Being a journalist has perks.
Viewing games from the sideline or the press box, knowing players and coaches behind the scenes, and being the first to hear breaking news.
There's another perk though that has nothing to do with any benefit I could receive.
It's the way my mind works.
When I'm watching SportsCenter and they do something creative, my mind runs wild.
I want to be able to work with the limitless resources they have.
They did a story on Peyton Manning this morning (I probably paid a little more attention since I am a Manning fan) and about his attention to detail.
The shot began with the anchor just standing there talking to the camera with the anchor well in the distance.
The story was about the fact that he has a camera placed 10 yards behind him on the field on a ladder so that he can observe his footing and which direction his helmet is facing.
As the camera zoomed in, they rotated around the anchor to show that there was indeed a ladder behind him with a camera girl filming him and as he went to intro the story, he turned around and they put him on the shot that was from the ladder.
HOW CREATIVE CAN YOU GET?
It blew my mind.
It was so perfect for the story.
That's what I love.
Seeing things from a journalistic mindset.
Just something I wanted to share and if you haven't seen it, run to your tv, flip it to SportsCenter, and sit for a spell.
