Dallas Crew Covers Murdered Texas DA Story for NBC’s Today Show
By now I’m sure most of you have heard about the tragic murders of Texas District Attorney, Mike McLelland and his wife. I was called in by NBC News to shoot some interviews with the children of the slain DA. I headed down to Mexia, TX with my trusty Panasonic HDX 900 to get the […]
Read MoreNashville Crew Shoots For MSNBC’s “Your Business”
One aspect of my job that I love is that I tend to work with the same people over time. Recently in Memphis, TN I got to work with a MSNBC producer that I hadn’t worked with in over two years. In fact the last time I worked with him I was a wee-little apprentice […]
Read MoreNashville Crew Covers Hurricane Isaac for NBC
With Hurricane Isaac brewing in the gulf I headed to Gulfport, MS for NBC. I was excited to be covering another hurricane. I certainly learned a lot from Hurricane Irene last year, which helped me prepare for this latest storm. Armed with a HDX 900, I got to work. I spent the first day on […]
Read MoreNashville Crew Covers the Democratic National Convention for NBC
The Nashville Crew was one of six Go To Team crews in Charlotte for the DNC. I was one of NBC’s ENG crews. Armed with a Panasonic HDX 900 and Nano Flash I got to work in the Queen City. Everyday was different. Sometimes our days started with standing by. Eventually we’d get our “marching […]
Read MoreOrlando Crew goes undercover with Polk County Florida Sheriff for CNBC
Go To Team’s Orlando based crew Dan Lowrey teamed up with CNBC and the Polk County Sheriffs department to catch some bad guys! The crew spent one day interviewing officers on the growing problem of organized retail crime (O.R.C.) The next day they went completely undercover changing clothes and cars to stay undetected. Lowrey was […]
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 MoreOrlando crew covers Crist with NBC in Florida
Recently the governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, announced he will be running for senate with no party affiliation in St. Petersburg. With such a big announcement at hand, Orlando based crew Dan Lowrey made the trip down to Tampa to cover the press event. Lowrey started off his day going live for The Today Show […]
Read MoreCharleston Cameraman returns to the Gulf Coast for NBC News Coverage of the Oil Spill
Go To Team’s Dave Baker was on his way home from a shoot in Charleston, SC when NBC called needing a Director of Photography in New Orleans in twelve hours. After a turbocharged pass through the house, Dave drove 781 miles and reached his destination by 5:00am. Just in time to break out Go To […]
Read More3…2…1… Lift off, with NBC News covering the Shuttle Launch
At 6:21 am Space shuttle Discovery made it’s way to the international space station at the Kennedy Space Center. Orlando based crew Dan Lowrey went live all night with NBC’s correspondent Jay Gray to cover the countdown. The launch was picture perfect both for NASA, and Lowrey! The astronauts spent 13 days in space replacing […]
Read MoreOrlando Video Crew shoots Harry Potter Contest live for the Today Show
Shooting in HD on the Panasonic HVX 900, Orlando DP/Partner Dan Beckmann, spent the morning "going live" with NBC's The Today Show. Shooting live bumps, and teases of the iconic Hogwarts castle, Beckmann helped announce a new contest tie-in with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort.
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