As I reflect on this past year\’s work as a gaffer in Miami with my amazing clients and talented colleagues, I feel truly blessed and fortunate. A 9 to 5 desk job never worked for me.
Working as a gaffer in Miami is hard work with many challenges, but I happily take them on. Although 4:30 AM call times can be brutal, getting to watch the sunrise on Fort Lauderdale Beach makes an early call totally worth it. Yes, 20 hour days lighting music videos for new young artists can be exhausting, but they\’re all part of the fun. And, call me crazy, but I seriously enjoy loading grip trucks on Sunday mornings with my grip and electric team. Even building a 20 x 20 frame to punch a 12K light through in 15 knot wind over a $100K car though stressful can be part of the fun of being a gaffer in Miami, and for that I am grateful.
At the end of the day, this film business is not about the content or the toys, it\’s about the people. With that in mind, a big thanks to my people: clients, my team of grips, best boys, key grips, riggers, Assistant directors, directors of photography, and cameraman in Miami, for making 2018 a great year for filmmaking!
This year in gratitude for my loyal customers, we’ve donated to the World Wildlife Fund, WWF, honoring filmmaker Rob Stewart’s lifework Sharkwater Extinction, Sharkwater Extinction.
I know that 2019 is also going to be about the people. That\’s why you’ll catch me at my 4:30 AM call, whether it\’s Miami Beach, Key Biscayne or any other South Florida location!