Staff

Go To Team’s most valuable asset is the talented video production industry professionals that choose to work with us. There is a great production management team behind the Directors of Photography, Audio Operators, Producers, and other members of staff you’ll meet on location.

CAMERAMAN
Dave Baker

Dave Baker, continually provides excellent broadcast quality videos for producers throughout much of the east coast. At an early age Dave knew his career would be to create great videos after viewing a behind the scenes special of “Star Wars”.This dream drove him to achieve his bachelor’s in English at Kings College in Bristol, TN while furthering his knowledge with internships at a local news station. From college he went on to strengthen his foundation working everything from studio cameras to ENG/live truck camera op at news stations in the Philly, PA, Tri Cities, TN and Charleston, SC markets.

Since then Dave’s great attitude to do whatever it takes as well as creative insight has proven him a great addition to the Go To Team family. After studying under the successful apprenticeship program, he has taken his shooting to the next level.  He has become a part of video history by aiding in documentation of Hurricane Katrina as well as the Duke Lacrosse story. Heading up many Corporate, Documentary, Broadcast and Entertainment shoots, Dave’s work can be observed on ABC, NBC, TLC, E! Entertainment, Dr. Phil Show ESPN, Fox Sports as well as for companies such as Best Buy, Proctor and Gamble, Evenflo, and Go! Productions for the Coca-Cola Company.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY/ PARTNER
Dan Beckmann

For two decades, Dan Beckmann, has immersed himself in television news as a cameraman, ENG crew, editor, soundman, writer and producer traveling through Europe, Africa and the Middle East.  As staff editor for NBC News in Tel Aviv, Israel, covering the continuation of the Middle East Peace Process, Dan placed his unique thumbprint on history. While building Roycom, Dan continued to cover the space program for NBC News with Space Correspondent Jay Barbree – the only journalist to have covered every manned space mission.

Most recently, Dan traveled to Dubai in the United Arab of Emirates for the grand opening of the Atlantis Resort on the Palm Jumeirah Island. Other assignments have taken Dan on board George W. Bush’s presidential campaign plane in 2000, four Super Bowls, the Florida election recount, 9-11 coverage from Ground Zero, the Iraq War for NBC News in the Middle East, on broad Air Force One with Tom Brokaw, the Olympics in Torino, Italy with NBC News and on location with Brian Williams during Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.

Dan’s extensive and varied client base includes domestic and international broadcast news, national commercials, documentaries, corporate videos, VNR’s, satellite media tours, conventions, training/teaching videos and multi media tours. Dan’s gear package stands out as one of the best in Florida. He’s ready to shoot High Definition with either the Panasonic HDX-900 or Varicam, Sony F900 or in Standard Definition Beta SP or Mini DV.

MANAGING PARTNER
Patrick Bryant

In October 1997 Patrick Bryant co-founded Go To Team video production company in Charleston, SC. In the course of daily business Bryant is responsible for managing a wide variety of shoots from Antique Roadshow to Coverage for Elian Gonzales.
Also, Bryant has served in the field as Producer, Audio Operator and Production Coordinator. In addition, to being able to manage, Bryant can fill in the gaps when needed. He¹s spent a week in front of Lewinsky¹s home at Watergate, a week on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, and, of course, countless hours covering hurricanes on the southeast coast.
As a senior at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, SC, he interned with the local NBC affiliate, WIS-TV and continued to work there throughout college at the University of South Carolina. While still in college he started his first company what is now Carolina Sound. Throughout all of his media and video production ventures Bryant still focuses on the talented people that make it all happen. All of his experiences have formed Bryant into a manager with the expertise to actually produce. Click here to see his home page.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY / PARTNER
Skip Clark

Go To Team’s Charlotte, North Carolina, office was established in 2001 when Skip Clark moved from Columbia, SC. Everyday Skip works hard to provide broadcast, cable, and corporate video clients the best video footage of locations throughout North and South Carolina.
After starting in television in Mansfield and Columbus, Ohio, Skip moved to Columbia, SC, to take the Chief Photographer’s position at the ABC affiliate, WOLO. He then joined Go To Team in 2000 and has since found himself on both coasts for campaign coverage, in many Carolina swamps, in hurricanes, in the middle of the September 11th tragedy, and on some popular reality television assignments. No matter where Skip is each week, he’s always in his element! Skip also loves to give back to future videographers of America, he volunteers at local Charlotte high schools. He is also a very big fan of the Go To Team Apprenticeship position (being a former apprentice himself) and is always looking for the next Go To Team Director of Photography.

CAMERAMAN
Jimmy Hall

Jimmy Hall, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, provides the highest quality video footage to high-end video broadcast and corporate clients. Having been on some very large assignments throughout the US and Internationally (including Venezuela, South Africa, and Israel),
Jimmy has a keen eye for lighting interviews and standup’s.

While being one of the best camera operators in Raleigh, North Carolina, Jimmy’s strong suit is video not still photography. The office is constantly hoping that Jimmy will produce promo shots from the field.

beccafinleyPRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Becca Finley

Becca’s resume runs the gamut from programming director for the USA Film Festival to managing editor for Regarding Dallas magazine to event coordinator for the Earful of Texas Music Festival. Becca’s diverse background has helped to establish working relationship in the music industry and beyond.

As Production Coordinator for Go To Team, Becca’s talent for organization and her affable approach making booking a GTT crew that much easier. Managing all of our crews throughout the Southeast is not an easy task, but Becca does it in such a fluid way that you might think it is.

