Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Tonight On CTV News Toronto...

...are 2 separate but related stories by Dave Parsons. 1st was a shoot that began about 8 am at the Abilities Centre in Whitby. The staff there were hosting a strike camp because of the teachers being out of school and on strike for the day against Bill 115. It was nice to be shooting indoors, but that moved to Memorial Park in Oshawa where the actually rally was and where the march began from. I shot some clips, mostly speeches and some b-roll for the 6 p.m. news tonight on CTV!

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Oshawa Generals for Rogers TV

The Oshawa Generals pulled off a thrilling 3-2 win over the visiting Belleville Bulls, who were with out their goaltender, Malcolm Subban, who was selected for the World Junior tournament. In broadcast related news, I was main follow camera for the game on Dec. 14 and was quite pleased with the level of professionalism I brought to the position. This was echoed by the producer, Scott Lindsay, after the game and during strike. I felt it was a well shot game from everyone's perspective and am happy with the results from my heavily used camera as well! I'll be back at it Sunday (Oshawa vs. Ottawa), perhaps in a different position, but gaining skills none the less!

Friday, December 7, 2012

CTV This Week

It was a fairly good week for CTV stories, one unplanned on Tuesday and one planned, Wednesday. The 4 car motor vehicle collision (MVC) was obviously the unplanned story of the week. One driver was hurried off to Lakeridge Oshawa while the other patients were treated for minor injuries on scene and released by paramedics. There was talk of bringing in Ornge air ambulance, but they were cancelled. My footage appeared on the 11:30 p.m. news.

Also appearing on the 11:30 news, just on Wednesday, was the annual, 13th in fact, THEE farmers parade! Farmers from Eastern Durham Region decorate their tractors and farm equipment for a parade through the streets of Tyrone, Hampton, Enniskillen and Enfield for the citizens of the communities. It is a thank you for sharing the roads during the busy harvest season, Spring through Fall.

That's all for now, but stay tuned for more Dave Parsons footage for CTV...

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Oshawa Costco Opening - Part 2

For all of you who have been patiently waiting for the link to the Costco story I partially shot and had appear on the CTV News broadcast at 6 p.m., tune into the link here at 3:53! Enjoy!

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=815912&binId=1.815894

Dave

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Oshawa Costco Opening for CTV News

November 28th - Today I covered a story about the Oshawa Costco opening near the corner of Ritson and Hwy. 2. There was everything from a ribbon cutting to eager customers, and plenty of them, waiting to get to the bargains inside. Tune into CTV News Toronto @ 6 for a story about Costco opening in Oshawa to large crowds, great sales and in typical Costco style, plenty of samples! Clip to follow!

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Durham By Elections - Nov. 26th

Today for CTV News I covered part of the Durham Region by election to replace an MP in Ottawa. Despite the challenge of not being able to film within the voting area, I was able to get both clips and b-roll footage of people coming to vote. The footage appeared not only on the Nov. 26th 6 p.m. broadcast, but on Nov. 27th on CP24. A link is unavailable at this time, but will follow when available.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Courtice Rd. Sniper Part II

As per the previous post, the story regarding a sniper who shot a vehicle on the 401 in Clarington has now aired. Here is a link to the story below:

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.1044471

Tune in and enjoy!

Saturday, November 17, 2012

New Skill Development

November 16th - For the first time, and quite successfully, I switched the Oshawa Generals Game (in HD!) It is great to move on and learn new skills to add to current knowledge and success in camera operation, audio and replay. Plus the Generals won nicely 5 - 1 over visiting Belleville. Off to do a Santa Claus Parade broadcast shortly.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Nov. 14th CTV Video re: Cold Case Sniper

Tune into CTV News for news on the cold case of a sniper who shot a pick up truck on the 401 near Courtice Rd. The event occurred in the Summer of 2010 and the suspect is still outstanding. There may be links to the Canadian Military...crime stoppers is appealing through the media for information about the dangerous property found. Featuring video and clips by Dave Parsons.