John Cumming

I am a Jack of all trades and a master of some, but mostly none.

Strengths:

• Idea creation, problem solving and management
• Internet application development
• Video and post production
• Digital photography
• Static and interactive graphic design
• Software design and development.
• Dealing with MCTV 15 board!

• Dealing with MCTV 15 board!
• Saying 'Yes'
• Spelling and grammar. Dyslexia is a wonderful thing to have
• Too much work and not enough play. Or is it the other way round?
• Have not made my first feature movie
• Do not watch sports
• Can't handle the full email inbox problem ... it's just too much.
• Research a Topic To Death!

• To raise the production quailty by helping get a new character titler.
• Design, purchase and deploy an affordable 'studio-in-a-box'.
• Improve the media server to greatly improve MCTV 15 onscreen presentation. Short form programing including public service announcements, upcoming show details and simplified scheduling will be possible.
• Spearhead new service contracts between MCTV 15 and local government and non-profit organizations. Including policy updates, initial contract negotiation and producer role in the first contracts.

• A plan for an effective very-low budget video production and editing system.
  This has been completed twice over. One for our old Studio 174 and again as we moved in to Studio COS.
• Purchase and test equipment for studio
  Again, done for both studios.
• Assist operations manager and program director with workflow and planning.
  On going.
• A new web site that can be updated by anyone from a simple web browser. Got Wiki?.
  You are looking at it, baby! This site has been up and running since 2003.
• Training for staff and volunteers in basic video production techniques.
  On going.
• Mentoring with Non-Linear Editing (NLE) system use.
  On going.
• A new cablecast bulletin board system to replace 'Big Blue'
  Done. Big blue is long gone. Long live the media server.
• Design a new cablecast video serving system from inexpensive off-the-self parts and some custom programming.
  Done. The media server does both jobs. It plays back video and displays the bulletin board messages.