Ben Powell gets ready to film a video at Eagle Field. Ben Powell is a assistant director GataProducutions and has been working for 11 years and 2 years as a student.
Ben Powell and Byron Abt checks their camera settings to make sure their cameras are at the highest quality it can be. Byron Abt is the director has been working at GataProduction since 2022.
Ben Powell, Bryron Abt and Dakota Guy going over the process of the film they are about to make. Dakota Guy is sideline reporter and a producer for GataProduction who now makes videos with athletes to learn how to play their sport.
Softball infielder for Georgia Southern Delanie Thames pulls a rack of balls to prepare for the video. Thames is having a great season as she leads her team in home runs with 9 this season.
Byron Abt talks to Delanie Thames about ideas on how the video should go. This is Thames first time having an interview like this and she talked about she was a little nervous.
Ben Powell helps Delanie Thames put on her mic. Powell graduated from Metter High School in 2013 and Georgia Southern University in 2017 in Multimedia Film Production.
Ben Powell lines up Thames in his shot while they are recording. Delanie Thames is excited for this video as she kept smiling throughout the recording.
Ben Powell records Delanie Thames teaching how to swing a bat. This is Dakota Guy first time swinging a bat so Thames was being detailed as possible teaching her.
Ben Powell gets ready for his shot as Dakota Guy prepares to swing. This is GataProductions second time doing an video with an athlete who has being playing well, as their first time was with Georgia Southern forward Kayla Cleveland.
Ben Powell switches his lens as he prepares for a new angle. Powell wanted to get a lens that had a longer zoom lens so he can capture the faces more.
Ben Powell makes sure his bubble level is straight and the audio is clear. Powell worked his way up top to GataProduction by asking for harder roles early on so he can be valuable anywhere in his field.
Ben Powell puts away his camera equipment after recording. Ben Powell was excited about how the potential of the video as he would be editing it.
Ben Powell carries camera equipment down to prepare for the Georgia Southern softball game. Powell says he's always helping set up the camera to make sure everything looks right before the game is live.
Ben Powell checks a monitor for one of the cameras. Ben Powell is directing this game as his first ever game was a Georgia Southern softball match.
Ben Powell opens up a camera bag to setup. Powell hopes this is a smooth process as last time he stated he was having trouble making sure it was even.
Ben Powell white balances the cameras. Powell talked about how important it is to white balance and now how to during the game as the sun goes down.
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Ben Powell having a camera meeting with the people who are on cams for the softball game. Powell says there is a camera meeting every game so everyone knows there assignment and who to focus on.
Ben Powell directs the softball game. Powell said he prefers directing over producing games because he enjoys "calling the shots" and being more involved in the action.
Ben Powell directs the ending of the live show. Powell worked his way into becoming assistant director after starting on camera and stage managing, eventually learning and earning his opportunity to direct frequently.
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Ben Powell gets ready to have a camera meeting. Powell loves this part of the job he said as he gets to praise the people running cam while also giving them tips to get better.
