audio…stream of unconsciousness
Every pre-production orientation meeting stresses the importance of audio to tell their story. Yet, at the end of the day, it is unbelievable how some directors and producers will come up to a crew and thank only the camera operator.
Making Networking…. fun? Jill Garelick says hell yes.
Networking. Say boo no more. Producer Jill Garelick helps the RTV industry grow up.
Outlets
One person in the pass van with me exclaimed, “Look at that boat sitting in the middle of nowhere, what a waste”. Sometimes shuttling to location has its own unexpected benefits.
Reality TV is Trying to Crush My Soul
I’ve known what I’ve wanted to do with my life since I was fifteen years old. I want to make movies. Good movies. Real movies, like L’avventura or Even Dwarves Started Small. When I visited LA after college, my father put ...
The glamorous life of one NYC based Supervising Producer
Someone got drunk enough tho think I would be a good producer. Did that for a few shows. Then I realized I was really best/fucking loved bossing people around so I became a Sr. Producer then a Supervising producer. I imagine I will be president soon ...
Whatever kid, I’m starving (what to order at Subway)
You know what happens next. As soon as your gaze settles on the burrito section of the Baja Fresh menu, the cast erupts in some huge story you’ve been waiting for, the director nearly shatters your eardrum yelling at you to frame up, and you look over at the ...
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cut the right corners and you have a beautiful snowflake, cut the wrong ones and everything falls to pieces.
Rants & Raves
Is there something you just can’t stand at work that bothers the h*ck out of you every day? Is there a show you love, or despise? Tell us about it! Send us your rants or raves to: dawn@iworkinrealitytv.com.
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So you think you’re a shooter
Over the last five years or so a new position has opened up on reality shows, the jr. shooter. Someone who has grown out of ACing and is ready to begin their career as a camera operator. In my opinion, it’s a position long over due but one ...
Need Inspiration for B-Roll?
Camera operators all know exactly where to go in their own cities for B-Roll. There are all the magic spots, overlooks and angles we revisit over and over.
This time lapse reel of Brandon Alperin. There are both beautiful & disturbing images, the later of the Los Angeles fires. If ...