Biographie
Jim Schlosser Producer/Director/Show Runner/Segment Producer/DP/Shooter
Jim Schlosser is the 2017 Emmy Award Winner for the nationally televised PBS Special "The Mighty T - The Tuolumne River - From Glacier to Golden Gate", as well as the 1st Place Winner for the Best TV Program for "The Mighty T", from the Outdoor Writers Association of America and the Outdoor Writers Association of California, and "The Mighty T" also won the President's Award of 'Best of the Best' 1st Place from the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
Early in his career, he followed his ambitions to Hollywood, gaining valuable insight into the various production models on display in Los Angeles. Working the sets as SAG/AFTRA talent was an education that no other institution could offer. Returning to Northern California, he turned his focus to behind the camera, polishing his skills at one of the nation's top educational establishments for television. A product of the exceptional broadcast department at San Francisco State University, Jim Schlosser has produced and directed over 750 segments for a variety of outlets, including ESPN, NBC, CBS, Outdoor Life Network (Versus Network/NBC Sports), and the FINE LIVNG TV Network. As Executive Producer, Producer, Director, DP and AP, he has been responsible for 17 series totaling more than 300 individual shows, and earned numerous awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America. These series have included titles such as Wavefarer, Taste For Adventure, The Great Outdoors with Tom Stienstra, REI Great Adventures, Canoe & Kayak Magazine, Float Trip and Sport Diver Magazine.
Over the years, Schlosser has successfully taken crews to 17 different countries and nearly every state across the US. Each production has come with its own set of challenges. Wavefarer alone accounted for more than 40 shows, each requiring extensive boat-to-boat videography logistics. Float Trip added the risk of navigating Class V rivers for 40 shows. Adventure Outfitting & Gear Guide consisted mainly of interiors and required extensive blocking and lighting schemes. In November 2002, Schlosser was on location in New Zealand at the America's Cup challenge series sailing regatta. This two-month field production yielded twenty-five adventure packages, rolled in during the extensive race coverage. In 2003 and 2004, at the Tour de France, Jim's duties were similar, but with a demanding timeline of staying a day ahead of the race, producing - shooting - editing packages within 24 hours and then moving on to the next village. A production in Vietnam, covering the Raid Gauloises Adventure Race, 'pushed the limits' across miles of remote, dense jungle. Covering a three-week rafting trip on one of the five most difficult rivers in the world, the Rio Futaleufu in Northern Patagonia, required a solo journey with all the equipment on five planes, a four-hour van ride, and a "yak-drawn cart", just to reach the location, with the most uncertain leg being a flight over perilous Cape Horn. Foresight and creativity in all cases were requirements, not options.
Though the focus of the past 20-plus years has been on EFP/ENG styles of production, Jim has extensive corporate and studio experience, including the producing and directing of a live, multi-camera, 13-part series, Marin Mt. Biker. Moreover, his experience in front of the camera, performing to industry standards, has made it that much easier for those performing for him. Combining the worlds from both sides of the camera has afforded him a balanced foundation and made him a well-rounded leader - one who takes pride in displaying integrity, humility and passion, complimenting crews both past and present.
