Anyone work in TV, Film, Broadcast etc.....
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Broadcast Engineer.
Cable News, it's kinda fun. get to go some to some pretty cool places. Can't stand most of the people though. Nobody gives a s*** and then bitches about stuff breaking, but they don't do their part to keep the gear in decent shape. And it's always the "why me" bulls***. The pay is decent though. Can't complain too much.
We primarily use JVC Digital S and Sony Betacam SP. We get a bit of betacam SX, VHS, DVD, MiniDV, and DVcam. JVC edit controllers, couple ancient Avids...
Cable News, it's kinda fun. get to go some to some pretty cool places. Can't stand most of the people though. Nobody gives a s*** and then bitches about stuff breaking, but they don't do their part to keep the gear in decent shape. And it's always the "why me" bulls***. The pay is decent though. Can't complain too much.
We primarily use JVC Digital S and Sony Betacam SP. We get a bit of betacam SX, VHS, DVD, MiniDV, and DVcam. JVC edit controllers, couple ancient Avids...
I'm a freelance audio mixer. I work with a videographer here in Sarasota. He and I mostly work on sports features for ESPN (and all their variants - Classic, 2, etc...) and FoxSports. I also have been doing alot more network news (NBC Nightly News and The Today Show and ABC's Good Morning America...) this last year. But we pretty much work for anyone who pays. We shoot on Sony Betacam SP and Panasonic HiDef (Varicam), plus occasional DV. I also own a small ProTools audio recording system based on an iBook that I can do remote recordings with. Lately, I've been considering partnering on a new digital satellite truck based on the Sprinter platform - but I'm not sure the partnership would work.
I work in pro audio and video sales, and have the local CBS & NBC stations as customers as well as several radio and TV stations accross the country. I'm not bragging; just stating that I'm closely knit in that field, but not directly in it. I don't deal in the real high end broadcast, but I talk with a lot of people in this business daily 
Anyone out there using tapeless recording/solid state memory like Focus Enhancements' Firestore devices? this is becoming hugely popular now in the videography and prosumer markets, and seems to be starting the end of tape-based recording (except for backup).
Anyone out there using tapeless recording/solid state memory like Focus Enhancements' Firestore devices? this is becoming hugely popular now in the videography and prosumer markets, and seems to be starting the end of tape-based recording (except for backup).
used to work for dielectric... worked on some pretty crazy antenna's anywhere from a couple hundred pound fm antenna all the way up to an 80ton monster tv antenna....my dad was their head of sales... he now works for stainless inc. (tower company specializing in 800-1200 ft towers)
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Hmm, the sprinter. That one of the ones that the dish slides out the back doors of the truck?
Im 3rd generation in broadcasting. Grandfather was ABC Sports, Dad was NBC, a couple smaller companies and now he's with CBS.
Most of the networks are looking at the tapeless stuff. We had a couple demostrations of the cameras. CBS is using the ones that record on a DVD. Can't remember the brand though. FOX news is planning on going tapeless by 2008 or something.
Im 3rd generation in broadcasting. Grandfather was ABC Sports, Dad was NBC, a couple smaller companies and now he's with CBS.
Most of the networks are looking at the tapeless stuff. We had a couple demostrations of the cameras. CBS is using the ones that record on a DVD. Can't remember the brand though. FOX news is planning on going tapeless by 2008 or something.
Mike R said:
No, the Sprinter van platform (Mercedes, now Chrysler). It has a top mounted dish. It would be an all digital truck. Amps would be on top of the van. Maybe two tape machines but not for cut edits. We would probably load a Final Cut system on an apple laptop for an edit system. But I'm not sure if I want to get partnered up (financially) on this one. The guy who's buying it doesn't have a good track record for his last two business ideas. He would front most of the money. I would probably be in for $50K. I just can't stand to lose that money. That's kind of the way it's been explained to me is don't invest what you can't afford to lose. Somewhere along the way you have to take a risk though. I'm not sure I want to risk this one. A couple of thousand yeah, $50K not so much. I'll probably end up learning the truck though. I may be an operator at some point.
