pilot - Touchstone Television - 2000) Alan Poul, Producer
/ Ed Veraux, Production Designer / Alex Graves, Director
The Sleepwalker Killing (TV Movie - Cosgrove/Meurer Prod. - 1996-97)
John Cosgrove, Prod.- Director / Cyrus Yavneh, Producer-UPM / Michael
Novotny, Production Designer
Titanic (feature - US portion + European Scouting 1996) Gig Rackauskas
- Prod'n Supervisor; Jon Landau, Producer / Grant Hill, UPM
The Chamber (feature - Mississippi Delta Portion - Universal
- 1996) Ric Kidney, Producer / Richard Klotz, Key Location Mgr.
Twister (feature - Iowa Portion - Warner Bros. 1995) Jim Morris,
Mike Burmeister - Key Loc. Mgrs., Joseph Nemec III, Prod'n Designer
Cagney & Lacey (episodic, 44 shows + 20 shows
Ass't Loc. Mgr. - Orion TV 1982 - 1986) UPM: Ralph Singleton
With Deadly Intent (feature -Larry Sugar Ent.1990)Ruben
Preuss, Dir./Cal Naylor, UPM/Sam Epstein, 1st AD
Fear (feature-Vestron 1989) Rockne O’Bannon, dir./Joseph Nemec III,
Production Designer / Hank Kline, UPM/John Woodward, 1st AD
The Borrower (feature - Atlantic Films 1988)
John McNaughton, director/Elliot Rosenblatt, UPM
Murphy’s Law (m.o.w.- 20th Century Fox 1986)
David Hawks, UPM
Location Scout and Location Manager:
Advertising / Commercials: (Scouted
and Location Managed unless otherwise noted
NFL.com - Directors Bureau - 2008 - Key Location Scout / Manager, Brian Bird
Liberty Mutual - Motion Theory - 2008 - Producer: Bernard Rahill
Marshalls - Space Program - 2008 - Producer: Robyn Moskow
Honda (Japan) – B12 Pictures –
2008 – Prod’n Mgr: Jay Sisson
Saturn – (Location Scout) MJZ – 2008 –
Key Location Scout / Manager, Brian Bird
Freedom 55 (Canada) – (Location Manager) Gartner – 2008 – Laurie Devine, Production Manager
Walmart – Artists Company – 2008 – Dawn Iacino, Producer, Dave Ramser, Director
Honda / Kewpie - B12/ Day O Prods - 2008 Prod'n Mgr Jay Sisson
Allspice - MJZ 2007 (Scout) –
(Key Location Scout) /Manager: Brian Bird
France Telecom Group - Orange Brand - Company 2007 Producer Sandrine Lima
Sync-Powered by Microsoft - Company 2007 (Scout) Producer Bernard Rahill, Director David McNallys
Fazzoli's - Rhythm+Hues 2007 Producers-Michael Shoress, Director Clark
Andersson
Lenscrafters - / Villains 2007 Producer - Sandrine Lima, Director Dewey
Nicks
Carlsberg Beer - MJZ 2007 (2 commercials) Producer Helen Hollein, Director: Rocky Morton
AT&T - Cºmpany Films LLC 2006 - (2 commercials) Producer Dominic Wilcox, Director: Philippe Andre
Mobile Boost - MJZ 2006 (location scout) Key Location Scout/Manager, Brian Bird
Always - The Joneses 2006 - Producer Tim Ford, Director Rich Newey (also
scouted by Brian Bird)
Direct TV - Villains 2006 - Producer Sandrine Lima, Director, Dewey
Nicks
Volvo - Villains 2006- Producer Dominic Wilcox, Director: Philippe Andre
Microsoft - Park Pictures 2006 - (Location Mgr) Director Lance Acord
SBC / AT&Tj - (Scout: Denver, CO & Chicago, IL) - The Institute 2005 - Producer Scott Gardenhour -
Director: Michael Bay
Bud Light (3 Commercials) -
Villains - 2005 - Producer: Matt Caltabiano
Golden Corral (5 Commercials)
- Villains - 2005 - Producer: Matt Caltabiano
Target (5 Commercials)-
Villains - 2005 - Producer: Bernard Rahill
Mazda - Trio Films - 2005 - Producer Jeff Tannebring
Pantene & John Frieda Hair Products (Scout) - FM Rocks - 2005 - Producer: William Green / PM:
Piazzie
United Methodist Church (Three Commercials)-Scout/Manage - Trio Films- 2005 - Producer
Bernard Rahill
Dewey Nicks Spec - Hushpuppies - Villains - 2005 - Producer Bernard Rahill
U.S. Army Reserve - Villains - 2005 - Producer Bernard Rahill
PG&E - Villains - Villains - 2005 (Five Commercials) - Producer Dominic Wilcox
Banquet Foods - Crock Pot Classics - Kaboom Films - 2004, Bernard Rahill,
Producer
Hyndai- Chased By Cowboys - Amanda Clark, Producer - Scout/Manage - 2004
Asimo - Educational short - (Kids Crossing the Street Safety )- American Honda
/ Art & Industry Prods - 2004, Susan Smith, Prod Mgr.
