People say a picture is worth 1,000 words but a video could be worth cold hard cash, especially for freelancers who capture footage that they sell to news outlets. "Shot in the Dark" follows rival freelance stringers who scour the streets at night looking to film crime scenes, fires, accidents, and anything else they can sell to the media. It's a cutthroat profession that sees the videographers looking for newsworthy events, not knowing what kind of situations they'll find themselves in until they actually happen. As with most reality shows, personal drama and conflicts between the rivals tend to get in the way of their jobs at times.