New York Crew Goes To Atlanta for Devious Maids
From The Golden Girls to Desperate Housewives, Marc Cherry created the perfect mix with the hit show Devious Maids. I drove from New York to Atlanta in less than two days, which is a new record for me. The shoot was really cool since we were on the actual set of the television show. We […]
Read MoreDallas and Houston Camera Crews Have Fun with Feherty
Shooting with the Golf Channel is always an experience. I’ve been on a few Feherty shoots in the past, and this one was no different. For this shoot, Joel and I were booked as second and third camera operators with the Golf Channel who were bringing in their own DP for the shoot. On top […]
Read MoreChicago Crew Covers A Certified Disco Legend on Unsung
I traveled from Chicago to Atlanta to shoot interviews for the Unsung documentary series. What I enjoyed most about shooting for Unsung were all the stories that were shared about these virtuoso musicians. This past week’s shoot was focused on R&B legend, Johnnie Taylor, who is best known for “Disco Lady”, which hit record-breaking sales. […]
Read MoreMiami Crew Goes Buckwild with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I was eagerly awaiting my NFL Network shoot with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since I had only worked in Tampa once before and really wanted to see more of the city. Luckily, the drive from Miami to Tampa was only four hours long. The shoot was held at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Training Facility – One Buc Place. […]
Read MoreDC Crew: Keepin’ it reel
Normally, these posts begin with your ambiguous traveling tag line, “I packed up my *insert expensive piece of equipment* and hit the road to *insert exotic location*”. Well, I’ve been everywhere, man…on the east coast. Or at least it feels like it. Boston to Orlando and everything in between. The past 3 months, GTTDC has […]
Read MoreNashville Crew Shoots for “Unsung” in Atlanta
When I found out I would be shooting for Unsung I was pretty pumped. I love the “behind the music” type shows. I couldn’t wait to find out whom we were doing a show on. It turned out we were shooting interviews with members of the group ConFunkShun. Cool! Unsung has a specific look when […]
Read MoreCharleston Crew Back on Rachel Ray Show in Columbia SC
Recently in Columbia, Charleston DP Dave Baker shot another story for Rachel Ray. The details of the story cannot be divulged here before it airs, but, as a preview, here is a still capture from the interview, lit with Kino Flo Divas and Arri tungsten lights, shot with a Panasonic HVX200. Also seen are the […]
Read MoreCharleston Crew rolls “deep” wth the South Carolina Aquarium for Halloween
Charleston based DP Dave Baker recently teamed up with the South Carolina Aquarium to help produce a Halloween special for the Weather Channel. The challenge? Underwater pumpkin carving in the aquariums 40 foot deep undersea exhibit. Divers submerged and went to work on their masterpieces amid hundreds of fish, sharks, and even a 300 […]
Read MoreCharleston Crew “Tunes in Tokyo” with TV Tokyo for Rick Perry Presidential Announcement
GTT’s Charleston based Dave Baker was front and center for Texas Governor Rick Perry’s Presidential bid announcement in At the Redstate.com gathering in Charleston SC. Armed with a High Definition Sony F-800 XDcam and a Japanese Text to Translate app on his droid, Dave provided his DP services to a new client, “TV Tokyo.” It […]
Read MoreCharleston Crew Captures America’s Most Wanted
Charleston Based GTT Dave Baker teamed up again with “America’s Most Wanted” in North Carolina to help capture fugitive rapist/identity thief Jack Allen Poteat. After interviews with the FBI, and local law enforcement, and some recreations of the criminal events, using the ubiquitous Sony D600, and the broad spectrum of top of the line lighting […]
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