Joe Hawley's Retirement Journey: Man Van Dog Blog | NFL Films Presents

I handled location audio for this NFL Films Presents episode on former NFL center Joe Hawley, who retired from professional football and traded the locker room for a van life adventure traveling across the country with his dog. It’s a genuinely different kind of NFL Films piece — more road documentary than sports profile.

The production follows Hawley on the road, which means shooting in varied natural environments far from any controlled facility. Van life documentary audio is run-and-gun by nature: a lightweight bag rig, wireless lavs for Hawley and any interview subjects, and attention to the natural ambient that makes the road footage feel authentic.