1. Hanging out in the lounge:

Whether you're just trying to relax, or get work done, The lounge is the one place where everyone in the major gathers. If our life were ironically itself a show, this is the one place where most of the social scenes would take place. It could be a conversation about conspiracy theories and the latest video game that came out, talk of that last project you worked on or did, the latest major gossip, or jokes about the one person asleep on the couches because they pulled an all nighter to get work done. When everyone is sitting in the lounge and talking to one another, it makes the people who sit in our classes seem like more than just co workers.

2. PSTV:

Television Station Management and Television Station Operations are the most talked about classes of the entire major, and it probably has something to do with how different they are from any class other college class ever taken. It’s not just a class, but an entire team. You may think you’re interested in TV production, but you will definitely know after taking this class. It’s basically doing what you would do in the industry, but more laid back. It’s the time to work as a studio crew or produce a show without the real world pressures. You will fall down and make mistakes in this class, but from these mistakes you learn, and the great thing is that it is so team oriented so you learn a lot from just the people in your class.

3. The Class CMM 375:

It’s the second most talked about class of the major, and according to many, it’s the one that will either make you or break you. For most of our classes, we are used to having a lot of projects and almost no tests, but for this one the tests are specific and rumor has it difficult. It’s also the one class that everyone says will teach you everything you really need to know. You may think you know how to use all of the equipment in a t.v studio, but after 375, you won't forget

4. Conversations as the Camera Cage:

Being a cage attendant, or so it seems is like being a bartender. Their main job it to loan out camera equipment, but in reality they do so much more than that. They are the people behind the counter that most of us go too when we need to vent about something, or if there is anything interesting to talk about. If anything in the major happens, it all starts at the camera cage and spreads out from there.

5. Learning from each other:

TV Production isn’t the kind of major you can really study from a book, or heck even learn online. It’s the kind of major that is really hands on, and it sure isn't a solitary one either. To effectively produce anything for TV production, you need a team, and to effectively learn anything, you need to be part of that team which means learning from your team members. Half the stuff I learned how to do, I learned from asking veterans in the major for help, and everyone is so helpful because we are all in this together.

6. Knowing and actually hanging out with everyone in your major:

Because TV production is one of those majors that is very group oriented, you spend lots of time with the people you go to classes with. Working together on a common goal, somehow brings people together to the point where, it happens not only academically but socially as well. Why not laugh and have a good time with the people you work with?

7. The term "fix it in post":

There will be times you go out to shoot things with your equipment, just to sit there and cringe when you come back and look through it all. When we know our footage wasn't the best we comfort ourselves with this phrase, and believe it or not talk the time, it can be done. Editing is a powerful tool that can fix a lot of problems and knowing how to use it to your advantage helps.

8. The annoyance when other majors say what we do is easy:

"Communication majors don't do anything. They have the easiest major." We have all heard these lines before, from science and nursing majors. Some think, our major is easy just because it is fun, but fun doesn’t always mean easy. TV Production is very time consuming, and it takes a lot of effort and love to make it all work. Although it is stressful and sometimes demanding, it's worth it all to see the final product.