Mastercard - Omaha Films - Tima Surmelioglu- Producer, Doreen Murphy,
Production Manager - 2004
Audi - 2004
Old Navy - Villains - 2004 - Bernard Rahill, Prod / Dwewy Nicks, Dir.
Budwesiser - Villains - 2004 - Producer Bernard Rahill, Prod. Mgr. Sandrine
Lima
Almay Cosmetics - Chased by Cowboys - 2004 - Producer Sharon Morov, Prod. Mgr.
Susan Smith
Dunkin Donuts - Independent Media - 2003
Chrysler - (Scout)Boxer Films - Prod.:
John Barreiro, Prod Mgr: John Quinn - 2003
First Five /Calif. Children and families Commission - Good Films - Dir.: Andrew
Walton, Prod: Melanie Kastman 2003
Epipen - Good Films - Dir.: Nick Raffter, Prod.: Melanie Kastman -2003
Victoria's Secret "Very Sexy Holiday" - The Institute DEPA - Producer
Scott Gardenhour Director, Michael Bay - 2002
Sony Playstation - Belefant - Dir: Brian Belefant, Exec Prod: Philip
Brown, Prod Mgr: Jason Sanford, Loring Colangelo 2002
Toyota - Boxer Films - Prod.: John Barreiro, Prod Mgr: John Quinn - 2002
Advertising / Stills:
Avon (Stills) – Industry Productions (Scout/Location Mgr: Nevada) – 2008 – Michael Cifarelli, Producer
AT&T (Stills) – 2008 – (Scout)
Tom Hussey Photography
NYCo (Stills) – 2008 – (Scout) Industry Productions –
Michael Cifarelli, Producer
Comcast (Stills) - Shelly Stazis Photography - 2008 (Scout) Melanie Penny, Production Manager
Bergdorf Goodman Spring Book - Industry Productions - 2008 - (Scout
Nevada, Utah) Michael Cifarelli,
Producer
Tommy Hilfiger - Fall Fashion - Industry Productions 2007 (Scout/Stills)
Childrens Place - Fashion - (Stills) Industry Productions - 2006
Tom Tailor - Fashion - (Stills) Concrete and Clay - Producer Sandrine Lima Photographer:
Dewey Nicks 2006, 2007
Tommy Hilfiger - Cologne - (Stills) Concrete
and Clay - Producer Sandrine Lima Photographer: Dewey Nicks 2006
(Scout /Stills)- Portfolio One
2004 - 2006: GQ, Vanity Fair, others (Dewey Nicks, Annie Leibowitz, others) -
Anne Donnellon, Producer
Bergdorf Goodman - (Scout /Stills)
-Shake Productions - Dewey Nicks, Photographer 2004,2005
Toyota Tacoma - (Scout /Stills)Portfolio
One / Concrete and Clay - 2004, Dewey Nicks, Photographer
Eddie Bauer - (Scout /Stills)
Dewey Nicks, Photographer / Concrete & Clay - 2004
Sun Trust Bank - (Scout /Stills)David Smith Studio - 2004
Pacific Sunwear - (Scout /Stills)
Strong Productions - 2004
San Pellegrino - (Scout)Villains
- 2004 - Producer Bernard Rahill
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Short Term Location Scout &/or Location Manager - Entertainment:
Features, Television, Commercials, Videos, Print Ads, Reshoots, Tests
(Numerous - 1982 - present)
Partial List:
Surreal Life Fame Games - 51 Minds Productions - Matt Bordofsky,Producer
(Las Vegas Scouting for Hero House) 2006
House Divided - Touchstone Pilot (Scouting and California Consulting)
- David Roessell, Producer Gary French, VP Production - 2006
Accepted - Universal Feature - (a little scouting) - Scott Logan, Key
Location Manager - 2005
Yours Mine & Ours - MGM Feature - Michael Burmeister, Key Location
Manager - 2005
Domino - Feature (additional Scout) - Tony Scott, Director; Janice
Polley, Key Location Manager; Richard Kl.otz, Key Location Scout - 2004
United States - (Documentary Feature) Les Films De Isles - Canada -
Pierre Guimond, Director 2004, 2005
