MAD SCRAMBLE, AND THE CREW COMES THROUGH

posted by Michael Chihak

Interviews at a law office on East Camelback Road ended about 2:20 p.m. Thursday, cutting into our travel and setup time for another recording planned for 3 p.m. on the ASU campus in Tempe.

Generally, the video crew that shoots Arizona Week likes a minimum of one hour to set up for a shoot. That time is needed to position cameras, set and adjust lighting, build attractive background, all designed to enhance the interview.

Once it's all in place, the rest is up to me and my guest.

In the case of the East Camelback interviews -- two, back to back -- all was well. Nice lighting and backgrounds, and the interviews themselves went well. We did run a little long, and that made the transition to Tempe a scramble.

Crew videographers Bob Lindberg and Steve Riggs and student grips Ricardo Johnson and Freddy Duarte got us packed and on the road in a two-van caravan by 2:35. We hit the ASU College of Law building at 2:58 and scrambled upstairs to set up in the dean's office.

Interim Dean Douglas Sylvester was most accommodating, allowing his snug office to be turned quickly into a mini TV studio. The crew used minimal lighting and stuck with the backgrounds that already were in place.

The was no time for perfection, but it worked beautifully, with a good interview, well lighted and good audio. The dean was most affable about the whole production, and all ended with smiles and handshakes.

Watch the results tonight at 8:30 MST on PBS-HD-6, or at azweek.com.