Dominique Ferrari

Co-Founder at Cerca Travel
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Los Angeles, California, United States, US

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Experience

    • Travel Arrangements
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Founder
      • Jul 2021 - Present

      Cerca is a project from Frequency Machine to revolutionize how we learn about places in the world and plan our trips. Cerca is premium content and direct connection - message directly with locals on the ground to ask all your questions and get advice from people who know. Plan your trip with confidence and creative freedom in less time. Take better trips.

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Founder / Chief Creative Officer
      • Apr 2018 - Present

      Greater Los Angeles Area Responsible for content strategy and development. Frequency Machine was founded by Film and TV veterans and the team behind the award-winning Detour App. Detour brought the world revolutionary place-based audio tours, telling 5-star stories across the globe from the Brooklyn Bridge to Harajuku. We built Frequency Machine to tell stories across multiple mediums, in an effort to create a better, more accessible travel experience - even if your only experiences of travel is in the… Show more Responsible for content strategy and development. Frequency Machine was founded by Film and TV veterans and the team behind the award-winning Detour App. Detour brought the world revolutionary place-based audio tours, telling 5-star stories across the globe from the Brooklyn Bridge to Harajuku. We built Frequency Machine to tell stories across multiple mediums, in an effort to create a better, more accessible travel experience - even if your only experiences of travel is in the car on your daily commute. Connect to the world. Understand each other. Be better humans.

    • Co-Founder
      • Jan 2019 - Present

      Greater Los Angeles Area

    • Writer
      • Oct 2012 - Apr 2018

      Greater Los Angeles Area Responsible for screenwriting. - Screenwriter on several successful feature-length scripts - Sold 2 feature scripts - Made LA’s prestigious Blacklist - a list of the industry’s top scripts of the year - Completed feature writing assignments CREDITS The Outskirts / BCDF PICTURES Dark teen comedy that made LA’s Blacklist. Subsequently purchased and produced by BCDF Pictures. Untitled KPop Movie / MISHER FILMS Kpop feature currently being sold and packaged… Show more Responsible for screenwriting. - Screenwriter on several successful feature-length scripts - Sold 2 feature scripts - Made LA’s prestigious Blacklist - a list of the industry’s top scripts of the year - Completed feature writing assignments CREDITS The Outskirts / BCDF PICTURES Dark teen comedy that made LA’s Blacklist. Subsequently purchased and produced by BCDF Pictures. Untitled KPop Movie / MISHER FILMS Kpop feature currently being sold and packaged by a major studio. Show less

    • United States
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Writer, producer
      • Dec 2016 - Nov 2017

      Greater Los Angeles Area Responsible for writing, research, interviews, and managing associate producers Spent the year working with the cutting edge app, Detour to write and produce location based, GPS guided immersive audio tours that users can take on their own smartphone. We blended elements of Augmented Reality, music, SFX, and beautiful narration to make truly transformative content that transported listeners to the time and place we were talking about. It ignited my passion for writing educational… Show more Responsible for writing, research, interviews, and managing associate producers Spent the year working with the cutting edge app, Detour to write and produce location based, GPS guided immersive audio tours that users can take on their own smartphone. We blended elements of Augmented Reality, music, SFX, and beautiful narration to make truly transformative content that transported listeners to the time and place we were talking about. It ignited my passion for writing educational content that aims to entertain at the same time. In that time, I wrote a produced 10 hours of content covering topics from the Civil War to the Golden Age of Pirates to the biggest pot bust in American history. In addition to writing tours directly for Detour, I also wrote and produced several tours for one of Detour’s clients - Nike. My responsibilities included: Writing the script from first to last draft On-site research including locating and interviewing narrators and developing the Detour topics myself Audio interviews with talent and subjects who either lived through the historic events in question or who brought a unique perspective to the table Managing a team of associate producers in the field to aid in research and test our tour routes and technology Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Media Production
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Casting Producer - Walk The Line
      • Apr 2016 - Jun 2016

      Greater Los Angeles Area

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Casting Producer, Casting Coordinator, Casting Department Manager, Contestant Coordinator
      • Jun 2004 - Jun 2016

      Los Angeles, CA Responsible for casting, managing the logistics of the casting department, and overseeing the contestants during all phases of the show. I began working on The Amazing Race for CBS in Season 7. During my time there they won 10 Emmy's for Outstanding Reality-Competition Show. I helped cast the show, run the logistics of the Casting Department, and was also in charge of the contestants during and after filming on our various locations. My experience includes casting, open calls… Show more Responsible for casting, managing the logistics of the casting department, and overseeing the contestants during all phases of the show. I began working on The Amazing Race for CBS in Season 7. During my time there they won 10 Emmy's for Outstanding Reality-Competition Show. I helped cast the show, run the logistics of the Casting Department, and was also in charge of the contestants during and after filming on our various locations. My experience includes casting, open calls, international travel, & research. Show less

    • Netherlands
    • Media Production
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Casting Producer - Hunted
      • 2015 - 2016

      Greater Los Angeles Area

    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Casting Director - various Barbie and Hot Wheels projects
      • 2014 - 2015

      Greater Los Angeles Area

    • Entertainment
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Casting Producer - Big Brother
      • 2014 - 2015

      Greater Los Angeles Area Set up and held casting calls across the country. Made semi-finalist selections and put those selects on camera. Heavy on-foot recruiting and online research.

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Casting Producer - Catfish - MTV
      • 2011 - 2011

      Greater Los Angeles Area Casting this show required intense research and online sleuth work.

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Casting Director - Biggest Loser
      • 2011 - 2011

      Greater Los Angeles Area Set up Open Casting Calls across the country to find and interview potential contestants. Held callbacks and put semi-finalists on camera for the network to view.

    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Casting Producer, Casting Dept. Manager, Coordinator, Contestant Coordinator
      • 2004 - 2007

      Greater Los Angeles Area

Education

  • American University
    Bachelor’s Degree, Communication and Media Studies
    1999 - 2003

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