What I Do For A Living, or ("What's an EVS Operator?")

I have always been asked what it is that I do exactly for TV shows. Here's a video that shows exactly what I do "on the job" and I have always been asked what it is that I do exactly for TV shows. Here's a video that shows exactly what I do "on the job" and what it's like for me inside the TV truck. Thanks to my great tape ADs, including Jason Sealove.

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Entertainment

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• Pokedoff
• Pokey
• EVS
• Sealove

[mdpokey]

Hey kool it's a paradox - you get better by doing but you can't do til you get better. Try going in early to work or stay late when they'll let you and work with the clips on the machine. Try to build things quickly and explore the menu options. Training will only get you so far. Make yourself available to work anywhere on any kind of show to get experience. Good luck!

[mdpokey]

Michel it's a whole new way of flying altogether. You think timeline but don't edit on a timeline. You have to imagine the timeline as you're working and find the way to replicate it through the software on the EVS remote. Timeline editing gives you an advantage in that you understand what you want to do. The EVS way of doing it may be a little frustrating at first. Good luck.

[iqram88]

Hey nice work men i am EVS operator logger and browser from malaysia i have no experience in real TV broadcast im more to VOD clips and mobile,

by the way are you using the ip director ? 

[mdpokey]

@iqram88 The shows I work on rarely use IP director but I have been exposed to it. It's sick technology and EVS seems to keep coming up with new toys to organize material. how much work is there in malaysia? that may be the most exotic location for an EVS operator I've ever heard of!

[mdpokey]

@iqram88 Have worked on shows where IP Director is used but have no first-hand experience. I hear it is a valuable tool on big shows.

[mdpokey]

Astro I don't think clients really care. The key is if you sell yourself as an operator and then crash n burn their show, you will not go far. You need to be confident in your abilities and be able to work on a show knowing you won't kill it. It helps to have VTR slomo experience so you know how to integrate replays into a show. Good luck. BTW to my European colleagues, if I was really making $250 a day I wouldn't be working :)

[DavidRosner]

I just took day 1 of the EVS training class (at EVS in Burbank), and all I can say is "How COOL is this...??" I'm a Camera Op, tired of not getting enough work, so I decided to try this out, as I am told there's much more work to be had...

[mebeingkool]

@mdpokey

Hey mdpkey, I'm just getting my foot into the industry as a CCU op etc, but EVS is my main goal which I'm really passionate about getting into. I completely understand how the EVS works and what the operators are doing (I sat with an EVS op for 2 weeks to learn more about it), however didn't physically use the LSM Remote. I'm doing one of the short LSM training courses next month, do you know how sufficient that training would be? Appreciate any help at all!

[micheltiger]

I am a Jack of all Trades Tv tech. originally an Avid Editor. currently working on the Omneon video servers at my station. Just started training on the EVS to use on our sports shows here Miami. Wondering if the transition from editing to EVS will help in learning this system.

[iqram88]

@mdpokey

work here not really much exposure like your country ,right now the machine still new here ,for my work load im using for catch up tv and vod for website and most of the time on the weekend captured the Spanish league.

I really need to brush up more and gain an experience hope one day can be like you ;) i'M very impressive with your work hope you can share more of your video's .

[zeistar]

@Liveslomo hey which company do you work for? and do you need to have german skills or is english only ok?

Thanks!