Christopher T.

McDaniel
2010 NE Cortina Dr.
Ankeny, IA 50021
(515)-867-8265
cmcd088@aol.com | YouTube Channel | Portfolio

Education Iowa State University, Ames IA (May 2014 to December 2017)

Journalism and Mass Communication Major G.P.A. 3.24
 Bachelor of Science Degree – December 2017
 Dean’s List – Spring 2016
High School Diploma with Distinction (May 2014)
Ankeny Centennial High School, Ankeny, IA G.P.A. 3.7
Awards
 Received Principal’s Academic Excellence Award.

 Inducted into the Quill & Scroll Honor Society for high school journalists.

Internships Cyclones.TV (2014 - Present) - Iowa State University Ames, IA

 On field filming for ISU athletic events, shot video with Sony NXCam, Sony
FS7, Sony A9 and Cannon 5D Mark III DSLR.
 Cut and logged highlights/melts for ISU athletic events.

 Operated cameras/assisted in set up for various live Cyclones.TV shows.

 Shot and edited recap and promo videos, news packages and player/coach
interviews for various sports using Adobe Premiere Pro.
 Traveled with the ISU football team for road game coverage; experienced having
to work quickly under time constraints.
Greater Des Moines Baseball Co. (2015 - 2017) Des Moines, IA
 Worked three years in video production for the Iowa Cubs (AAA Affiliate)

 Directed live broadcasts, which were streamed on MiLB.com.

 Operated a 4-Play replay machine to clip off replays for the broadcast and video
board.
 Shot video with Panasonic Ak-HC 3800s and a Panasonic AJ PX 800.

 Assisted with video production for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Iowa High School
State Baseball Tournaments, which consisted of 26-28 games in 8 days.

High School Projects

Ankeny Centennial High School Video Board (Jan – Apr 2014)
 Operated video board graphics and played music for indoor Jaguar athletic
events.
Ankeny Sports Booster Club Video (Apr 2014)
 Worked with Booster Club members to produce a highlight video for Ankeny
Centennial High School athletics. The video was used at the annual end of year
fundraiser.
Ankeny Centennial High School Athletics (Aug 2013 – Mar 2014)
 Traveled with Jaguar football team to shoot and edit highlight videos for the
regular season and play-offs.
 Recorded video during several Jaguar basketball and volleyball games that were
used for end-of-year banquets and senior highlight videos.
 Shot and edited an intro video for the Jaguar wrestling teams’ home meets.
 Worked with wrestling team and the team’s parents to edit an end-of-year
banquet highlight video.
 All videos edited using Final Cut Pro.