Better Roll Productions

May 1, 2011

2011-05-07T20:32:00.000-07:00

Shot with Shania Twain for the Oprah Winfrey Show. Shania will have her own reality show airing on the OWN Network.

April 3-8, 2011

2011-04-06T04:42:00.000-07:00

Shooting in Atlanta, GA for the TLC show My Strange Addition, Season 2.

Oct 1 -8, 2010

2010-10-22T21:15:00.000-07:00

Better Roll Productions shot with Hamilton Communications in Baton Rouge and Nashville for a series of videos for Baxter Health Care.

Sept 25-28, 2010

2010-10-22T21:12:00.001-07:00

Better Roll Productions shoot with Ai Film and Video on a series of Kitchen Aid portables. These videos are used for Macy's web site and Kitchen Aid web site. We shot all the video with the Red One and used a Kessler crane for jib shots.

Sept 24 & 25, 2010

2010-10-22T21:01:00.000-07:00

Better Roll Productions worked with GYRO HSR to shoot a commercial spot for John Deere.

Sept 17 & 19, 2010

2010-10-22T20:53:00.000-07:00

Better Roll Productions worked with Fox shooting behind the scenes of a new drama series entitled "The Chicago Code."
The show stars Jennifer Beals and is being filmed entirely in Chicago.

August 15-23, 2010

2010-09-01T06:41:00.000-07:00

Better Roll Productions is working with 20 West Productions on a reality show entitled My Strange Addiction.
We were in Detroit shooting a couple shows. MSA will air on TLC starting in January 2011.

August 10 & 11, 2010

2010-08-31T11:26:00.000-07:00

Better Roll Productions shot at the PGA Championship in Kohler, WI. It is for a show airing on NBC Sports titles, Geico's Greatest of 2010. It will air on October 31, 2010. We covered golfers such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, John Daly and more.

March 2010

2010-04-06T11:31:00.000-07:00

Better Roll Productions teamed up with Teo Creative to shoot the 125th Anniversary Video for Johnson Controls.
We travelled around the country and Internationally to places such as: Naples, FL; San Francisco, Washinton DC, Florence Italy,
Turin Italy and London England.

March 1 & 2, 2010

2010-04-05T19:42:00.000-07:00

Better Roll Productions shot a national spot for Maytag appliances starring the Maytag Repair Man.

February 11 - 12 & 18, 2010

2010-02-03T06:30:00.000-08:00

Better Roll Productions travelled to Kentucky to shoot a feature story about John Wall, University of Kentucky's star basketball player. In addition, we travelled to Butler University to shoot the show open and bumps for ABC Sports "Race to the Final Four."

January 19-27, 2010

2010-02-03T06:24:00.000-08:00

Better Roll Productions works with CelebTV to work on an hour long special for ABC,
"A Host to the Oscars." This program will air the hour before the red carpet starts.
We shot with the actors from the new movie "Percy Jackson & the Olympian: The
Lighting Thief, the making of the Oscar statue at R.S. Owens, Celebrity Chef Rick Bayless, from
Frontera Grill preparing a meal, the show open and bumps with Host Kelli Zink at the Music Box. Everything was shot
on the Panasonic HDX900 and we used a Jib for the show open.

December 7, 2009

2010-02-03T06:21:00.000-08:00

Better Roll Productions shot another Food Network "Unwrapped."
It was with Fischer Nuts piece about their Mixed Nuts.

November 13, 2009

2010-02-03T06:15:00.000-08:00

Better Roll Productions shot for the Food Network show "Unwrapped."
We focused on the food by Fischer Nuts called Fusion Sundae. Its a fusion
of nuts, dried fruit and marshmallows. Its a combination of flavors that emulates
a banana sundae. It was shot with the Panasonic HDX900 High Definition Camera.

September 7 - October 30. 2009

2010-02-03T06:11:00.000-08:00

Better Roll Productions continued work on Season 3 of "Saddle Up with Dennis Brouse."
This show is a PBS series about horse training based in Iowa. I was one of the principal
cameras along with Jeff Freeman, based out of San Diego, CA. We shot all 13 episode with
the Panasonic HDX900 High Defintion Camera.

July 17-19, 2009

2009-07-19T12:17:00.000-07:00

In Mammoth, CA shooting a feature about Olympic gold medalist skier Andrea Lawrence. She was the first woman to carry the torch one segment of the distance, during the opening ceremonies at Squaw Valley, before the torch lighting ceremony.

