Alana Carithers

Archival Producer & Researcher

I am an experienced Archival Producer and Researcher with a passion for bringing the rich world of archive to a variety of projects, from documentary to narrative, to commercial work. I am adept at working on projects of varying sizes, and I tailor my holistic approach to the requirements of the individual project and team.

My background in producing both scripted and unscripted projects gives me a unique understanding of the needs of a project from the ‘30,00 foot’ viewpoint, and allows me to better tailor my archival researching and producing approach to fit seamlessly into the overall needs of a project.

Cross Functional Archival Services:

Archival Research, Archival Producing, Asset Licensing, Clearances, Fair Use, Establishing and implementing functional project workflows, and Facilitating a smooth delivery of all archival and stock assets and related paperwork.

I have worked with a number of stock footage vendors and archives including: Getty Images, Associated Press, CNN, Fox, Peterson Automotive Museum, Oddball Films, Pond 5.

Recent Work

THE LIONHEART

Archival Producer & Researcher

  • Conducted in-depth research for assets, sourcing from automotive archives to online hidden gems.

  • Negotiated asset license deals with vendors and facilitated licensing paperwork completion and delivery for over 150x pieces of archival.

  • Prepared Fair Use grids for clearance legal team review.

UNTOLD: HALL OF SHAME

Archival Producer & Researcher

  • Negotiated license deals with vendors, and facilitated licensing paperwork and master delivery for over 100x assets.

  • Prepared Fair Use grids of 300x assets for clearance legal team review.

  • Worked closely with editorial team to implement legal clearance notes, and source both archival and stock assets for editorial changes in real time.

THE LADY AND THE DALE

Executive Producer & Archival Researcher

  • The overall team for this project was very lean at the outset, and I wore many hats throughout the process.

  • Sourced and maintained over 200x archival assets, including fair use documentation.

  • Implemented legal clearance notes in the edit, and workshopped creative fixes through archival asset sourcing.

  • Worked closely with clearance legal team to license over 300x assets, from a variety of archival and stock vendors.

Contact me!

I would love to discuss your next project with archival needs.

Drop me a line at:

alanacarithers@gmail.com

… and let’s collaborate!