Hooking viewers into a show is crucial. Producer Angela Shelley's expertise includes crafting pre-show teases using the most compelling visuals and voiceover copy to entice people to stay tuned. Shelley created this promo for "Family Matters" -- her acclaimed show about foster teens and their volunteer "grandparents"...

Angela Shelley's multi-award-winning documentary follows an experiment in San Diego County that matches foster kids from abused and neglected backgrounds with senior volunteers who live on the same school campus. The oldsters were given a single instruction: "Just care about the kids." This powerful portrait of the first combination group home / high school in the country reveals what happens when the generations mingle. It's a touching program that may well change what you think about foster teens, about seniors and about family. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

A rarely recognized side effect of living in the cultural and linguistic melting pot of California is that many children here must serve as interpreters for foreign-born parents. That's especially troubling when it comes to either their own or family health issues. In Part One of her provocative, award-winning series -- "Kids for Real" -- Producer Angela Shelley introduces a brother and sister with the same life-threatening condition. The youngsters have to grasp complex medical information, while translating those details to their worried mother as doctors and nurses explain it to them. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

In Part Two of the multi-part series -- "Kids for Real" -- Producer Angela Shelley profiles a child with a chronic medical condition. The boy is well aware that his parents have to pay out-of-pocket for expensive doctor visits. He worries about the financial burden so much, he tries keeping it a secret when he's sick. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

In this final episode of Angela Shelley's award-winning series about needy children who tell their own stories, in their own way, in their own words, a boy shares his family's struggle with hunger. The dad -- a farm worker -- quietly speaks of the irony in picking fruit for others, while his children often eat cactus and rarely have meat. The problem is especially acute during Summer vacation when youngsters aren't getting food at school. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

Locke High sits in the center of rival gang territory in Watts. Fights. Graffiti. Truancy. Apathy. All daily occurrences at the notorious, sprawling campus that's been called a "failure factory." Producer Angela Shelley followed three students and their dedicated teachers for the first year Locke became a Green Dot charter school. This intimate, Emmy-winning doc reveals the uphill battle most students face to beat the odds. Although all three teens are featured and updated at the end of the school year, the band competition with Bryan Ordaz is especially poignant. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

Producer Angela Shelley created this show concept on a limited budget with a tight turnaround. The client provided only a show idea. No research. No video. No graphics. No music. This reel is now being pitched in meetings with production partners, network executives and sponsors. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

As California considers a "death with dignity" law, Producer Angela Shelley puts a face on the controversial issue by profiling a woman confronting her own end-of-life decision. This video was produced for an advocacy website. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

As New York and California consider "death with dignity" laws, Producer Angela Shelley puts a face on the controversial issue by profiling people confronting their own end-of-life decisions. This video was produced for an advocacy website. 

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Client KCET-TV required a short video to promote the station's locally-produced programs and on-air talent. Producer Angela Shelley decided to weave casual, "man-on-the-street" interviews throughout the piece to showcase the fact that KCET is treasured and appreciated by the general public. This video was featured at the "Visionary Awards Gala" attended by major PBS funders and donors. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

In a short "web extra," Angela Shelley backgrounds her story about "herd immunity" -- when parents opt out of childhood immunizations. This piece was produced and aired well before the measles outbreak at Disneyland. The producer also talks about an element that had to hit the cutting room floor and how she felt when first seeing a child with whooping cough. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

What could be more American than cheerleading? For almost as long as athletes have competed in certain sports, cheerleaders have pumped up players and stirred up crowds. But cheering has morphed into something much more daring and dangerous. Today's cheer routines can resemble Olympic gymnastics with often devastating consequences. Young women are getting seriously injured -- even killed -- in record numbers. Angela Shelley uncovers the dark side of what most people assume is a benign activity. This impressive story is the winner of the national Edward R. Murrow award for "Best Sports Reporting" of 2014. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

In the conclusion of this up-close and personal mini-doc about a military family, Marine Staff Sgt. Tim Gallagher represents the new face of America's military — service members with children. Today, over 40 % have at least one child under 18. Wife Tammy Gallagher was left to care for three young children while Tim deployed for his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. Producer Angela Shelley brought the "Separated by War" concept to renowned L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez who'd never been an on-air TV reporter. Trusting Shelley with the heavy lifting, the program won Emmys for the entire production team. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

"Working Poor" families -- rarely able to scrape enough money together to afford permanent housing -- pay day rates and are frequently forced to move from one cheap motel to another. Everyone is crowded in a single room. Children sleep on the floor. Parking lots are playgrounds. There's no place to study. No place to cook or eat. In this multi-award-winning mini-doc, Producer Angela Shelley gained the trust of several families -- to reveal the difficult lives of children living in motels in one of the richest counties in California -- where there are lots of low-paying service jobs for parents, but almost no affordable housing. http://www.reallifeproductions.com

"Bath salts" is an innocent-sounding name for a powerful stimulant that's among the most dangerous drugs around and the scary substance is 'way too easy to score. It messes with the brain in totally frightening ways, plus users can get hooked after just a few doses. If there's any doubt, Producer Angela Shelley's profile of "Hannah" -- an accomplished, beautiful Girl-Next-Door-Turned-Scary-Drug-Addict will convince you otherwise. http://www.reallifeproductions.com