TV and Film with Anthony

Transcript

Next, we’re heading over to the Buc TV Studio here on campus, where we have Anthony waiting for us. He’s a senior, majoring in radio, TV and film and he’s excited to share his personal story about being a student at ETSU. We can’t wait to hear what he’s been doing and who’s had the opportunity to meet along the way. Anthony, how are you? You’re on my man.

Hello everyone. Northeast Tennessee is my home. In fact, I grew up in Kingsport, just down the road. A few of my family and friends graduated from ETSU so it was a place I could always see myself going. After graduating from a two year community college I transferred to ETSU and found plenty of opportunities not just in my studies, but also financially.

In my third year at ETSU I’m looking at graduating debt free due to great scholarship opportunities. Upon my arrival at ETSU I took it upon myself to get as involved in campus life as possible because there wasn’t really many opportunities in high school or community college and ETSU had plenty of options. One unique thing about ETSU is we have access to Adobe so students get Creative Cloud for free. As a filmmaker, you’ll have access to Adobe programs like Premier Pro, Audition and After Effects which is extremely helpful. These programs are very expensive especially for students.

Whether it be multimedia production, audio production or post-production, you’ll learn how to use these programs that are industry standard. The media and communication department has plenty of opportunities to grow as a professional and an individual. There are several student groups in the media and communication department, many of which I’m a part of. I’m currently president of Alpha Sigma Iota, our departments, radio TV, film, service fraternity. Due to the skills that I’ve learned in these extra curricular activities we’ve been able to connect with and bring in speakers from companies like The Walt Disney Company, MTV, WarnerMedia, Sony, and Lucasfilm, just to name a few.

The East Tennessean, our award-winning student newspaper is like another family to me and has given me so many great opportunities like being able to meet Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and go into a Gabriel Iglesias show. I’ve been working with the East Tennessean since I arrived at ETSU and while I’m not a journalism major or minor, it’s given me some of the most fun and rewarding experiences I’ve had as a student. Covering the campus news with the East Tennessean and and BucTV News helps keep me updated with all the departments and events going on across campus.

BucTV News, our campus news broadcast has given me live broadcast and news experience. I started working on BucTV news last spring as an entertainment director for TV2 class. And I went on to hold a variety of positions from production manager to technical director and now director. And I’ve been doing all of these things for the past year. Going on club trips to Discovery and Nozzle with ASA or PBS in Washington DC with Strategic Media club has changed my career trajectory tremendously.

The lessons about networking that I’ve learned from Dr. Marshall and SMC has been invaluable. I’ve also had the chance to write and direct short films with Buc Films, our student filmmaking club. ETSU has worked hard to set me up for success. As long as you come motivated and passionate about what it is that you wanna do they will help you every step along the way. And that’s the college of arts and sciences here at ETSU. Back to you, Alex

– Anthony, that was great. From someone who has spent his career in front and behind the camera I can fully appreciate everything you were being exposed to with the media programs here at ETSU. Getting a chance to hang out at Discovery Studios and meet Kareem Abdul Jabbar is simply awesome. Cheers, Anthony. Thanks again.