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October 5, 2012 | Mandi Wyndham

Candidates and HD

What a busy week for us here at MCM!  The studios have been buzzing with activity this week and that is due to MCM’s Candidates’ Spotlight.   This is one of the first major productions we have done since Studio B was transitioned to HD.  I would have to say it was a success! We invite […]

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September 19, 2012 | Mandi Wyndham

Fall Is Here!

Autumn is in the air. I love this time of year. Saturday marks the “official” start of the fall season.  The leaves are beginning to change color, the air is getting cooler and apples are ripe for the picking at many orchards.  Not to mention FOOTBALL (my favorite sport #HTTR)!  Summer is pretty much over. […]

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July 27, 2012 | Mandi Wyndham

Backpack Journalism Session 3

Backpack Beat Coming Soon

Today, well actually the last part of this week has been such a bittersweet time for me. I am so excited that our reporters are finished with their news stories, but I am sad at the same time. The last story was completed and that means the end of the 2012 Summer Backpack Journalism Academy. […]

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July 24, 2012 | Mandi Wyndham

Backpack Journalism Editing

Telling Their Stories

I can’t believe that the day is pretty much over. Where did the day go? Oh, yeah, it flew by me and I didn’t even get a chance to see it go. WOW! Our reporters were busy today working on their stories.  Two of them even finished their stories!  I must say, this class of […]

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July 23, 2012 | Mandi Wyndham

Final Cut Pro Editing Station

Let the Editing Begin!

The words of the popular Bangles’ song, “Manic Monday” popped in my head as I was driving to MCM this morning. Was this going to be the mood of my day? I hope not! And, thankfully it wasn’t.  Today was the day that our reporters learned how to edit on Final Cut Pro.  I know […]

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July 18, 2012 | Mandi Wyndham

2012 Camp Gan Izzy

Camp Gan Izzy!

  I absolutely love what I do! Not many people get to  say that, but I am one of the fortunate ones who can! My days are never dull here at MCM. Today our reporters were on the “HOT” streets working on their stories, but we took our gear to Camp Gan Izzy of North […]

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July 17, 2012 | Mandi Wyndham

Practicing Interviewing Skills

Interviewing, Scavenger Hunt and Heat

I love day 2 of our Backpack Journalism class!  I have mentioned before that it is my favorite day of this class and today did not disappoint. In fact, I think it made me love it that much more. Our reporters are definitely on top of their game and I hope they had as much […]

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July 16, 2012 | Mandi Wyndham

Full Class

Session 3 and Camp Gan Izzy Part 2

This was such a whirlwind kind of day!  I can’t believe how fast it flew by.  It seems like one minute I was setting up for class this morning and the next we are at Camp Gan Izzy!  It was a full house this morning during our Backpack Journalism class. Today was the first class […]

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July 11, 2012 | Mandi Wyndham

More Edit Booths

Great Stories and More to Come (Video)

Our reporters finished their stories today! I’m so excited about them too! They did a fantastic job! While they were finishing up their stories, Lindsay was hard a work too. She put together a really nice video of the past two weeks.  I can’t believe that we only have one more session to go. Where […]

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July 9, 2012 | Mandi Wyndham

Learning to edit with Final Cut Pro

Editing and Session One Revisited (Video)

It was a rainy start to the day, but that didn’t stop our reporters from coming to class with their footage today! I was very pleased at the amount of work they accomplished. Today’s class focused on learning Final Cut Pro, so our reporters can edit their stories. They caught on very quickly and started […]

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