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CCCC broadcasting students partner with
UNC-TV
Sanford, NC –Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) students are helping
to document the stories of immigrants through a partnership with UNC-TV.
CCCC broadcasting production technology (BPT) students are working on video essays
to tell the stories of people who came to the United States in search of the
American dream. Officials from UNC-TV will select the top three submissions,
which will be broadcast statewide on “Education Forum.” The
top essay will continue to a national level where it will have the chance to
become part of a national documentary titled, “America, My Home.”
Gregory Brockington, a second year BPT student, is looking forward to the challenge. “We
have four to five minutes to tell a story. It may not seem like a lot of
time, but it requires a lot of effort to stay on track in that time and make
the story interesting.”
Kristin White, also a second year BPT student, is learning a lot about broadcasting
through the project. “The project is teaching me how to plan
ahead. You can’t film this piece in a day, so the planning is crucial.
You also have to be ready with a back-up plan, because things can go wrong.”
Mary Cay Corr, UNC-TV educational outreach director and veteran producer, is
working with the students, lending her years of experience to the project. Corr
led a half-day workshop on production skills at the college earlier in the semester. She
gave the students advice on techniques ranging from scripting to composition
and production.
“This is a great opportunity for our students,” says Television Instructor
Heather Burgiss. “Not only will the students gain production experience,
they will also have the chance to see their video essays broadcast on a statewide
and possibly national level.”
Dr. Ron Plummer, UNC-TV’s adult education manager, learned of the project
and applied for the grant from Public Broadcasting Service station WETA in Washington
D.C. UNC-TV was only one of ten stations nationally selected to participate. Plummer,
in turn, chose CCCC as a community partner for the project.
“The quality of CCCC’s broadcasting production technology program
was the
main reason the college was selected,” said Corr.
According to Burgiss, the college has a longstanding, positive relationship with
UNC-TV. Many of her students complete internships at the station during
the summer months. CCCC was the first community college in North Carolina
to offer an associate degree in broadcasting production technology.
The “America, My Home” project is set to coincide with the recent
national broadcast of the documentary, “My Journey Home.” The
students’ work will air on UNC-TV in May.
For more information on the broadcasting technology program at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu.
Media Contact:
Andrew Sawyer
Central Carolina Community College
(919) 718-7265
asawyer@cccc.edu
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