Re: [LAU] OT multimedia content

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 12:01:52AM +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: I did, not at a commercial studio but at the Belgian public radio & TV, BRTN. Requirement for that was to have graduated at the then RITCS in Brussels, now part of Erasmus University, and passing a series of exams. I actually started there on the first of April, also my birthday. First appointment was an interview with the chief engineer. The night before the union (who had an axe to grind with him) had erected a stone wall blocking the door of his office, so we had the interview in the bar. BRTN had set up a specialised group doing only music recording a short time before, and I immediately opted for that, to be told that apart from formal musical training, playing an instrument and being able to read an orchestral score, this required at least two years in-house experience and familiarity with all the technical infrastucture and operations, radio and TV. The CE explained that the main reason for that was that he wanted the engineers at the music group to be able to resist pressure from supervisors, producers, etc. who would otherwise try to interfere with his work. And he was right about that as I later experienced many times. So I spent the first year with TV, followed by half a year in the on-air radio studios. After that I transferred to the music group, where you were on trial for two more years before being confirmed by your peers. I stayed there eight years, and then was supposed to take the management exam which would mean a boring supervisor job for some years, so I moved on. Ciao, -- FA A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow)