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Joe Saitta
(954) 961-7743
EMAIL
j_saitta@hotmail.com
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Scenery, display, prop design and construction
for film and video based in Miami, Florida.
Art Director, Set Designer - Draftsman, Scenic Painter, Shop Craftsman and Prop Maker Set Designer, Draftsman FOX Television Pilot 2015, Miami
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here for complete resume
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Twentieth Century Fox
Television "Rosewood"
Meet Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Junior, the most brilliant private pathologist in Miami, who uses his wildly sophisticated autopsy lab, to perform for-hire autopsies to uncover clues.
I had the great fortune of working as Set Designer with acclaimed Art Director George Goodridge, Production Designer Cece DeStefano, Construction Coordinator Mike Metzel and the best production crew in the business, on the coolest looking show to come along in many years.
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Miami
International Auto Show Miami Beach Convention Center
Display concept and design by Joe Saitta
"Topless
In Miami" 2012-2014, with convertibles
Mercedes Benz SLS AMG, Audi TT-S and Jaguar XKR-S. Design
consisted of floor plan, elevations, 3D construction drawings
and 3D animated presentation. Display featured 50' platform
depicting a drive on Miami causeway with sunrise and palms
as a back drop.
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Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show Display Booth Rendering
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My
3D rendering of superhero concept costume and props, for
a web based video series, working title "Black Widow". Features
include body armor and mechanical arms that serve as weapons
platform. 
These
menacing appendages will also capture her prey and enable
her to climb and grasp architectural
structures for optimum position,
leaving her hands free to operate conventional weapons,
as well as electronic countermeasures like signal jamming,
surveillance and communications devices.
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Univision Network
"Latin Grammy Celebra"
"Latin
Grammy Celebra" is a musical tribute to the Latin Grammy winners of the past.The
show was staged at The Bank United Center, University
of Miami, Florida. My scenic design elements included floor plans, elevations and construction drawings, with 3d models.
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Univision Network
"Premios Juventud"

"Premios Juventud" is
an annual musical youth award show. The set design included
my floor plans, elevations, construction drawings and
lighting plots, with 3d models. The show was built at
Propmasters Miami and staged at the Bank United Center,
University of Miami, Florida.
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Galavision
Network
"Acceso Maximo"

"Acceso
Maximo" is a weekly entertainment
news show airing in the U.S. and over twenty countries
on the Galavision network.
The
set features led monitors, recessed neon lighting
and light boxes with interchangeable back lit graphics.
This set shares a studio with five other shows, so it
all strikes into a small truck and can roll away with
built in wheeled platforms.
The set design included floor plan, elevations and construction
drawings, with 3d model renderings. Entire design was
delivered to shop via email. Because of my decades long relationship with Propmasters Miami, I have the
confidence to know the job will be done exactly the
way I want it.
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Galavision Network "Sports
Update"

Full
3d design models rendered to high resolution photo
realistic prints. Animated walk through presentations
were also rendered for the bid packs that were emailed
to the shops to aid the bidder to quickly interpret
the drawings.
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"Premio
lo Nuestro"
annual musical award show.

The
set design included floor plan, elevation and construction
drawings, with 3d model renderings. These shows are
done at the Knight Center theater in downtown Miami,
Florida.
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Display
Booths for Gulfstream Racetrack
This
display design included my color renderings, animated
presentation, floor plans, elevations, construction
drawings with 3d models. This was a small job but important
client for the medium sized scene shop.
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3D Mechanical
Vectorworks Drawings for Univision Network
These
are two different designs I created for a motorized
monitor bracket, for "Lente Loco" show on
Univision Network. The design called for actuators and electrical components to drive bracket be hidden and still maintain a sleek, retro, aerodynamic look.
The bracket also needed to articulate in multiple positions. Strong enough to accommodate the weight of a large flat screen monitor and not sway or rock excessively when in motion.
See
case studies for 3d models
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Univision
"Primer Impacto"

"Primer
Impacto" is a daily news show seen
all over the world. The set design included floor plan,
elevation and construction drawings, with 3d model renderings.
These shows are done in Miami, Florida. One
interesting feature is the illusion of depth in a average
size studio. There
are covers concealing the large monitor when not in
use, that rise up to reveal the monitor live on camera.
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PBS
Network Shows
PBS
"Sunshine Cuisine" Miami
Sunshine
Cuisine aired on 179 television
stations nationwide, including the top 25 television
viewing markets.
Click here for more "Sunshine Cuisine" Props
and Sets
PBS
"World Business Review" Washington D.C.
The
scenic design elements included several color renderings,
floor plans, elevations and construction drawings,
with 3d models. The
client was able to view the set from all angles before
the build at Great Southern Studios in North Miami.
The set was shipped to Atlantic Video in Washington
DC.

