WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.120 Nicole, what's good? Hi. What's going on in the production department this week? 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:12.080 Oh, oh, there's a lot we're ramping up for LTX. So we've got a lot of videos coming up and we're 00:00:12.080 --> 00:00:17.600 prepping some extra ones. So then when we're working at LTX, there still be videos happening. 00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:20.240 Can you give any insight what the videos are? Can we not tease them? 00:00:22.560 --> 00:00:34.400 Probably not, right? There's some fun stuff. There's some, there's some things that we've been waiting a long time to release. And it's pretty exciting. I 00:00:34.400 --> 00:00:43.040 think there's some, yeah, some, some pretty exciting, like, other people that you might see, 00:00:43.040 --> 00:00:52.080 you might get a bit of insight on some things around the office, some, some people outside the 00:00:52.080 --> 00:01:00.400 office, some cool faces. Yeah, I don't know. Is that vague enough? Is that too vague? 00:01:02.400 --> 00:01:07.920 So I guess we can expect some collabs and stuff like that coming up. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. So, 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:15.520 so exciting, interesting collabs. Let's go. Okay, I'm hyped for that one. How long have you been 00:01:15.520 --> 00:01:20.960 working at LMG for? This is my third year at LMG. Okay. How's it been so far? 00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:28.240 It's been a roller coaster. Yeah, there's always like, you never really know what to expect. And 00:01:28.240 --> 00:01:34.640 there are always like, things coming up left and right, like you'll hear screaming from the studios. 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:38.160 And that's just like, oh, yeah, that's just a normal day. That's totally fine. 00:01:39.440 --> 00:01:44.400 What's your current role right now here? I'm a production supervisor for the editing department. 00:01:45.040 --> 00:01:51.280 And what does that look like on a day to day basis? Oh, so a lot of it is like, I'll look at 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:58.320 what we have in editing or getting ready to be edited. And then depending on how long those will 00:01:58.320 --> 00:02:04.640 take, I look at the schedule and then I slot those in however I see fit. And then I work with editors 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:09.760 and then I'll talk to the writers as well to see if everything's on track and make sure, yeah, we 00:02:09.760 --> 00:02:15.600 have videos. Nice. So mainly you're working with editors, production, that sort of thing? Yes, 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:21.840 mainly. Okay. But you were also an editor too at one point? I was. Yeah. So when I started here, 00:02:21.840 --> 00:02:28.640 I was an editor. And then eventually I became a production supervisor. Nice. Yeah. How long have 00:02:28.640 --> 00:02:37.520 you been editing videos for? Honestly, I started editing what I was working here. So I did like 00:02:37.520 --> 00:02:44.400 very light editing for like school projects and like side projects. But then a lot of the stuff 00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:51.920 that I did before was like producing work. So then a lot of it was scheduling and then a lot of it 00:02:51.920 --> 00:02:59.200 was working with people for like the budgets, that kind of thing. So what industry was that? Was 00:02:59.200 --> 00:03:04.320 that like the film industry? Yeah, so it was in the film industry, but it wasn't in like studio 00:03:04.320 --> 00:03:11.600 productions. So I worked on a documentary before coming to LMG. Okay. Well, what documentary was 00:03:11.600 --> 00:03:17.440 it? It's about the Fraser River. It's called Heart of the Fraser. And then we worked with the BCIT 00:03:17.440 --> 00:03:23.280 Rivers Institute to put that together. Yeah. What's interesting? Do you think it was fun working on 00:03:23.280 --> 00:03:30.720 that? That was super interesting. In a way that's like I learned about the area we live in so much 00:03:30.720 --> 00:03:39.920 more than I would have ever thought to have known or have ever like really paid attention to. 00:03:40.880 --> 00:03:44.800 Because we hear about so many things like in other parts of the world, it's like, oh, yeah, 00:03:44.800 --> 00:03:49.760 rainforests are super cool. And then it's like, oh, the Arctic Circle super cool. But then even here, 00:03:49.760 --> 00:03:55.360 it's like, wow, we've got like dinosaurs living in the Fraser River. Wait, dinosaurs really? Yeah, 00:03:55.360 --> 00:04:00.640 apparently sturgeon. Sturgeon are like, they get super big. Right. You can't eat them. Yeah. 00:04:00.640 --> 00:04:06.000 Wait, but are sturgeon dinosaurs? Wait, what? Well, it's like sharks are dinosaurs, right? Sharks 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:13.200 have predated. Right. So they've been here like when the dinosaurs were here, right? Yeah, exactly. 