I fell asleep and forgot to post about Friday (yesterday) I guess.
I was bored without much work to do except label tapes. Kria- one of my favorite reporters at the station asked me to log her tapes for her. That means you watch the tapes and write down the dialogue- this helps time out the package and gives the producers and anchors a better idea for the story. She told me to log her two tapes with what I thought to be the most important.
Thinking I was under deadline and helping a reporter I did my best as fast as I could and took a variety of quotes so she could choose what fit her style best. As I found out she already logged her tapes- she was doing me a favor to give me experience. She had neglected to tell me that. She then asked me to write the story and then compare hers to mine. I wrote it out and handed it to her within no more than 10 minutes. She and an AP (assistant producer) were extremely impressed. Kria asked if she could pass it on to the exec. producer and the rest of the producers, I thanked her and am excited to see what the higher ups say.
I already write at the station but it would be great to give them more confidence in myself- maybe secure a future job in a tough industry. I asked Kria if I could make a real package with it for my own use. She said that she would teach me how to use the VO (voice over) equipment but that I would have to observe and learn from the cameramen how to do the video aspects of packaging because they wouldn't have time to do it for me. I plan to have at least one package by the end of the summer... hopefully by the end of next week.
I think I found my niche.
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