Memo Salazar. Consultant.

"Memo Salazar is a visionary filmmaker, supervising producer and editor, and a delightful and generous person. My company, Read It All Up®, is developing a children’s series that we initially envisioned as live action. When we decided to create it through animation instead, Memo took time from his intense schedule supervising Emmy-award winning animated and documentary projects for Sesame Workshop to review our materials and advise us how to translate our series concept into an animated format. With Memo’s guidance about 2D vs 3D animation and how to best create character elements and express visual styles in our script and pitch materials, we developed compelling character designs to present to potential production partners. Memo’s insightful questions and thoughts about character motivation and the overall story arc for the series were equally invaluable. We’re forever grateful for his contribution to our project and hope to have the opportunity to collaborate with Memo when the project is fully funded. I highly recommend him as a creative consultant, project leader, supervising producer and/or editor. His commitment to meaningful storytelling and experience creating beautiful work will be an asset to any production."
Carol Jacobs
Writer / Director / Co-Founder, Read It All Up
"Memo Salazar is a brilliant producer, writer and editor. I’ve asked for his insights on every project I’ve ever done. He worked on my Comedy Central pilot, and was especially insightful in helping me make the right choices to refine and shape my latest Netflix hour-long special, 'Big Guy.' I’m constantly trying to get him to direct, executive produce or create with me in everything I work on- he’s one of the most creative, kind and exceptional people I’ve ever known. "
Rachel Feinstein
Comedian

If you have any kind of a film or video production in any stage of the pipeline, as good as it might be, Memo will help you make it better. From script stage to post-production, his 25+ years of experience in virtually every genre have given him a unique insider’s understanding of all the challenges producers face when trying to complete their project within a specific budget and timeline.

Most production issues begin at the script stage; problems that should have been resolved in the writing end up costing thousands of dollars in reshoots, or end up with clunky editing or VFX tricks that try to fix the problem in post- never a good sign. Memo will pore through your script and give you useful, critical feedback that will improve your storytelling through notes on structure and dialogue. Make sure your script is as good as it can be before moving on to the next step, or you’ll be paying for it down the road.

Memo will work with you during the preproduction phase to make sure any decisions you make now don’t leave you in a bind when it comes to post- it’s important to look at the entire project and assess what’s the best way to do something without compromising the quality of your content. Last-minute changes that might seem like minor tweaks can end up costing you a fortune if you don’t think through the ripple effect of each decision.

Likewise, post-production is a huge phase where Producers and Directors can find themselves lost in the weeds. Memo can keep you stay on track, reviewing edits, sounds mixes and color correction along with you to make sure every detail is as good as can be. Editing is where it all comes together… or falls apart. Memo’s experience as an Emmy-winning Supervising Editor on broadcast TV will make sure the storytelling is clear and engaging. In the end, the only thing that matters is what ends up on screen. Make sure your project is great, instead of merely “good”.

Whatever the scope of your production- micro indie feature to a professional television series- your content will be stronger and your workflow smoother. Drop him a line if you want to discuss further!

"Memo is a no-nonsense truth-teller. His notes helped our film avoid major mistakes in the early stages. He provided a more nuanced guidance, which led to key story adjustments as we approached picture lock."
Graham Meriwether
Director, Farmers for America
"When I was in Post-Production on my feature film, A/way, I reached out to Memo Salazar knowing his expertise was needed. Memo reviewed several cuts of the film, taking detailed notes with thoughtfulness and care, providing specific timecodes for each note. His criticism was concise and unbiased, but always direct. We easily used 85 percent of his notes on editing, storytelling and style for the final cut. We worked with him again for the trailer and marketing for the film, to similar results. Finding someone who has been through this process with years of experience in TV and Film, on all sides of production, is almost impossible to find. A/way would have been impossible to complete without Memo and his continued effort and detail towards crafting a story, honing in on what I as director was trying to communicate."
Derek Garcia
Director, A/way