Without the crew there is no show. Behind the scenes action is faster paced and more exciting than anything that happens on camera, and the opportunities available to you are endless.

Fast Track works with only the state of the art equipment that you can get quality time in front of. You can take the role of the director and call all the shots, or maybe you’d like to work the audio board, or design all the graphics for the show? Maybe you’re interested in getting time behind the lens of one of our giant cameras? Could you handle producing all the video for the show, or running the teleprompter? If you’re up for the challenge we have it for you! The show is in your hands and each position allows you to be in front of a different piece of equipment that are used in real newsrooms and master that craft. It requires teamwork, problem solving skills, and quick thinking.

There are also writers and post production editors that contribute to the show. Want to hear your words on T.V.? If you are head writer for Fast Track you get to write the script and put the show together. It’s a great outlet to learn how to write for television and master that craft. As the post production editor you are the last person who sees the show before it hits our television screens. It’s your job to make sure all the awkward pauses are gone and to include the left out graphics or video footage. You clean up to loose ends. All these jobs make or break the show, can you handle it?

Anthony Cassara
Hi, my name is Anthony Cassara and I’m from Burr Ridge, Illinois. I’m a Media Technology major and I have a minor in OLS and Film Studies. I’m the founder and director of Video Services for True Productions, the company I started in early 2000 to provide professional video services for individuals and businesses. I really enjoy golf, baseball, and racquetball, as well as working with electronics and technology. On Fast Track I’m the director and I am in charge of setting up all the camera shots and making sure everything runs smoothly. You can visit my Web Site at http://www.trueproductions.net. I have two sisters, Stephanie, 23, a Purdue University graduate, and Danielle, 19, currently a Purdue freshman and a member of the Chi Omega sorority. My mom and dad are also a major part of my life and support me through all my decisions.

Han Bin Hong
I started college as a computer science major, but by my junior year I
realized that what I like most about the computer is the unlimited creative
potential it brings to the art and craft of video production.  I
particularly like editing and creating original animations.  In classes at
Purdue I have learned a great deal about studio production and I have
enjoyed exploring the limits of the new digital equipment the Communications
Department has recently acquired.

Tony Blackburn

Alison Banks

Renata Hulyk
Hi, I’m Renata Hulyk, the VTR operator for Fast Track News Magazine. Doing the VTR is a very important job. Without the VTR operator a news show would cease to exist. So, what do I have to do? I come in to class on taping days about an hour early to put all the tapes in order, and in their correct container labeled with a letter of the alphabet. Then, the fun starts... I have to cue all the tapes to two seconds before the first sound comes out. So, after all that is done, it’s time to start the show. The tapes are the ones that have all the stories on them that we use for the show. I have to stick the tapes into the right VTR machine, either A or B. I have to start and stop the tape when the director tells me, and I have to know when the story starts and finishes. The VTR operator’s job was really confusing at the beginning, and very overwhelming. It has gotten a lot easier and I have actually had a lot of fun doing it, I’ve also learned a lot.

Adam Dodge
Hi, I’m Adam Dodge. I have a keen interest in the moving picture. I’ve been involved with video and working with a camera for a couple of years. I have no idea what I want to do in the future and I have no one that I look up to. I go to Purdue University and I design graphics and do post production editing for Fast Track News Magazine. I’ve really enjoyed all the opportunities Fast Track has provided me with.