Sylvia M. White

Executive Producer | Producer

Sylvia is a Producer, Production Executive, and Production Manager with broad experience in Television and Feature Film production.

She has worked in various roles across multiple genres with notable and notorious creatives. Projects include Sweet Bird of Youth (Elizabeth Taylor and Mark Harmon,) as well as the pilot and six seasons of 1st and Ten (Delta Burke and O.J. Simpson). During the initial season prep for 1st and Ten, Sylvia pioneered, and, with the Screen Actors Guild, defined the contractual rules for shooting a season of episodic television by location; and feature film style. A system that is commonplace today.

Sylvia sees solutions where others see only obstacles. The result is consistent delivery of quality productions within the allotted schedule and budget constraints. Ask about the day her set for Flre in the Dark (Olympia Dukakis, Lindsey Wagner, and Jean Stapleton) was at the epicenter of the Sierra Madre Earthquake.

Exceptional team building is her superpower. Years in theatre taught Sylvia the value of ensemble. This philosophy played a significant role in her advancement and success. It can be seen in crew retention and return, visible not only on the set, in the well-oiled functionality of the unit, but also off the set. The Aviator (Christopher Reeves and Rosanna Arquette) was shot in the former Yugoslavia, Sylvia arranged for the homesick cast and crew to use the hotel kitchen on Thanksgiving to produce a traditional feast by cooking together.