Savannah Parker, a fourth-year journalism major, says it was a great experience to be on set because she got to see how network-quality television is produced while working remotely.
“Watching the crew communicate with the team in New York was exciting to witness because we got to see in real time how issues arise and how they work to resolve them,” she said.
She’s now thinking about a career in audio production after getting the chance to work closely with the audio technician during the film shoot.
“There may be a multitude of other opportunities out there for me.”
Gerard Murray, also a fourth-year journalism major, says he learned a handful of new techniques and tricks from job shadowing a professional camera crew.
“It could be something as simple as using a whiteboard to bounce light and fill in a subject's face, as they did on the day of the shoot, that makes me more aware to utilize everything in my environment,” he said.
When he graduates, he hopes to find a role in television broadcasting, preferably behind the camera – something he’s already been doing as a camera operator for the MacEwan Griffins while completing his studies.
The CBS episode also revealed that Oscar-nominated producer David Permut (Hacksaw Ridge) is working on a film adaptation of Lillebuen’s book. Sam Hobkinson, best-known for Netflix’s Misha and the Wolves (which premiered at Sundance) is set to write and direct.