2007 News Budget

[phil413]

top 5 needs at your house as you see it:

1. Sat Truck
2. non-linear editing
3. can i please get a new tripod
4. can i please get that wireless mic?
5. new news cars for the crews who have the
oldies.

[east coast producer]

1. additional tape editor
2. modern producer computer in the control room that's speedier so it doesn't take hours to change a deko in ENPS.

That's it. Then I'd be happy.

[Clever Login Name]

News Director with the Kung Fu grip.

[The Mockingbird]

Originally posted by eastcoast producer:
1. additional tape editor
2. modern producer computer in the control room that's speedier so it doesn't take hours to change a deko in ENPS.

That's it. Then I'd be happy.God, I worked at one of the first newsrooms in the nation with that software.

We called it "Everybody Needs a Piece of..." (You can figure out what the S was).

Has it gotten any better?

[east coast producer]

I don't mind it. Took a few days to get accustomed to, but it does the job just fine. I only have experience with ENPS and some British software called Wincue, though.

[The Mockingbird]

Stupid green buttons...

[Produce man]

We just got Autocue. We're tapped.

[overthehill]

Hmmmm.

No mention of higher salaries?

[writer2]

New coffeepot.

[thebrain]

Originally posted by overthehill:
Hmmmm.

No mention of higher salaries?Probably because they realize that a new sat. truck is more likely...

[ISTHISTHINGON?]

5-Photographers so no one shoots own video.
4-New wireless mics
3-New cameras
2-Non-linear edit
1-More duct tape(because that's how we fix everything that doesn't make the budget. graemlins/eusa_doh.gif graemlins/eusa_doh.gif graemlins/eusa_doh.gif graemlins/eusa_doh.gif

[Sultanosurf]

- Lighting consultant without white cane...

[Almost Virga]

Sultan, is there such a thing?

I've seen three episodes of re-lighting with an expert. All were adjusted (or even dumped) within one month.