sensory deprivation in the studio

[15_the_circle]

[OT from cottage renovations]

I haven't really said much about this week's project, which is happening in a video production facility in Salt Lake City.  fortunately what I'm doing is all off-camera, a mix of technical support, providing content and sanity checking in the control booth.  a bit outside the normal daily routine but interesting though the days start early and end late without any stopping.  I had been anticipating 12- to 14-hour days but so far they have been running a bit longer than that.  it's not immediately clear how long the shoot will run (we are, of course, behind schedule and over budget) nor how long I will be needed here. 

yesterday also featured an unexpected complication in the form of a temporary visual impairment on my part.  the ability to alter font sizes in Windows came in quite handy.  by the end of the day self-treatment with eye drops had managed to get things under control but it was one of those reminders of the ephemeral nature of those functions and capabilities that one tends to take for granted. 

Comments

[margravine.livejournal.com]

You have my sympathy. I've had work related ocular meltdown too. One of the reasons I'm actually glad to be unemployed for the moment is that I have the eye strength to use my home computer as much as I like. Graphic design is brutal on the eyes and I went through a phase where I barely even touched my laptop due to overworked eyeballs.

Make sure you give yourself a little break here and there. I once ignored the discomfort for too long and woke up the next day with one eye not focusing properly. It went back to normal after about ten minutes but it was a very freaky and sobering experience.

[peach-salsa.livejournal.com]

This seems to be a big project. How long will it keep you in Salt Lake City?

Take it easy on the eyes; I imagine you have people depending on you for inspirational photography.

And, by the way, what DO you DO? Sounds mildly interesting. Either that, or I'm just hyper-curious.