Sycamore Video: March 2012

Friday, March 30, 2012

Monday, March 26, 2012

Professional Bytes: Molly Cummings

Hi, I'm Molly Cummings! I was a cyber journalist in Sycamore Video for two years. I now work as a News Producer at NBC-2 and WAWV in Terre Haute. I produce two nightly newscasts. Those are NBC-2 News At 11 and WAWV News First At Ten. Basically, while I take on many tasks throughout the work day, the main things I do are decide what is included in my newscasts and time the shows.

It's my job to decide what stories will air during my newscasts and decide for each story if there will be video, sound, graphics, full screens, and how long each story should be. I also help brainstorm for ideas at the beginning of each day and must be on the look out for any new stories that may develop throughout the night. During the shows, I join the production crew in making sure the stories air as planned. Also during the newscasts, it's my job to "time" the show. This means I have to make sure we hit things like live-shots on time and make sure that the show ends on time. To do this, I may have to add or drop things from the show as needed. Sometimes during the day, I may also take on other duties if need be, such as writing stories and editing video

Professional tip: A tip I have for people entering a variety of fields, especially the field of television news, is to try to get experience in many different areas. I think it's good when you can bring extra skills to the table, even if they aren't part of your everyday job. This shows that you can help out if extra help is needed, which is something that the people you work with will most likely really appreciate. It's also important to get experience in other areas because if you can understand how other jobs work in your workplace, you can better work as a team. I think being able to work in a team is very important, regardless of what career you pursue.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Sycamore Profile: Sofya Lifanova

Sofya Lifanova is a graduate student at Indiana State University majoring in Physical Education (Coaching). Her undergraduate degree was Communication with an Electronic Media concentration and a German minor. Sofya hopes to get into coaching tennis and also editing and production after graduation. In her free time Sofya enjoys shopping, watching movies and stand-up comedians. Sofys also enjoys exploring different cultures and is currently a vice-president of the International Student Organization at ISU.