June 16
Chris McNamara was the first of our RSU graduates, as far as I know, to break into a Tulsa TV station five years ago. He started as a video editor, and, after four years, became a photographer. A photographer job is not necessarily better than an editing position. Some people want to be editors, period.
Photographers generally make more money, and for those who love to shoot video and be in the field, this is the way to go. It is more likely today than five years ago that an editor can become a photographer. Editors learn most of the techniques of shooting wide, medium and close shots, sequencing, and match-action by cutting the video of photographers. If a photographer doesn't shoot the right combination of shots, the story becomes hell to edit.
Chris was started as a photographer on the overnight shift using a camera much like the Panasonic AG-AC 30 now used at RSU. Chris was promoted to afternoons and evenings.
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