#GiantsCamp always entails a 10+ hour workday.  It is always hectic and MOST IMPORTANLY, it truly is always FUN!

“Find a job you love and you’ll never work another day in your life.”

Television is serious business.  Work, in general, should always be handled with a sense of professionalism and significance … However, one must not forget the importance of what’s said in that age-old chestnut “enjoying what you do.”  Here at Ferro Productions we take GREAT PRIDE in that pursuit, quite frankly, it’s fair to say that we are rather successful at it.  After all what could be better than performing at the highest level in the entertainment world and having the best time doing it?  Our client, The New York Giants, have also proved, they too are masters of the work-hard/play-hard mentality.

…That got us thinking…

With all the legitimate action happening on the football field that needs coverage, how does one capture the “Fun Stuff”?

Professional Football is a multi billion-dollar business… It’s also a game.  When the masses think of these athletes,they tend to think of them as strictly “numbers on the uniform”… #10: Manning.  #91: Tuck.  #80: Cruz. Disembodied celebrities who do one thing and one thing only: Football.

NYG camera-op capturing footage from the sideline at #GiantsCamp.

Perhaps they only see them in the  Twitterverse as @Weatherford5 (Steve Weatherford) or @PrinceAmukamara (Prince Amukamara) or @TeamVic (Victor Cruz) or @davediehl66 (David Diehl) or @IAMCweb (Corey Webster) or @RuebenRandle (Reuben Randle) or @BearPascoe or @HenryHynoski (Henry Hynoski)

They may even be recognized as Television Personalities that once wore a numbered jersey and now have Twitter accounts along with a vaunted seat in front of the camera and into the homes of millions.  The likes of such celebrity as @CarlBanksGIII (Carl Banks) or Michael Strahan @michaelstrahan.  The list is extensive…

The simple fact is that quite contrary to belief, these guys have BIG personalities; Eli Manning, Justin Tuck, Victor Cruz, and the rest of the guys on BIG blue.

Executive Producer, Joe Scacciaferro, elaborates… “These players are not machines. Sometimes our job is to personalize the players and capture the fun stuff that goes on during practice and on the sideline, etc. This stuff is GOLDEN for the fans. One may think that capturing this footage is simply luck of the draw, however, they would be wrong.  It takes skill, thought, experience, and knowledge of your subjects and environment to capture such footage.”

With nearly two decades of Executive Producing for New York Giants Broadcasting, Mr. Scacciaferro has developed the skill, thought, experience and knowledge required for such capture.

Ferro Camera-op capturing some “sideline talk” at #GiantsCamp between Defensive Back, Corey Webser, and teammates.

-Which camera-operator is the most qualified for the specific task?

-Which players are the “serious” or “quiet” ones?  Which are the “Big Personalities”?

-Which drills or scenarios will provoke such behavior in players?

-In what manner does this footage need to be delivered to the television audience?

Joe continues, “ After all my time spent here with the Giants, there are some things that never change.  For example, the Defensive Backs ALWAYS have big personalities.  It’s no different now then it was when I started this gig.  Guys like Rolle, Webster, and Ross are big stars with big personalities.”

With week one of Training Camp in the books, we have already captured an abundance of such footage, which can be viewed on all of the New York Giants Entertainment television and web broadcasts.

Stay tuned for more #FerroBTS insights as the weeks progress and we get closer to the Giants regular season opener against the rivaled Dallas Cowboys!

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