The rule is: Never miss an opportunity to shoot when producing a documentary or reality piece. I broke that rule, and I am sooo sorry about it. My team is working on a documentary about the Los Angeles Fire Department. … Read More
Smoke Eaters
Leaping into the New Year
As we push our way into 2012, the coming year is already filled with expectations and variations from the norm. What will you do on February 29? Will you take advantage of the extra three days prior to filing taxes? … Read More
Sony NXCAM – Great News For Documentary Work
Hey Sony – want some remarkable footage of firefighters saving lives? How about the California coast and wine country? Or, how about some footage of the latest sports cars being testing on windy country roads at speed? If so, get us an NXCAM ASAP. We aren’t asking for a freebie. We’ll own it. Love it. And we’ll tell the world. … Read More
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Canon EOS 7D a Great Production Tool
It is a fabulous production tool. It also represents a major breakthrough in some respects, but it is not, as some would tell you, a fix-all for video production. … Read More
Photographing the Station Fire
As this is part of our job, we’ve become familiar with these types of situations in general. Yet this particular incident will remain etched in our memories for quite awhile. We can only hope it will be at least another 60 years before anything like this happens again – and never would be a much better option. … Read More
Ready, Set, Go Now in Production
Ready, Set, Go! as an initiative is being supported by a wide array of Southern California emergency services agencies. The Los Angeles Fire Department’s position is clear: If there is a wildfire, prepare your home and family, get set to evacuate if required, and when asked, or even before that, leave the area. Your home can be saved. Once you die, coming back is apparently problematic. … Read More
Good Footage Comes in All Shapes and Sizes.
I have kept this camera for this exact purpose – when not expecting something, be prepared to get the unexpected. So, at the end of the day, I got some big shots from a small camera. … Read More
YouTube Quality Improves, We Create a new L.A. Fire Channel
We recently created a YouTube channel for our friends at the LAFD Museum and Memorial. Currently, it features a combination of education and historic footage, but there are also many links to other firefighting videos. … Read More
Into the Fire
My birthday falls on Christmas Eve. Often, it’s not a great time for a birthday, as everyone is busy with other things. This year, however, it was a day to remember. My wife decided it would be nice if I … Read More