{"id":30158,"date":"2017-09-20T09:29:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T13:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/?p=30158"},"modified":"2018-06-05T06:23:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T10:23:54","slug":"texas-director-of-photography-hidden-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/2017\/texas-director-of-photography-hidden-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Director of Photography Works For Hidden Heroes in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n
Every day people do amazing things we never hear about. Our Texas Director of Photography, Roger Woodruff<\/a>, and Hidden Heroes give them the credit they deserve.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Texas Director of Photography Has Heartfelt Experience<\/h5>\n

Not every shoot we work on has a positive story.\u00a0 It always seems like working for news means covering a shooting spree or tornado that wiped out an entire neighborhood.\u00a0 This is why I love working for \u201cHidden Heroes.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 The Saturday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0morning program focuses on real-life people who are making a difference in their community.\u00a0 It\u2019s a powerful show that seems more and more relevant in the current political and social climate.<\/p>\n

I shot on the trusty Canon<\/a> C300 Mark 1 with a variety of L-Series glass at my disposal.\u00a0 I spent five days working on various segments for \u201cHidden Heroes.\u201d\u00a0 The first two days were spent at Rice University<\/a>.\u00a0 Most notably we covered a student event called \u201cSermon Slam.\u201d\u00a0 This year\u2019s theme was \u201cWhat is Love?\u201d\u00a0 Eight students from all walks of life gave speeches on what they think love is.\u00a0 It was a very powerful event to cover.\u00a0 Every speech was brilliant and emotional touching.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hidden Heroes in Houston<\/h5>\n

The next two days were spent at Jane Long Academy and Las Americas; both schools have a large number of refugee and immigrant students.\u00a0 Both of these schools have excellent programs that aim to welcome and assimilate students into the culture of this country.\u00a0 We shot interviews with teachers, program leaders, and students.\u00a0 It was really eye-opening to hear about the some of the student\u2019s backgrounds.\u00a0 Most of these students have seen violence and tragedy that we will never witness or experience in our lifetime.\u00a0 Needless to say,\u00a0these students are the \u201cHidden Heroes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Our last day brought us back to Rice University.\u00a0 We filmed students making sandwiches for the homeless.\u00a0 After the food was loaded up we followed them downtown to the city library.\u00a0 The student volunteers then passed out hundreds of sandwiches to the less fortunate.<\/p>\n

Once we wrapped I made the final footage transfer to the producer\u2019s hard drive and we went our separate ways.<\/p>\n

Watch the full episode here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Other Hidden Heroes Found<\/h5>\n

We love working with Hidden Heroes and every shoot has something special to offer. We recently also got to see the work Luis Mendez has done to help animals and kids with disabilities at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo<\/a>. Check out that story. For a better idea of all the great things Hidden Heroes has captured, be sure to read what our Charleston crew got to shoot with them .<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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