USTA Junior Championships
Mobile, AL
Mobile hosted this national tournament at the Tennis Center. This is team tennis for 18 and under. Shot several days of competition plus a banquet on the USS Alabama.
Summit Racing Series
Atlanta, GA
Drag racing competition was new to me. I have years of experience shooting stock car racing but the controlled explosion of drag racing is much different. After a couple of runs, I was comfortable with the dynamic swing that is required to shoot single camera drag racing. I shot this for SPEED Channel.
Inside Edition
Mobile, AL
After the LPGA event in Mobile 7 of the golfers signed with a modeling agency that will mold an image of these athletic beauties. I shot the story for Inside Edition using a still photo shoot as the basis for the story. The most impressive thing I shot was the golfers on the course. They really strike the ball well. We posed a shot that would have several of the ladies hit tee shots all at once. The resulting audio sounded like rifle shots going off.
FOX NEWS storm chasing--Gustav
New Orleans, LA
Worked for FOX NEWS as an audio engineer with my friend Richard Campbell shooting. Gustav was bearing down on the Gulf Coast. It certainly looked like New Orleans was going to take a cat 4 storm right in the bullseye. All the major players came in and the freelancers were used in secondary roles. The storm fell apart but I still got some good work out of it.
Boy Scouts of America Documentary
Pensacola, Florida
Worked as the sound engineer for a documentary about the recruiting of scouts in schools and churches. There are new ideas on generating interest in scouting.
EVP Tournament
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Spent a long, long, hot day on the beach shooting professional volleyball. These folks really are in shape. Just try running and jumping all day in the sand. For that matter, just try carrying an HDV camera around shooting matches going on. It was a challenging day. I was tired but satisfied that I had done my job under tough conditions. Well......so there were some visual perks. It was a job and somebody had to do it.
truTv High-speed Chase Ends in Backyard Bust
Chickasaw, Alabama
Chickasaw Police had dashboard camera video of a chase that ended in a couple of arrests. I shot interviews with the officers that were involved. The dramatic lighting that the producers wanted was stuff I used to do in TV news. Hard shadows and heavy backlight is old school.
Hawaii Superferry Video for National Geographic
Gulf of Mexico
Shot the sea trials of this awesome ferry. Shot HiDef with a micro gyro attached to the camera. The video was silky smooth and way cool. This vessel runs with water jets like a skidoo. Killer helicopter pilot from Orange Beach Helicopters. Thanks Barry, you made my job easy.
Champboat Grand Prix Series Racing
St. Louis, Cincinnati, Denver
SPEED TV's coverage of this exciting sport. I've been a stock car racing producer and I really like the speed on these boats on the water. They thunder along at 120 on the water. Very cool. http://www.champboat.com/index.html
The Weather Channel
Pensacola, Florida
I'm now on the Gulf Coast call list for severe weather. I shot a story and all the live shots for Mike Betters and Jim Cantore in preparation for a storm.
Good Morning America
Mobile, AL
Shot a segment about a local woman that is getting a large number of hits on her You Tube videos about make-up tips.
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FEMA Documentary
Americus, Georgia
The tornado event of March demolished the hospital in this small Georgia town. It left a community without medical services and its largest employer. FEMA is on the ground with modular construction for an interm facility.
Graphics for Mary Kay Cosmetics
Mobile Convention Center
Localized the graphics presentation. Ran the graphics during the two day conference
South Mississippi Catholic youth retreat video
Laurel, Mississippi
Enterprise Tornado Coverage for FOX News
Enterprise, AL
Back to my roots as a news photogragher. Got the call to be on standby to help with coverage. My buddy Richard Campbell was shooting live shots and I shot content video. The twister made a direct hit on the high school killing eight students.
Mardi Gras in full swing
Mobile Civic Center
Worked with Sound Associates to bring in Morris Day, Ricochet and Mustang Sally for The Conde's Ball. There are many shows to follow until Fat Tuesday.
College Sports TV Flag Football National Championships
Pensacola, Florida
Energy Star Documentary
Mississippi Coast
Shot the building of an energy efficient home of a local architect who lost everything in Katrina. He is stressing replacing homes that will be energy efficient instead of just quickly building. The 85 thousand homes would make a significant impact on energy use and therefore reduce energy dependence.
CSTV's coverage of NCAA Division II Soccer Championships
Pensacola, FL
Ran isolation camera for women's and men's soccer championship games. A fifteen hour day working with College Sports TV. A beautiful clear day with the exciting action. It was the first time a TV crew had been in this new soccer facility.
Wachovia Award Banquet Video
Mobile, Al
Consumer Reports Video
Saucier, MS
Shot video for a story about child car seat safety.
Lonestar and Mustang Sally
Fairhope, AL
Oak Hollow hosted the concert and Angel Ride.
Greater Gulf Coast Fair
Two weekends of music with the acts Blake Shelton, Graig Morton and Steve Holy.
Bayfest
Mobile downtown.
Assisted on the Launching Pad stage where we worked with 12 acts in 3 days.
