Re: [Avid-L2] Editing on your feet

A colleague was told that a higher desk was a good thing so she had her desk modified. Trouble is she then got a higher chair to cope with the higher desk. Doh! Never seen her standing up yet.

On 13 May 2011, at 08:34, Michael Brockington wrote:

> The place I've been working the last few months has adjustable desks in
> the edit room, so I've been experimenting with this.
>
> I like spending a chunk of the day standing. Engaging the body more
> probably facilitates a rhythmic connection with the material. I find I
> move around a lot more to different positions in relation to the screen,
> which I think helps in keeping a fresh perspective.
>
> I do find after 5 or 6 hours I get a bit footsore, so I prefer to split
> the day between seated and standing positions. It's a bit of a
> curiousity to clients and co-workers, but nobody has had a problem with it.
>
> Something to consider if you're working with lcd monitors -- a seated
> client may be off the vertical axis enough to have a markedly different
> impression of the look of the footage than you do.
>
> Cheers,
> --Michael
>
> On 11-05-12 2:05 PM, label411 wrote:
> >
> > Anyone doing the stand up edit dance? I think I am going to become the
> > guinea pig for my team of editors and try it out for a while. We have
> > been talking about the physical health aspects of sitting for 10+
> > hours a day and most of the guys want to make a go of it as well, as
> > long as I can survive it. Any recommendation other than the cinder
> > blocks and padded mat I'm going to try? Also, have you had any issues
> > with clients or coworkers and their reactions to the new stance. One
> > of my guys brought up the theory that a sitting client may get
> > subconscious body cues that could be intimidating rather than
> > inviting. I would love to hear your take on it.
> >
> > Glen Montgomery - Video Editor / Motion Graphics
> >
> > www.GlenMontgomeryIII.com
> >
> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/glenmontgomery411
> >
> >
>
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>

Roger Shufflebottom
+44 (0) 7973 543 660
rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk

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