June 2008

I’ve been back in the tech reporting game (with more Click on JL segments airing in July), and I’ve also just finished-up a three minute PSA segment detailing the digital transition coming up in 2009. And with more JL video, comes more semi-ridiculous outtakes. [previous OT reels]

Without fail, I’m compelled to do weird(er) stuff whenever I can see myself in a TV monitor while shooting. I even got my co-producer, Benjie to jump in on the fun with our impromptu “TV Box” song. No surprise: the outtakes are about as long as the actual video. [Special shout to fellow tech-guy, John Sanders for providing a great template for our DTV promo in the first place.]

IMG_0885, originally uploaded by littlelostrobot.

This weekend we went down to the ATL (that Altanta to all you folks who actually live there and don’t really call it that) for the Southeast Regional Emmy awards. Kyann’s sister graciously hung out in our hotel room babysitting little Miss Eliza while we soldiered through the languid awards program. And believe me, it definitely goes by slower when you’re not winning anything. By the end of the night each of us managed to leave with an Emmy statue (me - “on camera talent: performer / Kyann - “best newscast”). But the real delight was taking a break to pose with the best little trophy of all, our baby girl.

(We also had one of those professional photos taken with the three of us posing in front of the ridiculous, giant plastic Emmy, so I’ll probably post that when it’s available.)

Rather boring day at the office today…makes me kinda wish it went something like this:

Possibly one of the best videos I’ve seen on YouTube lately, aside from all the You Suck At Photoshop videos that Benjie got me hooked on this week.