Dave and I have worked together for 12 years. We started in commercials together before the transition into features. Dave was the Key Grip on “11:14,” “Waist Deep,” “Semi-Pro,” and “Terminator:Salvation.” He is an experienced photographer in his own right which is a perfect fit with the HDSLR platform.

Dave is incredibly intelligent and brings ingenuity to his camera rigs. It is not about speed rail and cheese plates but little grip heads and baby pins with 1/4 -20 screws that insert into the bottom of the 5D, which he is able to put anywhere. Screw rigs for trees, tent stake rigs for low angles, and small still photography heads that give even more maneuverability.

Dave has a small footprint crew size that enables us to be lean and efficient. He owns a grip company and has designed it to be small and nimble. Instead of a 48′ truck he has embraced a 28′ box and 3-ton Stake bed that it tricked out like Jed Clampet. It allows us to be fast and make company moves in a blink of an eye.

Dave has an amazing work ethic and positive “never say die” attitude. His crew posses a pioneering spirit that motivates them to blaze new trails into unknown territory. They care deeply about every project and are moviemakers at heart.