05/29/2026
One thing people don’t realize about production work is that a “2 hour shoot” is never really just 2 hours.
Tomorrow we’re filming another MMA fight series and today is spent getting everything ready. Cameras need to be fully built out with monitors, audio, batteries, lenses, storage, settings, formats and backups.
Then there’s coordinating the team, making sure everyone’s dialed in and making sure we have everything we need before we even step on site.
The reality is, live events only happen once. There are no retakes if something gets missed.
The cameras rolling is the easy part. The real work is everything that happens beforehand to make sure the day runs smooth once the first punch gets thrown.
That’s the side of this industry a lot of people never really see.