Recent content by queen of blue

Does anyone know what's up with the Sinclair station in Cedar Rapids, IA? They have at LEAST 7 openings, including the General Manager. I thought about applying for the commercial producer position when it came up a few weeks ago .... but then the GM posting popped up the next day - so I...

So, there's an opening here in town. KCRG - Before I go all crazy and throw my hat back in the ring, does anybody know anything about this shop? The usual, Pay - Gear - Morale, that sort of thing. I'm not 100% sure I want to do that - there IS a blizzard outside as I write this after all. But I...

Yes, it has finally happend. My dear husband has finally landed a gig that pays enough to support us both until I get a job. After many false alarms, the winner is Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Everybody I've talked to by PM about goodness knows how many different markets .... thank you. Now if you know...

Ok, so last night - after the Weather Channel arrived in North Myrtle Beach - they started announcing that Schools in Horry County SC would not be in session today. Now that's only a problem because we ARE in session today, and we've got almost 40,000 kids! So here's MY problem.... we are...

Hey guys, we're packing for a move and we came across this thing, but nobody knows what it is. It obviously attaches to a camera of some sort, and that other thing looks like it goes on the shoulder, but we experimented with different configurations and can't come up with anything we think would...

Ok, so I experienced something new today. Plugged a boom mic into 20' XLR cable and then into the camera. Suddenly I'm listening to a local radio station. Plug headphones directly into base of the mic, still hearing radio station. Guess I'm not using the boom mic today. Subject tells me that...

We just heard that as of March 1st, manufactuers will no longer be able to import TV's over 27 inches that have only an analog tuner in them. FCC rule. Anybody know if this is correct, or where I could go to find out? I tried the FCC website, but it's pretty much useless. This has HUGE...

Ok, so I'm shopping for new tripods. So far I'm looking at the Bogen 3191 with 3141B-516 head and the Miller DS-20 System. They appear to me to be about the same, except that the Miller costs roughly twice as much as the Bogen. Why is that? I know the case is included with the Miller system...

Ok, this sounds so dumb, I almost hate to ask it .... but - Somebody at lunch today made the observation that when we do interview style shows, we always put the interviewer on the left. (As you're looking at it) But when we started thinking about it, in "real TV" the talent is almost...

Ok, so a friend of mine - an actual friend, not the hypothetical "friend" is looking at a really good chance to go to WHDH in Boston. This particlar person is a reporter, not a photog, but is a little skittish because their last gig was at a shop that burned them out on the business - a real...

The boss just handed the new guy this camera. He's been trying to find some reviews on it, but no luck. Anybody here have any experience with these Mini DV cameras?

We're thinking about getting some of these for the schools. Has anybody used this one? Any advantages/disadvantages for this camera over a different one at similar price point? What is this stuff about having a single 2.0 megapixel CCD with an integrated RGB Primary Color Filter? How would that...

Ok, I hate to do it ... but here goes.... My move to Washington DC fell through..... (all together now AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH) So - New Bern / Havelock, NC it is. While I admit that right off the bat it doesn't exicte me like the idea of moving to Washington did, it seems to me that there could be...

Ok - I'm going to stick my neck out here. Here's a link to a project that I've done for the district. Horry County Schools: An Overview This was done as a recruiting video directed at new teachers coming out of college. I've decided that overall I'm pretty happy with it, and would like to...

Anybody know anything about this stuff? (High Resolution Composite, that is.) The *ahem* consultants that the district has for our new studio are suggesting that we ditch all our crappy old BNC, S-V, and plain old RCA plugs(Thank god on that one) They claim that S-V is one the way out, and...