Our team for our trip to Israel consists of several different crews devoted to different tasks. These are our team members for Camera Crew A. They will be recording the main interviews at the various locations we visit on the trip. Here is a little bit about each of them and their positions.
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Tyler Adams is a junior media arts and studies major from Nashville, Tennessee. He was salutatorian of his graduating class, has a third degree black belt, and worked as Production Assistant of LifeWay’s 2017 Vacation Bible School videos.
Adams is the camera operator for camera team A. He joined the project, because he saw it as a great opportunity to jumpstart his career as a filmmaker. He said he’s also excited to see and learn about the culture of Israel.
“I have never been outside of the United States so this will be a new experience for me,” he said. “I’m excited to see a whole new part of the world that I’ve only read about in news articles and the Bible.”
Adams said he has some fears going into the trip, but is hoping his team will keep him grounded.
“I am nervous that my lack of experience and perfectionist attitude will slow down production time,” he said. “But with the help and support from my team, I hope that my concerns won’t be an issue.”
Abi Larimore is a senior communication studies major from Victoria, Virginia. She loves unicorns, hotdogs, improvisational comedy, and Chinese language and culture. Larimore is the field producer and script supervisor for camera team A. She decided to apply for the project, because of her love for filmmaking and Jesus.
“When I heard about the trip, I initially thought that it would be out of the question for me, but God kept putting it on my heart — why not me?” she said.
Larimore is excited to work with the script, but said she is nervous about the nature of the project as a documentary.
“You have to catch life as it’s happening. So, for a lot of things, you only have one shot to get the takes you need. I know we can do it, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous about it.”
Despite her nerves, Larimore said she feels prepared to take on the challenge.
“We practice a lot in class and have all been involved in the review of the whole crew’s jobs… I certainly know some of the aspects of what the camera [operator’s] job entails and I have such respect for the tasks that fall to others.”
Zachary Vaughn is a freshman media arts and studies major from Columbia, Tennessee. He takes at least one nap a day and has taken up to four in one day before.
Vaughn said he doesn’t have an official title for the trip yet, but will be using a reflector light for control and helping with anything else that’s asked of him.
As a freshman, Vaughn is looking forward to gaining more experience in his chosen field of study.
“Before coming to Trevecca, I had no idea what reflectors or diffusers were or did, let alone how to use them to make the shot better,” he said. “I thought working on the FLARE project would be a great way to learn more about working on set for movies, and it would give me good experience.”
Like several other students on the trip, this is Vaughn’s first time traveling outside of the U.S. He said he is excited to see the mountain fortress, Masada after doing research on it for class.
“That and basically everywhere else,” he said. “I guess I'm excited for pretty much everything.”
Adam Vaughn is a junior media arts and studies major from Columbia, Tennessee. He is the “chairman of the boards” and founder of Trevecca’s official board game club, All Aboard Game Club.
Vaughn is the audio director for camera team A. He said he is excited to have the opportunity to have a job that focuses on audio rather than having to do everything at once.
“I want to do audio for video in the future, but I haven’t had that many opportunities to do just audio for a video yet,” he said.
Vaughn applied for the trip, because he saw it as a chance to see Israel while following his passion for filmmaking.
He said he’s nervous about this only being his second time on a full production team, but he feels Trevecca has provided him with plenty of experience to be prepared.
“Although I don't have a lot of experience doing audio for video, I do have a lot of experience running audio for live events such as concerts and theatre productions at Trevecca,” he said. “This has prepared me to work on a team and given me technical knowledge about how audio equipment works.”
Peyton Williams is a freshman TV and film production major from Nashville, Tennessee. She loves theatre, cooking, and teaches a fitness class on campus on Monday nights.
Williams is working as the production assistant for camera team A. She said she first heard about the trip at her freshman orientation and knew she had to go.
“Professor Conley told me about it at orientation and the only answer that would come out of my mouth was yes. There was no way I could turn down this opportunity,” she said.
She said that while she is a little nervous about safety overseas, she is excited to be with her team in another country.
Williams has a job with Trevecca’s marketing department this year. She feels confident that her job combined with her intro to TV and film class in the fall have prepared her for the trip.
“The experience has allowed me to feel confident in the fact that I can do the job right,” she said.
