2001
NBC News, 9/11
Directing the news at 6 a.m. PT on September 11th. That was a crazy day.
About
DAVE CHUNG
Director, DP and technical director with 20+ years on live and live-to-tape multicamera productions. I run the crews and the systems: producers, editors and technical teams on one side; budgets, vendor contracts and the builds that keep 200+ events a year on air on the other.
BIO
I'm a broadcast and AV systems leader with 20+ years directing teams, technology, and high-profile content. My client and employer roster spans enterprise, entertainment, and elite talent, including Visa, Google, Cisco, TechTV, NBC, and artists such as Rihanna and Jay-Z.
I'm equally at home leading people and leading builds. I recruit, mentor, and manage producers, editors, and technical crews. I own budgets, vendor and OEM contracts, and SOW negotiations. And I engineer and maintain the broadcast and AV systems (NDI, Q-SYS, Ross, TriCaster, Cyviz) that kept 200+ events a year on air.
That range of hands-on creative execution, technical systems ownership, and people and vendor leadership has been proven across Fortune 500 campuses, national broadcast, and global trade-show stages. I've already done the job at every level I'm asked to manage, and that's what makes me effective at leading it.
I'm comfortable directing executives and A-list talent on camera, translating brand strategy into flawless live execution, and serving as the trusted operational partner who lets leadership focus on vision.
TRACK
1998–2004
ZDTV / TechTV
Six years operating jib and camera on live broadcast shows and newscasts.
2008–2020
Hey Buddy Entertainment · Security Token Academy · PJTV
Started the company — DP, producer, shooter, editor, lighting designer and studio manager, often on the same job. Built PJTV's 400 sq ft studio into a full virtual set: robotic camera pedestals and a wall-mount tracking system feeding an Orad virtual studio, all run from a single-operator control room. I wrote it up for TV Technology. Updated the control room and studio cameras — Telemetrics, Ultimatte and a full rewire — then installed and commissioned the control room and studio with Ross equipment and storage, along with a 5-ton AC unit above a kitchen and server room.
Now
Enterprise broadcast & AV
Running 200+ events a year with NDI, Q-SYS, Ross, TriCaster and Cyviz systems for Fortune 500 campuses and global stages.