It looks like the swag was a big hit with the crews in town.


Tom Rowland "Behind Camera" of Rowland Productions had a shoot this summer for Cariten. We had plenty of locations and we put a 40' Jibarm in the Tennessee Theater. Jerry Coatney , Carl Coates and Chris Durfee took turns lighting this one.


"New Orleans" Doug Renfro, Steve Anderson and Jerry Coatney took a little trip down south this spring "08" Shooting a special for Fineliving .


"Tantrum Shoot" Started out with a little bit of fog but I am sure it ended in the rain. "Weiss Grocery 08"

We blacked out the side of the house and Carl lit this locker room scene inside the tent.


Dustin Tate, Jerry Coatney and Steve Anderson enjoying another day at work at the Home Depot.


Our Balloon light in the studio. DNP Food City shoot.


Beyond Media shoot, Fall of 07' Yes we were in a drought so no one can complain about a little rain.


I have to admit all this time and this was my first bungee cam rig.
We made a chase vehicle out of a golf cart to shoot stunt bikes at the HOG rally.
The van was a little easier to keep up with the bikes but the golf cart still made a good portable camera platform.


Pinks All Out!!! at "Bristol Drag Strip" Pullin Television pulled a big crew in for this one. Jerry Coatney Gaffed Chris Durfee Key Grip and most of the camera and sound came up from Knoxville.

 


Carl Coates and Ron Clifford do some rigging to get the camera beside the wheels on this project for Karma.


Shot of the crew of the short film Directed by Paul Harrill we shot this summer 07.


Carl lit this Food City Commercial and Josiah is shooting for Tantrum Pictures.


Jerry assisted Bob Hasentufel with some helicopter rigs for the Bush Bean Video.


This is a lighting rig jerry did at Bristol Drag Strip. He mounted all the lights on the dolly for a tracking shot. This was a Karma Production shoot.


This is a civil War re-enactment produced by Steve Dean. Jerry came up with a quick way to move the cam mate around in a war zone.


This is a Tantrum Pictures shoot in the Studio Carl lit this one. Its all about the Color.


This is a shoot for HGTV we worked for Tantrum Pictures. Carl lit this, we were inside the Tenneessee Theater then later blocked Gay street for the limo shot. Dont go by the way people were dressed it was cold.


We shot a regional spot for McDonalds sweet tea with Beyond Media.


We spent a couple of nights shooting at The Biltmore Estates. This is a shot of our 8k Balloon. Dustin Tate pulled of a really long tracking dolly move.


We worked with Jupiter this fall (06) on a new show called Crime Wave.


We had a chance to play with our small camera rigging on this Documentary for the Blue Ridge Parkway.


This is a new water slide at "Dollywood Splash Country"


Paul Bonesteel of Bonesteel Films Shoots the azaleas in bloom for The Biltmore Estates.


Spring of 06' we shot a Commercial for Dollywoods newest ride, we had everything from Elvis to dueling cranes.


Dolly track on a speedrail rig in the seats at Bristol Motor Speedway.

This is our "Flat sled Dolly" it gives you a little more room than a doorway.



Sean Haris on dolly. Jerry Coatney pushing,off the porch and over the plants.


We started pretty early shooting early morning for late evening.


Director Scott Colethorp owner of Atmosphere Pictures, returns to Knoxville to film A Saint Marys hospital comercial with Peyton Manning.


This is a nice rig built by Dustin Tate. Location is Gatlinburg, TN.


Polarus Came to Wind Rock to shoot their 06 models we had some fun for a few days, worked on some neat camera rigs.


Tommy Gibbons using the e-slide on table top.

 

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