Director's Cut Blog with Frank Macek

Channel 3 News has a slightly new, more colorful look starting this evening with Channel 3 News at 6 p.m. The changes include a new HD monitor wall in the back of the newsroom, another monitor wall to the right of that, and new hanging pieces that give a more colorful and interesting background to the main news set. Here are a few pictures of the finished construction:

For those of you who love a sneak peak at "behind the scenes", here are a couple of pictures from today taken by my directing colleague Matt Babb. Romona Robinson hard at work preparing for tonight's 6pm newscast. You can see a bit of Jim Donovan in the background getting ready for tonight's sportscast: Producer Carrie Young and Director Frank Macek are discussing a couple of ideas for tonight's 11pm edition of Channel 3 News. Does this look staged?: To See More Photos: Photogallery 1 - CLICK HERE Photogallery 2 - CLICK HERE

Some behind the scenes fun as Channel 3 News 6 PM producer Amanda finds a surprise waiting for her when she arrives at work. Happy Birthday Amanda!