What’s our ol’ buddy Tex Crowley up to?
Well, if you’re standing beside him, I’d say somewhere ’round 6 feet, 2 inches. But if this is a rhetorical question and you’re checking up on him, you better get on down to Dallas and try to catch up with him at the Great American Trucking Show, Aug. 24-26.
Tex Crowley, known for his video profiles of truckers, will be working at GATS.Crowley is well known for his “Life of a Trucker” series. About a year ago, he stepped out of the big truck for good and into creator/editor/producer boots and hasn’t looked back since.
Being a 20-plus-year veteran of trucking, Tex has a unique approach to his filmmaking that captures the industry in a way I’ve not seen anyone else do. Texomatic productions, whether video or stills, have a distinct feel, and clearly the industry likes it.
While 95 percent of his work is trucking-oriented, Tex has partnered with Sam Smith and branched his services out to include imagery available through the lens of an FAA-registered drone, making his scope of shots infinitely more interesting, and keeping up with the current trend in videography. Drones are the hottest new tools in a film-maker’s kit, and Tex carried over lessons learned in trucking about using good tools. He and Sam have a great scope of knowledge, and some of the most cutting edge equipment money can buy.
Sam will be manning booth #29019 at GATS this year, while Tex does what he does with cameras, gimbles and gee-gaws, to capture the show for Randall-Reilly in a way only Tex can do. We’re looking forward to seeing him and can’t wait to see the work he produces from the show. Wander over and visit, pick up a sticker or a T-shirt, and maybe even catch ol’ Bill Weaver singing a song. Bill’s performances at the Texomatic booth are to be announced.
See y’all in Dallas!
