» Fun at the RTCA “JR” Prom
Mar 18, 2010 8:59 PM from b-roll.net TODAY
I can easily be convinced to put on a monkey suit – every now and then. It\'s a nice change of pace from my daily uniform. So, I was secretly excited when my wife asked if we could go to the Radio / Television Corespondents Dinner . This annual DC tradition brings together network journalists ..
» Have Wedgie, Will Travel
Mar 18, 2010 7:00 PM from Viewfinder BLUES
Once (or twice) in a generation, a man, his machines and a moment come together to define the very times. Such was the case with Marvin, whose life finally came into focus the day he scored the coveted 13 News gig. Before then, life had had been less than swell. Chicks didn\'t dig his mothball colle..
» Charleston’s Dave Baker Teams up with Atlantic Records for artist NeedtoBreathe’s “Hurricane” Music Video
Mar 18, 2010 8:00 AM from Go To Team HD Video Crews
Video Clip // Charleston based Needtobreathe with GTT's Dave Baker Go To Team’s Charleston, SC based Dave Baker teamed up once again with Atlantic Record’s NeedtoBreathe to shoot another music video. Dave and his crew arrived on the set armed with a Panasonic HVX200 blinged out with..
» The Disclaimer Revisited – An Opportunity for Employer Brand and Personal Brand to Coexist and Prosper
Mar 17, 2010 2:16 PM from Verge New Media
The Employee Blogger – Manage the Risk and Reap Reward I wrote my very first blog post here three years ago, nearly to the day. In 2005, I had an awakening to just how disruptive the empowered social web was to my industry, and ultimately my job. So rather than just sticking my head in th..
» Attack of the Show
Mar 16, 2010 9:25 PM from Viewfinder BLUES
I\'ll grant Pat Tomasulo this much: Dude\'s got grapes. While most notably a sports anchor for Chicago\'s own WGN, this mild-mannered reporter is serving as an avenging angel of sorts for frustrated news crews the world over. See, no matter what populated spot you set your camera up in, somebody\'s gon..
» Early Tracking Shots
Mar 16, 2010 8:52 PM from b-roll.net TODAY
Photographer/Historian, Amanda Emily , always finds good little nuggets from the past and shares them on her site, Feeding the News Beast . Monday\'s post was all about Norman Alley striking gold on a bowling alley. Back in 1948, there weren\'t steadicams around… and when ask to get a shot of a..
» Nixon in China in Pictures.
Mar 16, 2010 1:30 PM from beFrank
It was a great experience and I have to thank Andreas Mitisek and the Long Beach Opera for allowing me to photograph behind the scenes of one of their recent rehearsals. Now, that being said, the person I owe the biggest thanks to is my favorite flautist, Teri Christian (aka FlutePrayer, who writes ..
» Fall-Down-Go-Boom Mic
Mar 16, 2010 11:01 AM from b-roll.net TODAY
I\'m usually not a fan of the “prat fall” comedy that seems to take off on YouTube. The “random kid kicking soccer ball into dad\'s crotch” kinda shot isn\'t my sorta thing. But, when photographer Tim Matkosky came back to our office with the following interview, I felt it need..
» A Gift for It
Mar 15, 2010 9:24 PM from Viewfinder BLUES
(VIA Ashvegas ) Two months after a young photojournalist fell to his death, the community college that helped shape him has established a scholarship in his memory. John Billingsley earned his Broadcast Production degree from Isothermal Community College before advancing to Appalachian State Univer..
» A Little Broasted Side.
Mar 15, 2010 12:43 PM from beFrank
Our story was all about the coming boom in 3D entertainment technology. I was working with Dave Malkoff (who should really consider spelling his name M-a-l-k-o-v because that would be totally retro mad scientist sci-fi). We started in Burbank, shot an interview and b-roll for the piece..
» Beckmann Crew Parties at Universal – Mardi Gras Style
Mar 15, 2010 9:03 AM from Go To Team HD Video Crews
The party in the streets begins! For the past 6 months, Go To Team’s Orlando-based DP/Partner, Dan Beckmann has been capturing all the highlights of Universal Orlando Resort for their EPK (Electronic Press Kit). Shooting in HD with the Panasonic Varicam, and the HDX 900, Beckmann and camerama..
» Local Wire Highlights “Cameragod”
Mar 15, 2010 5:16 AM from b-roll.net TODAY
Congratulations to two-time BEST of b-roll.net International winner, Stephen Press of New Zealand. I appears a local newswire down under picked up on Press\' accomplishments and did a story about his matching trophies. “ LOCAL freelance cameraman Stephen Press has been called a “camera god” by..
» Where I\'ve Been.
Mar 14, 2010 2:33 PM from beFrank
It\'s not an excuse for not posting (Come on, Blogging is never having to say, I\'m sorry!), but truthfully, it\'s been a difficult couple of weeks for me. You know, sometimes the postings are slow because I don\'t have much to say. Sometimes they\'re slow because nothing much interesting is happen..
» The AWARDS Trophies Have Arrived!
Mar 13, 2010 9:53 PM from b-roll.net TODAY
It\'s like Christmas. The FedEx guy stops by – like Santa – and drops off amazing crystal trophies to a select few top photographers of the world. (Ok, maybe the real Santa is not so discriminating). The b-roll.net AWARDS have arrived. The folks at DIYawards have again done an amazing jo..
» The Awkward Waltz
Mar 13, 2010 9:34 PM from Viewfinder BLUES
Ever frog-march a grieving family to their car? I have - and on occasion, felt bad about it. The latest case occurred on Friday, when some (super) friends of mine at the Hall of Justice needed help covering the door. For two weeks live trucks of every stripe squatted on the lawn of that Winston-Sal..
» Creating Video for the Web – Examples, Strategies, and Pitfalls
Mar 12, 2010 2:21 PM from Verge New Media
This is my livelihood I come from a tradition where creating video requires expertise. The web has changed that, both for traditional media and emerging, evolving media. Now that we\'re all brands and we are all the media, McLuhan\'s “the medium is the message” rings true more than ever..
» Fear and Bromance at the ACC
Mar 11, 2010 8:22 PM from Viewfinder BLUES
As a heterosexual Southern male, I should be glued to a sports channel right now. But at the risk of getting my regional man-card revoked, I gotta tell ya: basketball bores me. It shouldn\'t. I\'ve huddled with the son of the man who invented the game, scrunched under the bucket as airborne athletes ..
» Orlando Camera Crew shoots documentary short in Africa: Video Blog
Mar 11, 2010 9:00 AM from Go To Team HD Video Crews
Video Clip // Over 50+ hours of airtime, shooting in places the UN can’t even travel to, and two weeks of only rice and beans… Sounds like a job for Go To Team! Orlando based crew Dan Lowrey took an amazing trip to Akot, Sudan where he spent two weeks filming a health clinic run by a or..
» Bullsh!t
Mar 09, 2010 11:18 PM from TVPhotogBlog
Yes...this about sums up my life.Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere
» I Was a Teenage Werewolf...
Mar 09, 2010 10:30 PM from Viewfinder BLUES
Actually, I was a 20 something TV geek with a mullet the size of a satellite dish. What can I tell ya? It was the dawn of the 90\'s and I\'d yet to receive the memo that hair-metal was dead. How was I supposed to know I should dress in flannel and stare at my shoes? If I remember correctly, those sho..