In this economy I consider everyday I get to
work a vacation from unemployment.
John, exactly. I feel the same way. I don't know how those other editors do it, the ones that go to Sicily, Switzerland, Africa, South America, and places like that. But they do exist, those vacation-taking editors.
Shirley
-----Original Message-----
From: johnrobmoore <bigfish@pacbell.net>
To: Avid-L2 <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat, Sep 29, 2012 8:07 pm
Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Editor Wellness Tips
"if he became an editor he would never again take a two week vacation?"
A two week vacation? What's that? Oh yeah now I remember it's something the
Supervising Producer gets to do. In this economy I consider everyday I get to
work a vacation from unemployment. Now if my mortgage would take a vacation
that would be something. Maybe I should consult the Apple team of tax lawyers
and find a loop hole.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Shirley Gutierrez <guanacaa@...> wrote:
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> John, I feel for you. I've done what you're doing now and it majorly sucks.
And no, of course you're not tacking on a fitness regimen to those horrible
days. It's hard enough with normal-ish hours plus a big commute, which is what
I'm doing right now.
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> Your original post made it sound like a life of pain and health degeneration
is inevitable if you edit for a living, and I don't think that's true for
everyone. Our situations vary depending upon our career maturity, our markets,
our financial pressures and familial situations, etc. For example: I myself
don't feel like I can take real vacations; the lost work plus the vacation costs
make them prohibitive for me. But I'm surrounded by both freelancers and staff
editors who take big trips regularly, and some of them even have kids. What if I
had told David, based on my own experience, that if he became an editor he would
never again take a two week vacation? That wouldn't necessarily be true for him.
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> Thankfully, I don't have reason to work too many 80 hour weeks anymore, and
yet I'm making more money now than I ever have. When the big hours do hit, as
they did this last spring, I work them differently than I did 10 years ago. I do
my best to adjust my ergonomics to minimize damage, I try to drink water and
give my eyes breaks, and I do the no more than 15 minutes of stretching and core
strengthening exercises that help me recover. I have no choice. If I don't do
them, I will damage myself to the point that I won't be able to work at all, and
I will need to work for a very long time yet, so I find the 15 minutes
throughout the day to take care of myself.
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> I sincerely hope that things ease up on you soon. But if they don't, I think
there are small things you can do to feel better when the next exhausting day
rolls around.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: john <john@...>
> To: Avid-L2 <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sat, Sep 29, 2012 2:39 pm
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Editor Wellness Tips
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> No, not joking unfortunately. I'm currently on mi 6th week of 16 hour edit
days.
> When am I supposed to have time to exercise? Lol
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> John Kilgour
> Avid & Final Cut Pro Editor
> www.digitalcut.com
> 631-680-8316
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> On Sep 29, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Shirley Gutierrez <guanacaa@...> wrote:
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> > Joking, yes?
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> > My fitness is far from perfect at this point in my life, but my posture,
> strength, flexibility, endurance and general health are still a great deal
> better than they were ten years ago, when I was in a deep trough. It's a
> challenge, but we can make choices that improve our health outlook.
> >
> > Shirley
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: john <john@...>
> > To: Avid-L2 <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sat, Sep 29, 2012 11:44 am
> > Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Editor Wellness Tips
> >
> > You can't avoid it. Get ready for a life of pain, accentuated by weight
gain,
> > carpel tunnel syndrome, and lack of vitamin d
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> > John Kilgour
> > Avid & Final Cut Pro Editor
> > www.digitalcut.com
> > 631-680-8316
> >
> > On Sep 21, 2012, at 8:40 AM, David Biddle <dbiddle@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Fellow L-2ers,
> > >
> > > I'm fairly young and hope to be in the editing industry for a long time.
> > Obviously, sitting in a dark room in front of various monitors all day long
> can
> > cause physical hardships relatively quickly. Any tips from the pros on how
to
> > avoid common pitfalls like eye strain and muscle soreness, and/or how to
> > preserve mental clarity through long edit sessions?
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> > > TIA,
> > > David
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