behind the scenes
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“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 differe

New York Crew Smelled What The Rock Was Cookin’
Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock, made a surprise appearance at a non-televised event at the TD Garden in Boston a couple weeks ago. Even thou

Chicago Video Crew talks Fantasy Football for NFL.com
It’s already the middle of July which means one thing for NFL football fans; football season is fast approaching! With football season comes the ever

Atlanta Shoots behind the scenes for MTV
It’s always cool to go behind the scenes on TV shows and see how sets and everything are set up. Usually it’s just a big warehouse filled with giant w

Unsung in Atlanta with Montell Jordan
A lot of what I’ve shot for Unsung happened before my time, but this particular episode sparked my interest. The shoot was with Montell Jordan, the m

Nashville Crew Goes Behind the Scenes with the US Swim Team
Five members of the US Swim Team are starring in a new “Got Milk?” ad campaign. I headed down to Athens, GA to shoot some behind the scenes footage o

Behind the Scenes for new Warner Brothers movie in Wilmington, NC
When Warner Bros. needed a crew to shoot the EPK and DVD Special Features for the new installment of the popular Cinderella Story, ‘A Cinderella Story

From the backlot of Orlando’s Universal Studios, tour of Hogsmeade Village on Today Show
Showcasing Zonko’s Joke Shop, and Honeydukes, the Today Show crew enjoyed, not only a taste of the Wizarding World, but also managed to find time to s

Orlando Crew goes Behind the Scenes on Letters to God
Letters to God is an inspiring movie about a young boy fighting cancer who finds strength and hope by writing a series of correspondence to God. In d

Behind The Scenes of “The Strangers”
When New Wave Media needed a crew to shoot the EPK and DVD Special Features for the thriller “The Strangers” starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman the

Beckmann, Brokaw, and Bush on Air Force One
Orlando DP, Dan Beckmann, hopped a ride on board Air Force One with President George W. Bush and NBC News Anchor, Tom Brokaw. During the presidential

America’s Next Top Model contestant “shoots it out” with GTT Orlando crew
Go To Team’s Orlando Director of Photography, Dan Beckmann, helped still photographer, Eric Dean, capture some behind-the-scenes material of his photo