Texas Crew’s Live from Dallas with The Today Show
I headed to Dallas for The Today Show to film a panel discussion between NBC’s Willie Geist and Saturday Night Live‘s Creator and Executive Producer Lorne Michaels at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The camera of choice was a Sony F800 XDCam but I also attached an Odyssey 7Q to my rig to act as a […]
Read MoreChicago Crew Interviews Stephen Anderson for Pac-12 Network
It’s always great to tell a story with another Go To Team Crew. Whether it’s having multiple GTT crews on the same shoot or shooting one part of a piece that another member of the team works on. Recently, I had the chance to go to Indianapolis for Pac-12 Network to work on the second […]
Read MoreTexas Crew Shoots at Texas A&M for SEC Network
I had the pleasure of spending the day out in College Station for the SEC Network. We were there shooting some interviews with members of the Texas A&M Men’s Basketball team. One of the interviews was with coach, Billy Kennedy. The cameras used on the shoot were the Canon C300 and 5D. The crew had […]
Read MoreBarbecue & B-roll: Texas Crew Hits BBQ Country with The Dr. Oz Show
Recently I made the trip down to Lockhart, Texas for the Dr. Oz Show. Lockhart is known for their amazingly tasty barbecue. I had never been there before so I was pretty excited to check out what real Texas BBQ is all about. We spent two days shooting at some of the best known BBQ […]
Read MoreTexas Crew Goes on a “Combine Journey” with PAC-12 Network
I recently made the trip out to Katy, TX for the PAC-12 Network. We met up with University of California tight-end, Stephen Anderson. Anderson is training for the 2016 NFL scouting combine starting on February 23rd. Armed with a Canon C300 and some L-series glass it was time to get to work. This was a […]
Read More“Life as a House: DP’ing Fixer Upper Part 3”
The Art of an “OTF.” What in the world is an “OTF?” Great question. Basically an “OTF” means an interview. “OTF” is an abbreviation for “On the Fly.” So the full technical translation for “OTF” would be an “On the Fly Interview” with talent. On “Fixer Upper” all of our “OTFs” are stand up interviews […]
Read MoreSeason 3 of HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” Set to Air in December
Recently I wrapped on Season 3 of “Fixer Upper.” It was a rewarding feeling to know that another season worth of content was in the “can.” I can’t believe I’ve had the privilege to be the Director of Photography on 40 episodes of the show. It has been quite the journey. This season was […]
Read More“Life as a House”: DP’ing Fixer Upper – Part 2
When any show enters its third season it’s easy to play it safe and do what you’ve been doing. Hey, if it’s not broke why fix it? If you’ve worked with me then you know I am always looking for ways to improve. So when we started prepping for Season 3 of “Fixer Upper” I […]
Read More“Life as a House”: DP’ing Fixer Upper – Part 1
It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog. I use to write them all the time when I was on the road for Go To Team. Every new shoot meant a different client, a different producer, a different camera, and a different city. It also meant I had time to write […]
Read MoreDallas Crew Shoots WCWS Features for Tuner Sports
Every year Oklahoma City hosts the Women’s College World Series, the pinnacle of college softball competition. A couple years ago I was here for ESPN shooting on a Varicam. However, this year I was with Turner Sports DP’ing features for NCAA.com on a Canon C300. I was pretty pumped about this setup as we […]
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