Fox Baseball Promo with New York Yankees Pitcher Dave Cone (click here for higher resolution video)

This promo for Fox Baseball was shot in a stationary limo beneath Tampa Stadium during Spring Training. The car movement was achieved by the handheld Arri camera, and the passing cars are achieved with two headlight-sized mirrors mounted on a rotating arm into which an HMI lamp is directed. As the arm rotates, the headlight beams pass through the car. The sound effects, of course, are added in post as was the electrified effect on the bionic arm. The arm itself was quite realistic.

Dave Cone was as low key and self-deprecating in person as he appears in the promo, and he was very generous with his time. I returned with two signed baseball cards for my son.

A week after the promo began airing on Fox Sports, Dave had a career-threatening aneurysm in the armpit area of his throwing arm which required emergency surgery. The promo was pulled from the air. Dave returned to baseball the next season. I finally got to see him throw in person in a game against the Atlanta Braves. His fast ball was staggering. The New York Yankees easily won that game.

From the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (click here for a higher resolution version)

Here are three of my scenes from the HBO miniseries From The Earth to The Moon, executive produced by Tom Hanks for Imagine Entertainment. This episode, Part V Spider, was directed by Graham Yost. In these scenes, I worked with Matt Craven, Grant Shaud, Mark Lainer (as my nemisis), Phillip Martinez, Russel Warner and Matthew Lussier.

From the Earth to the Moon is the story of the Apollo Space Program and Spider is about the Lunar Module which was built by Grumman Industries of Bethpage, NY. This was the most extraordinary production experience I've yet to have, and one for which I am humbled and proud to have been included among the cast.

From the Earth to the Moon, which won thirteen Emmy awards, still shows on cable networks in the U.S. and around the world. Several editions of the miniseries including the original release on DVD, the Signature Edition and aBlu-Ray version, all beautifully produced, are available for purchase. Buy one. The account is profoundly informative and entertaining... and I can use the residual check.