The gallery view can be overwhelming and frightening with the number of buttons, knobs and equipment you do not know. Although I feel confident with technology, I was particularly afraid of effective communication. However, my feelings after the workshop are very positive.
My first steps in Q LAB did not cause me any trouble but I did not have an opportunity to use it during rehearsals or takes. I feel that operating it 'live' is much more harder, especially when there is more pictures and videos to queue. I was surprised by sensitivity of the mouse connected to the computer. It was very low and make it a little bit difficult to comfortably operate it. I know it is simple to adjust and if I will have the opporutnity to work with Q LAB again - I will definitely spend a minute, before my actual work, adjusting the mouse to my needs. I have the impression that such a small thing could cause a lot of mistakes and delay my work. That is a reason why I am even more pleased that Q LAB allows us to control it with the keyboard. However, I am not used to Mac systems. Usually I use many keyboard shortcuts which are slightly different for Mac. I would like to get used to them and feel more comfortable with this system.
My first steps in Q LAB did not cause me any trouble but I did not have an opportunity to use it during rehearsals or takes. I feel that operating it 'live' is much more harder, especially when there is more pictures and videos to queue. I was surprised by sensitivity of the mouse connected to the computer. It was very low and make it a little bit difficult to comfortably operate it. I know it is simple to adjust and if I will have the opporutnity to work with Q LAB again - I will definitely spend a minute, before my actual work, adjusting the mouse to my needs. I have the impression that such a small thing could cause a lot of mistakes and delay my work. That is a reason why I am even more pleased that Q LAB allows us to control it with the keyboard. However, I am not used to Mac systems. Usually I use many keyboard shortcuts which are slightly different for Mac. I would like to get used to them and feel more comfortable with this system.
My main task for today was dealing with sound. I heard the opinions of my friends from the group that the sound could be distracting when performing their tasks in the gallery. In this sense I feel lucky that sound was my main focus. While I was mainly involved in listening to the sound, the other members of the group had to coordinate with their tasks between sound and visual aspects. I had the impression that the sound mixer works under less time pressure than people dealing, for example, with Q LAB or PA. Adjustments during a take can be done quite easily in a smooth manner. At least in the conditions that prevailed today. I am sure it would be more challenging with unexpected noises or problematic presenters and guests. But in truth I would like to experience such unexpected conditions when working with sound. I think it could be a useful experience in terms of sensing this role that I hope to repeat during the module.
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| First steps with sound mixer |
