Greg Scott Cody grew up in Bourne on Cape Cod and has always been a Boston Bruins fan.
He has had a first-hand look at the Bruins during their Stanley Cup playoff run.
A month ago, Cody began an internship with the Delaware North Companies, which own TD Bank Garden, home of the Bruins and Celtics.
He just finished his sophomore year at the New England School of Communications in Bangor and has been one of the people responsible for editing the video that is shown on the massive Jumbotron video screen.
“Everything has come full circle,” quipped Cody. “When I was a kid, I was always interested in getting on the Jumbotron. Now I’m editing videos that are shown to 20,000 fans on the Jumbotron. It’s an unbelievable experience.”
The marketing department tells John Mitchell and Fred Bowen, the interns’ bosses, what they want to show on the Jumbotron.
So Cody and the other interns will comb a ton of footage to produce the clips.
For example, on Monday night, they showed a Nathan Horton highlight clip because the Bruins winger, who suffered a season-ending concussion in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals against Vancouver, was attending the game.
“It really pumped up the crowd and it served as a ‘welcome back’ for Horton,” said the 20-year-old Cody.
“We find stuff that is relevant to what they want to accomplish,” said Cody. “They also wanted video for a ‘Thank you to the fans’ clip, so we went over some of the best video stuff showing the fans (reacting) over the past four or five years.
“Everything is a process. I love it.”
They produce 45-second game footage clips to show between periods and stream the postgame press conferences on the Internet and Skype. Clips with music showing fans dancing have been aired between periods “because we want to make sure everybody’s having a great time,” Cody said.
During the game, he is a jack-of-all-trades.
“I held the cord for the cameraman during Rene Rancourt’s national anthems Monday night,” he said, adding that being at a game is special.
“To watch and listen to everyone react is a blast,” said Cody. “It’s unbelievable.”
He works five days a week and commutes three to four hours, round trip, between Bourne and Boston.
He works a 12-hour day on game nights and doesn’t leave until 11:30 p.m.
“But I’m not tired. The fans are still chanting and going crazy, which gives you goose bumps,” said Cody.
He will earn three credit hours toward his degree and doesn’t get paid, but he said, “Getting a chance to watch the games is like being paid.”
He will work throughout the summer and said he is indebted to NESCOM for the education he has received so far. He was well prepared for his internship.
“Rod (Verrill) and the other teachers have taught me a lot. The equipment we have at NESCOM is the exact same as they have at the Garden. And the relationship we have with our teachers is great. We can talk to anyone at any time,” said Cody.
Cody had wanted to be a ship captain until he was intrigued by a video class he took in high school. NESCOM was recommended to him by a friend, Ben Gilbert.
He would love to eventually direct a live TV sports show.
He is well on his way to attaining that goal.