600
Seconds
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The newest, and perhaps most carefully “watched” club on campus this year is the Upper School news show, 600 Seconds. The show is broadcast on a closed circuit TV system throughout the Upper School every morning during the break between second and fourth periods. The show was named 600 Seconds for the 10 minute time-slot it was given, after the Upper School administration and club advisor, Bridget Harron, nixed the student proposed name of The Morning Quickie. The actual show has yet to reach its maximum possible length of 10 minutes. The news crew consists entirely of upperclassmen, with the exception Alex DiLeonardo (’04). Chrissy Desanctis and Ben Malone are the producers of the show; they proposed the idea for the show earlier in the year when they started taking an independent study film class with teacher Bridget Harron. Courtney Singer, Ben Malone, Brandon Stadium and Antonia Brisbourne are the shows regular hosts with the occasional appearance from Chrissy Desanctis. Behind the camera are Justin Pendergrass and Alex DiLeonardo, along with other members of the crew. Chyron (the scrolling text at the end) and switching between cameras is done by Yoshiko Shoji. Brian Deaton is the show’s director. Audio duties are shared by crew members and Ms. Harron’s daughter, Lila Battis. Each week the show has a special feature about a school related event that happened recently. The show's producers try to add a comical spin to their features, such as segments on the Choral Festival, the school sponsored Blood Drive and a Girls Field Hockey Special. In the future the show's crew also hopes to do movie reviews, and spice the show up every once in a while by doing “special” shows such as the Silent Show, in which they held up cards with the announcements on them, rather than reading them. All in all, the cast and crew feel that the show has gotten off to a successful start this year and hope to increase interest over the next couple of months. There are still a few small problems every show or two, but they will be ironed out over time. As cast member Yoshiko Shoji puts it, these wrinkles are excusable; “After all, the show is only a month and a half old”. |