May 13, 2009

2009-05-19T20:32:00.000-07:00

Back in Iowa with season 2 of "Saddle Up with Dennis Brouse." We shot at the American Gothic house for a history segment on the painter Grant Wood.

Nov. 10 & 11, 2008

2008-11-16T19:44:00.001-08:00

Shooting a spot for Kitchen Aid dishwashers with the RED ONE CAMERA.

October 26, 2008

2008-10-28T06:55:00.000-07:00

We went to Cedar Falls, IA to shoot a trail ride. While we were waiting for them to return we shot this barn in the horizon with golden corn stalks in the fore front. Isn't it lovely. ;)

October 24, 2008

2008-10-27T21:04:00.000-07:00

We are back in Iowa finishing up Season one of the PBS series "Saddle Up with Dennis Brouse."
Surrounded by colts.

August 25, 2008

2008-10-27T20:57:00.000-07:00

We shot draft horses driving carriages, Belgium, Clydesdale and Percheron.

Jenn-Air - Sept. 18 & 19, 2008

2008-09-29T12:04:00.001-07:00

We are shooting Jenn-Air appliances for the their 2009 launch. Video is directed by Penny DeVries from Ai Film and Video.

August 24, 2008 continued

2008-08-25T20:46:00.000-07:00

After our auction shoot we went to the host, Dennis Brouse's house, and went trail riding. Burt took us on a trail around the farm. I look like I know what I'm doing, I don't, I'm a city boy.

August 24, 2008

2008-08-25T20:43:00.000-07:00

We shot a yearling auction. Yearlings are one year old horses and these horses were thoroughbreds being sold for horse racing. These horses were very skittish.
It was held at the state park in Des Moines, IA.

August 23, 2008

2008-08-25T20:40:00.000-07:00

We covered a Polo Match. It was pretty cool, it was for a childrens charity.

August 22, 2008 continued

2008-08-22T22:05:00.000-07:00

We decided to go shoot some b-roll of a bridge in Madison County. You know 'The Bridges of Madison County.'
We Trudged through water, anything for the shot, Right! Ines, the producer of the series, didn't make the shot. Bad camera work I suppose.

I looked down at the rocks and there it was.

August 22, 2008

2008-08-22T22:01:00.000-07:00

We went to a farm where the family breeds and trains palomino horses.
The have beautiful golden coats with blond manes. I got a little close while they were grazing.
One decided to check me out, I got a little scared.

August 21, 2008

2008-08-22T21:56:00.000-07:00

We went to an arena in Waterloo, Iowa where people were warming up for a cutting event.
Cutting is when your horse mimics the cows every move...I know!
The one picture is cattle running through the pen into the arena.

August 20, 2008

2008-08-20T20:24:00.000-07:00

I rode a horse today!

August 19, 2008

2008-08-19T18:21:00.000-07:00

We visited a 1900 Farm with working horse plows from that era. It was really cool.
I am seriously becoming one with horses! ;)
We ate at a diner and this is how they pour the shakes.

August 18, 2008

2008-08-19T18:06:00.000-07:00

We went to a farm that teaches hunter jumping.
I made friends with a horse...awwwww!

August 5, 2008

2008-08-05T19:12:00.000-07:00

We went to a local horse farm in Solon, Iowa that trains Gaited Horses.
For lunch we went to Joesyes, which is known for Iowas biggest pork chop.

August 4, 2008 cont.

2008-08-05T05:55:00.001-07:00

After the horse aution we went to a grocery store to buy some local foods. Notice the gas lamps.

August 4, 2008

2008-08-05T05:50:00.000-07:00

We shot at a horse aution in Kalona, Iowa. Kalona is a heavily populated Amish community.
At the horse aution it was mayheim, they aution off hundreds of horses.

August 1 & 2, 2008

2008-08-03T20:04:00.000-07:00

We shot event riding. The majority of the riders were women. Giddy Up!

July 31, 2008

2008-07-31T19:47:00.000-07:00

This was at an Arabian Horse farm. So far the best horses. I have no idea why they put the clip on the on the lips like that.

July 30, 2008

2008-07-31T19:35:00.000-07:00

This ladies house was hit by a tornado during the Iowa floods. Two of her horses died. I know! Horses are dying.
She is in the process of rebuilding her farm.

July 29, 2008

2008-07-31T19:31:00.000-07:00

We went to a horse farm and the horses were very friendly.

July 28, 2008

2008-07-31T18:59:00.000-07:00

The Grey Horse had surgery because a tumor had wrapped around its intestines. The horse was put to sleep on the operating table. Very sad day.