The Executive Producer In Action

The Executive Producer In Action
During a Taping of "Speechless"

How Can a 21-Year-Old Be an Executive Producer?

Easy: by wanting to be one for the longest time. Producing is definitely one of my strengths: I love to multi-task, manage, delegate, create and stick to deadlines, and effectively communicate. I also enjoy being creative and working with others.


One day, I want to write and produce my own sitcom. If I could learn how to be a competent director, I'd do that as well. I love comedy because I love making people laugh and enabling them to poke fun of their own idiosyncrasies; Lord knows I have a lot of them! I also dream of working with my classmates because I had the chance to work with some of the most talented casting directors, technical directors, writers, producers, stage managers, audio, and post-production personnel. At the same time, I am awed by the professionals who work out in Hollywood and hope to meet and work with some of the industry's best people.


I'm ready to take charge and conquer the world of television. Hollywood, here I come!


Monday, March 29, 2010

Floor Directing

Tonight, I had the great opportunity to floor direct "The Dish": a college version of "Entertainment Tonight." The headset the office gave me was one of the reasons I was so excited to floor direct: I looked like a pilot flying a jet, except I had a battery pack attached to my waist. Most people wouldn't feel safe with a pilot who had such attachments. The first hour and half was uneventful: I got the white card, moved around a camera, and listened to whatever the director commanded.

One of the funny parts about me floor directing was that I was still expected to know all this technological know-how about plugging cables into "Ox 1" or extending BNC cables and stingers. Granted, this was stuff I supposedly learned last year in Intro. to Studio TV, but somehow, I managed to bypass the crew part and shoot up to executive producer. Speaking of which, one of the EPs I worked with tonight was as knowledgeable in technology as I was. Essentially, it was the blind leading the blind. When that happens, hilarity ensues. Thank goodness we got along well. I should also mention that the other EP is a very good friend of mine. Do you want to know another funny part about this evening? When cuing talent, I think I accidentally gave them the finger.

One of the things I learned about floor directing from my Studio TV class was not to make funny faces, gestures, or movements because the talent will literally fall apart. I don't think I improved that much, because the hosts had to stifle some laughs whenever they looked at me. Hey, at least I made the evening more enjoyable. Honestly, I'm so glad I did this, and I hope I'll have a similar opportunity in the near future.
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  1. Heyyy JudeMarch 29, 2010 at 8:23 PM

    "I was still expected to know all this technological know-how about plugging cables into 'Ox 1' or extending BNC cables and stingers."

    You mean Aux 1 :P

    Also this blog account I'm using is really old. Look at my November 5th entry-- there's a shoutout to you!

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