New Faces-part 2

It’s time to check in and meet some more of the latest arrivals here at Running Pony Productions.

Brandon Roten takes over Edit Suite 3 as a full-time editor.  His is a “right place at the right time” story.  Brandon grew up in Olive Branch, but spent the last few years working for Waymack and Crew, a leading production company in Little Rock, crafting local, regional and national spots.  But long before that, Brandon came by Running Pony, looking for work.  His first visit to Running Pony was about 10 years ago, when, in his own words, he was a bit too “inexperienced.”

Fast-forward to a few weeks ago, after Brandon decided it was time to move on professionally.  He got back in touch with us, and said, “I’ve been talking to Dallas, Nashville, Chicago, New York, L.A. – and this is about the only place in Memphis I’d have come back for.”  That was good enough for us to welcome Brandon, his wife and two children back to the Mid-South.  In his words, “everything just fell into place.”

Drew Fleming is Running Pony’s new production specialist.  You name it; he does it.  He grew up in Memphis, moving to Florida when he was 15.  After college, when his family moved back to the area, he came too.  Drew had some pretty far-flung freelance jobs before joining us, working on travel documentaries and “eco-tourism” pieces in places from Central America to Finland.  Ask him what was most interesting and he’ll say it’s the food.  “Tamales in Guatemala,” Drew tells us, “are the originals – you can’t get better ones anywhere.”

His Running Pony experiences are pretty good too.  He says the most interesting one so far is “going to Morgan Freeman’s house and shooting some video of him.”  Anything else?  According to Drew, after they shook hands, Freeman “looked me in the eye, said ‘thanks for your work,’ and ‘peace.’  And then walked off into the sunset.”