Sigh

Turns out my tools and equipment (including cable and other things) never got ordered till a few days ago! Now they won't be arriving for a little while! However, I will make the most of what I can.

I have had a meeting with our Engineering Manager, and the guy who's in charge of the link show, to discuss where they can have locations around the uni. I believe I used the word 'basher' at least 2000 times in this meeting. The link show plans to film on pretty much every level. The pictures aren't the problem, but all the cables will need to be made sure they stay safe. They will be going across elevator doors, fire doors and there will be lots of people around. This is the reason I have stressed how important cable bashers will be to the managers. I will do my best to make sure that this message sticks in the mind of the right people!

I will create a patching schedule, and then cable schedule, although things are still changing only a few weeks before the events happen!

Order, order!

So it was time for me to order tools and stuff that we need. However, I was not given a budget as such, and so I was asked to pass on the order forms, and then would be told yes or no. After a week had passed, I chased it up with our Assistant Engineering Manager, Emma, as she was the one who passed on the form to the financial people. She said she'd let me know what's happening with it!

In other news, We've heard about this link show that will happen between all the different things that are going on. Last year they were just on Level 4, with a few sofas. This year they want to film from literally all over uni! Pretty much a logistical nightmare at our uni!

Bring it on!

So now 3D is over, it's time to look forward to the degree show. Details are still sketchy. We know there will be at least 4 fashion shows on Level 4. We've heard rumours that tri-ax points are going to be put on level 4, as they are currently only on level 0. This is fantastic news, but we are all a bit dubious as to whether this will happen before the event. If they are there, they will really help in terms of not having to have such long cables from BNC, and we can just use the triax from the Studio!

Other things I may need to do will include setting up cameras that look over level 4 and 0, like we have done in previous events. This is a great shot to put in the background of slates.