Chris Rhodes Productions
 

is a full technical production company with 35 years of experience, specializing
in camera-crane equipment and production. Our experience includes feature film, television, commercial, music video, sports, entertainment and corporate production, with particular expertise in live production.

In addition to Technocranes, we also provide jib services with arms extending from 6ft to 40ft from the base. They can also be attached to dollies to achieve a greater scope of motion.

 
Experience:
 

TV Shows:

“HITRECORD” 2015
Pibot/HITRECORD Media
Director: Joseph Gordon Levitt/ Jaron Presant

“Opening Act” 2012
E ENTERTAINMENT/NIGEL LYTHGOE PRODUCTIONS
Directors: Steve Schnur/Sean McKelvey

“Antiques Road Show” Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Anaheim 2006-2012
PBS/WGBH
Director: Ron LaRuss

“Pyramid of Success with John Wooden”, 1987
PBS / EAST END PRODUCTIONSD
Director: Gene Thomas

Award Shows:

“Gatorade Athlete of the Year”, 2012
ESPN/PMTV
Director: George Veras

“Producer’s Guild Awards”, 2012
ABOVE THE LINE PRODUCTIONS
Director: Jim Piccirillo

“Oscar Luncheon” 2009
SENOVVA INC.
Director: Jim Piccirillo

Commercials:

“Buick Commercial ft Ving Rhames”, 2012
INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIONS / TOOL / BADER TV
Director: Eric Joyner

“Omega Watch ft Cindy Crawford”, 1996
GBS MULTIMEDIA INC.
Director: Garry Scott

“Pearl Vision Eye Wear”, 1996
THE ASSOCIATION
Director: Fletcher Murray

Sports:

“Pac 12 Women's Golf Championship” 2016
Ohlymeryer Kusserow Group
Director: Chris Ohlmeryer

“Premier Boxing Championship” 2015
NBC Sports
Director: Mike Sheehan

“Thursday Night Football” 2015
NFL Network
Director: Steve Byme

“Del Mar Stakes” 2014- 2015
CARR-HUGHES PRODUCTIONS
Director: Jim Carr

“Paralympics Summer Games - Track and Field”, 2012
OLYMPIC BROADCASTING SERVICES
Director: Ted Ayling / Thomas Dochery

“Stanley Cup Finals”, 2012
CBC
Director: Ron Forsythe

“MLS LA Galaxy: Major League Soccer” 2012
KDOC TV
Director: Matt Lipp

“MLS Soccer”, 1994-2012
SAMCO / WINNERCOM
Directors: Travis Henderson / Mike Sheehan / Doug Wren / Mike Roth

“NBA Playoff Games Lakers, Clippers”, 2012
TURNER SPORTS
Director: Renardo Lowe

“Bank of the West Tennis Tournament” 2010
ESPN/TENNIS CHANNEL
Directors: Bob Rosburg/ Brad Tolverman

“Baseball Fox Sports Dodger’s Angel’s Games”, 2000-2010
FOX
Directors: Mike Ireland/ Doug Freeman/Andy Rosenberg/ John Gonzales

“Rugby College Championships”, 2010
TAMPA BAY DIGITAL
Director: Ryan Kindle

“Oakland Raiders Interviews”, 2010
FOX SPORTS INTERNATIONAL
Director: Tony Lizaola

“Stanley Cup Hockey Playoffs”, 2009
VERSUS
Director: Mike Ivy

“New Year’s Eve Red Bull Vegas Jump”, 2008
CONCAM PRODUCTIONS/ESPN
Director: Ralph Mole

“Slam Ball”, 2008
CBS SPORTS AND VERSUS NETWORK
Director: John Gonzales

“Track and Field Championships”, 2007
NBC SPORTS
Director: Andy Rosenberg

“Stanley Cup Finals” 2007, 2003
CBC
Director: Ron Forsythe

“Run To Daylight, NFL’s Fastest Man”, 1994-2007
NBC SPORTS/NFL Films
Director: John Gonzales

“Poker Superstars”, 2004
NBC SPORTS    
Director: Brian Lockwood

“X Games Rally Cars”, 2004
ESPN
Director: Doug Holmes

“Women’s World Cup”, 2003
PMTV/FOX
Director: Mike Sheehan

“X Games BMX Bike Trick”, 2003
ESPN
Director: Ralph Mole

“CBS Football”, 2001-2002, 2007-2008
CBS SPORTS
Directors: Larry Cavolina/Cathey Barreto/ Suzanne Smith

“Golf Celebrity Pro-Am Series”, 2001
FOX SPORTS NETWORK
Director: Bob Lanning

“Breeder’s Cup Circuit”, 2000, 2001
WINNER COMMUNICATIONS
Director: Doug Wren

“NBA Basketball Lakers, Warriors”, 1995-2001
FOX
Director: Susan Stratton, Dan Becker

