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...
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...
[caption id="attachment_23498" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Waiting for our first interview at Reed Arena.[/caption] 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...
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. [caption id="attachment_23447" align="alignleft"...
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...
[caption id="attachment_23027" align="aligncenter" width="569"] Behind the scenes of a typical "OTF" setup.[/caption] 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”...
[caption id="attachment_23040" align="aligncenter" width="521"] We wrapped season 3 of Fixer Upper with a crew pic. Not a bad looking group of people.[/caption] Recently I wrapped on Season 3 of “Fixer Upper.” It was a rewarding feeling to know that another season worth of content was in...
[caption id="attachment_22551" align="aligncenter" width="561"] AC & DP Apprentice, Peter Leininger, operating the DJI Ronin.[/caption] 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...
[caption id="attachment_22485" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Sometimes we can't help but "horse around" out here in Texas.[/caption] 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...
[caption id="attachment_20976" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Here's my audio guy's point of view. I look pretty pretty focused on the monitor.[/caption] 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...
