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Raising a Champion

Parents and coaches of Olympic and World Champions share the discipline and personal cost behind the medal.

CreditSupervising Producer
ClientDocumentary series
FormatDocumentary · Sport · 4 of 8 episodes
Year2021
What I owned
  • Story
  • Team
  • Budget
  • Casting
  • Production
Raising a Champion

Overview

Deliver 4 episodes of an 8-part documentary series on Olympic and World Champions within a compressed 2-month window, running development and multi-location field production at the same time.

What I did

  • Creative vision & development. Led the creative concept and visual moodboards for four episodes, setting story arcs and aesthetic direction for the Executive Producer’s approval.
  • Casting & story. Researched, identified and cast Olympic and World Champion athletes; built personal relationships to earn trust and shape character-driven stories.
  • Field production. Led on-set production as the primary creative authority on location, working with directors and cinematographers to turn moodboards into images and strong interviews.
  • Pipeline & budget. Managed logistics, crew allocation and multi-location travel; tracked episode budgets and cost reports, delivering all episodes on time and on budget.

Outcome

  • All four episodes delivered on time and within budget.

Stills

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Viktor Minibaev
Alexander Evtushenko
Mikhail Aleshin
Alexandra Patskevich
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