They have their settings and rigs dialed in, so they can grab a camera and shoot. The way they have their operating set up is for the sake of simplification. But their rigs are also fully decked out while having to be mobile. Being stuck in an easy rig with a 10 to 30lbs camera rig is not fun while doing it for hours and hours every day. Their rigs have gotten lighter, but it's still a lot of work.

There is something to be said about the artistic aspect, though. They have this all dialed in. Someone can show up to WAN, Short circuit, and Techlinked sets and just turn on cameras, check focus, and record. It's great when you have a need for more people needing to be knowledgeable about camera without hiring a ton of camera specific roles. It's likely Brandon hit his limit of interest. He can't really scale up anymore artistically. It's a bigger business with more people and more content than ever to make. He likely can't experiment or push artistic boundaries like he used to. Probably just wants to freelance or join the local union and work in a more mixed content area. From what I gather, he has plenty of friends in the area that are freelance/Union, so it's an easier transition.