Outpost Worldwide at Live HD Coverage of David Cook Watch Party

It seemed like much of Kansas City turned out for the live Fox broadcast of the David Cook Watch Party and celebrated as the hometown man won American Idol by a landslide. Kansas City television coverage for Fremantle Media was handled by Harvest Productions with assistance from Outpost Worldwide cameraman and jib expert, Jason Cantu.

These photos show how Jason was able to get dramatic reaction shots of the audience in downtown Kansas City using a 30-foot jib as Cook won by a margin of 12 million votes out of the record 97.5 million cast by viewers.

From the outset, the ex-bartender provided soaring vocals and just enough outside-the-box behavior to keep viewers cooking up votes for Cook every week.

The watch party took place at the new Kansas City Power and Light District, an exciting new entertainment area of Kansas City, Missouri.

The nationwide telecast of American Idol went live to Jason’s shot several times during the two-hour finale broadcast. The finale drew 30.7 million viewers. American Idol is the number one network television show.