High Ground

David Sharits
Play reel Shooter / Producer · Camera · 1st AC · Part 107 Aerial
Who's behind it

High Ground Media is me, David Sharits. I shoot, pull focus, run data and fly drones. Network TV, NFL game days, concerts, commercials, weddings and travel. Whatever the call sheet throws at me, I show up ready for it.

Concert stage with pyro, shot on IMAG
Live musicIMAG · 50+ shows
Wedding sparkler exit outside a barn at night
WeddingsCamera and drone
Aerial of a new home and driveway
AerialPart 107
Tradesman at a miter saw on a brand shoot
CommercialBrand and trades
Whitewater rafting crew in the Smokies
TravelPassport ready

Selected credits

Network, sports and live

Live and sports

  • IMAG, 50+ concertsIntegrated Production Solutions · Camera Operator
  • CMT Artist of the YearCMT · Media Manager
  • Yankees Spring TrainingYES Network · 1st AC
  • NFL, NHL and AFC Wild CardNBC Sports Washington · 1st AC
  • Marty & McGeeESPN · 1st AC
  • Buccaneers Training CampNFL Network, ESPN · Camera Assistant

Unscripted

  • 911 Crisis CenterOxygen · Media Manager
  • The Bradshaw BunchE! · 1st AC, Media Manager
  • Food ParadiseFood Network · Photographer, Media Manager
  • American Sheriff NetworkASN · Producer/Shooter
  • Bargain BlockHGTV · 1st AC
  • Addictive FishingDiscovery · Photographer

Commercial, film and events

  • Concinnity DigitalBranded · Video Content Director
  • Weddings and private eventsIndependent · Camera, Drone
  • The BreadwinnerFeature · Media Manager
  • Kiss of the Con QueenFeature · Photographer
  • NF, "Motto"Music video · Playback Technician
  • In Her ElementBET · Key PA, camera and grip support

Every angle

Especially the one from above
Camera

Camera Operator

Live shows, ride-alongs, run-and-gun reality. Plus 50-something concerts on IMAG.

Camera dept.

1st Assistant Camera

Builds, focus pulls, keeping the camera running. ARRI, RED, Canon, Blackmagic.

Data

Media Manager

Offloads, backups, checksums. NFL Films, Hard Knocks, live TV.

Aerial

Drone, Part 107

Commercial, travel, weddings and live TV. Reveals, orbits and fly-aways.

ARRIREDCanonBlackmagicPanasonicDJI aerial and gimbalDaVinci ResolvePremiere Pro
Need a hand on the call sheet?
david@highgroundmedia.tv

Local to Nashville. Passport's current, so if the call sheet says somewhere with better weather, I'm not going to argue. References on request.