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A Criteria for (Not) Hiring

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No, not gender, race, ethnicity, appearance, even comfort in front of the camera — age is what’s left from which to distinguish them from the coming hordes. Well, presumably all have the chops to do the job, have the recommendations, and, entertain me here – will differ only by subjective intuitive intangibles.

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Revolution or Evolution?

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Moreover, they based their thinking on the technology of what today would be a joke; a Sony black and white camera with no monitor, a separate tape deck, and little ability to edit. Welcome back to the 60’s – where the “The Whole Earth Catalog,” Stewart Brand, Marshall McLuhan, and his flock predicted this would come to be.

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SCENARIOS ARE MINI DRAMAS…NOT A GLORIFIED Q & A.

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If you don’t know how to direct a camera or the proper terms than learn them. The action is moved by dialogue but it starts a problem that needs to be addressed. The best prologues have a sense of urgency and can be spoken by one or more persons. And be specific about stage directions as well.

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WHAT I LEARNED AT CHRISTMAS

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During the year, often at odd times, I’d get a call, “Rich, do you need a new guitar, camera, slide projector, TV, frig, etc.” It also provided him with, shall we say gifts, from very grateful vendors who enjoyed the contracts he would award. And to my wife, whom he called Red (Irish, as you may expect) anything she wanted.

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