Professor Mercado was recently interviewed by StudentFilmmakers.com on tips for effective camerawork, touching on how to prepare before a shoot, how to conduct technical research on equipment, and the common pitfalls to avoid when using camera movement, among other topics. The full interview can be accessed at the link below:

https://www.studentfilmmakers.com/camerawork-tips-from-gustavo-mercado/

StudentFilmmakers.com, “the #1 Educational Resource for Film and Video Makers” publishes a bi-monthly magazine that covers various topics with special focus on the five stages of filmmaking: development, preproduction, production, postproduction, and distribution, as well as high-level educational articles, insider techniques and best practices, stories, interviews, industry news, and high-end technology news.

One of the most important skills to master as a young journalist is the art of the interview, and students in Prof. Sissel McCarthy’s MEDPL 388 Studio News Production class were eager to hone their skills with tips from award-winning broadcast journalist Jane Hanson in early May.  

Hanson has interviewed thousands of people, including presidents, celebrities, authors, sports figures, and regular people during her 27-year career as an anchor and correspondent for NBC News and its New York affiliate, WNBC.

CBS News Producer Phil Rosenbaum has been in the news business more than 30 years, but he never gets tired of telling stories. After nearly 25 years at CNN, he joined CBS Newspath in 2018 and now produces stories for more than 200 network affiliates to use in their local newscasts. “Newspath is like its own news division,” says Rosenbaum, who visited Professor Sissel McCarthy’s MEDPL Studio News Production class in late April.