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Samaritan Down
Sorry about the lack of updates, but it’s been a tough week here at Lenslinger Central. On Monday, my biological father Dick Carney died suddenly. Dick was more than the source of half my DNA. He was a loving old goat who didn’t let a hard knock …
Read More →The Journey: Go To Team’s LA Apprenticeship
The Go To Team apprenticeship has been quite a journey so far. The adventure began as I loaded up my belongings and left South Carolina and headed for sunny California. I was very excited to have the opportunity to learn from the LA crews’ Skip Clark and Dan Lowrey. My first few days with Skip and Dan […]
Read More →How to sound more conversational
I’ve always been a huge Robert Krulwich fan. His stories on NPR and ABC News break through the standard news blather thanks in part to his memorable delivery. Unlike so many reporters who tend to “announce” their scripts, Krulwich just talks, or at least that’s how it appears to the listener. But don’t be fooled. […]
Covering a Chicago Political Convention
Newsreel photographers covering the 1932 Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
A much more civilized time for members of the media as compared to what happened to the press at a different political convention in the same city thirty-six …
R.I.P. Don Cornelius
Did a long day across from the entrance to Don Cornelius’ home in the Hollywood Hills.My reporter and I got there late in the morning and never really talked to anyone other than our fellow news crews. Soul Train hasn’t been on my radar for a long time…
Read More →R.I.P. Don Cornelius
Did a long day across from the entrance to Don Cornelius’ home in the Hollywood Hills.My reporter and I got there late in the morning and never really talked to anyone other than our fellow news crews. Soul Train hasn’t been on my radar for a long time…
Read More →Politics takes Center Stage for Orlando Camera Crew at CPAC
Go To Team’s Orlando DP/Partner Dan Beckmann helped cover CPAC in Orlando, Florida last month. CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, helped bring together three republican candidates vying for their parties presidential nomination. Shooting in high def on the Panasonic HDX 900, Beckmann and Audio Operator, Trey Jenkins captured the speeches of the former House […]
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