Backtiming: Producer Tip for a More Productive Day
In television news – timing is everything. Producers, anchors, reporters, videographers and editors work on very strict deadlines. Sometimes stories have to come together quickly – this makes time management one of the keys to success in this business. Working in TV news for over a decade has conditioned me to use this skill to be more efficient in everyday life.
Time Management
One of those time management skills is called backtiming. It’s a technique used to make sure all the stories fit into the show and you can get off the air on time. A line producer assigns a time estimate to each story depending how important it is. All those time estimates add up to fill the newscast. You have to make all the news of the day, sports, weather and entertainment fit in that timespan. Read more
Difficult Discussions Are Easier With a List
I had lunch with a friend recently and she was telling me about her boyfriend troubles. They’d come to a point in the relationship where it made sense to start talking about the future and if each other was in it.
Hunger Games: Will the Movie Beat the Book?
By now you’ve heard of the Hunger Games I hope. It’s a trilogy that was originally written for teens but has a cult following with adults — both men and women alike. I for one, am hooked. So are all the women I work with. We just can’t get enough. I plan on seeing the movie soon but wonder if it will live up to the excitement in the book.
Here’s a list of some other books that were made into movies and my vote on which one won:
The Book Is Better
- Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
- Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
- Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
- My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
- Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
- The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
- Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
What a Great Movie
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
- The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
- Donny Brasco by Joseph D. Pistone
- Julie & Julia by Julie Powell
- The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (original)
I Can’t Decide — It’s a Tie
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Kidd
- The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
What are some of your favorite books that have been turned into movies?