Meryem Ersoz
September 9th, 2007, 04:06 PM
I'm really excited to have our latest judge, Bob Brandon, on board to see what the UWOL crew has been shooting this month. Bob's formal bio is below, but it's much more interesting to hear him tell his own stories. He has a crazy story about shooting footage of falcons while dangling from a rope attached to a hundred pounds of Beta gear. He was one of the first shooters to mount a camera to a skateboard--in the 70s--and won one of his many awards for this footage, which was quite cutting-edge back then. Imagine the size of the camera!
So he's a kindred UWOL spirit, running around the outdoors doing all kinds of nutty camera experiments. Our kinda guy! He's seen it all and done it all. He's also one of the nicest, most generous fellas you'll ever meet and recently helped me out by shooting all of the finish line footage at the Boulder Peak triathlon and mentoring us through the job....Whether he is shooting for 48 Hours or shooting for me, he approaches each job with equal enthusiasm and respect.
His formal bio, below, can tell you the rest of the story:
Bob Brandon is approaching the completion of his fourth decade as a cameraman. Brandon shot his first images in 1966, while still in college, as a news photographer for KGNC Television in Amarillo, Texas. In the nine years Brandon spent at Channel Two - KPRC TV in Houston, he won more than 30 major awards for his photojournalism. He was named Photographer of the Year in 1975 by the National Press Photographers Association. He moved into the special projects department of KPRC TV in 1975 to co-produce a weekly newsmagazine called “The Eyes of Texas”. In 1977, Brandon was named Chief Photographer and Assistant News Director. He spearheaded the change from film to video tape in the newsroom and has been a video cameraman ever since then.
In 1979 Brandon left Channel Two to begin a freelance career that continues today. He was named Photographer of the Year a second time in 1980. He shoots projects for ABC News 20/20, NBC News Magazine, CBS News 48 Hours and 60 Minutes, and other national programs. He helped develop the familiar style of CBS News 48 Hours that took the camera off the tripod and moved it with the story subjects. The style demanded more freedom for the cameraman/soundman team, so Brandon and the core photographers at 48 Hours helped develop the wireless link system of sound operation that is now standard in the industry. He was on the team that won two national Emmys for groundbreaking 48 Hours broadcasts.
Please welcome him!
So he's a kindred UWOL spirit, running around the outdoors doing all kinds of nutty camera experiments. Our kinda guy! He's seen it all and done it all. He's also one of the nicest, most generous fellas you'll ever meet and recently helped me out by shooting all of the finish line footage at the Boulder Peak triathlon and mentoring us through the job....Whether he is shooting for 48 Hours or shooting for me, he approaches each job with equal enthusiasm and respect.
His formal bio, below, can tell you the rest of the story:
Bob Brandon is approaching the completion of his fourth decade as a cameraman. Brandon shot his first images in 1966, while still in college, as a news photographer for KGNC Television in Amarillo, Texas. In the nine years Brandon spent at Channel Two - KPRC TV in Houston, he won more than 30 major awards for his photojournalism. He was named Photographer of the Year in 1975 by the National Press Photographers Association. He moved into the special projects department of KPRC TV in 1975 to co-produce a weekly newsmagazine called “The Eyes of Texas”. In 1977, Brandon was named Chief Photographer and Assistant News Director. He spearheaded the change from film to video tape in the newsroom and has been a video cameraman ever since then.
In 1979 Brandon left Channel Two to begin a freelance career that continues today. He was named Photographer of the Year a second time in 1980. He shoots projects for ABC News 20/20, NBC News Magazine, CBS News 48 Hours and 60 Minutes, and other national programs. He helped develop the familiar style of CBS News 48 Hours that took the camera off the tripod and moved it with the story subjects. The style demanded more freedom for the cameraman/soundman team, so Brandon and the core photographers at 48 Hours helped develop the wireless link system of sound operation that is now standard in the industry. He was on the team that won two national Emmys for groundbreaking 48 Hours broadcasts.
Please welcome him!