This week has been gruelling. I've not taken time to update my online sites because I've just been too run down from the long hours.
Monday and Tuesday we set up and did a live video conference for the Presidential Debate. We connected universities across Tennessee to allow students to voice their thoughts on the debate. This represented 3 weeks of R & D, building a remote unit that can patch into existing multimedia room equipment. It also saw our new deluxe light kit used on the same day it was unboxed! Fortunately, it went off without any problems at all! I got home after midnight Tuesday, physically and mentally exhausted.
Early the next morning I was back at work. I had to drive to Knoxville to fix a bad camera in our Division Street room. Fortunately, my buddy
Xyon42 went with me on some City business. We didn't get back until 6pm, then some friends dropped by to watch some TV.
Thursday, we did a shoot at the Culp Center. Students participating in the Job Fair could come to us to leave a "Virtual Annual" video message. 10am - 5pm I interviewed students. We ended up with just about 3 hours of footage. The new light kit is awesome! It was nice to properly light a project! This was a big deal because it's the first scheduled video shoot on a weekday. We're now a production house!
Meanwhile, in normal work, I am flooded with emails from Kingsport. Lots of unrelated stuff. The guys do what they can, but I need to give it some personal attention. Unfortunately, I have no control over the network, where 90% of the problems live. I'm stretched pretty thin right now.
All this has left little time for my personal projects (or life.) I've
twittered a little, but that's it. Now that my main computer is working again, I can get back into my proper routine.
Here's an update on the projects I'm working on:
Trouble Shooters Podcast...I passionately want to do this tech podcast, but it's too late in the semester to really do it justice. I need to get ONE out as a preview for spring and encourage students to send questions.
Audio Dramas: I hate that I've had to back-burner this one. When I started on it, I was under the impression that I would have MORE free time once school began, but I now seem to have LESS free time. I need to find a co-producer for this one. Someone who can do the heavy lifting so I'm free to finesse it.
Roller Girl Doc-Series - I'm considering doing a weekly documentary on the Little City Rollergirls. It's not only good for them, I think it's interesting and kooky enough to be irresistible to the college crowd. I'll have an inside view anyhow since I'm announcing for them.
MORE STUFF - Some major work developments are going to open up the world of production to us! I've just got to learn to manage my time so I can have time to work on them!
Finally, we're heading to the Unknown Hinson show tonight at the Hideaway! If you see me, give a shout!