Matthew Ruecker
Matthew Ruecker
Reality TV Producer
6063 W. Mayflower Ct
Greenbrier , TN 37073
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Special Skills & Experience

I am an established documentary & reality television producing veteran who has produced shows for networks such as CBS, MTV, TLC, A&E, Bravo and Discovery. As a free lance producer, I've worked for some of the best production companies in the business such as Bunim-Murray Productions, Magical Elves, 3-Ball, Ryan Seacrest Productions and All 3 Media.

Documentary story telling is at the heart of my style. Regardless of format, I understand that emotion drives the story and I have been successful at capturing that.

I have performed literally over a thousand interviews over the course of my career. I am very experienced at directing multi-camera sets ups. I have a lot of experience managing multiple ENG Crews. Docu-series and follow doc style is where I cut my teeth over 18 seasons of The Real World.

In 2020 I helped produce a documentary series called Born For Business for Bunim-Murray Productions about entrepreneurs with disabilities for Shopify Studios. I recently just wrapped a project called Sway Life for Instagram / Facebook Watch.

I also produced a documentary special for MTV in Baghdad, Iraq with the US Military going on patrols and securing buildings. This was in a hostile environment outside the safety of the base so I have experience working in a dangerous and fluid environment where anything can happen. I am good at improvising and calling audibles as things change.

In 2019, I was the show runner for The Real World: Bangkok. I was in charge of bringing the groundbreaking series into the Asian market for the first time. The Real World franchise had been reinvented for Facebook and was distributed on their streaming platform, Watch. I was at the forefront of pre-production all the way through post production.

I believe that authenticity and emotional investment by cast and crew lead to a successful series.

Credits

  • PRODUCERS - Executive Producer
  • 2021: Sway Life / Facebook Watch & IG / Co-Executive Producer
  • 2020: Born For Business / Shopify Studios / Supervising Producer
  • 2019: The Real World - Bangkok / Face Book Watch / Executive Producer - Show Runner
  • 2018: The Challenge: Champs vs Stars / MTV / Co-Executive Producer
  • 2018: The Challenge: Final Reckoning / MTV / Co-Executive Producer

Affiliations
  • Non-Union
  • License: N/A

  • Color Code Key
  • Statewide