The US Open is the largest and most-publicized tennis tournament in the U.S., and it takes place a little-known town called Flushing, nestled in the suburb of Queens, New York. Many crew members are booked far in advance for this event, for the live broadcast on television or for ENG-style web content.

Yee-haw–it’s horse racin’! Except, none of the jockeys say “yee-haw” because this isn’t the Wild West and Kentucky is actually in the South. This is a live broadcast television event that crew is booked for in advance. ENG crews are used for pre- and post-race interviews with the jockeys. If a jockey doesn’t like you, he’ll give your camera person a name like “Lens Flare” or “Shallow Depth of Field.”

Labor Day is a federal holiday that also unofficially marks the end of the summer season. The day itself observes all of the contributions that millions of American workers made in support of fair labor laws, working conditions, wage compensation, and more. As this is the final long weekend of the summer season, many crew members may be out of town in the days leading up to the holiday, or may charge a premium to work on the holiday itself.

Fashion! Trends! Trendsetters! Trendsetters in fashion! Lights, camera, fashion! We think you get the picture. There are always a lot of ancillary productions happening around Fashion Week itself including news coverage, documentaries, and reality programming–so crews are often booked weeks in advance.