HD Shoot For A&E Biography

Well we are just back in off the road after shooting a Biography show for A&E. We spent three days shooting in HD (Panasonic HDX 900) for a show on a serial killer named Ed Kemper who terrorized Santa Cruz CA in the early 1970’s. He is sitting in jail for life and we should be glad of it. He did some nasty murders in his day, specializing in killing hitch hikers.

Producer Neil Alford conducted interviews and planned out the extensive b-roll schedule for this show while sound man Adriano Bravo captured the creepy details of this serial killers story from police and law personnel in Santa Cruz.

Kevin Rockwell and producer Neil Alford
“courtesy a. bravo“

Riding Aston Martin’s New Spy Car

Bond would love this car, no matter which Bond we are talking about in the history of the 007 movies. Aston Martin gave Sue Callaway of Fortune Magazine a test ride at the recent Pebble Beach Concours D Elegance.

I got to ride shotgun for Sue and create a video review. And what a ride it is. Smooth, powerful, comfortable, and sporty. Sue is a great driver and fun to work with as she is an icon in the car world. We had a blast shooting the Aston out on the Monterey Peninsula’s 17 Mile Drive. Check out the video and see this rocket in action.

Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance

Our favorite images from this great event for car lovers. The Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance held every August on the Monterey Peninsula. This event raises millions for charity each year.

The new Aston Martin

That is Jay Leno’s car!

Ever Seen A 2 Million Dollar Sports Car?

Bugatti unveiled their new version of the Veyron Grand Sport at the recent Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance. Sue Callaway of Fortune Magazine covered the event and we got to ride along.

Watch as she chats with Bugatti about their new car.

Classic Car Auction

The Gooding Company Car Auction was held in Pebble Beach recently and we covered it with Fortune Magazine’s Sue Callaway.

It was amazing to see the value of these classic cars. Bidding was fierce and prices held high.

Dell Latitude Launch

Rockk Video shot the launch of the new Latitude series of Dell laptops at the SF MOMA this week. Working with Fortune magazine writer Jon Fortt we profiled this new direction of computers from Dell. The event featured a presentation, Q&A session followed by product demos in the lounge. Next week we will be sitting down with several Silicon Valley CEO’s for interviews with Fortune Magazine.

In between it is off to Pebble Beach for the Concours d’Elegance. We will be doing five features for Fortune Magazine and CNNMoney.com while on location. Should be lots of fun.

Heroes Among Us

We just wrapped four days of HD Cam (Sony FP900) shoots for Associated Television Inc of LA. They were in the Bay Area for three segments for their show “Heroes Among Us” which spotlights normal folks who do heroic deeds.

First shoot was in Los Gatos for a story on people who rescue and rehabilitate dogs that have been saved from fighting operations. One of the dogs we featured was a Pit Bull that went from fighting to now being a therapy dog!

Second shoot was the story of Todd Endris and how he got munched by a shark in the waters off Monterey CA and lived to tell about (and go back in the water surfing) because of the heroic actions of friends and other surfers as well as dolphins in the water who scared off the shark.
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