On October 1, 2011 the first episode of Austin City Limits’ 37th season will broadcast with a new opening sequence I photographed and created. I first shot the wide shot of downtown from the observation deck of the Austonian during SXSW and used that time-lapse sequence with some shot of the outside of the Moody Theater to pitch the idea. Once ACL’s producers were on board, they started the process of getting Explosions in the Sky to record the theme music. In the meantime I continued collecting potential shots to add into the piece. Terry Lickona (the Executive Producer of ACL) suggested the shot on Congress bridge, with the Austin City Limits sign, as a tribute to opening sequences from ACL’s past seasons. I am beyond words in expressing how pleased I am with how it turned out and the amazing opportunity to contribute in this way to Austin City Limits.

More about this piece and how it was created: http://www.wonderfulmachine.com/blog/2011/09/austin-city-limits/