Butch Pierson appointed to the RBPP Board of Advisors
Jim Wagner
There are a lot of martial artists loyal to the Reality-Based Personal Protection system all over the world, and Butch Pierson is one of them proven time and time again. He wants to keep his fighting training realistic, and he is one of the best cinematographer in Hollywood. It is this unique combination why I have appointed him on the RBPP Board of Advisors as our Motion Picture Industry/Cinematography expert.
Butch’s professional background is, as stated, in the motion picture industry as a 1st Assistant Cameraman, operator and Director of Photography. Following is a short list of some of the projects that he has worked on.
Feature films: Please Stand By, Cowboys & Aliens, Friendship, Spy Next Door, Did you hear about the Morgan’s, Book of Eli, Street Kings, Failure to Launch, Herbie Fully Loaded, Spartans, Rush Hour 2, Kiss the Girls, Now and Then, Father of the Bride Two, Quick and the Dead, Predator 2, Class Act, Encino Man, Red Sun Rising, Above the Law, Dead Women in Lingerie.
Television: Christmas Box, Christmas Wish, Wallace, Cab to Canada, Flight 289, Stolen Innocence, Deadly Whispers, Going Home Inferno (Italy), Shameless, Scoundrels, In Plain Sight, Breaking Bad, Prison Break, Pushing Daisies, Hero’s, House, CSI NY, Vegas, CSI Vegas, 24 Hours, Star Trek Enterprise, Star Trek Voyager, Star Trek Deep Space 9, Strong Medicine, Profiler, JAG, Viper, 90210, Melrose Place, Human Target, Flash, Tour of Duty.
As a Key First Assistant on many of these shows it was Butch’s responsibility to coordinate the organization of the camera equipment needed in the day to day filming of the different shows. It was also his responsibility to order or oversee the ordering of special cameras: high speed, crash cameras, crane cameras, et cetera for the filming of Second Units or Stunt units. It is his duty to set cameras for the proper placement for good coverage as directed by the Director of Photography. On some smaller shows he has worked himself as the Director of Photography on documentaries, webisodes, and instructional videos.
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