ap news alert wrote:Lord, you are wrong this time buddy. You really don't know who AP news alert is. I promise.
Maybe I do; maybe I don't. It's irrelevant. Look, we're all in this together. Each and every one of us is (hopefully) just trying to do the best job we can. Constructive criticism is one of the most valuable tools from which one can learn. Mean-spirited criticism from an anonymous poster just tends to come across as petty jealousy. I guess I'm just saying your words would carry more weight if you weren't hiding behind a pseudonym. And tell Mike to call me.
Hey Ralston! Of course, now that you've posted, you can expect a flood of replies from all of the people on this board that are absolutely certain you are madly in love with them! Happy V-Day.
Jessica Ralston wrote:Please note: I do not have to have good grammar because I am just a dumb anchor (:
You're not so dumb...I like you. I watched a streamed cast in which you handled what appeared to be a prompter issue combined with a no-floor-director issue quite well.
"I don't know the same things you don't know."
"Yes, you do; you just won't admit it!"
"Yeeee...it looks like a 'Belt Buckle & Ball Cap' convention in here......"
What is going on with the lighting everytime it goes to a single camera shot of you (even if it's a dual anchor cast) for a sports story (usually WVU story), where you'll hand it off to Mark or Josh? The lighting is extremely dark as compaired to the camera shot of you and Deborah. It almost looks like it's pre-taped.
I'm wondering why Rick Lord is trying to pass out advice to people on this board about how they should or shouldn't behave. From what I've been hearing, he isn't the king of morality, not by a long shot.
Mr. Smith wrote:I'm wondering why Rick Lord is trying to pass out advice to people on this board about how they should or shouldn't behave. From what I've been hearing, he isn't the king of morality, not by a long shot.
Hmmmm. Didn't know I was passing out advice. Yup, I'm the King of Immorality. You should believe everything you hear. Seriously though, I'm not trying to tell anyone what to do or say. I get a kick out of this board; most comments are genuinely humorous. But when people that don't have the guts to post their actual names start blasting others, it just strikes me as cowardly. Have a nice day
webdesignguy wrote:Since Rick Lord is reading this thread.......
What is going on with the lighting everytime it goes to a single camera shot of you (even if it's a dual anchor cast) for a sports story (usually WVU story), where you'll hand it off to Mark or Josh? The lighting is extremely dark as compaired to the camera shot of you and Deborah. It almost looks like it's pre-taped.
Just curious!
It's live, but it's a lighting Catch-22. To get into the shot properly, I need to scoot over about a foot. Doing so takes me out of the light provided by one of our major fill lights, hence, the darker appearance. Because of the way our set is built, it's impossible to swing a camera over enough to get a two-shot of Mark and me without me moving over. Solution-- put up another light. Will it ever get done? Can't say.
Rick Lord wrote:But when people that don't have the guts to post their actual names start blasting others, it just strikes me as cowardly. Have a nice day
You'll find that particular brand of cowardice quite a bit on this board. Some people use pseudonyms to maintain anonimity because their employers have ordered them to stay off discussion boards. There are other legitimate reasons for fake identities, but many of them are just douchebags without the testicular fortitude to own their words.
Rick I want to know why the lighting over your desk is so poor? Does it make you squint when you type your scripts ... oh wait you don't write anything you just read like a trained monkey!
I or "we" don't need to post a name and it's out of cowardice. Debra might be nice, she might be a good anchor, but she also has a rep for being a dumb airhead. And Rick, that comes from people at your own station.
...please continue the anchor-on-anchor violence!
I watched a streamed cast in which you handled what appeared to be a prompter issue combined with a no-floor-director issue quite well.
