New job... Production Director...

Colin Campbell · Prevent Child Abuse OH-01-14-08.mp3

Well... someone mentioned (I think it was September) that I should post something I've done in my new capacity... here. So... here is one that's not too bad... "Prevend Child Abuse Ohio..."

Scott Pollak · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008, 12:38 (GMT) Post subject:

Colin, I'm a HUGE fan of yours; you know that, but I kept wanting a softer read on this. This delivery would have been perfect for a "If you Drink and Drive..." campaign. And the thing is, I KNOW you have that soft, gentle delivery in you. The sternness I heard here seemed at odds with the music.

But hey, that's one person's opinion, and actually, re-reading the post, you didn't ASK for opinions, so...................

Embarassed

(Ya know I love ya, buddy!)

September Day Leach · **Voice Talent** Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 1526

Yay! You posted! Smile

I think it's great. I know what Scott is saying about a softer read, but I think your read made it sound like a very serious issue, which of course, it is. So proud of you! Smile

Colin Campbell · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008, 01:10 (GMT) Post subject:

Yeah, I was going for serious. I gotta tell ya folks, this aint easy. At home I am comfortable and can think about what I want to do. At work in the production "sweat shop" it is very hard to be "creative." But, I'm trying. 90% of the job is logistic madness with people who couldn't plan a trip to the bathroom properly.

Allison Scussel · **Voice Talent** Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 928

ITA Colin. Producing spots, PSA's, or promos in a mad house enviroment is distracting. Esp when sales exec's, clients, and other employees constantly interrupt you.

Despite the enviroment you were in: very nice job. I see why Scott thought of the "softer" touch because we have all heard that in you before..when produced at home.

Can you put a lock on the production room door? Smile

Colin Campbell · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008, 04:38 (GMT) Post subject:

Allison, it's a ZOO. Young punks who have no idea what they are doing. What a mess.

Allison Scussel · **Voice Talent** Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 928

Colin,
You have my sympathy. Esp when you said "Young Punks"..
Oye-Vey! Not only do they not have a clue, but they lack professionalism.

To paraphrase you: "Been There, Done That".

Wink

Lee Gordon · **Voice Talent** Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 1549

Allison Scussel · **Voice Talent** Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 928

Scott Pollak · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008, 19:20 (GMT) Post subject:

The production room doors at the Fish where I do p/t work all have coded locks on them. The sales people do not know the codes. When they show up at the doors, and peer in thru the little gunslit windows, looking for all the world like some sort of inmate on the other side, it's up to us whether we want to stop and let 'em in or not.

Allen Brown · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008, 21:57 (GMT) Post subject:

Wow, Scott - I've been out of the biz too long. There was practically NO security when I was in radio. You wouldn't believe who would just wander in...well, maybe you would! Smile

I would look out my control room window to see anyone from the newspaper boy to Tiny Tim, from some homeless guy to Bob Hope.

At my first station there were pigeons in the bathroom...so security was the least of our problems!

Lee Gordon · **Voice Talent** Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 1549

Colin Campbell · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008, 07:17 (GMT) Post subject:

This is (company to remain nameless) folks. There's no locks on the oppression of creativity. What is creativity anyway? Can you read another 15 second traffic sponsorship? Oh... and don't forget to dub in that daily show for our 0.5 share sister station. Just can't figure out why it doesn't do well. Sure... absolutely zero dollars on promotion and not a live person in the studio 24/7 (hey... why do we have a studio anyway... can't we save a dollar there?) but people should come in droves to hear this syndicated dribble on a weak stick that at night barely covers the metro.

Jacob Keebler · **Voice Talent** Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 329

From Colin's OM:

"Colin, you're doing great here at Enter-channel-via-vision...if you would be so kind, once you're done with the 120 Network dubs that you're working on, will you please go online and fill out the affadavits. Also, there are going to be a couple of folks on our promotions staff doing call-ins at the Chevy dealership this afternoon. We'll need you to record those and play them back from the on-air studo between 3 and 3:15. Oh, and one more thing...we're looking for a weekend jock...Think you can handle Voice tracking a five hour saturday show? Who knows, it might just lead to a regular 10p-2a shift for the right person..."

BARF!

Lee Gordon · **Voice Talent** Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 1549

Hey Jacob -- that sounds just like my first job in radio except for a few items you missed. If some local person died, the jock on the air would get a call from somebody at the funeral home who would dictate an obituary that the jock would have to take down in longhand (we had no means of recording anything off the phone), record onto a cart, and put on the air. These obits were generally anywhere from 60-90 seconds long and were to be logged as a 10 second commercial for the funeral home.
During the summer, we also had to call the "local" surf shop and get the surfing report. The surf shop was actually in Massachusetts, but the station was in NH where the entire coast line is 18 miles long and virtually none of it makes for even remotely decent surfing.
We also had to go into the mens room to get the temperature reading for the weather report because the station's only outdoor thermometer was mounted outside that bathroom window.
All of this, of course, had to be accomplished while we were on the air, and usually the only person in the building. And, by the way, many people believed the building was haunted.