Nanny Central - Reality Show - 2004 - Fox TV - Location Scout;
Kevin Lillestol, Producer
Untitled Martin Lawrence Project - 2004, Mike Neale, Location Manager
(scout a bit)
Harry Green and Eugene - Pilot (2nd unit) - Paramount -
Key Location Manager: Greg Lazzarro 2004
Taxi - 20th Century Fox Feature - Mike Neale, Location Manager
(Scout some) 2003
Nip / Tuck - Emergency Replacement Location Manager (bereavement) -
2003
Bad Boys Two - Special EFX Test - Feature - Richard Klotz, Location
Manager 2002
The Scorpion King - 2001 Feature - Mike Neale, Location Manager
Deuce Bigelow, Male Gigolo - 2001 Feature - Mike Neale Location Manager
Old School - 2001 Feature - Mike Neale Location Manager
Videos:
FM Rocks 2003, 2004 - various - Bryan Barber, Director / Piazzi - Producer
Keith Murray "Movie Star" - A Few Miles North - Dir.: Erik White, Prod:
Roger Ubina - 2002
Producer
Los Angeles - A World in a City (Producer/Collaborator) - One hour
High Def Documentary Film for German/French TV - 2003. Arte Channel;
Ottonia Media. Petra Haffter, Director
Highway One - Street of Dreams (Producer/Collaborator) - One hour High
Def Documentary Film for German/French TV - 2002 Arte Channel;Ottonia
Media/Petra Haffter, Director
GMC Trucks (Industrial Film - Rob Orr Productions - 1986)
Local Highland Park Benefit Folk Concerts - Aids Project Los
Angeles and National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 1989, 1990, 1998
Improvisational Comedy-Based Musical Comedies 1982, 1988 - Chicago,
IL - The Practical Theatre Co.
DGA Trainee (graduated Assistant Directors Training Program
- West Coast - 1990) -
Hill Street Blues,
Beauty & the Beast,
I Take These Men (TV movie),
Troop Beverly Hills,
Dallas,
Quantum Leap Pilot,
A Year in the Life (episodic),
Duet (sitcom),
The Law & Harry McGraw (episodic)
Assistant Film Editor 1981 - 1987 intermittently
Continuing Education - Post Production Assistant
Film Editing, Non-Linear Editing Courses 1982 - 2002 intermittently
Education B.S. Speech/Theatre/Film
1980 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
College Student Theatre Producer: Hair, The Threepenny
Opera, Of Mice & Men, The Runner Stumbles, I Do! I Do!,
Improvisational Comedy Revues, others
(Northwestern University Arts Alliance - 1976 - 1980
Affiliations / Interests
DGA - Elected: AD/UPM/TC Council 1998-2007 (alternate 2001-2003)
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Local #399 - Location Manager - Group 1 - Education Subcommittee Chairperson
- Taught: Budgeting for Location Managers & Managing Your Information
Classes - 2005, 2006
Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council 1st Vice President 2002-2003,
Secretary 2004-2006 - and Website Administrator (http://HistoricHighlandPark.org)
Northeast Los Angeles Community Calendar Web Publisher: (http://mendel.locations.org/community/calendar)
Highland Park Heritage Trust Member - Architectural Preservation -
Northeast Los Angeles
Arroyo Arts Collective Member - Artists Organization - Northeast Los
Angeles - (Contributor to Newsletter, Facilitator of Special Events, Concerts)
Huntington Library - Readers Priveleges - Researcher on History of
The Arroyo Guild of Craftsmen - 1909, Northeast Los Angeles
Neighborhood Unitarian Church - Pasadena
Dance Practitioner - Movinground.com
Spiritweaves.com