Bonnie Rait
Saenger, Mobile
WJTC TV 44 High School Football
isolation camera for this season of High School football.
"The Forgotten Coast" Documentary Film
Alabama, Mississippi Coast
Ran sound recording for an independent film. The project focused on the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast post Katrina. Much of the media attention went to New Orleans when actually the brunt of the storm hit the Mississippi Coast. The film is a Sundance hopeful so check out the website The Forgotten Coast
The MarshallTucker Band, Starship at The Wharf
Orange Beach, AL
David Lee Roth,
Mobile, Al Fairgrounds
The Wiggles
Mobile, AL Civic Center
Train at The Wharf
Orange Beach, AL
Michael Buble
Pensacola, FL Civic Center
Marc Broussard at The Blue Gill
Shawn Mullins at Felix's Fish Camp
Mobile Causeway
Alabama Power Safety
Mobile, Al
Worked for Sound Associates providing techincal support for video screens at A P's annual safety conference.
Memorial Day Weekend Festival
Pensacola, Florida
P'cola hosts an annual event for alterative lifestyles. The entire weekend I was providing sound and video support for the party weekend. It was interesting.
Training Video, Exxon Mobil
South Mobile County
Shot oil executives as they prepared each other for hiring interviews while the plants gear up for expansion.
KOC Bluegrass and Craw fish Extravaganza
St. Mary's Church, Mobile, Alabama
Worked with Absolute Entertainment to bring bluegrass to The Port City. A nice outdoor venue in the shade of the oaks in midtown Mobile hosted several of the area's bright stars of this family style music. The craw fish was terrific and so was the music. Mark your calendar for next year for an enjoyable day of entertainment for the entire family.
Dwight Yoakam
The Whiskey, Mobile, Alabama
I went to the new Mobile night spot expecting to just lend a hand to the load in and out of the show, I was tapped to run the stage lighting for this country music legend. Nothing fancy but everything looked nice with no complaints from the artist. I was pleased because I have long admired Dwight Yoakam and enjoy his music. The show was two hours of non-stop hits.
Funk Fest
Mobile, Alabama
Big Show, WOW around 13,000 fans of funk danced the night away. Three camera setup to large screens helped the fans get up front with the groups. I ran the low angle camera in front of the stage.
Clifford, The Big Red Dog
Mobile, Alabama
A family friendly show came in the Seanger downtown. It was a fun show with brightly colored scenery and loads of interaction with the children. I could not shake this important question. If you are Clifford's rearend in the two-man costume what do you put as your previous job on your next application for work??
Sterling Properties Marketing Video
Biloxi, Mississippi
Property developer that is building a resort on a former hotel site. Thanks to Katrina, they didn't have to demolish the building because Mother nature did that for them. Great day of shooting video along the coast but I'm amazed at how messed up things are over there. That was my first visit after the storm. Nearly a year later things are still in shambles.
Jeff Bates Private Party
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola couple celebrates thier 10th anniversary by renewing wedding vows. Country rising star Jeff Bates is the featured attraction. This smooth baritone captivated the small audience at this private function. For a singer that is now used to filling arenas, Jeff and "Good People" personalized the show. Jeff shared moments from his difficult past and poured his heart out with some romantic ballads. Long Slow Kisses and Rainbow Man were just a few of the songs that have pushed this entertainer up the charts.
Franklin Graham Gulf Coast Festival
Evangelistic Event
Worked with the high definition TV truck that came in to produce segments for Franklin Graham. The Festival brought many music acts to the stage over the three day event.
Zewtopia
92 Zew Music Festival
At home this week working for Sound Associates. Two stages of music at the Mobile Fairgrounds. Along with Headliner Dr. John acts included Cracker and the Subdudes. I also enjoyed a band from Austin Texas called Big Blue Hearts.
Springtime Tallahassee
Tallahassee Music Festival
Headed east for a two day mulitple-stage festival. Worked for Sound Associates as a sound engineer for the country stage. The first act Saturday morning was a real challange. The trio brought a broomstick wash tub bass that was modified with an electric pickup. The "drummer" played a set of cardboard produce boxes along with an assortment of other items.
The last band of the day was Johnny Fire. He calls the style Country Punk. Rock-a-billy with a heavy Johnny Cash influence, the band had the steet rockin' to their high energy show. Johnny Fire
The night ended and the load out seemed to go on for ever. On the way home we stopped to help another of the sound trucks that was stranded along I-10.
Hooter's Cup Racing
SPEED USAR Race
Brought the Mobile team to help with the TV production of the race. Eric Cavadel, Lee Abbett and I rolled up to Montgomery for a cold night at the races. Lee and I manned the press box cameras and Eric found his way into the production truck to run electronic graphics. A near record for cautions made for a long night.
Electrofest
Club Rampage Mobile, Al
OH My, three days of high energy electronic music. DJ's and Bands sharing the spotlight. Worked with Absolute Entertainment to shake the walls of Mobile's only underground night spot.Club Rampage. Of all the acts that we worked with I enjoyed Dead PA and Clear Static. They showed some musical skill and entertained the packed house.