David Alan Arnold - Sweep The Floor and Smile

May 8, 2025 · 1h 18m · Episode 121

About this episode

David Alan Arnold shares his journey from sweeping floors to becoming an Emmy Award-winning cameraman.

Listen in as an Old contact turns into a New Story. some will say its a reach to Record Dave in our Genre, but he has spent 20 years flying over the fleet filing, and when you hear that part of his story he will impress you as much as he does me. One of David Alan Arnold’s earliest child-hood memories is a surreal experience of floating up from his crib and flying out a window. It must have been a dream... Now David is grown up and his Airborne Cinematography flies him around the world for everything from James Bond to Deadliest Catch. David Alan Arnold is an Emmy Award-winning cameraman — but his first book tells the story of how he started his Hollywood career with a broom in his hand. Somehow, sweeping the floor got him into some of the world’s biggest TV shows. "Help From Above" is the unlikely story of mistakes and miracles that took David to some of the most dangerous places on Earth—soaring through the clouds, straight into a deadly phenomenon known as The Deadman’s Curve. Buckle up for adventure in the stormy skies of Deadliest Catch and a helicopter ride through Amazing Race, World Series--all the way to the NFL Super Bowl.

People in this episode

Guest: David Alan Arnold

Topics covered

Airborne Cinematography
Hollywood career
Emmy Award-winning
adventure
storytelling

Keywords

Deadliest Catch
James Bond
Help From Above
The Deadman’s Curve
Amazing Race

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Airborne Cinematography, Help From Above

Books & works: Record Dave in our Genre, Deadliest Catch, Emmy Award, Help From Above, Amazing Race

Places: Hollywood, Earth