HIGH DEFINITION EDITOR
Adam Hellan

Go To Team’s High Definition Edit Suite is one of the most creative places in Charleston, SC thanks to the exploits of Adam Hellan. Every day Adam works with clients to craft entertaining and effective finished video products.

Adam obtained a degree in Communications from Boston University with an emphasis in Film and Television. From there he traveled to San Francisco, California where his career in production started as a Production Assistant for KRON-BAY TV. He quickly realized his true calling was as an editor, a position where he was able to have greater creative freedom. A change at the TV station brought him to a boutique post house in San Francisco where he honed his DVD authoring skills. After a few years in San Francisco Adam moved to New York City where he edited projects for clients such as Ralph Lauren, Victoria’s Secret, Omega Watches and AMC.

Family ties and a desire for southern living took Adam from the Big Apple and brought him to Charleston. When he’s not in the edit suite, he can be found with his mountain bike on trails throughout the Carolinas.

CAMERAMAN
Nick Modisett

Nick grew up in the television industry. As a teenager, he realized making TV is more fun than watching it and found his first home at WLBT in Jackson, Mississippi. He worked summers and weekends shooting anything they would let a 16-year-old kid get his eye on.

Choosing a great photojournalism program over SEC football games and sweet tea, Nick headed up “north”

to the University of Missouri School of Journalism. While at Mizzou, Nick was a photographer at KOMU-TV, photo editor for VOX Magazine, reporter for the Columbia Missourian, and worked abroad in London, England in a commercial photography studio. He completed his B.S. in Photojournalism and went to work shooting at WIS in Columbia, South Carolina.

While working at the WIS, Nick covered stories from coast to coast, as well as in Germany. At WIS he received the Edward R. Murrow award for best news series, won the National Press Photographer’

s Foundation TV Workshop award and attended the Poyntner Institute. After studying under the successful Apprenticeship Program, Nick calls Richmond, Virginia home and has worked for every major network including ABC News, Fox Sports, ESPN, HGTV as well as commercial and corporate clients.

OPERATIONS MANAGER / PARTNER
Shawn Moffatt

Shawn brings with him a wealth of broadcast production experience from both coasts. He began his career in Columbia, South Carolina in 1994 editing for WIS-TV, moving to ABC affiliate, WOLO-TV, as videographer and live truck operator.
From there he served as a director for WJCL-TV in Savannah, WCSC-TV in Charleston and KOIN in Portland, Oregon.
While at KOIN he directed the 2003 “Rose Festival Parade”, a two-hour live broadcast featuring a nine-camera shoot with jib and helicopter crews, that was aired in major west coast markets.
Shawn returned to his second hometown of Charleston, as Operations Supervisor for WCSC-TV, over all news production staff, master control, and programming.
As Operations Manager, supervises the scheduling of all Go To Team’s productions throughout the Southeast, maintaining strong communication between crews, clients and the production department.
Shawn is a self-proclaimed “gym rat”who enjoys physical fitness, running, surfing and snow boarding. He and his wife recently celebrated the birth of their firstborn, Dillon.

PAST CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER AND FORMER PARTNER
Dwaine Scott

Dwaine Scott is a co-founder of Go To Team in Columbia, SC, and one of the Southeast’s busiest humans. In 2006 Dwaine left Go To Team to pursue a staff position with NBC News, but as a Co-Founder his determination to be the best is still one of our core principals. In the ten years he shot for Go To Team his assignments included Monica Lewinsky, Elian Gonzales, McVeigh Execution, September 11th Tragedy, Afghanistan war coverage, Iraq war coverage and countless other news stories.
Originally from Norcross, GA, Dwaine moved to Abilene, TX, to take his first job in television. Not long after he was ready to move to Columbia, SC, to work as Chief Photographer for local NBC affiliate, WIS-TV. As the founder of the Go To Team apprenticeship position Dwaine really enjoys working with other cameramen to help them reach their full potential. It’s always a good idea to be on Dwaine’s team, because Dwaine’s team always wins. Click here to see his home page.

HIGH DEFINITION EDITOR
Giovanni Sensat

A traditionally trained fine artist, Giovanni Sensat has worked as a traditional/digital artist for the last 15 years.  Upon his certification as an Avid|DS operator, Giovanni worked as a composite artist and DS editor for national clients including Nissan North America and Papa John’s International.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Sue Stauffer

Sue Stauffer’s experience with some of the biggest brands in America spans brand management, media production, promotions, publicity/public relations, advertising, project management and account/client service.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY / PARTNER
Tom Wells

Working as the Director of Photography out of Atlanta, GA, Tom brings a diverse background in production to each project he works on. Whether it’s shooting feature packages for HBO Sports, award winning commercials for ad agencies, or aerials for Discovery Channel, Tom’s team oriented attitude and desire to capture the best footage possible wins over clients every time.

Tom started his career working on documentaries for PBS and other long form productions as a cameraman, editor and researcher. Making the decision to focus on shooting and acquisition Tom joined Go To Team and hassince served clients from coast to coast and currently acts as a mentor for Go To Team’s federally accredited Apprenticeship Program where he helps to train new Directors of Photography.

Originally from Smithfield, NC, Tom is a motorcycle enthusiast, animal lover, and weekend horticulturalist. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington with an Undergraduate Degree in Communication
Studies and a Masters Degree in the Arts..