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Getting Started
Television, Film & Video Careers
Skill and experience are always useful, but mental toughness and self-discipline are also required. Your employer must trust you with equipment worth tens of thousands of dollars, and they will expect much more from you than an ability to run a camera.

Learning about your working environment, and what your employer expects from you when you first start out are what these articles are about. It's good to know, and may lead you to other paths of employment you may not be aware of.

It doesn't matter if you're earning a degree in film or not. No matter where your college is located. You'll probably find yourself working at a local television station sometime during your career. If you're not earning a degree, this is a great place to start because the playing field is level. You don't need a degree to work in local television, just a desire and willingness to work hard. Just as in film. Most local television stations will hire employees with minimal experience.

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Inside Track: Working in a Television Production Studio
A general inside look of how a local newscast is conducted, and a few job opportunities you may not be aware of.
How a Television Station Operates
The employees of a local television station, and how it makes money. There are employment opportunities at your local TV station that you may not be aware of.
What Employers Want in Camera Operators
There are certain things an editor or your employer need from you as a field/location camera operator. Knowing these tips will help you to avoid the usual beginner's mistakes.
What a Film or Television Crewmember Should Know
Film or Television, there are certain qualities a crewmember needs to remember. It makes the difference between working, or waiting by the phone.


EXAMPLES OF STUDIO TERMINOLOGY & CONFIGURATION
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Typical Camera Movements & Positions
Pedestal, Dolly and Truck movements are occasionally called for using specialized hydralic tripods (dolly). Most often times though, they are merely movements for camera positioning before the scene is actually recorded.
Note that when talents are speaking with each other, the camera assigned to each talent is positioned across at an angle. This is so that the camera captures 3/4 of the talent's face, and avoids a profile (side of head).

Typical NEWSCAST STUDIO
Usually the director is in the back of the controll room. In larger studios the director and producer may even be in other rooms.

Note Tape is still used today, although more and more it is moving towards digital media.





Typical TALK SHOW SET
Just about the same setup, but the cameras are in a different configuration.

Notethat this allows for the cameras to obtain cross-shots.







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