Office Day

Jenny:

Well, we started today off in the office just finishing up the last of the PTSD editing and putting in the templates for the text. Meagan worked on that pretty much all morning. While I was going down the checklist of things to do. I had to call the Abbeville and Cherokee Chambers to find stories. That worked out pretty well, it was just a matter of finding the people to book the stories with. I called several places to try and book some interviews for July 5th (not really thinking that the day before is a national holiday). So, booking didn't go as smoothly as I had wanted it to. But, tomorrow I will keep trying. Tabitha also wants us to find a county with some stories that are of interest to us and so far I think I have mine picked out. Just need to do a little more digging. 

Around 3:30 Meagan and I ventured off to the Sumter studio to help them this week on Making it Grow. This is the part of the week that I look forward to- next to when we go out and do the shoots. The crew there is so inviting and fun. We showed up just in time for the snack sesh! We had substation with Greenbrier Farm's homemade bread and pesto! It was sooo good! The guest for the week so nice!! After the show we pretty much went shopping with all that she had brought. I took home a loaf of bread, pesto sauce, some italian chorizo sausage, and some peaches and plums! Next week is Rowland's last show so the studio is getting ready for that and I hope to come back next week!!

Meagan:

I think I can say I am becoming a pro at Final Cut Pro now. I worked on the PTSD interview project pretty much all day. We cut the interviewee’s answers and replaced the questions with wrapping text on a full screen graphic. I went back and checked all the sound levels to make sure they were peeking around -12 and transitioning smoothly. Now the sound flows “smooth as butta” (in a Boston accent).  The next task is to add in music and make sure it is… well… perfect! The perfectionist in me is definitely taking over in editing this week, which has its pros and cons. Pros: the interviews will all be cohesive and flow the same with flawless transitions (if I must say so myself). Cons: spending painstaking time making this happen. But I’d say the Pros outweigh the Cons in this situation, so painstaking editing it is! (*Please acknowledge the hint of sarcasm and keep in mind that I really do love editing anything and everything.)

Well before we knew it, the clock struck 3:30. What’s so special about 3:30 on a Tuesday afternoon? Making It Grow! Jenny and I jumped in “Ranger the 2^nd”, my car, and set out for our road trip to Sumter. Over the river and through the woods, to Making it Grow we go! When we got there we met up with Destinee, the summer intern in Sumter, and watched how she is logging tapes to make a special show for retiring host, Rowland Alston. It was really cool to watch old footage and see the set then versus now and the range of guests that were featured on the show. I can’t wait to see the final product and record his final episode on a VHS, considering the fact that I still do not have DVR like the rest of the modern world.  After asking Destinee some questions about her project and the editing software she was using (that I can’t remember the name of), it was dinnertime! Man oh man… walking onto the set never smelt so yummy. If only there was a such thing as “smell-o-vision”, the audience would have had the pleasure of inhaling the smell of fresh sour dough bread and pesto. The guest today ran a CSA and made her own products fresh from Greenbrier Farms. She brought in pestos, loaves of bread, and so much more.

Okay so aside from getting sidetracked with the food, Jenny and I had the chance to work camera 2 again! I was more confident this time around and really feel like I’m getting the hang of it. We worked the camera for the full hour of the live show while taking turns sitting in the control room as well. After the show we had the chance to honor Rowland with the rest of the volunteers and interns. We recorded a special message that he will see next week! Rowland is a fantastic host and I wish him the best in his retirement. I know Amanda McNulty will do great in taking over in this new chapter of the show.