Here's a direct link to the company that's building the truck (they're in Clearwater, FL - about an hour from us) and the ENG sprinter truck. I've been up there once, it's actually a neat place. There's enough room inside for a couple of people. As long as you're not taller than 6', you can stand up inside of it without hunching. Plus, because it's a sprinter you don't need a special license to drive it.
http://www.frontlinecomm.com/broadcast/eng_dsng_sprinter.htm
http://www.frontlinecomm.com/broadcast/eng_dsng_sprinter.htm
Free-lance motion graphics. Formats include the obvious NTSC and other compression formats. I use two G5's with dual proc's for my final cut pro editing station. Pretty much everything I make is from After-Effects, iMotion, 3DSMax.
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I'm a freelance assistant editor working for a production company in LA. I sit at an Avid all day long prepping footage and shows for online and other s***. The show I currently work on a show for the discovery channel. We shoot NTSC DVcam and deliver on Digibeta. Before that I was at MTV for a year on various shows that I'm too embarrased to mention. And before that I worked on the world poker tour doing graphics on After Effects.
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it's funny because all of you jobs are related to mine - I don't have a real title but I work for a small production company / rental house / post house
we have all video ( CineAlta HD, VariCam, HDV, Digibeta, DVCPro 50/25, DVCam, Mini DV)
We also have DAT sound packages and Big AV mix boards for large meetings and events.
we cut on Smoke or Final Cut depending on the need for HD or SD.
I do a lot of work with local news at the station or on location. Movies (All the M. Night movies are done here which is good work) Freelance sound, Camera AC, AD, encoding, 2d graphics/print/some html & flash whatever it calls for.
We operate as a company but we are really just 7 freelancers who are on a salary and are guaranteed a pay check at the end of the week.
I love my job and i hate not being in control 100%.
thanks for the replys
??????? just ranting!
we have all video ( CineAlta HD, VariCam, HDV, Digibeta, DVCPro 50/25, DVCam, Mini DV)
We also have DAT sound packages and Big AV mix boards for large meetings and events.
we cut on Smoke or Final Cut depending on the need for HD or SD.
I do a lot of work with local news at the station or on location. Movies (All the M. Night movies are done here which is good work) Freelance sound, Camera AC, AD, encoding, 2d graphics/print/some html & flash whatever it calls for.
We operate as a company but we are really just 7 freelancers who are on a salary and are guaranteed a pay check at the end of the week.
I love my job and i hate not being in control 100%.
thanks for the replys
??????? just ranting!
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mountjonas said:
I was offered the chance to train on an Avid Media Composer system back in '99 but I chose to concentrate on ProTools learning to post audio. Some days I kick myself for not spending more time in Avid, but hey you can't cry over spilled milk. Maybe once a year I get to a chance to work doing post audio mixing so I still keep the chops, but I'm mainly a field guy now. How do you like being in LA?
cable43 said:
Sounds cool. It's nice to do a lot of different jobs - you don't get bored quite so easily. I've been thinking of getting out of the freelance world and getting on with a production house. Some days I HATE being freelance - being on call 24/7 sucks. But then again I make more now as a freelancer than I did when I was staff plus I work about half as often.
rjmhotrod said:
I know avid quite well, and I'd rather know pro-tools. I can't stand avid.
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rjmhotrod said:
I love Avid. The interface makes so much more sense than Final Cut Pro. The both have their advantages and disadvantages, but on a timeline of over 15 minutes, Avid all the way. Media composer has changed some since 99. We're still on the meridian hardware since it works, although I'd like to get my hands on an adrenaline system.
You can still learn avid with xpress or even avid free. Some days I kick myself for not knowing ProTools, but I'm starting to move more towards online editing, so now I've got to learn on a Symphony system.
As for LA, I can't complain too much. I've been steadily employed since I moved out here in '01. My college friends and I moved out here with two contacts from internships and somehow we managed to make it out okay. How's the market out there in florida?
I've been plying with our Smoke recently. I'm trying to learn at night and whenever I can. I hear Smoke editor are doing pretty well (over 150K avg) but we'll see I already spend sooo much time in front of a computer I like being in the field some daysrjmhotrod said:
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cable43 said:
*shudders at the thought of being in production again*
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