Tag archive for ‘NASCAR’

  • Clark & Wells Crews Work Together For NASCAR Intro

    It was a bit of a scramble, but the guys pulled it off.  NASCAR on Fox has a new theme song for the open each week; country music star Dierks Bentley sings a special version of his song ‘Sideways.’  So, along with historical footage and highlights from each week’s race, the open needs some shots [...]

  • Building A Camera – Go To Team’s New Rig For The New Sony F3

    Go To Team has been shooting with the new Sony F3 for several months now and it’s brought some awesome images to the Fox Sports broadcasts.  The camera and Go To Team’s new set of Arri Ultra Primes have really opened up the creative door for Los Angeles based Skip Clark.  But there’s an unsung [...]

  • A Fast Moving Two Weeks – Go To Team Heads To The Daytona 500!

    It’s been a busy few weeks for the boys at Go To Team.  Los Angeles based Skip Clark, Atlanta based Tom Wells, and Nashville based Roger Woodruff were on the road for over three weeks covering the Super Bowl and the Daytona 500; all for Fox Sports.  Following their time in Dallas for the Pittsburgh [...]

  • The Pro35 Adapter For The Pros, shooting with Prime Lenses on HD cameras

    Sam Elliot On Stage 2B On The Fox Lot When Go To Team made the investment in a set of Arri Ultra Primes for their new Sony F3, everyone realized that there was potential for those lenses to work on more than just the F3.  The Panasonic Varicam, Sony F900, and Panasonic HDX-900 cameras that [...]

  • GTT Crews Must Be Great At Tetris

    When you’re headed to the Super Bowl for a week and then there’s two weeks in Daytona right after that, you need to bring everything.  So when Go To Team’s Skip Clark, based in Los Angeles, and Roger Woodruff, based in Nashville, TN, arrived, they had 26 cases of gear to contend with!  No worries [...]

  • Arri Ultra Primes on the Sony F3…The Newest Camera Out There And Go To Team Has It!

    It’s always cool to have the newest and greatest.  And this time, we really do have the newest and greatest.  Go To Team was one of the first companies to take delivery of the new Sony F3 camera.  And yeah, we’re feeling pretty cool about it… After working with the camera for two straight weeks, [...]

  • LA Crew with Yankees Shortstop Derek Jeter for NASCAR Cup Series

    It’s February.  And they’re in Daytona.  The NASCAR season is just getting started.  What is Go To Team’s Skip Clark doing at a baseball field in Tampa?!  Interviewing Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter for the Daytona 500 Jimmie Johnson feature.  The driver of the 48 car has won five straight championships in NASCAR’s Cup series and [...]

  • Clark Crew Interviews The Newest Kid In The NASCAR Garage

    Trevor Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500.  Don’t feel bad if you don’t know who that is, very few people did.  So Fox Sports, as part of their NASCAR coverage, wanted to bring everyone up to speed.  The producers wanted to show how this new young driver was just coming into the light.  Careful to [...]

  • Orlando DP Goes Live with Turner Sports For NASCAR Media Day

    Orlando DP/Partner Dan Beckmann spent a few days with NASCAR.com for NASCAR Media Day in Daytona Beach, Florida. Shooting on the Panasonic VariCam and the EX3, Beckmann coordinated three different rooms for TNT Sports: A green screen interview room for promos – a two-camera/five person interview location with former Dale Earnhardt Crew Chief, Larry McReynolds, [...]

  • Over 950 Shoot Days of Ridiculously Cool TV in 2010

    We could not been happier with the shoots in 2010. Between our 6 offices and 7 crews we shot over 950 shoots days! So, we’re changing our slogan to “We make A LOT of Cool TV”.   Every Go To Team Director of Photography travels with a full gear package, including high definition cameras, light kit, [...]