Biographie
From his work on concert specials, DVD's and music videos for major artists the likes of Motley Crue, Metallica, The Pretenders, Bon Jovi and George Strait to major multi-camera entertainment specials such as directing "The Tournament of Roses Parade" for ABC and HGTV and International Master Control for The Academy Awards, Brian Lockwood is a highly sought after television director and editor with more than thirty years experience in the industry.
Sports programming has always been a slam-dunk for Brian. He has directed national and international competitive events for all of the major broadcast networks and many cable outlets. He boasts among his many sports credits "X Games for ABC and ESPN", "NASCAR Racing" for FOX Sports and ESPN, "Monster Energy Supercross" and "Indy Car Racing" for CBS, Speed and FOX, the "U.S. Pro Ski Tour" for ABC and ESPN, "Championship Boxing" for DSKN, "TORC: The Off Road Championships" for NBC and FOX, and just to stay on point, the "The Red Bull Signature Series" for NBC.
Factual and Entertainment producers call upon Lockwood for his ability to find the story and beauty in most anything he directs. Animal Planet's "Trail Mix" combined both story telling and musical performance in a High Definition special. Artist included Leeann Rimes, Sheryl Crow, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ronan Tynan, Rob Thomas and Joe Perry of Aerosmith. Lockwood also directed "American Thunder" hosted by Chad McQueen and Michael Madsen and "Wings of Glory" hosted by the 3rd man to walk on the moon Charles Pete Conrad for Speed Channel. The beauty and beach is easy to find in over a dozen "Miss Hawaiian Tropic International" pageants he's directed. These reality based pageant specials included Ryan Seacrest and Downtown Julie Brown as Hosts and Lockwood directed special guest that performed sketch comedy including: Leslie Nelson, Benny Hill, Joe Piscopo and Fabio.
Brian has also directed concert specials, music videos and DVD's for the likes of the Motley Crue, Dave Matthews Band, Elton John, Cypress Hill, Eric Clapton, Linkin Park, Van Halen, Peter Gabriel, Smashing Pumpkins, Avril Lavine , Goo Goo Dolls, Bush, The Black Eyed Peas, Metallica, George Strait, Extreme, Twisted Sister, Great White, Fall Out Boy, Willie Nelson, Metallica, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and the Pussycat Dolls. Comedy Central has called upon him to direct their comedy/dating hybrid show "Defending Your Date" as has Budweiser for twelve national live sixty second commercials "Bud Light Live" that were broadcast live on NBC during the first commercial break of the network hit "Friends".
Lockwood is fortunate to remain in demand across several genres of television. Over the past few years, he has sat down and anted up at the televised poker table having directed more than 180 episodes of poker programming including NBC's "Poker After Dark" & "National Heads Up Poker Championships", "Poker Superstars" for Fox Sports and NBC, and also the "U.S. Poker Championships", "Pro-Am Poker Equalizer" and "The World Series of Poker" for ESPN, which in 2011 was live for the first time in the forty one years of the series.
From the beginning of his career, Lockwood has been on the forefront of digital technology both in production and post production. Some twenty years ago he founded Broadcast Edit, a cutting edge post-production facility that was a mainstay for many major broadcasters and production companies in Southern California. As an expert Avid, Premier editor, Lockwood is the Senior on-site editor for "American Flat Track" on FOX and was senior editor and system designer for "NASCAR'S Sprint Cup Series" for 12 years. Brian remains in demand and regularly is asked to edit the programs he directs. As post production expert, Lockwood is now been active in the world of 3D/AR/VR production and has directed live 3D/AR/VR concerts and specials for AEG Live and Fan Tracks.
Brian has won numerous awards including a "Billboard Music Video of the Year" Award for his Boxing Gandhi's work, RIAA Platinum awards for Motley Crue, Eric Clapton and George Strait, eight Telly awards from projects he directed for Various Sports programs, NASA and The US Treasury Department and six Emmy nominations with three wins. The most recent Emmy win is for "The Beijing 2022: XXIC Winter Olympics Games" on NBC. Brian is a member of the Directors Guild of America.
