4th and Long

The alarm went off yesterday at 5:00 a.m. to a day of cold, wind and pouring rain. While getting ready I kept hoping for the call of a shoot postponement, it never came. Layered down, we loaded the gear in the rain and headed to the Cotton Bowl in preparation for our shoot for SPIKE TV’s new reality show “4th and Long.” The shoot was actually a fairly quick one and we produced some nice images of the contestants and Hall of Fame honoree Michael Irvin. The film crew will be here in Dallas for the next 5 weeks and the contestants will be living in the locker rooms of the stadium as they compete for a spot on the Dallas Cowboy spring training roster. The contestants were a really nice group of guys from around the country and seemed pumped up if not a little deer in the headlights at the opportunity laid at their feet. I am looking forward to working with the team again this Sunday as they start shooting their episodic, should be fun and lets hope the weather clears up a bit.
This shot is from my good friend Tom Pennington whom I first met at the Eddie Adams Workshop when we were students back in 1998. Thank you again Tom, it was great to see you.
Carrie DuBose
I can’t wait to see the show, my son was #85 Preston McGann, a wide receiver from Orlando Florida.
Despite the negative press this has gotten, I know that the experience will be one that is carried with P for the rest of his life.
What a great job you must have, to meet and work with amazing people who normally would never have the opportunity to see “the other side”.
Carrie (McGann) DuBose
Apr 14, 2009 @ 8:14 am
jwalker
Dear Carrie,
I would not and could not do anything different with my life. I love the adventures and opportunities this career avails me.
I will be off to shoot the final filming tonight at the new Texas Stadium in Arlington. It should be a fun night.
I am kept in the dark for the most part on rankings and standings but please wish your son the best of luck both with this experience and with what follows.
All the best
Jensen Walker
Apr 14, 2009 @ 3:07 pm