Columbia Director of Photography with NBC Sports and NASCAR
Columbia Director of Photography in Daytona for Coke Zero 400 It took three days, seven cameras and 60+ batteries to follow athlete Ato Boldon around as he experienced his first NASCAR event ever. No problem for Columbia Director of Photography, Craig Goodale, and his apprentice David DiFalco. Boldon is a four time Olympic gold medalist […]
Read MoreMiami Crew Teams Up With Game Changer Vince Carter
When you think of Daytona Beach what comes to your mind? Maybe it’s NASCAR’s Daytona 500, Daytona Beach or basketball icon Vince Carter. I had the opportunity to travel up the Florida coast to Daytona for a segment about Vince Carter Youth Basketball Academy for the CBS program “Game Changers”. Carter qualifies as a ‘Game […]
Read MoreClark & 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 […]
Read MoreLA 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 […]
Read MoreClark 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 […]
Read MoreOrlando 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, […]
Read MoreGo To Team Gets the Checkered Flag for the 2010 NASCAR Season
As TNT passes the NASCAR torch to ESPN, Go To Team Director of Photography, Skip Clark, reaches his finish line and sees the checkered flag signal the end of his 2010 NASCAR season. To say this season was yet another success is an understatement. This year brought exciting changes and unexpected additions to the usual […]
Read MoreThe Phantom of the Hangar Shoot
While on location for the Daytona 500, Go To Team’s Skip Clark unleashed The Phantom camera. Capable of shooting at up to 2000 frames per second, The Phantom is the Rolls Royce of slow-motion video capture. While recreating the famed Victory Lane of Daytona, Skip was able to add a new dimension by slowing down the […]
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