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A Decade of Soundmen
Harry Smith wrote a piece in 1937 praising the soundmen he worked alongside out in the field at the end of the first decade of their arrival in news gathering. This year marks a significant anniversary—the end of the first decade of news-reel sound. In 1927 the soundman took his place alongside the cameraman and […]
Read More →Red visits a HS journalism class…
Fred “Red” Felbinger and a couple other photogs once were assigned to go to Vincennes, Indiana in early 1930 to cover a potential flood. The arrival of the newsreel men from Chicago was announced in the local newspaper and a couple students from the high school’s journalism class approached the newsreelers to ask if one […]
Read More →Nashville Crew Shoots Feature on University of Memphis Forward, D.J. Stephens
March means basketball shoots with Intersport. I headed down to Memphis with my trusty HDX 900, a 5D, and a Go Pro. If you thought working with one camera was fun, shooting with three cameras is even better. The day started with shooting three interviews at the University of Memphis athletic facility. I had plenty […]
Read More →Schmuck Alert: Sight of the Gun
TV News: the only profession where you place yourself in volatile situations, then wheeze like a banshee when trouble erupts. That said, there is ABSOLUTELY no excuse for pulling a gun you don’t plan to use, let alone menacing a news crew with it. But …
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