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Nashville and Charleston Crew Shoot for IBM

I just love it when I get to work with the other Go To Team crews.  This time I was in Charlotte with the lovely Dave Baker.  We were at the TIAA CREF office in North Charlotte shooting a video for IBM.  We were filming interviews about how IBM technology has been helping TIAA CREF […]...

The Force is With our Orlando Crew at Disney Star Tours Grand Opening

It was a galaxy-sized event as Disney President Bob Iger, and Star Wars creator George Lucas welcomed thousands of fans to Disney’s newest attraction; Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. Shooting on the HD/XD cam, Go To Team’s Orlando-based DP/Partner Dan Beckmann, helped Disney cover the event. The new, revamped attraction, immerses […]...

Charleston Crew rolls “deep” wth the South Carolina Aquarium for Halloween

  Charleston based DP Dave Baker recently teamed up with the South Carolina Aquarium to help produce a Halloween special for the Weather Channel. The challenge? Underwater pumpkin carving in the aquariums 40 foot deep undersea exhibit. Divers submerged and went to work on their masterpieces amid hundreds of fish, sharks, and even a 300 […]...

Epic Haunted Houses with “In Between” at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights

For the past eight years, Go To Team’s Orlando-based DP/Partner Dan Beckmann has helped Universal Studios capture their annual Halloween Horror Nights event. This is Universal Studios 21st year of scaring guests – and Beckmann, shooting in high def on the Panasonic HDX 900, was there – once again – for a front row seat. […]...

Halloween Horror Nights’ “Forsaken” the Behind the Scenes Tour

For the past eight years, Go To Team’s Orlando-based DP/Partner Dan Beckmann has helped Universal Studios capture their annual Halloween Horror Nights event. This is Universal Studios 21st year of scaring guests – and Beckmann, shooting in high def on the Panasonic HDX 900, was there – once again – for a front row seat.  Editor John […]...

Nashville Crew Has a Monster of a Day…Three Clients, Two Shoots, One Day

It was suppose to be a like any other day.  I was booked to shoot for a Corporate Client in Fayetteville, NC but unfortunately it was cancelled at the last minute.  Before I knew it I was booked on a “My First Sale” shoot in Charlotte.  We had an afternoon call time so my audio […]...

Charleston Crew up to bat with MLB Network

Our Charleston Crew, led by Director of Photography Dave Baker teamed up with MLB Network in Bluffton, SC to tell the tale of the Sczcepanik family. What a terrific family and a great shoot day. It’s always a  good time with the MLB folks. Great producers really know how to set the tone and get […]...

Golf Channel’s “Big Break” heads to Kentucky with Nashville Camera Crew

  With a Sony F-800 XDcam in hand I headed up to the bluegrass state.  I was shooting for the Golf Channel’s reality show called, “Big Break.”  It was in Lexington, KY that I met up with my trusty audio guy and producer to shoot a profile piece on contestant, Mallory Blackwelder.  The day started […]...

Shooting Behind the Scenes of the Madness of Edgar Allen Poe for Universal Studios Orlando

For the past eight years, Go To Team’s Orlando-based DP/Partner Dan Beckmann has helped Universal Studios capture their annual Halloween Horror Nights event. This is Universal Studios 21st year of scaring guests – and Beckmann, shooting in high def on the Panasonic HDX 900, was there – once again – for a front row seat.  Editor John […]...

Anatomy Of A Hurricane Video Shoot by Orlando Crew’s Dan Beckmann

It’s been a light year as far as storms are concerned.  However, since we’re smack-dab in the middle of hurricane season, I thought this might be a good time to give a brief overview on what to expect when covering a hurricane: For the past 15 years, I’ve covered almost every major storm for NBC […]...

Halloween arrives with Orlando Crew shooting the “Nightingales” Haunted House for Universal Studios Orlando

For the past eight years, Go To Team’s Orlando-based DP/Partner Dan Beckmann has helped Universal Studios capture their annual Halloween Horror Nights event. This is Universal Studios 21st year of scaring guests – and Beckmann, shooting in high def on the Panasonic HDX 900, was there – once again – for a front row seat.  Editor John […]...

Covering Hurricane Irene for NBC with Kerry Sanders

Orlando DP/Partner Dan Beckmann has been covering hurricanes for NBC News since the late 90’s.  And he’s teamed up with NBC Correspondent, Kerry Sanders for almost every one of them. This year, as Hurricane Irene approached the North Carolina coast, Beckmann and Sanders teamed up again.  More rain, more wind, more lost electricity, and this […]...