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08/04/2026

Theme parks are full of attractions.
But this commercial isn’t about the amusements—it’s about the moments.
Every shot was captured at 60fps, not for the effect, but because parents don’t come to Gilroy Gardens just to spend a day. They come to slow days down. To laugh together. To make memories that will outlast the rides themselves.
We rebuilt our camera to fit into tighter spaces and on rides so we could capture authentic reactions as they happened—not create them.
The challenge was telling an entire year’s story in one commercial: spring blooms, summer water fun, Halloween, the holidays, and everything in between.
As creatives, our job is simple: create the opportunity for authentic moments, then put the camera in the right place to capture them.
The song “Right Here, Right Now” said the rest.
Proud to see this one launching on major West Coast broadcast stations this week and throughout the coming year.

🎢 Gilroy Gardens
🎥 Production Co. Tucker/Hess Productions

Directed by & Tara Tucker
Cinematography/ Drone Op by Brandon Hess
1st AC / Drone Pilot Grant Kinsey
Grip/Swing Brian L**h
Color Connor Ryan

07/31/2026

One of the biggest challenges with telling nearly a century of history isn’t finding the facts.
It’s making the audience forget they’re watching history at all.
For this film with Mojave Air & Space Port, we didn’t want the past to feel distant. We wanted it to feel like it was still happening.
That meant interviewing the people who lived it—not the most polished voices, but the people with the deepest understanding. It meant filming priceless photographs and artifacts where history actually unfolded, inside the very hangars that shaped aviation and spaceflight. It meant asking questions instead of writing speeches, then weaving dozens of authentic conversations into a single story.
It would’ve been easier to rely on a narrator and let one voice tell the audience what to think.
Instead, we trusted the people who built Mojave to tell its story themselves.
That’s always our goal.
Not to manufacture emotion.
To uncover it.

✈️ Mojave Air And Space Port at Rutan Field
🎥 Production Co. Tucker/Hess Productions

Produced by Tara Tucker
Directed by Brandonmichaelhess
Cinematography Daniel Marks
Color Connor Ryan

07/29/2026

When we approached this commercial, we knew the food couldn’t be the whole story.

Beautiful dishes will always get your attention. But the reason people come back is what happens around the table—the conversations, the laughter, the feeling of being somewhere you don’t want to leave.

That became our approach.

We captured the craftsmanship of every plate, but we gave just as much attention to the people experiencing it. The glances across the table. The shared drinks. The moments between the moments.

Set inside a beautifully restored historic mansion, Antithesis already has a story to tell. Our job was to make the commercial feel like an invitation into it.

Because the best restaurants aren’t really about food. They’re about the moments inside them.

Antithesis — Cañon City, CO. Now open. antithesisrestaurant

🚂 Royal Gorge Route Railroad
🎥 Production Co. Tucker/Hess Productions

Produced & Directed by Brandonmichaelhess & Tara Tucker
Cinematography Jonathan Boal
Color Ryan Broomberg
Casting CatheXis Talent
Stills Stephen Martin Connor Ryan
Gaffer/Key Rigger Alex Fahl

07/11/2026

Some stories are bigger than a single airshow.
Over the last several years, we’ve had the privilege of documenting legendary aerobatic pilot Paul Bennet’s journey. As this project came together, we kept asking ourselves one question: How does this chapter move the story forward?
Paul’s American debut came at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh—the world’s most iconic airshow. But he flew it in the aircraft he’d brought from Australia. Today, with demand for his performances growing across the U.S., that story enters a new chapter.
His new aircraft—acquired from Living Legend Sean D. Tucker—is more than a new paint scheme or a new platform. It’s a passing of the baton. An airplane that inspired generations of aviation fans now has the opportunity to inspire millions more through the hands of another world-class pilot. That became the film. Rather than simply documenting another performance, we wanted to introduce Paul to American audiences as someone who isn’t just visiting our airshows—he’s becoming part of them.
We built the story around a personal voiceover, authentic reactions from American fans, and the first cinematic footage of his newly designed aircraft carving through American skies. Because the best stories don’t just show what’s happening. They reveal what it means.

07/08/2026

Sometimes the work isn’t about adding more—it’s about obsessing over the details no one consciously notices.
For this Epic Aircraft film, we approached the airplane the same way you’d approach photographing a luxury automobile. Every reflection, every highlight, every shadow was intentional.
We transformed an aircraft hangar into a controlled studio environment, shaping light across the airplane’s curves and carefully managing reflections with oversized bounce and negative fill. We even wet the hangar floor to create subtle reflections that added depth and elegance to each frame. Every lighting cue was designed to reveal another detail of the aircraft.
The film also features a walk-and-talk with Epic Aircraft CEO Doug King. Keeping someone naturally lit while moving alongside a highly reflective airplane is its own challenge, but it’s one we love solving. A carefully crafted lighting approach and a floating camera move allowed us to guide viewers seamlessly through the aircraft without ever drawing attention to the technique behind it.
That’s our favorite kind of filmmaking—the kind where the craftsmanship disappears, leaving only the feeling.
Huge thanks to an incredible crew that brought this vision to life.

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That’s a wrap Shellharbour, Australia.A few days on the ground and in the air with the Paul Bennet Airshows team capturi...
05/18/2026

That’s a wrap Shellharbour, Australia.

A few days on the ground and in the air with the Paul Bennet Airshows team capturing what they do best at their Shellharbour Airshow 2026.

We look forward to getting this one into post.

We’re here on the ground in Shellharbour, Australia with the incredible Paul Bennet Airshow team as they re-launch the S...
05/15/2026

We’re here on the ground in Shellharbour, Australia with the incredible Paul Bennet Airshow team as they re-launch the Shellharbour Airshow — helping shape and brand the video content behind one of the most exciting aerial events in the country.

Paul Bennet Airshows are some of the best for a reason — precision, spectacle, and pure adrenaline in the sky. Proud to collaborate with a team pushing the limits of live entertainment and aviation storytelling.

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