Since early 2015, I’ve contributed to E! productions of the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, and the Grammys as the editor for the Glambot. The Glambot is a Phantom Flex 4k camera on a robotic arm that whips around at high speeds while shooting at 980 frames per second. This is stationed on the red carpet, where A-lister celebrities can walk up and strike a pose, jump, spin, whatever they decide. The result is crystal clear, super slo-mo with dynamic camera movement of the famous and beautiful!
Meanwhile, I would be in the TV truck nearby with a small team. We then capture playback of the shots with an EVS XT3 video server. I then ingest the clips, bring them into premiere, and do some cool editing techniques, speed ramps, etc. Finally, I push the exports to a server where E! can immediately access them for air. The turnaround is ultra quick, since people worldwide tune into the E! pre-shows on TV and expect to see what’s happening on the red carpet at that very moment. Short after, we traffic the clips to E producers who relay to talent PR/management, which results in an explosion of the content on social media. The response we get from around the globe on instagram and facebook is insane, easily hundreds of millions of views each awards season.
E! Red Carpet Roll-out Segment | Emmys 2018
H.E.R. Glambot VFX | Grammys 2019
Funny Saber Edit | Golden Globes 2019
Sometimes I’ll jump in the Glambot during rehearsal days. But what I’m more interested in is the exciting opportunity to add visual effects to embellish the Glambot clips. We’ve experimented with this on a few shows but it’s difficult for me to edit 70+ Glambot clips plus adding VFX to select ones during red carpet grind-time. However, after the show is over, I do enjoy jazzing up some of my favorite Glambots just for fun… like I did with T-Pain’s at the People’s Choice Awards.