So I recently received a email from Emerson posting two gig positions in a few months. One of them is for this conference in Early June where they would need a videographer to shoot a gala and speakers and then edit it all. I applied to that and it seems that they are interested in me and I might get it, so that could be nice for another easy paycheck and thing to put on my resume.
The 2nd one is the more important one. This website is looking for a videographer and editor to go on a month long cross coastal trip (down the entire east coast). They need someone to shoot and then edit 2 - 3 min dailys for this website. This one I am really more interested in and applied for immediately. They must have liked my resume because the responded quickly and then asked for examples of web work and a reel. I was able to show them a few videos from H2H, but I had to scramble to make a new reel for them. I spent all last night compiling together a new reel which is only a min and 3 different things i have done. That's the annoying thing In terms of things to use for a reel I really don't have much. I never truly understood how a reel for a videographer is supposed to look but I pulled something together and after many errors and frustration I finally got it out to them sometime after midnight. So now I'm just waiting.
I know I shouldn't worry so much allot of people have told me that I will be fine, however I just don't think my reel was that impressive or that professional looking. This was a good wake up call for me on how I really need to focus on 3 things for my freelancing, construct a better looking reel, start a website, and get business cards created. All things I want to focus on more after I get my camera but one step at a time I suppose.
I really would like the 2nd job event though I don't know much about the site or what they would want of me, but I would still like the opportunity to find out. It would be a nice break from things it would satisfy the wander lust I have been having, get me some good experience and out of my current job for the time being. I really feel like if they accepted me I could talk to my current boss to give me a one month hiatus. I have worked here for a year and I have become a respected staff member so I could see it getting done.
Oh well just like with Discovery I'll just have to wait and see.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Karma
So I just got cosmic payback for having to go into work on Monday.
My boss emailed me last night saying along the lines "Hey could you double check your time sheet it says you have submitted 84 hours for the past two weeks." I responded saying I would because that is sort of high I normally only clock in about 60 because I only work 4 days. So I double checked and I told her that she seemed to have accidentally looked at my past 3 weeks instead of two. We always get paid for the past 2 weeks and she was looking at a 3rd week that she already paid me. When I told her this her response was.
"oh......my fault well I already submitted it so I guess your getting paid extra for this week."
So I just got paid for an extra week a week I was already paid for.
karma man simple karma.
My boss emailed me last night saying along the lines "Hey could you double check your time sheet it says you have submitted 84 hours for the past two weeks." I responded saying I would because that is sort of high I normally only clock in about 60 because I only work 4 days. So I double checked and I told her that she seemed to have accidentally looked at my past 3 weeks instead of two. We always get paid for the past 2 weeks and she was looking at a 3rd week that she already paid me. When I told her this her response was.
"oh......my fault well I already submitted it so I guess your getting paid extra for this week."
So I just got paid for an extra week a week I was already paid for.
karma man simple karma.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Where's the Love?
So we had a huge Nor Easter here yesterday just so Mother Nature could prove to us that she did have some winter left in her and we got about a foot of snow.
That foot of snow meant snow days for my roommates, my parents and pretty much everyone else I knew, however I still had to get to work. My boss has there ups and downs, one of the downs is it takes the hand of God before the office will close and sure enough we were open. As I was getting ready to go to work saying goodbye my warm roommates in our warm apt, I made some calls to see if my coworkers were coming in. Turns out all my coworkers that drive weren't going in because they couldn't however because I take public transit I was still expected to come in. It was a battle of what I wanted to do and being responsible, so even though I really didn't want to I went through a hellish commute and showed up at work, it was just me the boss and two other coworkers.
I was hoping that if I did enough work my boss might let me leave early however that did not occur, I stayed all day and I did the work of four people. Now I don't feel cheated that I had to go in or anything the thing that burns me is my boss didn't say anything about what I contributed for the day. I guess I shouldn't get upset by this but some acknowledgement would have been nice.
Oh well back to more job searches.
That foot of snow meant snow days for my roommates, my parents and pretty much everyone else I knew, however I still had to get to work. My boss has there ups and downs, one of the downs is it takes the hand of God before the office will close and sure enough we were open. As I was getting ready to go to work saying goodbye my warm roommates in our warm apt, I made some calls to see if my coworkers were coming in. Turns out all my coworkers that drive weren't going in because they couldn't however because I take public transit I was still expected to come in. It was a battle of what I wanted to do and being responsible, so even though I really didn't want to I went through a hellish commute and showed up at work, it was just me the boss and two other coworkers.
I was hoping that if I did enough work my boss might let me leave early however that did not occur, I stayed all day and I did the work of four people. Now I don't feel cheated that I had to go in or anything the thing that burns me is my boss didn't say anything about what I contributed for the day. I guess I shouldn't get upset by this but some acknowledgement would have been nice.
Oh well back to more job searches.
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