Diary of a San Diego Video Crew
Comic Con 2011
Geeks, nerds and costumed characters take over the city for four glorious days. As an elite video production crew in San Diego, our clients have called on us for over 25 years now to go and shoot interviews with celebrities, B-Roll of the masses, and Panels for various television shows and movies.
Comic Con 2001
We shot for Electric Playground that year. Julie Stoffer from MTV’s The Real World, was the on-air talent. She was a lovely young woman who knew how to elicit nice interviews from talent. We ran into Bryan Singer on the floor where he was checking out various booths. He was the Producer of “Superman Returns” and “X Men.” He consented to a short interview. Considering what befell him in 2017 during the #MeToo movement, 2001 was his hey-day. It seemed like he had nowhere to go but up.
Comic Con 2012
Whenever we work as a broadcast video production crew at the San Diego Comic Con, the city’s largest convention, I always bring my camera so I can capture some unusual behind-the-scenes images. You see everything from Klingons and Predators to Avatars and lots of sexy wenches. And who doesn’t love BTS photographs? So here are a few pics
Vintage Batmobile at Comic Con
The vintage Batmobile was a highlight at the 2001 San Diego Comic Con.. Kids and Dads really seemed to get a kick out of it. You could almost hear the TV series soundtrack swirling around in your head. Da da da da da da da da BATMAN! Pow! Zammo! Blam!
San Diego Lifeguards Our Heroes
We joined them atop Tower 13, on the main lifeguard building roof, in their lifeguard beach vehicles, on their rescue boats. And we marched up and down the sandy beaches wearing our sound gear, and hauling camera and tripod, in anticipation of drowning victims, killer sharks and beach mishaps. We were shooting for a Weather Channel documentary about San Diego Lifeguards. They called it Lifeguard!
Lord of the Rings Mania
It was 2001 when the premiere of “The Fellowship of the Ring” came to the big screen and launched the careers of several actors, along with director Peter Jackson. Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan and Elijah Wood were all able to use their fame to great advantage. An entirely new generation became privy to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.