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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Convention Week (Denver)
by Brian Reich | 25 Aug 2008, 10:14am
I will be in Denver all week for the Democratic Convention.
I am actually here wearing a bunch of different hats. I am part of the official DNCC online content team - pushing RSS feeds and other web content related to the speakers and other events taking place in, and around, the Pepsi Center (tune into the official Convention website later to see the fruits of my labor). I have several clients and partners who are coming out to blog and participate in events during the week — and I am working with the organizers at the Big Tent to help them engage bloggers, push ideas, and raise the level of discussion all around. Finally, as a longtime operative and unapologetic political junkie — this is my Superbowl, I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
I don’t know how much time I will have to blog this week, probably not much - but I will try to log some of thoughts, observations, and experiences here, through my Twitter feed, and wherever else I can find an audience. If you have a question, an idea, or you are here locally and want to connect, email me (brian@echoditto.com).
Otherwise, stay tuned!
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