“Major League Baseball-Games of the Week”, 1995-2000
ESPN
Director: Tom Azda/ Doug Rutt

“49er’s Games”, 1993-1999
KPIX, SAN FRANCISCO
Director: Wally Miller

“MLS Championship Games”, 1999
ABC SPORTS/WINNER COMMUNICATIONS
Director: Doug Wren

“Baseball Fox Sports Giant’s A’s Away Games”, 1993-1999
FOX
Director: Bill Webb
(*All major league away directors during that time)

“Super Bowl”, 1998
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAUGE FILMS/NHK NETWORK JAPAN
Producer: Jay Gerber

“Indy Car Series”, 1993-1997
ESPN / ABC / NEP
Director: Steve Beim

“Champ Car Series”, 1997-1998
VERSUS NETWORK
Director: Garry Clum

“NFL’s Fastest Man”, 1995-1995
NBC SPORTS
Director: Larry Cavolina

Live
Special Events:

“March Forth! Words and Women” 2016
TASHMAN INC
Director: Mark Burnett

“Democratic Primary Debate; John Edwards vs. Hillary Clinton”, 2008
VIDEO APPLICATIONS
Director: Jim Tanker

“American Council of Education President Bill Clinton”, 1996
MOVING ARTS
Director: Jim Draper“

Milken Show”, 2006-2013
VIDEO APPS
Director: Jim Draper

“E3 Show Sprint/ Palm Phone Premiere”, 2010
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Director: Bob Tubbs

“LA Auto Show Audi” 2011
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Director: Simon Greaves

 

 

Concerts
DVD Specials:

“STYX Live at the Oreleans Arena Las Vegas” 2016
Second Wind Productions Inc/ Red Light Management
Director: Lawrence Jordan

“Life Is Beautiful Music and Arts Festival” 2015
Second Wind Productions Inc
Director: Keith Hobelman

“Live at Outside Lands” 2015 Second Wind Productions Inc.
Director: Lawrence Jordan

“'Otherside' Macklemore Live at Outside Lands” 2014
Second Wind Productions/ PALLADIA
Director: Lawrence Jordan

“Live at the Bonaroo Main Stage” 2014
Second Wing Productions Inc.
Director: Lawrence Jordan

Rodney Atkins “Take a Back Road” 2013
AXS Live Productions
Director: Devin Dehaven

“Sebastian Sidi Live at the OC Pavilion”, 2008
VERAS COMMUNICATIONS INC/PBS
Director: George Veras

“Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert”, 1996
HBO / TENTH PLANET
Director: Marty Callner

“Coast To Coast Blues Show”, 1990
John Lee Hooker
with Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Robert Cray,
David Bromberg and Roger McGuinn”
SHOWTIME / KEN ERLICH PRODUCTIONS
Director: Ken Ehrlich

“Frank Sinatra – Italia Tour”, 1987
NOCTURNE VIDEO INC.
Director: Mark Dice

“Fleetwood Mac Concert-Mirage Tour” 1987
THE COMPANY
Director: Wayne Isham

“U2” – Joshua Tree Tour, 1987
NOCTURNE VIDEO INC.
Director: Allan Muir

“David Bowie – Glass Spider Tour”, 1987
NOCTURNE VIDEO INC.
Director: Christine Strand

"Santana - 25th Reunion Show", 1986
NOCTURNE VIDEO INC.
Director: Paul Becher

Journey – Infinity Tour Mountain Air Shows”, 1986
NOCTURNE VIDEO INC.
Director: Paul Becher

Clients:

ABC
CBS
NBC
ESPN
TNT
VERSUS
CNN
FOX
BRAVO
BBC
MTV
VH1
COMEDY CENTRAL
PBS
Apple

USA
Discovery
A&E
TNN
TLC
TeleMex
E Network
NASA
Chevron
PGA
Google
Bank of America
Sea Gate
Oracle
GNC
Mattel


Univision
Toyota
Audi
Acura
Sprint
ATT&T
IBM
Hewlett Packard
Wells Fargo
Intell
Brinks
Avanti
Honda
Bell Helicopters
Ferrari
Tesla

Nissan
Nintendo
Sony
Safeway
Standford Medical Center
Sketchers
Buik
Home Depot
Microsoft
Disney
BMW
Electronic Arts
Stock Market Exchange
Homeland Security
Adobe
Kaiser Permante
 

Chris Rhodes
has been working with Technocranes since 1997. In that time, he has operated on hundreds of high-profile television shows and specials, game shows and sports productions as well as live music DVDs and music videos. His work has earned him an Emmy nomination for his design of the opening shots on the blockbuster game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and an Emmy award for his crane work on "Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas" for HBO.
  Union Memberships: IATSE 600, IATSE 19, IATSE 16, IBEW 11, NABET/CWA 16
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  Chris Rhodes | Email: camrhodes@earthlink.net | Phone: 310-850-0710