E:60’s
story on Justin Tuck tells of his attachment to his hometown, rural Kellyton,
Ala., even as he captains the defense for the Super Bowl champion New York
Giants. Kellyton has a few more than 200
residents and many are relatives of Tuck.
Producer
Frank Saraceno wanted to show Kellyton in a way that explained its hold on
Tuck. In August Saraceno shot scenics,
along with reporter Jeffri Chadiha, and with Barry Dycus on the camera and Ray
Sullivan on audio, near the railroad tracks.
Saraceno mentioned that he hoped to find a “local” to go on camera and
describe the town.
A
pickup truck pulled up nearby. Neil
Moseley, who grew up in Kellyton, and whose father lives near the tracks,
greeted the crew. Moseley, a friendly
sort, chatted with Sullivan before he went over to his father’s driveway.
“There’s
your man, right there,” Sullivan told Saraceno.
“What
do you mean?”
“Talk
to him and I think he’ll give you everything you need.”
Saraceno
went up the driveway and introduced himself to Moseley. They chatted. Then he asked Moseley if he would describe
Kellyton on camera.
“Yes
siree. Ah can do that.”
Soon
enough, Moseley and Chadiha were at the railroad tracks, next to Moseley’s
pickup. Saraceno suggested to Moseley
that he “speak to what you know”.
Dycus
shot with a wide lens, to accentuate the town Moseley described in the
background.
“I
had no idea he was going to describe the different locations in town, but he
just kind of naturally did it,” Saraceno said.
“By
framing it the way we did it’s a memorable shot, because now Kellyton is a
character. If we framed it tighter it
would be another sound bite, but by framing it wide you not only see what he’s
describing but you get a sense of the town as a character.
“It
was perfect.”
Saraceno
had two takeaways from the shoot.
“One,
listen to the people you work with,” he said. “We work with camera crews that
in a lot of cases have more experience than we do - it’s imperative that you
pay attention to their instincts as well as yours.”
“Two,
be aware and nimble. Always go in with a
plan but understand that something could pop up that makes your plan better.
“This
was one shot in an 11-minute piece, but it’s the shot people will
remember. That’s what you want.”
posted by Steve Marantz, November 1, 2012
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