Sitting in on the daily meeting to set the paper right, a must for a daily, I was heartened by the new digs, new editor and general vibe, but the best was to come.

Lamenting the lack of use my video kit has been getting, my ears pricked up when the sports editor resumed a conversation with the new head editor about a pod cast they were planning to try out tomorrow.

The question was asked “I hope our phone will do, maybe a better mic, but the room has a lot of echo, so any suggestions ?”. I tried not to jump to eagerly, but maybe a new S5, pair of Lewitt 040 Match overheads into a Zoom H5? Maybe a Sennheisser MKE400 or Zoom SSH-6 Zoom into my F1? Options were many, time short, fun to be had.

Unlike most jobs like this at the school, I have tons of time (!), cooperative clients, who just want to get it right and a controlled environment. Wow, too easy.

Wow, way to be over confident.

Now I just have to remember how to use it all. Huh, joking…...well, almost.

I have not actually plugged any of this into the S5, so maybe the G9 would be sensible. The Zoom is battery hungry with the Lewitts, but I have the AC adapter, also untried. Lots of new, so keep it simple, work up as needed and arrive early, like an hour early, maybe more.

I will start simple and work up, or should I do the opposite. Should I go for the best I can, then work back with some idea of the bar I have to meet? I have a night to think on it.

If this works out, it will be my regular Wednesday gig, which is ideal as I work every Wednesday on the new roster, with two other photographers most of the time.

Tonight I will be testing, checking, packing. Tomorrow is the day. Glad I am reading “The Real Deal” by Joe McNally. Lots of resolve after failure, lots of bouncing back and moving relentlessly forward. I need that message drummed home at the moment.