{"id":5795,"date":"2010-02-11T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T17:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/?p=5795"},"modified":"2018-06-05T03:13:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T07:13:25","slug":"planes-trains-and-automobiles-beckmann-team-crisscrosses-the-country-with-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/2010\/planes-trains-and-automobiles-beckmann-team-crisscrosses-the-country-with-espn\/","title":{"rendered":"Planes, Trains, and Automobiles &#8211; Beckmann Team Crisscrosses the Country with ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/oryx\/js\/swfobject.js'><\/script><\/p>\n<div id='mediaspace'>Video Clip<\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript'>\n  var so = new SWFObject('http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/video\/flvplayer5.swf','mpl','620','350','9');\n  so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true');\n  so.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always');\n  so.addParam('wmode','opaque');\n  so.addVariable('author','Go To Team');\n  so.addVariable('description','Orlando Crew ESPN High Definition Video Production');\n  so.addVariable('file','http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/deice.flv');\n  so.addVariable('image','http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/deice.jpg');\n  so.addVariable('controlbar','over');\n  so.addVariable('stretching','exactfit');\n  so.addVariable('plugins', 'gapro-1,viral-2');\n  so.addVariable('gapro.accountid', 'UA-966913-1');\n  so.write('mediaspace');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Go To Team\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/2009\/orlando-crew-and-matt-kensenth\/\">Orlando DP\/Partner, Dan Beckmann<\/a>, helped coordinate a month-long series of green-screen interviews with <em>ESPN Sports<\/em> &#8211; traveling the country from coast to coast &#8211; the crews experienced everything from rain, sleet, snow, and sunshine!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5804\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5804\" title=\"EP, Sue Stauffer, interviews UNC Coach Roy Williams\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.gototeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/12194827\/photo12-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"EP, Sue Stauffer, interviews UNC Coach Roy Williams\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Executive Producer, Sue Stauffer, interviews UNC Coach Roy Williams - Chapel Hill, North Carolina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shooting in high definition on the Panasonic VariCam, Beckmann and several other Go To Team camera operators, crisscrossed the country from <em>UCLA<\/em> in Los Angeles, to <em>Syracuse University<\/em> in upstate New York &#8211; as well as, several Universities in between.<\/p>\n<p>The crews traveled via air, road, and rail, to over a dozen cities, meeting with NCAA basketball coaches from the following Universities:<\/p>\n<p><em>Clemson<\/em>, <em>UNC Chapel Hill<\/em>, <em>Duke University<\/em>, <em>Villanova<\/em>, The <em>University of Kentucky<\/em>, <em>Kansas<\/em>, and <em>Kansas State<\/em>, <em>The University of Michigan<\/em>, <em>University of Seattle, Washington<\/em>, <em>The University of Florida<\/em> in Gainesville, <em>The University of Tennessee<\/em>, and <em>Vanderbilt University<\/em> in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>Infinity Luxury Cars recently celebrated 20 years of inspiration and innovation.\u00a0 And as a sponsor for NCAA Men\u2019s Basketball, they teamed up with ESPN to see how coaches motivate and inspire their players, both on and off the court.\u00a0 The interviews focused on personal stories of how each coach encourages, energizes, and helps produce, not only better athletes, but better people.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5796\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5796\" title=\"Coach John Calipari - University of Kentucky\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.gototeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/12194827\/Coach-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Coach John Calipari - University of Kentucky\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lexington, Kentucky - Interview with Coach John Calipari - University of Kentucky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On behalf of <em>Verocity Creative<\/em>, Executive Producer, Sue Stauffer, not only delivered the content needed through all interviews with the coaches, but handled the logistics planning for all travel, and administration challenges for hotels and rental car accommodations for all the cities!<\/p>\n<p>It was quite the task, but the planning soon became a well-oiled machine of perfection!<\/p>\n<p>A typical day of whirlwind-travel-logistical-planning:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 29 December<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n<p>While DP\/Partner, Dan Beckmann, traveled home from holiday in St. Louis, Atlanta based DP\/Partner, Tom Wells, drove to Nashville, covering the interview with <em>Vanderbilt<\/em> coach, Kevin Stallings. Later that afternoon, Beckmann flew from Orlando, connected in Charlotte, and met the crew in Nashville, Tennessee, just as they were wrapping.\u00a0 Tag-teaming with Tom, the Well&#8217;s crew continued onto Atlanta for another shoot, while Beckmann drove to Lexington, Kentucky, for the next gig \u2013 a Tuesday morning interview at the <em>University of Kentucky<\/em> with Coach John Calipari.\u00a0 After wrapping the Lexington shoot, the Beckmann crew was air-bound once more &#8211; this time for <em>Villanova University<\/em> in Philadelphia, to meet with Coach Jay Wright.