Behind the scenes

Updated Gear List for 2024

Note: image above is from 2021. Read on for the full updates!  CAMERAS Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro G2 w/ EF and PL lens mounts Sony FX9 with 28-135 f4 G Lens Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K (BMPCC6K) Blackmagic Cinema Camera 2.7K GIMBAL STABILIZATION DJI RS3…

The Gift of a Heart

In this touching story, a heart transplant recipient forms a lifelong bond with the daughter of his heart donor. For this 10-minute episode on Health Central, I was camera operator for the dialogue sequences, drone pilot, and gimbal camera operator. Watch the full video HERE

Testing Autotrack on the Phantom 4 Pro

One of the most surprising things about DJI’s updated Autotrack feature is that it doesn’t just follow a moving subject at a set distance. It organically tracks the subject, panning up and down and changing distance from the subject to keep it in frame. The…

Chef Jonathan Zaragoza for Vitamix

Filmed and edited by Michael Thomas for Vitamix. Jonathan Zaragoza’s restaurant only serves one thing: the most incredible birria you’ve ever experienced. But behind the laser-like focus of his family restaurant, Zaragoza is a surprisingly inventive chef with Michelin-level plating skills.