NYC Cameraman Celebrating 50 Years of Tom Brokaw with NBC
“It’s all storytelling, you know. That’s what journalism is all about.” – Tom Brokaw What a great storyteller Tom Brokaw is. NBC wanted to highlight just how great he is with a Dateline special dedicated to his “First 50 Years.” From interviews with world leaders to traveling to the Berlin Wall to covering the Watergate […]
Read MoreNashville crew heads to OKC for NBC
GTT’s Nashville Crew was recently called to Oklahoma City to shoot for “Dateline” on NBC. Several interviews were shot with survivors of and witnesses to the tornado that devastated the town of Moore, OK. Footage was taken on the Panasonic HDX900 camera.
Read MoreGo To Team Orlando Is Front Row For Casey Anthony
Barely a decade into the new millennia, the Casey Anthony saga has already been called the Trial of the Century. Touted as the biggest “social media” judicial proceeding ever, the story lived up to the hype. TV Networks from around the world descended upon Orlando, Florida, covering every inch of the trial. As is normally the […]
Read MoreOrlando DP with Storm Chaser for Dateline NBC
DP/Partner Dan Beckmann setting up the F900 before sunrise Orlando DP/Partner Dan Beckmann, along with NBC Producer Dan Shepherd and audio operator, Rick Alexander, spent the morning with “Storm Chaser” Chris Kridler. Chris, a storm chaser from Orlando’s Space Coast region, was featured for an upcoming special on Dateline NBC. Beckmann, using the HD F900 […]
Read MoreExperiences Learned by a Go To Team Apprentice
Although I have no personal experience to base this on, I always hear how different my apprenticeship has been compared to others. When I moved to Charlotte to work with Skip, I was supposed to be running audio for him and only him. That changed rather quickly when Skip moved to LA. This move left […]
Read MoreBeckmann in the West Bank with Arafat
Orlando DP, Dan Beckmann, spent time with Yaser Arafat in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Covering the story for NBC News, Dan was able to capture the Palestinian leader with unfettered acess. During the coverage, just over the walls of Arafat’s headquarters, constant fighting continued to break out on a daily basis – Beckmann […]
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