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5799\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5799\" title=\"The Liberty Bell\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.gototeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/12194826\/Liberty-Bell-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"209\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Liberty Bell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several GTT crews were able to help cover for Beckmann at a\u00a0 variety of locations:<\/p>\n<p>DP\/Partner, Tom Wells, shot an interview in Nashville &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/2010\/charleston-crew-all-access-with-needtobreathe-at-family-circle-cup-tennis-center-event\/\">Charleston-based Cameraman, Dave Baker<\/a>, spent two and half days traveling through Kansas with EP, Sue Stauffer &#8211; Raleigh cameraman, Jimmy Hall, did the same, at the University of Illinois, as did Richmond-based, Nick Modisett, at the University of Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all the travel, all the cities, and all the planning, each crew managed to find some &#8220;down-time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While in Philly, the Beckmann crew spent the morning taking in some of Philadelphia&#8217;s most treasured sights &#8211; touring the birthplace of our nation; Independence Hall, Congress Hall, and the Liberty Bell.\u00a0 And in the Midwest, Dave enjoyed his first-ever Frozen Concrete Custard just outside Kansas City!<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out all the spots airing now on <em>ESPN<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0 During <em>College Basketball Saturday Night<\/em>!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5798\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5798\" title=\"Congress Hall\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.gototeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/12194826\/Congress-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beckmann&#39;s tour of Congress Hall - original furniture and painting from the Continental Congress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5797\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5797\" title=\"Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.gototeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/12194824\/photo.jpgPHILLY-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5964\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5964\" title=\"Dave Baker's first Frozen Concrete!\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.gototeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/12194824\/photo14-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Baker&#39;s first Frozen Concrete!  Manhattan, Kansas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5864\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5864\" title=\"DP\/Partner, Dan Beckmann - wearing unusal clothes for a Floridian - a scarf and a trenchcoat!\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.gototeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/12194824\/photo13-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DP\/Partner, Dan Beckmann - wearing unusual clothes for a Floridian - a scarf and a trench coat! New York - Syracuse University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6066\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6066\" title=\"Dan Beckmann - under the bridge with the Fremont Troll - Seattle, Washington\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.gototeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/12194823\/photo15-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Dan Beckmann - under the bridge with the Fremont Troll - Seattle, Washington\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From the movie, 10 Things I Hate About You - a local landmark - Dan Beckmann, under the bridge with the Fremont Troll - Seattle, Washington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6228\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6228\" title=\"Raleigh Cameraman, Jimmy Hall, and EP Sue Stauffer - University of Michigan\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.gototeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/12194822\/100_0700-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Raleigh Cameraman, Jimmy Hall, and EP Sue Stauffer - University of Michigan\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raleigh Cameraman, Jimmy Hall, and EP Sue Stauffer - Lansing, Michigan - Michigan State University - in front of the Magic Johnson statue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6235\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6235\" title=\"Beckmann captures b-roll at the University of Washington, Seattle\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.gototeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/12194821\/jump-600x449.jpg\" alt=\"Beckmann captures b-roll at the University of Washington, Seattle\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beckmann captures b-roll at the University of Washington, Seattle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6313\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6313\" title=\"Nick Modisett - on the set - Univeristy of Tennessee\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/assets.gototeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/12194821\/photo16-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Modisett - on the set - Univeristy of Tennessee\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Modisett - on the set - Univeristy of Tennessee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go To Team\u2019s Orlando DP\/Partner, Dan Beckmann, helped coordinate a month-long series of green-screen interviews with ESPN Sports &#8211; traveling the country from coast to coast &#8211; the crews experienced everything from rain, sleet, snow, and sunshine!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":27307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[233,170,49,40,30,1125,696,1108,829,24,111,57,237,238,61,250,1126,1127,1128,952,71,366,34,75,239,972,240,411,1129,35,662,82,396,1130,241,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5795"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33516,"href":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5795\/revisions\/33516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/120.72.95.94:55167\/assignmentdesk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}