OK, so I have dropped History 2010, however, I have added it to my plate for fall, I just think five weeks is way too fast to study something like history. It’ll make the tests easier on me.

Oh, bri2kprods, give me a shout on AIM and I’ll get that guide over to you.

Not much going on this week, just trying to get through this History 2010 class and get it out of the way.

Am trying to get my videotapes logged and back in order. I am having to relog my Match Game episodes because I didn’t have it backed up and, well, the internet archives just plain suck, I got every page back but that one. I wonder why…

My thoughts on the all-star game in MLB… blah. What an exciting snooze fest.

And did I mention I am addicted to Nick GAS now, Finders Keepers makes for a great bedtime show. 😛

Say hello to the newest intern at WCYB-TV 5. I start with a week of 9-6 training on August 14th (after my History 2010 class ends which would conflict with that).

Booyeah!

Normally by this point, the night before an interview, I am a nervous wreck. Surprisingly, I am at peace and calm. This is quite unusual. Maybe I am finally confident in myself for once in my life. At least I’m not letting it overload myself. I just plan to convince them that I want to do a good job for them tomorrow, and not make an ass of myself (don’t worry, there is not a chance in hell of that happening).

TV Production also wraps up tomorrow. By the luck of the fates, I get to interview Greg in one part of one of the programs tomorrow. He will get grilled for about 90-120 seconds. 😛

Ta ta for now.

My interview is set for Friday at 2:00 PM… I think I’ve pretty much got it, seeming as how there is a lack of competition. If I don’t get it, I’ll be very, very surprised.

I directed Bust-a-Grade this morning… oh man, what a disaster. I got a B, but the rest is a loooong story. I’ll save that for another entry.

Heck, I might just encode a video of the worst seven minutes I’ve directed to date.

I know I can do better than I did, and I will do better given the opportunity again.

Well, not much more to say now, hope everyone had a good 4th.

Greg and I are going to watch the fireworks at Liberty Bell Park tomorrow, provided we don’t cook in the heat first. Now, is there anywhere else that does fireworks on the 3rd, even though it’s on a Monday, and the 4th is on a Tuesday? It makes no sense to either of us, but that’s the way it goes.

I can’t help but feel anxious however regarding the pending internship, it feels like it’s a year away even though it will be later this month.

EDIT:Finally ditched the old pic of me and got a better looking one.

I have been contacted by the head of the news department, and was told that if I get it, I would start at the end of this month. He’ll set up an appointment, more than likely an interview, next week. This is the most exciting thing to happen all year long.

🙂

So, the final exercise in TV Production starts tomorrow, with the first of four days of taping (we get Monday and Tuesday off for the holiday). And the run-through, which we did tape, was something that will be played next year as a blooper at the alumni/student picnic. It’s beyond description. Let’s just say that it will go much better tomorrow.

Also, the head of the Broadcasting department, Tom, came up to me yesterday and asked if I would be interested in an internship through the Virginia Association of Broadcasters at WCYB in Bristol. (For those of you not from this market, that is Channel 5, NBC affiliate). What an amazing opportunity. He said it would be for fall or maybe just before it. I am eligible because I graduated from a Virginia high school. If I get it, it’s 20 hours per week as a news videographer. It’s a start, I hope you all are pulling for me to get this, so far I don’t think there is any competition…

Time to study cues and commands again…

I think the person who will relate the most to this post will be thegreateze. Here goes…

There are certain people in my TV Production class that are just plain whiny persons. This last exercise we have done (which wraps up with the third day of taping tomorrow), is the Talk Demo exercise. What it bascially comprises of is two cameras, with camera one breaking to get three different shots in the four minute demonstration of whatever (how to make a cake, etc.), a title card (with CG graphics over it), then a close up on the desk with the demonstation taking place, then back to get a chroma key board as the demo (the talent) reviews the steps (CG chromakeyed on the board). The direction is not that hard, just a lot to remember and the trick is remembering when to do it.

When we set up on the first day of taping last Thursday, the first director took at least twenty minutes to get the stuff set up. It should have taken no more than five or six. I’m the floor manager in this, and all I have to keep hearing on the headset is something along the lines of, “I wish I could have a nervous breakdown.”, or stuff relating to how she’s going to screw up future assignments.

I’m sorry, but for one thing, if you can’t do this stuff, then why the hell are you in the class, let alone a broadcasting major? Just constantly being negative about how you’re going to do is not the attitude to have.

But wait, there’s more… the first try was a practice run to be watched and critiqued by the whole class. A “free time” as the teacher calls it, then we do it again for keeps right after. I had to mention to the director that I never got a 30 second or a wrap cue to give to the talent, and about four other people in the control room got mad at me, I just politely walked out not saying a word, I had made my point clear. I need the cues to give to the damn talent.

There is one more thing I must mention here… this girl (who will mercifully remain nameless), is the president of Alpha Sigma Iota. Yes, that’s right, she’s the president of the broadcasting fraternity. If that’s not proof that everything runs on cliques in college, high school, or whatever, I don’t know what is. That’s why I don’t ever want to be part of a clique or any such social gathering, it’s degrading and just below my level so much, not that I’m so much better than everyone else, I’m not, but I don’t have to stoop that low. I considered joining for a while, but I don’t want to now, that much is certain.

Time to get off the soapbox. Need to go run through my cues and commands for tomorrow.