Season 3 of HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” Set to Air in December
Recently I wrapped on Season 3 of “Fixer Upper.” It was a rewarding feeling to know that another season worth of content was in the “can.” I can’t believe I’ve had the privilege to be the Director of Photography on 40 episodes of the show. It has been quite the journey. This season was […]
Read MoreWelcome to the Go To Team Peter!
Peter Leininger is no stranger to the production industry. Before joining Go To Team’s apprenticeship program in September, Peter lived in Los Angeles filming with large crews for commercials and music videos. During his’s apprenticeship, he was stationed with the one and only Roger Woodruff in Waco, TX to shoot season three of HGTV’s […]
Read More“Life as a House”: DP’ing Fixer Upper – Part 2
When any show enters its third season it’s easy to play it safe and do what you’ve been doing. Hey, if it’s not broke why fix it? If you’ve worked with me then you know I am always looking for ways to improve. So when we started prepping for Season 3 of “Fixer Upper” I […]
Read MoreDallas Crew Covers Fort Hood Trial For NBC News Channel
With the trial approaching closing arguments, I headed down to Killeen, TX to do some more live shots for NBC News Channel. I was shooting on the HDX-900. For two days I was on the base with NBC News correspondent, Sarah Dallof. At this point my “live shot” set up is pretty set in stone. […]
Read MoreDallas Crew Shoots Sizzle Reel in Waco for Potential Reality Show
Lately, Waco has felt like a second home to me. A few months ago I was down there shooting a pilot. Just a week ago I was back to shoot some pick-ups. This time I found myself in Waco, TX shooting a sizzle reel for a potential reality show. Rockin’ a HDX-900, a few Go […]
Read MoreDallas Crew Works with Mexican Wrestler, M-6
I recently worked for hotel chain, Motel 6. They were one of the sponsors of the Cinco De Mayo Festival in Dallas, TX. It was at this festival that masked wrestler, M-6, made his debut. M-6 is part of a new marketing campaign put on by Motel 6. Get it? M-6/Motel 6. Classic. I was […]
Read MoreDallas & Nashville Crew Head to Arkansas for CBS Sports
March Madness is coming up and that means a trip to Harding University. They recently won the title of “Best Road Trip Destination in College Basketball.” We went out there to see why. We shot the Enterprise Rent-A-Car sponsored segment on two HDX 900s and a couple of Go Pros. Our day started in Little […]
Read MoreDallas Crew Heads to Austin for South by Southwest
I was so pumped to head down to Austin for South by Southwest. Everybody has been telling me how awesome that city is and I couldn’t wait to check it out for myself. I was covering the South by Southwest festival for E! News. Armed with the faithful HDX-900 I headed down to the capital […]
Read MoreDallas Crew Shoots Draft Day Feature for the NFL Network
The 2013 NFL Draft is coming up. One of the top prospects, Lane Johnson, grew up in a small town in east Texas called Groveton. I made the trip down to Groveton to shoot a feature on Lane Johnson and his relationship with his high school football coach, Keith Thomas. I got to work with […]
Read MoreDallas Crew Shoots for ESPN’s “30 for 30” Series
One of my absolute favorite series out there has to be ESPN’s “30 for 30.” I don’t think I’ve ever seen one that I didn’t enjoy. They’re always shot beautifully and tell a compelling story. Needless to say, when I found out I was shooting for the series I was pretty pumped. The “30 for […]
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