This was our Week One tease for the FOX NFL Pregame - we got to use our new Volume on Stage A! None of this happens without an absolutely amazing team of people and I won’t be able to name everyone - but I’ll try! For sure - the team in the FOX Graphics Department put in some crazy long hours along with the crews from @girraphic and @stypetv to get everything coordinated. Shooting on these XR and AR stages is new and the tech is changing fast - but the challenges for us are unique as we’re running all these systems in a building deigned for live TV. That takes an entirely different level of coordination between everyone.
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A shout-out to #GaryHartley and #ZacFields for their vision, patience, and leadership in this thing. And then Chris Smith, Jim Rodman, Danielle Stocki and everyone else at FOX GFX for the long days.
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The entire environment was created by @girraphic and it’s just unbelievable what they pulled off in such a short turn-around. It was all pushed to the Volume by @stypetv - these two teams worked tirelessly for WEEKS to make sure we were ready for Week 1!
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After all of it was ready, we finally got to shoot it! Thanks to @syd_tullai and @wtfisjoedoing for putting this all together. Sydney pulled all the content and made sure we made time on all the elements while always having solutions to what seemed like a never-ending series of problems. And our guy Nargi found all the best takes, moments, and music to give this whole thing pace and rhythm.
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And no way can I forget everyone from the Stage Department at FOX. Melissa Garcia with everyone from Gina Porretti’s team and the incredibly talented camera operators in the studio - John Perry on Steadicam and Geo on the Techno. And Dave and Jeff and Chris Ernst on lighting. Long days for them in the studio while everyone worked through all the new tech.
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Total. Team. Effort.
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EP/Director - Bill Richards
Producer - @syd_tullai
DP - Skip Clark
Editor - @wtfisjoedoing
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@foxsports @nflonfox @she
This short trailer has some great frames from our set in Pleasanton. From the earliest days of pre-production our co-directors @jsantos1111 and #tomrinaldi had a vision of how we would interview John. We had the best team on this - everyone was so dedicated to getting this right - it meant a lot to everyone. There are always changes you would make after you wrap - but this was pretty close to perfect. Thanks to everyone that had a part in this doc!
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Directors: @jsantos1111 & #tomrinaldi
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Set Design: @mooddesignandfabrication
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Set Tech: @apexsoundandlight @theonlyalexoliveira & @theonlymrgarethcarr
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Gaffer: @paulmarschall
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Key Grip: #chrisernst
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@foxsports @nflonfox #johnmadden #allmadden @sonycine @sonycinema #sonyvenice @zeisscinematography #zeisssupremeprime #zeisscompactzoom
All my FOX peeps have been posting so much about this - way past time for me to join in!
I’ve been so fortunate to be a part of this project - it’s been really special. The best part? No doubt it’s the team. Directors @jsantos1111 and #tomrinaldi created the framework by which everything was built. Our editor @wtfisjoedoing took that blueprint and crafted a story over 90 minutes that is moving and fun. And there’s no way a project like this works without APs like @rissyminaj @jonathanstyle @ekaback and Kenny Connolly - from amazing locations and finding gold in storage units and mountains of footage our team of APs were just awesome.
And there have been so many talented camera & lighting teams that I’ve gotten to work with. People that made this doc look so amazing. Guys like @chrisbierlein @shelbytubetoplongjohns @amplifyfilms @ryangrosjean @paulmarschall #chrisernst @thelightingleague and no doubt so many more that I’ve forgotten to mention!
It’s a great story about the man that has done more to change how America enjoys the sport of football than anyone else. And those aren’t my words - it’s in the doc! I hope everyone gets a chance to see this on Christmas!
@foxsports @nflonfox @sonycine @sony @arri @arricinema @zeisscinematography #arriultraprime #zeisssupremeprime #tomrinaldineedsanig
New Orleans Sunset.
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Sony Professional Solutions Americas Sony Alpha Universe #sonya9 #1635mm SYRP #syrpgenie Rhino Camera Gear #evoslider Timelapse+ #timelapseplusview #crescentcity #neworleans #sunset #holygrailtimelapse #timelapse #lapse #couldhavebeenbetter #butitllwork
A little BTS - hanging with @nflonfox while @meddlesomefilms pulls focus! Great shoot here at LA Hangar Studios - thanks for taking care of us guys!
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@sonyprousa @sonycinema #sonyvenice @arri #ultraprimes #14mm @freeflysystems #movipro #wcu4 @foxsports #foxnfl #cleatus #giantrobot
A few of the shots from our portraits shoot last week - loved working with these guys from the UFC and the whole team at FOXUFC!
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@foxsports @ufconfox @ufc @dc_mma @twooodley @blessedmma @sonyprousa @sonycinema #sonyvenice @zeisscameralenses #2880mm @arri #ultraprimes #24mm @exchangela @filmlainc
First time in 25 years that a race has been SNOWED out! But they’ll be back at the “paperclip” tomorrow!
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@martinsville_speedway @nascaronfox @nascar #foxnascar #foxsports @foxsports @gopro #snowday #nascar #snowing #timelapse
Big win for the 4 car last night - made for a pretty awesome Victory Lane.
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@nascaronfox @nascar @kevinharvick @atlantamotorspeedway @fujinonlenses @sonyprousa @sonycinema @fordperformance @ford #foxsports #foxsports1 #foxnascar #4car #fujicabrio #cabrio #1990mm #f55 #sonyf55
Big win for the 4 car last night - made for a pretty awesome Victory Lane.
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@nascar @nascaronfox @kevinharvick @sonycinema @sonyprousa #nascar #foxsports1 #foxsports #foxnascar @fujinonlenses #cabrio #1990mm #f55 #sonyf55 #victorylane @atlantamotorspeedway #4car #burnout #champagne
Still tweaking a couple things with the Genie - but pretty happy with this one!
Yesterday I posted pictures of the new van so today I figured I would put up a time lapse of the rack getting built. It was a late night getting that whole thing put in, but worth it!