The Past is There to Guide You

Week 3

At the Dubbing Station, Sir Jeff taught me how to synch the tapes that were to be used to record on. Synching, as with the patching, is tricky business but once you get the hang of it, it becomes a familiar ritual. Time codes are the most important aspect of editing, be it linear or non-linear because this is the code of the exact frame of every video. It is the words and language of the video material which will be understood by any editing machine. Sir Eric gathered all the interns of the Program Management Department to show us the PowerPoint module they show new employees of the department. Dayna is a Korean from UE taking Mass. Comm. while Lemuel and Jenina are advertising students from PUP. They are assigned to the administrative branch of the department while I am all by my lonesome at the editing branch. Sir Eric then told me to continue my work on My Monster Mom. He told me to add the “My Monster Mom” title card at the beginning of each segment and put the SNBO title card at the end of each segment.

Ma’am Rosyl took me to the Ingest room where they have the tapes digitized for airing. She also let me certify her shows. Certifying tapes means to watch the tapes and check if they are fit for airing. Fit for airing meaning they don’t have defects, blurs, folds, video distortions and the like. There is a name for each sort of distortion and if I spot one, I write down the time code of its appearance. I then decide if the tape is fit to air, with distortions or not. The show that Ma’am Rosyl asked me to certify was Let’s Dance (which was is too exaggerated in its shooting techniques). Right next to me was Sir Jan who was editing One Piece and Detective Conan. I was itching to ask him the whole time to please let me certify Detective Conan, I would have done so with utmost glee. But alas, I did no such thing.