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Cable8Productionshasbeenoperatingforyearsforacouplehoursanight,everynight.Now,afterayearofplanninganddevelopment,ourcampustelevisionstationwillbegoing24/7.SamanthaJohnson,Cable8
’s
presidentandgeneralmanager,saidthischangewilloffernumerousbeneitsforitsviewers.“ItmeansthatwheneveryouwanttowatchCable8itwillbeon,”Johnsonsaid.“Peopledon’thavetowaituntilseventoseetheirshow.Itwillbeonwhentheygethomefromschool.”Johnson,alongwiththeotherpeopleontheexecutiveboard,hasbeenworkingoutallthekinkstoperfecttheproject,whichwillbeginwithinthenextcalendaryear.Manystudentsmaynotbeentirelysurewhatgoing24/7actuallymeansforCable8.
See“24/7”Page6
CABLE 8 PRODUCTIONS - WASHINGTON STATE
P.L.U.G.E
 
DECEMBER 2009
 
 the
Cable8Goes24/7
By:KelseyCarey
Studio41
MakesItsMark 
By:CourtneyGoss
AsthelegendaryEdwardR.Murrowmighthavesaidsomanyyearsago,“This,is
Studio41
.”IfMurrowwerestillalivetoday,Ibelievehewouldbeveryproudofthisshow.Eventhough
Studio41
isanewtoCable8thisyear,itisalreadymakinganameforitself.ProducerAllieDemopoulossaid
Studio41i
sashowbasedonEdwardR.Murrow’sinvestigativestyleofjournalism.“(Itshows)thereasonswhywearehereatWashingtonStateUniversity,”shesaid.DirectorNickTaschesaid
Studio41
isoneofCable8‘smoreseriousshows.
See“Studio41”Page6
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 Senior Spotlight
By:DanielleGilbertson
 
SeniorScottPerry,directorofGarageFilm,hashadapassionforilmmakingsinceageten.Hisinterestbeganafterviewingofthemovie
 Jaws
fortheirsttime,hesaid.“AsIsatandwatched
 Jaws,
mymindwasblown,”hesaid.“Iwonderedhowallofthatcouldbeputtogether.”Perry’scuriosityforthisilmallowedhimtopracticeilmmakingathisownhouseasachild.Hecontinuedhishobbythroughouthighschoolwithfriends,whileparticipatinginilmprojects,includingrealitymoviesthatrelectedhisownlifeexperiences,hesaid.However,Perry’spassionforilmmakingdidnotendwithhighschool.AshebecameinvolvedwithCable8Productions
hisjunioryearincollege,hehadtheopportunitytousehistalents.“Istartedoffasacrewmemberwith
 AlwaysontheMovie
,”hesaid.“Thiswasmypracticeroundwhichleadmetodirectmyownshow.”Bringingtogetherhishighschoolexperiences,hecameupwiththeideaofashowhewouldcall
GarageFilm.
“Iwantedtoputallofmypassiontogetherinawaythatwouldbeatributefrommypastandarelectionofmyownmindandmycreation,”hesaid.“Alotofthethingsin
GarageFilm
areanalterationofwhathashappenedinmyownlife.”Afterbringinghisproposalof
GarageFilm
toCable8,hewashesitantthattheshowwouldfallthrough.“It’sallabouttakingrisks,”hesaid.“Youhavetotakerisksifyouwanttodowhatyoulove.Sometimesyouhavetolookbeyondyourtalenttomotivateyourselftodobigthings.”
GarageFilm
hasbeenasuccessandhasinspiredPerrytoenterintodifferentgenresofilmmaking.Perrybelievesthegreatestsuccessoftheilmmakingprocessiswatchingtheinishedproduct.“Afeelingofaccomplishmentovercomesyou,”hesaid.“WhenIlookatmyownlifeandseeitrelectedinmymovies,itmakesmewanttotakemytalentfurther.”Perryplanstocontinueilmmakingafterhiscollegecareer.Hisdreamoccupationistobecomeailmeditor.“Ilookbackatwheremypassionformoviesbegan,andwhereithasbroughtmenow,”hesaid.“It’samazing.”
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Cable8goes
InsidetheLines
By:AmyJensen
PAGE 3 THE P.L.U.G.E.
 
Cable8’s
InsidetheLines
isasport’soriented,broadcastwhichrecognizesoutstandingathletesfortheirachievementsandkeepstheWSUstudentsontrackwithwhat’shappeninginsideCougarsports.Fromfootballtosoccertobasketballtorowing,thisshowhasgotitcovered.ProducerGavinHarrisandDirectorDevonBowmansaidtheirinspirationstobecomeapartoftheshowcamefromtheirloveofsportsentertainmentandtheirwantingtogivetheathletestherecognitiontheydeserve.Thereareseveralsegmentstotheshowwhichfocusondifferentanglesofsportsentertainment.Ofcourse,thereisyourtypical“hottopics”discussionbeinggiventoyoubytwoknowledgeableanchors.However,therearealsodifferentaspectsoftheshowthatpresentotherformsofenjoyablesportsorientedtelevision.“Wewanttoinvolvethestudentsintheproductionwhilecateringtotheirinterests,”seniorandbroadcastproductionmajorDevonBowmansaid.OneofthesegmentsoftheshowknownasFace-Offconsistsoftwocommentatorsinadebatestylediscussionoverissuesthateithertypicallyconcernprofessionalorcollegiatesportsthroughoutthenation.Thetwoareaccompaniedbyamediatorwhodecidesthewinnerofeachtopicaswelltheoverallvictorofthedebate.Addingtothelistofsegmentsarealsoone-on-oneinterviewswithCougarathletesandhighlightsfromgamesplayedthroughouttheweekinCougarsports.Thusfarintothesemester,interviewshaveincludedthosefromfootballfreshmanwidereceiverJaredKarstetterandwomen’ssoccerhead-coachMattPotter.Thedynamiccollaborationofthevarietyofsegmentswillgrabtheattentionofeventhemostsportsdensefanstothetelevisionscreen.Forthefollowingtermtheduoandtherestoftheproductionteamhavehighhopesofaddingandalteringvariousbitsoftheshow.“Forstarters,animprovementonthegraphicsaswellasreformattingtheFace-Offsegmentareofhighinteresttousasateamfornextsemester’sbroadcasts,”Harrissaid.TheideaofalteringFace-offfroma
Pardon
TheInterruption
or
 AroundtheHorn
styledebatetoamorelaidbackcasualdiscussionlikethatof
OutsidetheLines
(allofwhichareregularbroadcastsonSportsCenter)wouldmeanamoreintimatediscussionbetweenthoseinvolvedratherthanaharshbiasedinteraction,whichisexactlywhattheteamislookingfor.“Wejustwanttodowhat’smostinterestingtotheviewers,”Harrissaid.Ifyouindyourselflackingasadedicatedand“trueCougarfan”andoftenfailtoattendweeklysportsmatches,
InsidetheLines
providesyouthebestandmostentertainingformofweeklysportsupdates.NewepisodesoftheshowarepremieredonFridaystogiveyoutherundownofwhathappenedinWAZZUsportsduringtheweek.
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