The Grind

So today I got more of a taste of just everyday humdrum work. My supervisor will be out for a couple of days, and there aren't really any big projects going on at the office, so today was mostly just busy work for me. We had a stack of old DVDs of commercials the company has created over the years that aren't backed up anywhere, and were just cluttering the desk space. So I went through and recorded them into .mov files through Avid, then catalogued them by company name. Quite boring, and lots of downtime while the files are exporting to the .mov format. So I watched a few tutorial videos on lighting, and did some preliminary brainstorming on new ways to incorporate embedded videos into the company's website. And that was pretty much my day. I think next week is supposed to pick up a bit more; we're going to do some shooting for a new commercial. I've already been through the very daunting task of being asked to write out a shot list - I'd never written a shot list for a professional commercial before! And these professionals are asking me to do it like it's just another piece of paperwork! Yipes. Welcome to the real world, Robert. It's exciting.