Fan of the System

Since I began blogging about the transition of becoming a Video Journalist I have given several reasons why I like our system at News 2. I have another reason to add to the list.

Yesterday, I had two events going on that I wanted to cover so I spent the first part of my day shooting the stories. Since the station already had plenty of stories to chose from I was not under pressure to get a story on the air. Instead of hustling back to the office I took my time and visited some contacts of mine. I dropped in just to say hello but I left with a list of three potential stories which I would not have found had I been in a big hurry to get back to the office.

For me, that is just another reason why I think News 2 will be successful with Video Journalists.

Good News

News 2 is one person away from having a full staff again. I heard people speculate the VJ move was implemented by management to reduce staff but I haven't seen that happen. We did lose a few talented employees but their heart was no longer in the job and that is okay because we have filled our openings with quality people who are excited about being a VJ.

An interesting fact someone recently pointed out to me is that the other stations in Nashville currently have more positions posted for employment than we do. Especially at the present time because the only available position right now is for an executive producer. So if you are interested about coming on board at News 2 as an EP you better hurry, the line is already forming.

If you want a job as VJ, you'll have to wait until the network calls me up!?! :) LOL, I wouldn't hold your breath for that to happen!

Stand up

In the last two weeks I have shot two different standups (the standup is the part of the story where you see the reporter talking. It is typically in the middle of the story) for stories I've done. I have probably shot well over a thousand standups during my career but this is the first time I have ever shot them for myself. I even did a two part standup for one of the stories where I said half of the standup and then moved the camera to another position for the second part. They both came out pretty good for doing them by myself.
Our on-line producer took a job in Raleigh-Durham so the web site is not getting up dated like it should for the time being which means my stories were never posted on the web. If you know a simple way to put video on the web, tell me about it and I will try to post the stories for you to see.