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As of lately I’ve worked all over Texas and have loved every minute of it. \u00a0This time I made the trip down to Houston for NBC’s Today Show. \u00a0I was shooting a story on a family that’s had multiple generations affected by breast cancer. \u00a0Armed with a Panasonic HDX – 900 I headed down to Houston, TX.<\/p>\n My day started with an early morning drive. \u00a0I met my producer at a local middle school football field. \u00a0It was there that we met Toni Smith and her family. \u00a0They were there to watch some football. \u00a0But there was more to this story then just a typical Texas family watching some football on a Saturday morning. \u00a0Toni Smith is a breast cancer survivor. \u00a0Not only that, but she’s seen her mother and other family members deal with the disease. \u00a0It was for this reason that the Today Show was doing a profile on Toni and her family. \u00a0The name of the story slug was appropriately called Breast Cancer Family Tree.<\/p>\n I first shot some footage of Toni’s nephews practicing for the big game. \u00a0Afterwards, Toni and her family arrived and I put a lav on her to get some cool audio of her during the game. \u00a0I was a one man band this time around so I was juggling the audio and camera department. \u00a0I ran her lav wirelessly to my camera and monitored the audio as I shot various b-roll of her finding a seat and cheering for her nephews once the game began. \u00a0I also shot some b-roll of the game.<\/p>\n After the game was over we took a break and got some lunch. \u00a0I then headed over to Toni’s house to set up for some interviews. \u00a0I moved as fast as I could to set up. \u00a0Since it was just me it probably took a little longer to light the first interview but the result was worth the wait. \u00a0Soon enough we had Toni in the hot seat and my producer started the interview. \u00a0Afterwards we interviewed some of Toni’s relatives. \u00a0I quickly changed the background and got them mic’d up. \u00a0I was really happy with how the interviews turned out given my limited time to light them.<\/p>\n Next on the agenda was filming all of the family members for twenty seconds. \u00a0The idea was that the editors were going to put together some massive family tree montage. \u00a0I chose a brown wall, used two Keno-Flo Divas to light the subject, and had them look into the camera for about twenty seconds. \u00a0The results were beautiful. \u00a0I felt like I was shooting portraits.<\/p>\n To end the shoot, I filmed the family eating dinner together. \u00a0The producer even got her Z1u out and shot some footage. \u00a0The two of us really rocked it in Houston. \u00a0After we wrapped I packed up and made sure the producer had all the tapes. \u00a0I can’t wait to see how this story comes together.<\/p>\n Before I knew it I was on the road heading to Austin, TX. \u00a0I had an early morning call time to cover the Livestrong Event for NBC’s Rock Center. \u00a0That may sound crazy to you but I love it! 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