Chris Sabo

Assistant Athletic Director and Ground Cinematographer in College Station, TX

Chris Sabo

Assistant Athletic Director and Ground Cinematographer in College Station, TX

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An NFL Films ground cinematographer & skilled post-production professionalwith over a decade of experience at both the collegiate and professional level. Specializes in the creation of long-form documentary-style content and live-action shooting. A self-starting storyteller with the ability to wear any/all hats during the production process, shepherd projects from ideation to fruition, and deliver high-end results on-budget and on-schedule.

As the Assistant Athletics Director of 12th Man Films, my mission is to identify, develop and produce unique long-form creative content about the history, culture, and impact of Texas A&M Athletes.

With this mission in mind, my first production with 12th Man Films was a full-length documentary titled “Standing Room Only: The Legend of the 12th Man.” This one hour-forty-two-minute feature detailed the birth and century-long evolution of Texas A&M’s “12th Man” tradition. In the end, we re-discovered over 6,500 historical images; and digitized 50,000 feet of historic film that spanned close to 80 years of heritage. The newly digitized content equated to more than 11 hours of one-of-a-kind historical media at UHD resolution. The full-length trailer and full-documentary can be found at https://12thman.com/feature/standingroomonly

My career started in the dusty fields of Northeast Ohio and has taken me on a tour of the world. I was fortunate to be taught by pillars of the industry – and smart enough in the moment to realize the importance of “being a sponge” as my dad would put it. Through meticulous progression and an unrelenting urge to tell stories that matter – I have made my way from volunteer student-worker to heading my own creative department.

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Sports Production Awards:

Emmy Awards:

2022 Emmy Award: Sports Promotion (Campaign)

2002 Emmy Award: Craft, Editor

2021 Emmy Award: Craft, Editor

2021 Emmy Award: Sports, Texas Heritage

2020 Emmy Award: Sports, Promo Spot

2018 Emmy Award: Editor, Short-Form

2018 Emmy Award: Photographer, Short-Form

2017 Emmy Award: Editor, Short-Form

2017 Emmy Award: Sports, Program Feature

2016 Emmy Award: Writer, Short-Form

2016 Emmy Award: One-Time Special

2015 Emmy Award: Sports, Weekly Program

2015 Emmy Award: Photographer, Short-Form

2014 Emmy Award: Sports, Weekly Program

2014 Emmy Award: Commercial

2013 Emmy Award: Sports, Weekly Program

2013 Emmy Award: Sports, Program Feature

2013 Emmy Award: Editor, Sports

2013 Emmy Award: Sports Photographer

  • Work
    • Assistant Athletics Director,
  • Education
    • The University of Akron
    • Hiram College
    • Archibishop Hoban High School