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I'm 26 years old, and i've been shooting for six...
I own a BetaSP/DVCAM dockable, Digibeta 700, and a Z1U, light kit, HMI kit, audio kit, and I edit on my Final Cut. I work hard keepin all my gear working, and I have a successful business. At the same time, I broke into market #7 at CBS11-Dallas as a weekend overnight photog. So, I work a pretty busy week, plus weekends, AND, i'm taking night class in Chemistry in order to work towards a second Bachelor's degree in Biology. I want to go down to A&M Galveston in a year, which I've already been accepted to, to get my Marine Biology degree. I don't want to continue freelancing, because I can't have a flexible work scheduale while taking classes, so I want to work part-time in the Houston news market, either as early morning or dayside. I'm a good photog, and I can shoot nice interviews and b-roll. I'm also going out on training with another guy that does early mornings so that I can do his shift. I know A-B roll editing, and i'm trying to hone my skills so that I can have shome shot and edited packages for a reel that I can send to Houston affilliates. I also freelance for AP and the NBC southern bureau, which is in Dallas, but again, i'd rather work a steady shift.
My goal with Marine Biology is to get involved with a program down there that puts little cameras and radio transmitters on marine animals, and I also want to get into underwater, i'm a diver, and maybe I could get an underwater housing for my Z1U.
Basically, I want to shift from my current career into my next one, but I love news, so what's the best kind of stuff that I can put in my demo reel? Feature stories, spot news? Also, what's the best way to approach stations down there? Should I use my chief photog as a reference?
thanks for your advice,
I'm 26 years old, and i've been shooting for six...
I own a BetaSP/DVCAM dockable, Digibeta 700, and a Z1U, light kit, HMI kit, audio kit, and I edit on my Final Cut. I work hard keepin all my gear working, and I have a successful business. At the same time, I broke into market #7 at CBS11-Dallas as a weekend overnight photog. So, I work a pretty busy week, plus weekends, AND, i'm taking night class in Chemistry in order to work towards a second Bachelor's degree in Biology. I want to go down to A&M Galveston in a year, which I've already been accepted to, to get my Marine Biology degree. I don't want to continue freelancing, because I can't have a flexible work scheduale while taking classes, so I want to work part-time in the Houston news market, either as early morning or dayside. I'm a good photog, and I can shoot nice interviews and b-roll. I'm also going out on training with another guy that does early mornings so that I can do his shift. I know A-B roll editing, and i'm trying to hone my skills so that I can have shome shot and edited packages for a reel that I can send to Houston affilliates. I also freelance for AP and the NBC southern bureau, which is in Dallas, but again, i'd rather work a steady shift.
My goal with Marine Biology is to get involved with a program down there that puts little cameras and radio transmitters on marine animals, and I also want to get into underwater, i'm a diver, and maybe I could get an underwater housing for my Z1U.
Basically, I want to shift from my current career into my next one, but I love news, so what's the best kind of stuff that I can put in my demo reel? Feature stories, spot news? Also, what's the best way to approach stations down there? Should I use my chief photog as a reference?
thanks for your advice,