A Day in the Life of a Vidpro Editor
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9:00 AM
Client arrives eating a jelly doughnut. Drops a blob of jelly on the telephone keypad. Tries to wipe it up and spills coffee on his paper EDL, rendering it useless.
A Day in the Life of a Vidpro Editor
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10:00 AM
The edit finally starts. Client wants to establish a "look" for the program by selecting a background color. He wants to see every one of the more than two million shades of blue you have.
A Day in the Life of a Vidpro Editor
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11:00 AM
Client wants to change the background color to green. While you're showing him every shade of green you have, he makes a long distance phone call to Madagascar.
A Day in the Life of a Vidpro Editor
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12:00 NOON
Client wants lunch. NOW! You place the order for him. He walks to the monitor with a yardstick and measures the keyed logo. He claims it's out of proportion.
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1:00 PM
Client tells you the shot he's looking for is definitely on Reel 4. You've already searched it three times.
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2:00 PM
You finally find the shot on Reel 1 -- right after the camera bars.
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4:00 PM
Client has just finished watching the completed program. Decides he likes the blue background better.
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5:00 PM
Client seems to be happy. He leaves. You clean up the edit suite and discover that the remaining jelly on the phone has prevented it from properly disconnecting. It's still connected to Madagascar.