The Texas Crew, Inc. has been shooting and producing television documentaries and features for 30 years. Our clients include NBC Sports, CBS 60 Minutes, ABC Sports, Dateline NBC, CBS Sports, HBO Sports, OLN (Versus), ESPN, Discovery, ABC NEWS, CNN, MTV, Paramount Pictures, Viacom, Coca-Cola, the NFL Network, and FOX Sports. Our staff has received more then twenty Sports Emmy Awards for producing and camera work.
LIVE PRODUCTION
In 2004, we provided complete broadcast services (pre-production, production and post-production, including a daily edited package for international news distribution) for the International Olympic Torch Relay (26 countries/34 cities) on behalf of the Athens Olympic Committee, EuroSport, CNN International and Coca-Cola. The Texas Crew provided similar services for both the 1996 and 2002 domestic Olympic Torch Relays (Atlanta and Salt Lake City) on behalf of the respective organizing committees, NBC Sports, and Coca-Cola. The Texas Crew has provided crew and equipment to NBC Sports for their broadcast of the last (6) Summer Olympics Games (Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, and Beijing) and (3) Winter Olympics (Salt Lake, Torino, and Vancouver). In addition, the Texas Crew has provided crew and equipment for the biggest live sporting events on television including (10) NBA finals, (5) Superbowls, and (4) MLB World Series for clients such as NBC Sports, Fox Sports, and Major League Baseball.
TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Since 1993, the Texas Crew has been providing camera crew, production management, and producers for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, and currently we produce the Ironman North American Series for ESPN International and Universal Sports. In 2004, we produced (in association with 441 Productions and OLN) The Lance Chronicles: a (13) episode series documenting Lance Armstrong’s quest for a 6th Tour de France victory. Other related projects include the Emmy nominated series Chasing Lance (FitTV/Discovery HD), the Emmy award-winning Race to Replace (Discovery), The World Series of Poker (ESPN Original Entertainment), and The Iditarod (OLN/Versus).
INTERNET STREAMING and WEB CONTENT
The Texas Crew produces the Ironman Live broadcast for World Triathlon Corporation. This (12) hour live broadcast of the events in the Ironman North American Series is a multi-camera, hosted show that is streamed live at ironmanlive.com and is also available on Universal Sports. In 2009, the Texas Crew co-produced and directed Amy Poehler’s award winning web-series “Smart Girls at the Party.” The Texas Crew will be co-producing this series again for Google when it is set to relaunch in mid-2012. In addition, the Texas Crew has produced web content for clients such as Discovery, Nissan, Radio Shack, and Puma.
PRODUCTION CREWS
The Texas Crew is also a “go to” source for the world’s leading news and entertainment agencies. From the war in Beirut to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan – the Mexico City earthquake to Hurricane Katrina – the Texas Crew covers the biggest news events for clients such as ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, Reuters, BBC News, Fox News, and the Associated Press. We’ve provided electronic press kits for a number of feature films including Varsity Blues, Stop Loss, Lone Star State of Mind, and True Grit (2011) and have shot behind the scenes, in the field, and on the red-carpet for clients such as Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and TV Guide. Recent stories include the Mike Wallace interview with Roger Clemens (60 Minutes) the 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate (ABC News, The Daily Show and Entertainment Tonight), and behind the scenes of My Generation (Entertainment Tonight, TV Guide).
ORIGINAL CONTENT
The Texas Crew is also a developer and producer of original content, with numerous projects in various stages of development. For more information on what’s in the pipeline check out our “clips” section or drop us an email.
Whether it’s covering the news that shapes the day, the sports that keep us on the edge of our seats, or creating original programming that breaks new ground, the Texas Crew is a trusted source of broadcast excellence for the leading names in the television industry.