My New Gig

So most people have something in mind that they would call their "dream job." When I was little I was inspired by Jurassic Park to be an archaeologist. After I grew out of that dream a couple years ago, I decided that being a cameraman at sporting events was the greatest thing ever. I've seen tons and tons of montages (a la "One Shining Moment") that gave me goosebumps and made me think to myself, "I'd love to be behind that camera getting those shots."

Sure, I've grabbed a camera and shot some games at Trinity - soccer, basketball, volleyball and even intramural kickball - but I've never really gotten paid to do it. Recently I contacted The Patch - a web of local, online newspapers - to see if they had any room for someone to cover Trinity sports. They said they weren't interested in covering Trinity, but countered with asking me if I wanted to help with local, high school sports shooting video and writing articles. I agreed!

To date, I have four games under my belt - two baseball games, a softball game and even a water polo game! While I'm only filming the games to get highlights for a 2-minute video recap, I'm still really enjoying going out to games and creating a rapport with coaches and fans. Here's one of the games I shot: