Robby's Fo'Reel
BY ROBBY BROWN, MESA, USA – Robby's Fo'Reel Is what I thought was an appropriate name for a folder to keep all of my work to edit my Demo Reel on Cyndi's desktop. Robby's Fo'Reel somehow found it's way from the desktop to the harddrive to another desk to another harddrive and a couple more desktops at the same time taking up gigs and gigs of space. I'm have learned a great deal about how to manage my media so people, such as Cyndi, don't go crazy trying to keep track of everything.
"My media is offline! What the--"
"Where did you save it?" Cyndi would ask me.
Doh! Now, I'm figuring out. Yesterday, I finished My Demo Reel and am very happy with it. I've already sent it out to 6-8 different postings I've found on Craigslist and soon to be more. Before I finished my reel, I inquired about a job as an assignment cameraman for Media Center down in Phoenix. I sent them an e-mail with an informal resume. The next morning, I called them to check up on things and they said, "Oh! You're the Africa guy." It was so exciting to hear that.
"Yeah...I'm the Africa guy." I knew this project would help me get my foot in the door. I've always daydreamed about it and it finally happened. And quickly. I'm so so so thankful for the support from everybody on the crew. We're all going places because we have each other. Plus we kick butt. Our time at the "Kraalette" Is finally over. I took my toothbrush, my burned DVDs and whatever else I forgot Cyndi would throw to me. It's a bummer, I won't see everybody as often and we don 't really have a common meeting place anymore. But I'll take what I've learned and accomplish my goals. I'm pretty much already there. "I Can't Believe It!" Cooooool!!!