PBS
"Nightly Business Report" Miami, New York
and Washington D.C.
As
the staff Scenic Designer with PBS Affiliate WPBT
2 for eleven years, I provided color renderings, floor
plans, elevations and construction drawings, with
3d models.
My supervisors were able to view the set from all
angles before the build. Along with this set were
smaller satellite sets for the News bureaus in New
York City and Washington DC. I also designed and built
control rooms and edit bays in the New York and Washington
bureaus.
More
Sets and Props PBS WPBT in Miami
TLC "Death By Chocolate " &
"The Burgermeisters"
"Death
by Chocolate" and it's companion "The
Burgermeisters" aired on The
Learning Channel for two seasons in Prime Time
and on AM Saturdays. Host is C.I.A. Chef Marcel
Desaulniers of the Trellis of Williamsburg, VA.
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Commercials
I
have designed and created scenery and props along with
effect and product table top work for
over fifty commercials with Johnson Burnett, Backyard,
Feldot Productions and others. Credits include Pepsi,
Hebrew National Hot Dogs, Planters Peanuts and Miller
Beer.
The scenic design elements included floor plans, elevations
and construction drawings, with 3d models.
The
client was able to view the set from all angles before
the build at Propmasters Miami.
This
was shot at Miami Five Studios and features latin singer
Thalia leaving the "Big K" theater and meeting
a throng of fans.
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Joe Saitta
(954) 961-7743
email
j_saitta@hotmail.com
IATSE
Local 477 Studio Mechanic Set Designer - Draftsman, Shop Craftsman, Set Dresser 1996 - 2016
IMDb
Software
More than a decade experience in Vectorworks,
SketchUp, AutoCAD, 3D Studio, Cinema 4D,
Photoshop, Illustrator, VizRT, Filemaker, After Effects,
Premiere, MS Word, Excel, Access and Visio.
Certified
Hardware, Systems and Network Support
CompTIA A+ and Network+ Certifications and InfoComm
AV Technologist and Project Management Certifications.
Experience Set Designer, Draftsman for FOX Television Pilot Miami, 2015.
Joe Saitta Designs 1996 - Present
Design, drafting and construction of Displays, Props,
Special Effects and Scenery in Miami, New York,
and Washington DC. Recent projects include displays
for 2012 Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show and Miami
International Auto Show. Commercials at Ice Palace Studios
and Music Videos at Great Southern Studios in Miami.
IATSE 500 Stagehand, Carpenter and Rigging for MTV "EMA" Show, Bayfront Amphitheater Miami, 2014.
IATSE 500 Stagehand, Carpenter and Rigging for LOGO TV "NewNowNext" Show, Kimpton Beachcomber, Miami Beach, 2014.
Set Construction and Scenic Painter 2011
USA
Networks "Burn Notice"
construction of Signs, Scenery, Props and Set Painter.
Staff Designer for Univision
Networks 1997- 2007.
Floor plans, elevations, construction
drawings and 3D modeling with fly-over animated presentations.
Graphics on VizRT, Vis Artist live on-air 3D rendering
system. Construction of Scenery, Props, Special Effects,
cabinets, furniture and displays including carpentry
and painting. Drafting for in house renovations in Miami
corporate office and news bureau in Washington DC.
Staff Scenic Designer and Construction Coordinator
for WPBT Miami PBS Network from
1984-1996. Design, drafting for renovations in Miami,
New York, Washington DC, Delray Beach and many other
locations. Duties included creation of floor plans,
elevations, construction drawings. Graphics, 3-D design,
props, special effects and scenery. Supervision of full-time
production staff, subcontractors, warehouse, shop and
studio. Procurement of materials and supplies, including
coordination of capital budgets and requests, purchase
orders, check requisitions and expense reports.
Propmasters Miami, Florida
1985-86 1997-2000
Prop Builder, Carpenter and Scenic Painter. Credits
include Pepsi "Whale's Tail", Wendy's Commercials
with Dave Thomas, Miami Vice - Glenn Frey Grammy Night
Pepsi Commercial and Don Jonhson HBO special.
Other
Props and Scenic References
IATSE
477 Movie Set Dresser and Props.
Member since 1996
IASTE 500 Theater and Trade Show Technician
Miami Beach Convention Center, Ft. Lauderdale Convention
Center, Florida Grand Opera, Coconut Grove Playhouse,
Jackie Gleason Theater Miami Beach.
Commercials - Florida Lotto, Kraft, Planters, KMart,
Sears, Hebrew National Hot Dogs, Pepsi, Goya Foods,
Isotoner gloves, Toyota and Miami Herald.
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