UNH UNH!
Back to UNH! Great football game with Fordham. On this particular game, it was unusual, I was simply shooting hand held sidelines for the scoreboard broadcast. My first season back as a camera hire for UNH direct!
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Russ Jaquith adventure cameraman. Traveller.
UNH wins late in game vs. Maine Blackbears! Camera
Fantastic game. One of my favorites. UNH pulls out the win deep into the 4th quarter with a bomb at the end zone that I was shooting End Zone camera for on a short platform. Killer play, killer shot. Made all the highlights.
Read More »Steadicam lacrosse All Stars game PLL league Boston
Worked again at Foxboro for PLL – Premiere League Lacrosse for the All Star game. Hot but not like last year! Great shoot, I enjoyed it more this time around as well.
Read More »Cincinnati Trip June 26-July2
Pretty cool trip to Cincinnati. As a complete surprise bonus, I happened to get takeout dinner and brought it riverside. A fantastic fireworks display erupted on the far bank side over the city on July 1st for the fourth celebration. On a lark I went for a walk the first day after work… to discover […]
Read More »Barco S3 switcher show all week “Tides” show. Head engineer.
Got a third round to duke it out with the Barco S3. This time it’s for reals. Once it’s set up it’s fantastic switcher and I really really like it. Actually this is probably the most complex show I’ve had to set up with an S3 and I’m calling and cutting cameras on top of […]
Read More »PAX East Boston 2022 – it’s back!
Just shot the fantastic PAX show again this year at Boston. It cancelled last year due to the pandemic. I always enjoy the Dungeons & Dragons segments on Day 3. Anna Prosser and Xander Woods wrestler star are pictured here with me behind the camera.
Read More »Show Caller Show directing at Boston live event in Boston Seaport district
I got asked to call the show for Boys and Girls Club at the newest nice Seaport area hotel
Read More »South Carolina week of robo camera op
Great week credited to a very nice hotel and location and accidental discovery of downtown Greenville’s gorgeous river and falls. The suspended walkway is very impressive as well. I got to run 2 miles along the Rabbit Run trails following the river twice over two days and walked 8.8 miles one night after a long […]
Read More »Mt. Washington Hotel Bretton Woods Video Engineer EIC
Had a great gig at the gorgeous Mount Washington Hotel. A grand hotel over 100 years old and a true survivor – one of the last grand hotels in New Hampshire and the north. I filmed for TV series years ago “Taste for Adventure” at another NH grand hotel: The Balsams in Dixville Notch. That […]
Read More »UNH Football. Back to my first semester college…
Beautiful sunny weather but cold day. Fun shoot and then zipped back west in NH and then north to Vermont.
Read More »Dartmouth Princeton football Ivy League
2nd trip to Hanover NH Dartmouth college on past couple of weeks. ESPN camera hard cam high game cam.
Read More »Dartmouth football vs Columbia
First time shooting at Dartmouth. Has some nice sunshine during build / rehearsal. Been a killer week though showed up exhausted from non stop work grind.
Read More »V1 engineer on Barco S3 event master Gillette stadium / Patriots EIC
Two day corporate show at Gillette stadium operating the great Barco S3 switcher.
Read More »Indian Wells tennis tournament ATP 1000
Very warm Indian Wells next to Palm Springs. 6 days of tennis. It’s like the last gasp of summer coming from the east coast to Palm Springs. Camera court D but also shot some in the Main Court A for several matches. Got to hike the great mountain trail known as the museum trail behind […]
Read More »Laver Cup tennis tournament Boston robo cam
Just worked on the great Laver Cup at TD Garden for 6 days as a robo camera Operator. There were four of us controlling 37 cameras for behind the scenes color of the tournament. Really fun assignment and great swag too!
Read More »Room9 sequel. RED 4K Director of Photography feature film
Just finished filming the feature Rm9 sequel in greater Philadelphia / Princeton NJ area. Mostly on location at NJ smaller town with actual barn garage not a set. Shot on my RED Scarlet 4K raw camera setup with all my lenses this time. Fell in love with my Nikkor 50mm prime and also used my […]
Read More »US Open tennis. New York.
Camera at court 10 for the 2021 US Open. I was at camera 6 position and also did relief for Camera 8 the handheld position. I shot at Arthur Ashe court my final day as the new camera position #49. I got to film most of the Layla Fernandes match vs. and some of the […]
Read More »Steadicam PLL – Mens Premiere League Lacrosse. Foxboro / Patriots stadium
3 days of Steadicam operation for live broadcast opening tournament PLL league. We shot 5 games in 3 days in backbreaking heat. 90F day 2 and 95F day 3 full sun. Exhausting in the heat. I made a camera support brace after first day to use the next two days to take some of the […]
Read More »“Scream Bloody Murder” film shot in Los Angeles on my RED Scarlet 4K film rig
Just finished final shoot day of film “Scream Bloody Murder” directed by Shawn C. Phillips in Los Angeles. We shot in Hollywoods Hills 1920s mansion, Burbank, LA, Downey, Pico Rivera, Van Nuys and maybe a few other locations. Great experience, great group of people in cast and crew to work with. I shot with my […]
Read More »FIXed Sigma 24mm Ultra Wide II lens f/2.8
I used this lens a ton in my snowboard days. All my ads were sold with this lens, including Burton catalog shots etc… All my Snowboard Magazine shots I made with this excellent little lens, including the defunct Plow Magazine. Tore it down, had to use adhesive to get the graphic / name plate unscrewed […]
Read More »Just rebuilt my Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Prime!!!!`
Super stoked. Just rebuilt my Nikon Nikkor 85mm. The focus feel on this lens is amazing. I’ve had this lens for maybe 15 years? It’s always had something mechanically wrong with it – the iris jams open, or really wherever you set the f Stop you cannot re-close the iris after it’s mounted on the […]
Read More »Machining parts for new film shoot. RED Scarlet shoulder rig final, 85mm Nikkor +
Spent the day sorting huge amount of gear out. Mixed the new Vermont Nikon Nikkor gear haul (Thanks Adam in Northfield, Vermont!!) with my Nikon gear and Nikon yard sale items from Philadelphia years back. I’ve got (2) new Nikkor 28-105mm matched lenses, and (1) Nikkor 75-300mm. These are film lenses and full frame. Spent […]
Read More »MotoAmerica 2019 shoot camera motorcycle racing New Jersey
Just got back from the NJ MotoAmerica motorcycle race series. Was a fun shoot with the fast bikes and great weather this year! Camera 6 with a fast turn to the left. Had a lot of live air time. visit Russ’ main website for demo reel video material and more: RJ Films main website
Read More »US Open Tennis 2019 USTA. Camera for ESPN live broadcast
Just shot 7 straight days at the US Open in Flushing, Queens, NY again. Great event. Was sick the first two days of shooting but the last final days were really fun. Much better weather this year, and Hyeung Chung finally completed a fantastic comeback at Court 10 Thursday night late in front of a […]
Read More »NASCAR weekend event NH speedway. Just filmed.
I will say it was blazing hot. Full sun and 96+ F temps. But it was fun event, and our particular assignment boiled down to a one hour live show each day next to the track. Haven’t ever worked at my own state’s racetrack which at this point must be ironic but glad I finally […]
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