[Avid-L2] Re: OT: Did you really need to tell me that

Hey, at least they're thinking about quality!!!!

(My glass if half full!)

Mark

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Michael Towe <L2mail@...> wrote:
>
> I just love how the falling cost of gear, and accompanying influx of
> people who have no idea what they are doing, has changed the way
> clients think of video professionals. I just received some
> requirements from one of those clients and it included the following...
>
> "Both cameras will need to be on tripods and aimed at the person being
> interviewed..."
>
> Really? aimed at the person being interviewed? Now that's a novel idea!
>
> "Audio will need to be of high quality and only of the person getting
> interviewed and no background noise. To achieve this, crew will need a
> well positioned lapel microphone."
>
> How about we use a "Well positioned lapel microphone" and a hard wired
> boom just to be on the safe side? Oh, and can you call the building
> engineer now to see if he can shut down the air conditioning for us?
> No we won't be to long. Yes the rest of the building might get a
> little warm, but it won't be to bad.
>
> "Clear concise responses from interview talent is required (talent may
> repeat answers many times over in order to get good take)."
>
> Hold on... belay that last order. We may be there all day. Better give
> everyone in the building the day off!
>
> However my favorite requirement was that this North American company
> want's to shoot 25fps for web delivery. I am going to assume this is a
> typo and they meant 24fps.
>
> It's stuff like this that makes me wonder who they have hired in the
> past.
>
> Have a great weekend kids!
>
> Mike
>
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>

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