Ingesting

Hey friends!

So this week consisted of a very rich amount of training for me. Earlier on Wednesday, I filled in as a talent for a trial run of another interview news segment. It was all improvised, which made it easy. I have no experience in acting and am actually very camera shy since I'm used to being behind the lens. The test run was exciting, and yet again I've gained another perspective from a different position taking a role in production. It was very interesting to communicate to both Eric from the control room in one of my ears, and my interviewees, Antoinette or Marcy in the other. For a last minute stand in, I thought the experience was enriching and at least I can say I've tried it in case some time in the future I'm needed for some kind of talent position.

As for today, Teo taught me how to ingest the GritTV shorts which will be scheduled next week. With so many machines communicating with each other, it's kind of hard to wrap your head around how it all works. It turned out to be very simple. Just like printing to tape, I record the shorts and they are relayed to the other computer where they will now be identified by a house number. Learning this aspect of broadcast production was very important and I'm sure it will apply to a job I have in the future. Technology amazes me, and it's very valuable when you know you understand it and can use it to your advantage.

See everyone next week. Hope the weather warms up!