High Ground Media | David Sharits, Nashville Camera and 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.

The reel

2026 · 83 seconds

Lead singer under pyro on a concert stage — **Live music**IMAG · 50+ shows

Groom dips the bride for a kiss on a pond island, their reflection in the water and the barn behind — **Weddings**Camera and drone

Aerial of a river winding through a mountain valley — **Aerial**Part 107

Auntie Anne's Flavor Blasted Challenge booth, studio shot on white — **Commercial**Brand campaigns

Smoky Mountain Outdoors raft coming head-on through the rapids, guide standing at the back — **Travel**Passport ready

Selected credits

Network, sports and live

On Patrol: LiveREELZShooter/Producer, 1st AC, Media Manager
Hard KnocksNFL FilmsMedia Manager, with Quarterbacks S3 and NFL game days
RV There Yet?DiscoveryCinematographer, Drone Photographer
Pro Cheer LeagueSkydance1st Assistant Camera
Live RescueA&EShooter/Producer, Drone Pilot, 1st AC, Media Manager
Farmer Wants a WifeFOXStreaming Technician, 1st AC
Live PDA&E1st AC, Media Manager
SportsCenterESPN1st AC, Sound Mixer

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.

Aerial

Drone, Part 107

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

Data

Media Manager

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

ARRIREDCanonBlackmagicPanasonicDJI aerial and gimbalDaVinci ResolvePremiere Pro