Nate Schick — Teaching Video Media, TV Camera Work & The Career Path From Broadcast to Classroom
The view from the platform. Sony camera, fireworks, 50-yard line. Nate Schick’s office on game day. Photo Credit: Nate Schick. Used with permission.
Nate Schick spent years behind the camera as a sports television cameraman before he ever stepped into a classroom. Today he teaches K-12 video production while still working game days on the side. Proof that you don’t have to choose between the industry and teaching it.
In this episode two CTE teachers compare notes from different corners of the state, and Nate breaks down why respect, not technique, is the first thing he teaches every student who walks into his lab.
Why It Matters
Most career conversations treat teaching and industry work as opposite paths. Nate’s career proves they run side by side. For any working professional who’s ever wondered if there’s room to teach without giving up the craft, this conversation is the answer. And it’s a reminder that the most important lesson in any production classroom isn’t a camera setting. It’s how you treat people.
About This Guest
Nate Schick is a K-12 Video Production teacher and a working sports television camera operator. He splits his time between running a student production lab and shooting live broadcasts, bringing real industry standards into the classroom and real classroom discipline back onto set. His teaching philosophy centers on respect as the foundation for everything else, technical skill included.
Nate’s Bonafides
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Respect is a big thing I teach. If you can’t respect my classroom and the others in it, good luck in life. It’s a cruel world out there, and whether it’s media related or not, take the attitude adjustment you made in here and translate it out there.
”— NATE SCHICK, K-12 VIDEO PRODUCTION TEACHER AND PROFESSIONAL CAMERA OPERATORHear This Episode
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Episode Timestamps
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After this episode, you'll know:
- Why respect is the foundation every other production skill gets built on
- How working professionals can teach without leaving the industry behind
- What real-world set standards look like when applied inside a classroom
- Why attitude and work ethic outlast any individual technical skill
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Nate teaches his students to show up ready and treat the room with respect. Same discipline applies every time you raise a camera.
Stop Shooting From the Stands →BUILD NOTE: Full transcript pending paste-in from Buzzsprout.
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