Doing My Little Part

by Brian Reich | 25 Aug 2008, 5:47pm

I have to admit, its pretty thrilling to be a part of the online content team for the Convention.  One of my jobs is to capture video from the speeches inside the Pepsi Center, edit and format them, and post them online.  I decide where the clips start and where they end.  I choose which speakers get their 4 minutes of fame on YouTube.  I determine what the online audience sees. 

Ok, I am overstating a bit.  I am one small cog in a very big, very talented, machine.  I take the inspiring script that the speechwriters create, the beautiful camera work that the team on the floor records, and the high-tech feed that the producers deliver, and hack it up into little low-resolution pieces so they can be uploaded online.  My role requires that I sit in a room behind the stage, surrounded by computer screens and wires, headphones on. 

There is little food or water to speak of.  There are few breaks.  Still, all the time and energy I put into that does make me feel like I am part of something pretty cool.  In my mind, there is someone out there looking for a little inspiration and finding it online because I helped to cut the clip and post it. 

Ok, back to work.   

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