Ryan Little

As an associate producer at Slooh, I was responsible for many aspects of our web video content. I reached out to prospective guests and feed partners for live webcasts about space and astronomy. During these webcasts, I would act as technical director – selecting shots and graphics, adjusting audio levels, running breaks for promos, giving time cues to hosts, monitoring our live feeds and chatrooms, and much more. Following the webcasts, I would select highlights from the show and then cut these segments down into more digestible clips, clean up the audio and video, and upload the completed projects to our websites. I was also in charge of shooting and editing promotional videos for the website and teases for upcoming shows. Achievements include coordinating a live webcast from Indonesia of a total solar eclipse, which reached a viewship of over 700,000 people. I also coordinated feed partners and acted as a technical director for a unique “mega harvest moon eclipse” show which had an audience of over three million people.

I was a jack of all trades at Western Mass News, where I often worked in the studio, the newsroom and the field to help produce high quality news content under tight deadlines on a daily basis. News Editors cut packages, VOs, SOTs, and special projects using Avid Newscutter 10 in a fast-paced news environment with tight deadlines. Videographer: Work closely with reporters, assignment editors and producers to develop, shoot and edit daily news stories, features and live shots from the field. I covered a variety of stories including but not limited to human interest stories, political events, sporting events, hazardous weather and community outreach for the station. I have also covered national news stories including the arrest of a Western Massachusetts man accused of planning to detonate pressure cooker bombs on a university campus. Studio Experience: I operated live cameras, teleprompters and directed talent from the studio floor.

I worked with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in their live broadcasts of the Hall of Fame Enshrinement Press Conference and Family Reunion Dinner. I helped set up A/V equipment including monitors, cameras, switchers, projection screens and operated cameras during the broadcasts.