Students Join Cal-Hi Sports as Videographers
Seniors report on Bay Area high school athletics through local sports broadcaster.
By Tatiana Viera
Seniors report on Bay Area high school athletics through local sports broadcaster.
By Tatiana Viera
Many sports fans watch broadcasts for their favorite teams and the 49ers Cal-Hi Sports is one of the main broadcasts for high school sports throughout the Bay Area.
Cal-Hi Sports often uses videography, short interviews and game highlights to inform their audience of anything important going on in the sports community.
Seniors Neekon Shahdoost and Jack Wollenweber work for Cal-Hi Sports as videographers.
“After showing (them) some of my video editing skills at a neighborhood function, (they) informed me that with more practice I could become a part of the Cal-Hi team,” said Wollenweber. “Using the skills and knowledge from Mr. Krail’s multimedia class, I was able to finally secure the job in August of last year.”
Shahdoost enjoys creating videos for the broadcast because of the exposure that he gets when reporting on sports for his future goal of becoming a play-by-play sports commentator.
“I’ve always loved making videos and loved sports and I decided to mix the two hobbies together and it’s been the most fun I’ve ever had making videos and watching sports,” said Shahdoost.
Videography is a hobby and passion that Wollenweber has taken part in since he was a kid.
“My passion for making videos started when I was young and began making stop-motion Lego videos,” said Wollenweber. “I’ve made many different types of videos.”
Shahdoost and Wollenweber enjoy their job because of the unique opportunities of reporting on high school sports that they have been given such as the end of year banquet party where they get to meet high school and professional athletes.
“My job requires me to drive to high school sports games all around the bay, shoot the games while keeping track of game statistics, drive back to Levi’s Stadium to edit the video, write a script and record a voice over. Then finally, I send the video out to the show,” said Wollenweber.
Although this job has given them opportunities in the sports industry, sometimes it proves to be a challenge when it comes to managing their time between school and work.
“There are some really late nights,” said Shahdoost. “There have been some school nights where I don’t get home until around midnight or later.”
But the best part of doing this as a job is that they have fun with it. They know when it will be a good clip to record for others to see.
“What I enjoy the most is that it doesn’t feel like a job,” said Shahdoost. “Since it's something I’ve been doing for a few years now for fun, getting paid for it is just a fun bonus.”
Cal-Hi Sports often uses videography, short interviews and game highlights to inform their audience of anything important going on in the sports community.
Seniors Neekon Shahdoost and Jack Wollenweber work for Cal-Hi Sports as videographers.
“After showing (them) some of my video editing skills at a neighborhood function, (they) informed me that with more practice I could become a part of the Cal-Hi team,” said Wollenweber. “Using the skills and knowledge from Mr. Krail’s multimedia class, I was able to finally secure the job in August of last year.”
Shahdoost enjoys creating videos for the broadcast because of the exposure that he gets when reporting on sports for his future goal of becoming a play-by-play sports commentator.
“I’ve always loved making videos and loved sports and I decided to mix the two hobbies together and it’s been the most fun I’ve ever had making videos and watching sports,” said Shahdoost.
Videography is a hobby and passion that Wollenweber has taken part in since he was a kid.
“My passion for making videos started when I was young and began making stop-motion Lego videos,” said Wollenweber. “I’ve made many different types of videos.”
Shahdoost and Wollenweber enjoy their job because of the unique opportunities of reporting on high school sports that they have been given such as the end of year banquet party where they get to meet high school and professional athletes.
“My job requires me to drive to high school sports games all around the bay, shoot the games while keeping track of game statistics, drive back to Levi’s Stadium to edit the video, write a script and record a voice over. Then finally, I send the video out to the show,” said Wollenweber.
Although this job has given them opportunities in the sports industry, sometimes it proves to be a challenge when it comes to managing their time between school and work.
“There are some really late nights,” said Shahdoost. “There have been some school nights where I don’t get home until around midnight or later.”
But the best part of doing this as a job is that they have fun with it. They know when it will be a good clip to record for others to see.
“What I enjoy the most is that it doesn’t feel like a job,” said Shahdoost. “Since it's something I’ve been doing for a few years now for fun, getting paid for it is just a fun bonus.”