Title: “ICE ROAD TRUCKERS”
Network: History Channel
Position: FIELD PRODUCER / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
This excerpt (above) from Ice Road Truckers Season 4 is an example of my field producing and shooting with a single camera. There were many obstacles to overcome. Often times working in -70 degree temperatures for 20 hour stretches at a time. The biggest challenge was to keep equipment and batteries from freezing up and managing your production time efficiently to reduce extreme exposure issues. This program received #1 ratings on History Channel. I am very proud of my work on this show. It proved to me that I could overcome anything.
Title: “National Geographic’s Wild Justice” DOCU-REALITY
Position: PRODUCER / EDITOR / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Embedded with California’s Department of Fish and Game and the US Marshalls, Byron risked his life infiltrating an “Emerald Triangle” marijuana garden held by the Mexican drug cartel.
Title: “Alaska Paranormal”
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT
Position: PRODUCER / EDITOR / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
“Alaska Paranormal was a program development job that Byron completed with a three day turn around. The challenge was generate enough story to sell a network on a complete series.
Title: “COAL”
Network: SPIKE
Position: DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY / FIELD PRODUCER
This was the open for the television series entitled COAL. This is and example of Byron’s single camera expertise. The challenge was to convey, in limited time, what the program was about and what is like to be a multi-generational coal miner. In order to capture much of this never before seen footage, Byron had to invent new ways of shooting and lighting in a space that is literally black as coal, has no lighting, no electricity and is very dusty yet wet.
Title: Outside TV’s “Locals”
Position: CINEMATOGRAPHER
This segment represents Byron’s cinematography skills in extreme, physical, environments.
Title: UNDERWATER COMPILATION
Network: Discovery, National Geographic, History Channel
Position: UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
Byron has been to depths of 160 ft. filming Lake Michigan’s and Lake Superior’s most haunting shipwrecks. He has explored blackened caves and crept along the floor of the Pacific with National Geographic’s “Wild Justice” federal game wardens. Byron’s favorite dive came below a 24 inch roof of ice while exploring the “Keuka”. The following are some selects from Emmy winning programs filmed beneath the surface of the water.