I had a day where all I did was establish 6 hours of continuous surveillance footage of a girl who visited the main cast in order to ensure she actually gave a BJ to one of the cast members so we could make that claim on air. Then I got to show that footage to the EP, and then again to the legal department. The only time I ever touched a cut was when the producers foolishly let all of their editors go before online had taken a crack at the cut, so I got to pick all of the replacement shots where it was out of focus or there was lip flap form a bad cheat.

I feel like there is a story here

I can't say enough good things about year-round employment and lax schedules.

Year round employment sucks. I'd rather make enough in six months to take six months off. Working half the year rocks.

Okay, I can't argue with that. Though I know that if I was being paid double and my gig only lasted 6 months, I'd still look for work. I'm just one of those guys. If I'm not working I feel useless.

I can't say enough good things about year-round employment and lax schedules.

Year round employment sucks. I'd rather make enough in six months to take six months off. Working half the year rocks.

I've heard the sync is good but multicam and multi-user environment still lack. I don't know, I've got minimal premiere experience. I'd love to learn, though - it seems like we'll all be over there soon enough.

It rocks, and you can mutlicam anything regardless of frame size or frame rate or codec, but you cannot output all the cameras to a preview monitor - just the active camera. You can only see all the cameras in the source / viewer window. Ultra stupid!

They'll get there eventually, I'm sure. You probably already know this, but they've got a deal with Avid to develop multi-user storage via the ISIS framework, which sounds an awful lot to me like Avid conceding the software market to Adobe down the line, and hedging their best by getting hardware solidified as their core business. Which is smart, since ISIS is just about the only good product Avid makes afaic.

Three years ago when Apple stopped live tech support on FCP I tried to get my buddies to make a video editing suite but we just didn't have the capital. The world could have been mine, Cody! It was in my grasp!!!

Cody works in film (right?) and I really have no idea how that career path goes. I know that AEs in film actually work on the edit from time to time, whereas in reality TV they strictly do technical work.

Assistants in film are more along the lines of collaborators. They are expected to know the footage really well and contribute. So an editor might ask them to pull up a reaction shot where character does X, and they will get it and cut it in. They generally make simple trims or alterations. They are an extra pair of eyes to watch the cut and put out ideas.

I had a day where all I did was establish 6 hours of continuous surveillance footage of a girl who visited the main cast in order to ensure she actually gave a BJ to one of the cast members so we could make that claim on air. Then I got to show that footage to the EP, and then again to the legal department. The only time I ever touched a cut was when the producers foolishly let all of their editors go before online had taken a crack at the cut, so I got to pick all of the replacement shots where it was out of focus or there was lip flap form a bad cheat.

At least that is how I treat mine.

You seem like a good boss as far as editors go.

Pay is also much better in film, and schedules more relaxed.

sign me up!

Actually not right now though, because my current TV show is fucking awesome. I can't say enough good things about year-round employment and lax schedules.

I have clocked 4.67 days of crucible on Xbox and 3.34 days on PS4 per Destiny Tracker. I have a 0.23 higher k/d on PS4 (1.4 to 1.63). Albeit my win ratio on Xbox is 2% higher (56 to 54). Those numbers have been pretty consistent over the life of Destiny for me.

I've had a few other people tell me they have had similar experiences, and the other circles I float in tend to support it, too. But I'll take PS4 blueberries in strike playlists over Xbone blueberries any day.

This is really interesting! I'm in around 9.5 days on PS4 and my games are sweaty as hell. Dang it, I used to be a good player. What happened???

Xbox is PvP weighted. PS is much more PvE weighted, in the general quality of player base. Blueberries aren't any good on either system, but it's much easier to jump solo and play pubs on PS than Xbox, because the latter tends to have folks who put up a better fight.

Also, less related to quality of play: PS tends to have a friendlier player base as well. More willing to help out in public activities.

If what you're saying is true, then I'm even worse at Destiny PvP than I thought. I can't even crack a 1.0 K/D and have only a 48% winrate on PS4. I cannot imagine the skill levels of the more serious pvp players on Xbox if these PS4 chuckleheads can take me to town with regularity like this.

I wouldn't put money on the idea that the Xbox player base is more competitive than the PS4 player base. Aside from the fact that there are 3 times as many PS4 consoles on the market, skill-based-matchmaking makes it impossible to accurately judge the average skill level of the player base on any platform.

I've had a few other people tell me they have had similar experiences, and the other circles I float in tend to support it, too. But I'll take PS4 blueberries in strike playlists over Xbone blueberries any day.

I've heard the sync is good but multicam and multi-user environment still lack. I don't know, I've got minimal premiere experience. I'd love to learn, though - it seems like we'll all be over there soon enough.

It rocks, and you can mutlicam anything regardless of frame size or frame rate or codec, but you cannot output all the cameras to a preview monitor - just the active camera. You can only see all the cameras in the source / viewer window. Ultra stupid!

It sorta sounds like an article from The Onion.

Cody works in film (right?) and I really have no idea how that career path goes. I know that AEs in film actually work on the edit from time to time, whereas in reality TV they strictly do technical work.

Assistants in film are more along the lines of collaborators. They are expected to know the footage really well and contribute. So an editor might ask them to pull up a reaction shot where character does X, and they will get it and cut it in. They generally make simple trims or alterations. They are an extra pair of eyes to watch the cut and put out ideas.

At least that is how I treat mine.

Pay is also much better in film, and schedules more relaxed.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-22-bungie-were-trying-to-build-destiny-content-quicker

Interesting read!

And I quote from experience, both myself and others:

"I wish I had more time"

In fact it's less a quote and more a mantra (because it is said so much). I'm not saying anything new here though, as any one here who has worked in at least an entertainment/creative industry where deadlines must be respected feared met is already aware of this.

So basically all they are saying here is "we hear you". Other then the tidbit with infusion, there doesn't seem to be much else this article is saying.