The Cams Channel

Larry Copeland is a Camera Operator who has been working in TV "forever."  We discuss his long career, starting at the local PBS station in Nashville in 1970, moving on to Opryland Productions, The Nashville Network [TNN], Country Music Television [CMT], and eventually becoming a freelance Camera Operator.  Larry has shot everything from Motorsports to The CMA Awards.  Larry shares some great stories from his career and talks about all the fun along the way.

• Watch "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"  with Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias on the 1983 CMA Awards.
  
  
• Watch the 1985 IMSA Crash that almost got Larry.

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Justin Tart is a Nashville based Technical Director.  We talk about converting his college experience into technical directing professional sports broadcasts in less than a year after graduating.  

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After we wrapped recording on Tyler's episode, he had a thought -  what's the first real memory made with folks you work with?  For Tyler and I, it ended up being the same memory, and we share a few others.

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We chat with Jib Camera Operator Tyler Spann.  Tyler has been at it for over 15 years.  We talk about his first few years in the business, best and worst shows, learning the politics of the industry, and other lessons learned along the way.

Also, check out BONUS content from Tyler available now!

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We are talking with Camera Operator Bob Ivy.  We talk about his 25 years with the Tennessee Titans, and the importance of RESPECT.  He also shares one of my absolute favorite one-liners I have ever heard about the industry - Do not miss it!

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Joey Herro knows how to access his creative flow like no one else I have ever met, and when he’s in it, you better get out of his way.  He is a camera operator and and editor who truly knows how to seize the moment, and we even talk about that one time that he got shot in the head!

BONUS!  If you want to see the drawing that Jeff Bridges made for Joey head on over to our Instagram page! @TheCamsChannelPodcast

(Notice he could not even put the camera down for the episode artwork.)

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Zac Leonard is a live event Video Director, he tours with very well known artists, doing arena shows all across the country, and across the world.  

We talk about how everything got started for him,  some trial by fire moments, getting fired off his first tour,  we talk about about tour life and we even get into a little “director talk”.

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We sit down with Camera Operator Mike King.  We dive deep into his past and his 45 year television production career.  We discuss the double edged sword that is freelancing, and he shares some incredible advice and stories.

You can contact Mike by emailing him at [email protected].
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LynnMarie Rodick is an Associate Director for live television productions.  We discuss her nearly 40 years in the business.  We go beyond TV and talk about her music career, writing and starring in a one-woman show about her life, and raising her wonderful special needs son.  Please enjoy my conversation with LynnMarie Rodick!

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Uncle Lenny's Country Cafe in Fairview, Tennessee.

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David C. Wright is a Video Engineer and Shader who has been in the business for 55 years.  We talk about his early days in the industry, having fun, asking questions, and learning to say no.  We also talk about his "big three" of television, guitars, and race cars.

You can contact David by emailing him at [email protected].

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