L.A. Crew Gets Political in Long Beach
It is well known that the L.A. crew is great at shooting sports features, but every once in a while we get a chance to do something outside the box. I’m a huge House of Cards fan, so when I got the call to shoot a Mayoral campaign video down in Long Beach, I was […]
Read MoreNYC heads to Villanova
I recently made the trek down the turnpike to Villanova for a quick shoot with HBO Sports. We were working a piece about NBA Hall of Famer Jerry Brown. Brown is good friends with Villanova’s Jay Wright so Coach Wright sat down with us for the piece. Coach Wright was also insanely fascinated with TV […]
Read MoreNBA Style at All Star Game with GTT
NBA Style was the Hot topic this year in New Orleans at the All Star Game. Atlanta Based Cameraman Jeff McGovern and Charleston DP Dave Baker were brought in by Turner Sports to showcase this year’s hot looks. Whether it were Studio wraparound intro’s on GTT’s Microdolly Jib, Guerrilla style ENG at hot spots in […]
Read MoreNYC Covers A Little Gig Called The Superbowl With NFL Network
The week started with media day. We did sit down interviews on the F3 with Arri Ultra Primes with Kurt Warner and Peyton Manning and another with Deion Sanders and Richard Sherman. The space was tight, but the Ultra Prime we able to get that shallow depth of field to really make the interviews pop. […]
Read MoreCharleston Crew goes long for NFL Network at Superbowl 2014
Charleston Based DP Dave Baker and Raleigh based PD Jimmy Hall teamed up for NFL.com coverage of the Superbowl this year in NYC/NJ. Shooting for the Rich Eisen Podcast, The Dave Damechek show, and a piece with Hank Azaria, Dave and Jimmy interviewed celebrities and Atheletes alike at a myriad of events and locations throughout […]
Read MoreWeather Doesn’t Stop NYC
New York and the Tri-state area experienced one of the harshest winter’s to date this year. With a winter snowfall way over 50 inches already, most people are are hiding inside, but not me. While the northeast was getting pounded with snow I found myself in Brooklyn Heights for live shots with the Weather Channel, […]
Read MoreLA and Chicago hit the slopes in Aspen for X Games – and they were stoked.
Gear, check. Thermal underwear, check. Beard for warmth, check. Off to Aspen we go! Veteran X Gamer, Mr. Dan Lowrey and I hit the slopes our first day there to check out the landscape at Buttermilk Mtn, host of this years Winter X Games. Armed with GTT’s best gear and warmest boots, we shot ENG […]
Read MoreThe Return of Jay & Silent Bob or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Shoot Kevin Smith
GTT’s Nashville Crew recently traveled to LA to shoot none other than Kevin Smith & Jason Mewes, AKA Jay & Silent Bob! The NFL Network shoot paired up DP Craig G. and apprentice Matt Rossetti in the famed director’s Hollywood home. The crew shot on Sony’s PMW-F3 camera (with a Canon PL lens) as the […]
Read MoreCharlotte Crew Shoots Inside MMA For AXS TV
What happens when 100 aspiring XFC fighters from all over the world compete for a single 5 fight National contract? Well, Apprentice Juan Lopez and I met up at Charleston MMA to find out. The first order of business was a sit down interview with the XFC President and MMA Promoter, John Prsico. He explained […]
Read MoreATL and Hi-Five in Waco, TX
While on my adventures in Dallas, I was put on another shoot down in Waco for the show Unsung. This was a 3-day-er shooting a bulk of the episode for the band, Hi-Five. The band had some success and some hard times. The shoot was very emotional for the guys, but it was also a […]
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