It’s been a long time since I last had a chance to post on the ‘ol blog — I was simply terrible about writing stuff last year… But one of my new years resolutions is to endeavor to write more this coming year about what’s … Read More →
Tag Archives: National Geographic
Coming Soon — F150 Raptor Love
As auto tv docs go, I’m pretty excited about this one… Can’t thank the team enough, they did an excellent job in one of the coolest factories we’ve had the pleasure of filming inside. Hand assembly certainly has its virtues, but mass production when taken … Read More →
Ultimate Factories Mercedes Benz SLS AMG premieres this Thursday @ 10pm on Nat Geo
Exciting stuff… This Thursday night one of the shows I directed last year premieres! ‘Ultimate Factories Mercedes Benz SLS AMG’ airs for the first time on The National Geographic Channel at 10 PM ET/PT. Hope you enjoy ULTIMATE FACTORIES: MERCEDES BENZ SLS Thursday, February 24, … Read More →
Ultimate Factories Dodge Viper premieres this Thursday @ 10pm on Nat Geo
This Thursday evening another of the Ultimate Factories episodes that I directed last year airs — Ultimate Factories Dodge Viper premieres on The National Geographic Channel at 10 PM ET/PT… ULTIMATE FACTORIES: DODGE VIPER Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 10 PM ET/PT
Ultimate Factories: Maserati premieres this Thursday @ 10pm
Just a quick reminder, the first of three Ultimate Factories episodes that we produced for The National Geographic Channel premieres this week… ULTIMATE FACTORIES: MASERATI Thursday, February 10, 2011, at 10 PM ET/PT ULTIMATE FACTORIES: DODGE VIPER Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 10 PM ET/PT … Read More →
What’s Next (Again): The Last Dodge Viper
There are many parts of my ‘job’ that I love — and I put that in quotes because it rarely feels like a ‘job’ — but every so often a week comes along when you realize that you are living through something truly special — … Read More →
What’s Next: A Double-Clutch Moment
Intense. Cramped. Extreme. Dynamic. Powerful – And Pretty Damn Fast! These are words and phrases that I’d normally associate with any number of Exotic Italian Motorcycles, but not tonight. No, tonight, those words stand in reference to a different kind of machine. Something that has … Read More →
This Week: ‘Man Made Bugatti Super Car’ Premieres
After many months of hard work, long days and sometimes even longer nights, I’ve finally got some fantastic news to share — The Bugatti Veyron documentary that I produced and directed finally has an air-date! ‘Man Made: Bugatti Super Car’ will make it cable television … Read More →
6 Channels of Veyron Goodness
Every now and then, the various bits of life come together in truly remarkable ways — Today I got the chance to hear the 5.1 surround sound mix of Bugatti Super Car, our latest documentary for The National Geographic Channel, for the very first time. … Read More →
This Week: ‘Motorcycle Crash Tech’ Premieres
As a rider, over the years I’ve become keenly aware that there are roads you know well and ride all the time, roads you’ve never seen but find yourself making plans to visit, and then roads that from a mere photograph have a unique power … Read More →
The Sweet Sound of 5.1
It’s been an incredible few days as we wrap up the last remaining bits on our new sportbike doc for the National Geographic Channel (which I briefly wrote about previously) but none was nearly as exciting as sitting down at Salami Studios in Burbank, California, … Read More →
What Comes Next v2.0: The Bugatti Veyron
“Nothing is too beautiful, nothing is too expensive” — Ettore Bugatti Every now and then this gig truly has its moments — And the last month has certainly been one of them… As most longtime readers have undoubtedly noticed, Twisting Asphalt has been dark for … Read More →
What Comes Next…
“What’s next?” is a seemingly innocuous question… And yet it’s a documentary filmmakers most constant fear… It’s a refrain you hear often in this business. People ask it off-handily, almost meaninglessly, during hello-how-are-you kinds of conversations, and yet it collectively haunts us all… Because often … Read More →
Returning Home from The Latest Moto-Adventure
Looking out the window at 30,000 feet, I kept thinking it’s an odd life that I’ve chosen and quite an adventure… Because while there are ups and downs, like every other aspect of life, every now and then things coalesce in incredible ways… On Monday … Read More →
Ultimate Factories Ford F150 Premieres Saturday, February 4th!
Just a quick DVR reminder! Two weekends from now on Saturday, February 4th, ‘Ultimate Factories Ford F-150’ airs for the first time on The National Geographic Channel at 8 PM ET/PT. Watching a Raptor do it’s thing is pretty awesome Hope everyone enjoys! ULTIMATE FACTORIES: … Read More →