Cory
Beard
Photog says:
"Do you want to be on TV?"
Really
means: "The desk screwed up again. I need a couple
of MOS's for the newscast that starts in 15 minutes."
Darren
Zimmerman
Photog says:
"Ah, crap. Looks like I'm having some technical problems with the
camera again"
Really
means: "I forget to bring tapes."
Darren
Zimmerman
Photog says:
"Ah, crap. Looks like I'm having some technical problems with the
camera again"
Really
means: "I forget to bring tapes."
Andy
Coulter
Photog says:
"I don't thing we need that shot, besides, it won't work in the story
anyway."
Really
means: "My hands are too cold to shoot that and
I don't feel like looking for file video."
Andy
Coulter
Photog says:
"I don't thing we need that shot, besides, it won't work in the story
anyway."
Really
means: "My hands are too cold to shoot that and
I don't feel like looking for file video."
Anonymous
Photog
Photog says:
"Have you finished the story yet?"
Really
means: "You have been working on the best story
i have ever read and shot for 5 hours. It only took us 20 mins to
shoot the story, and you will give me only 10 mins to f--k it up in
editing. Thanks! "
Jason Youngblood
Photog says:
"I got it down to a minute thirty."
Really
means: "I cut out your 20 second stand-up."
jobob
Photog says:
" I am still waiting on the interview for my vosot and cannot leave..."
Really
means: "I finished 20 minutes ago, the night shift
guy can do whatever breaking news,"press release," you've had on your
desk for 24 hours, cause nothing else is happening."
Anonymous
Photog
Photog says:
"I need to get my mic stand from the car."
Really
means: "Let me get the reporter."
Chris
Swope WSAW-TV Wausaw, WI
Photog says:
" Back in a minute, I'm going for gas."
Really
means: "See you in an hour. I'm using the gas card
to pay for lunch."
Anonymous
Photog
Photog says:
"I might not make my slot."
Really
means: "If the god-damn cheap ass company would
spend money to have more than 4 working (sometimes) edit bays, 2 of
which are taken up by in-house editors, the third taken over by the
anchor/reporter who does his packages "in" the edit booth, and then
fighting over the last edit bay with other 4 other photogs with their
packages who have lined up outside the booth like airplanes at JFK
in a snow-storm, then I might be able to wall-paper this puppy soon..."
Scott
Onnen & Andrew Lucas KPTM-TV Omaha, NE
Photog says:
"No... I wasn't driving down Farnam street between 1 and 1:30 pm this
afternoon...why?"
Really
means:"I guess that lady I honked at today on Farnam
street did have a cell phone"
Baron Pittenger KRDO-TV
Photog says:
"I'm gonna get a weather shot."
Really
means: "I'm getting the hell outta this newsroom
so it doesn't look like I'm loafing!"
Robyn
Young WGBA-TV Green Bay, WI
Photog says:
"Don't worry, we'll be fine. I'm a good driver!
Really
means: "I'm driving the live truck 75 mph on this
rain-slicked highway because I wasn't expecting tonight's live shot
and I have a hot date."
Jake
Blues WFTX-TV Ft. Myers, FL
Photog says:
"I hope you like the standup... I got a little creative."
Really
means: "I tripped on the walk, but it was the only
one you got right."
CJ
Wilson AlaskaSuperStation Anchorage, Alaska
Photog says:
"Lemme get real close to the speaker to capture the emotions."
Really
means: "DAMN...forgot to replace the battery in
the wireless mic.
Photog says:
"The Natural Light look is In now."
Really
means: "Damn batteries...you'd think they'd last
longer from the LAST shoot."
John
Strickland WEAR-TV Pensacola, FL
Photog says:
"The reporter and I talked and we've got some interesting angles to
this story."
Really
means:"I've got 2:00 minutes worth of nat sound
that I'm using no matter how long it's going to be. You might as well
give me a whole block."
Laz
Abalos KMBC-TV Kansas City, MO
Photog says:
"Hey let me see the tape before you log it!"
Really
means:"I don't remember if I white-balanced before
the interview..."
