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24 PRODUCTION SOUND & VIDEO – Spring 2021 VIDEO ENGINEERING The Next Generation by James Delhauer Our culture is one that places a high value in legacy. As we walk this earth in search of purpose, we often refl ect on questions about our impact or how we will be remembered. We build little empires in our own names in the hopes that our legacy will be a positive one and that when it is time to move on, it will be handed down to the next generation. The divine right of kings saw empires passed from father to son with an expectation that that which came before would be preserved. But times have changed and so must we all. Today, as we strive for things like liberty, equality, and diversity within our communities, children are no longer expected to carry on the work carried out by their parents. They are encouraged to walk their own paths in life and to discover a purpose to call their own. So when a child does choose to walk in the footsteps of their families, there is a heightened signifi cance to the decision. No longer is it a matter of duty or responsibility but one of agency; no longer passed down from father to son but also mother to daughter, mother to son, and father to daughter. I had the privilege of sitting down with three remarkable women, all of whom chose to pursue careers in video and engineering, like their fathers before them. Today, Cheyenne Wood, Haley Burnett, and Jillian Arnold talk about the legacy of video engineering in their