News camera operator

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I have an interview for a news camera operator job this week. I've never done anything that tame in a studio setting before in my life and I was wondering what they would want in possible job candidates? I havent worked with studio camera's before, what should I expect?

The job add said it was a great place to learn and so on, so I don't think I need to go in there and pretend I know everything about their setups, even so...can anyone chime in who has possibly worked in that environment before? So far all my experience is with the HVX on indy movie shoots and muisic videos.

This is Westchester NY regional news network.
 
Is it just operating the cameras in studio or are you going to be out in the field shooting? Two totally different things and have different parts and things you need to know about each.

"I was wondering what they would want in possible job candidates?"
Someone who will work for very little money and work all sorts of odd ours and weekends.
 
i'm a News cameraman, and there is a big difference between what i've been doing for the last 18 years, and a studio based camera op.
which one is in that you are applying for??

ian
 
Studio camera operation is ridiculously easy. At the stations around here, those guys are known as camera pointers. The engineer in the control room will control most of the functions of the camera. The studio op will just move the camera around the studio.

Problem is, the hours and pay is really really crappy.
 
Heh, After checking out NBC - You guys are being replaced with Hovering Robots! ... Seriously, Floating Cameras.
 
I'm pretty sure this will be in a studio, on weeknights from 4-8pm

I know its a boring job but I would be making some money and playing with some fun toys. Most of the filmmaking that I actually enjoy seems to take place on the weekends anyways. How bad pay are we talking? Id be happy with 15-20/hour because its close to home and I wanted a part time job anyways. Its better for my carrer than working at a restaurant ect ect
 
Hey
If you can get $15-20 per hour at a news station than you are in a good market. Here in Richmond, full time news shooters make around 20k a year. Its pathetic. One of the stations offered me a job making $7.50 an hour as a studio assistant. Why did I go to college to get a job that pays 7.50 an hour? News is not where its at.
The upside to working at a station is learning professional equipment and how things are done in TV and hopefully you will learn alot of new things... but dont expect to pay the bills on that pay.
Brian
 
Not paying any bills at the moment, still in school.

I made 17/hour as a caddy master around here, hopefully i can make more working on a news set for a few months.
 
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