00:04:13.200 --> 00:04:20.160 So they're there. Yeah, big boys. Right. Very big fish. Yeah, I got you. Why did you end up going 00:04:20.160 --> 00:04:31.040 to LMG then? I wanted something stable, but not like boring, you know. Right. Was the documentary 00:04:31.920 --> 00:04:37.760 not stable? Was it boring? The thing is, like, if it's not like a regular nine to five, 00:04:37.760 --> 00:04:44.080 yeah, if it's always like, you have to always be searching for the next job. And you always have 00:04:44.080 --> 00:04:51.680 to have like this constant flow of work. Or else it gets like super uncertain. But then it's like, 00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:57.040 here, there's always something to work on. And especially it's like, it's in tech. 00:04:57.760 --> 00:05:03.360 So then there's always going to be something new. And then I was always super interested in tech as 00:05:03.360 --> 00:05:08.800 well, even before like I went to film school and that kind of thing. So then it just seemed like 00:05:09.520 --> 00:05:18.240 a really good fit in a sense of like, well, I make videos. Oh, I watch their stuff anyways. 00:05:19.040 --> 00:05:25.120 This kind of makes sense. So how was that experience like, I guess, being thrown into a role where 00:05:25.200 --> 00:05:28.960 you had, you know, you had some experience in, but specifically editing, 00:05:28.960 --> 00:05:34.240 you didn't have too much, is that correct? Yeah, it was very, very much like, 00:05:35.920 --> 00:05:42.720 like trial by fire. It was like, okay, let's see what I'm learning today. And then it's a lot of like 00:05:43.680 --> 00:05:48.720 learning on the spot and like learning as you go along. And then I feel like the workflow here 00:05:48.720 --> 00:05:56.560 is also really different than what you see in like typical productions. And then like one editor is 00:05:56.560 --> 00:06:03.760 kind of seeing everything through. So I learned a lot really quickly. And then every single day 00:06:03.760 --> 00:06:10.160 for like the first year and even now, it's like, Oh, wow, I didn't know there are like these kind 00:06:10.160 --> 00:06:18.240 of features that I could use. And then it's always, it's always something different and new. 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:22.560 And there's always like different ways to problem solve. Like for example, if I want like, 00:06:23.920 --> 00:06:28.240 a lot of like picture and picture editing, you can do like a lot of multicam editing with a lot 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:34.400 of different layers. And that kind of like makes it a bit more dynamic and interesting. And then 00:06:34.400 --> 00:06:39.040 you get a lot more options like that when you're putting a story together. 00:06:39.600 --> 00:06:41.520 Do you remember your first video that you worked on? 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:50.160 My first video was actually during my trial period. It was the dishwashing your keyboards video. 00:06:53.120 --> 00:06:56.240 Okay, you know what? We'll try it later. Let's have a look at our next board. 00:06:58.560 --> 00:07:02.480 I wouldn't have thought it possible, but this one's even more full of water than the last one. 00:07:02.560 --> 00:07:09.920 Let's have a look at the cleanliness though. That is a big improvement. So you know what though, 00:07:09.920 --> 00:07:13.920 there's still some grunge. So most of it is pretty good. Do you mind grabbing the keypoiler? 00:07:14.480 --> 00:07:19.200 So what this tells us, Oh, it splashed me right on the crunchy part. 00:07:19.200 --> 00:07:25.920 Yeah. Yeah. So that, that was a very memorable first video experience. 00:07:27.280 --> 00:07:32.000 And then I don't, I don't think they even kept a lot of like what I was working on for the cut 00:07:32.000 --> 00:07:38.800 because I think Alex P. Heady took over afterwards and like cleaned it up and made it like a real video 00:07:38.800 --> 00:07:41.760 and everything like that. And then put it out. But I thought it was interesting 00:07:42.320 --> 00:07:48.400 to see the video come out afterwards. I was like, Oh, hey, I remember that footage. I've seen that. 00:07:48.400 --> 00:07:53.520 And how, how was that experience like? Do you remember like, I don't know, being 00:07:54.320 --> 00:07:58.640 like overwhelmed or anything? Or did you kind of get it like right away? 00:07:58.640 --> 00:08:06.480 Oh, it's definitely overwhelming. I think like my entire first year here 00:08:07.520 --> 00:08:13.040 was pretty overwhelming. It's so much happening and so many new things. 00:08:14.080 --> 00:08:18.000 And it's just so different than anything that I've ever done before. 00:08:19.520 --> 00:08:25.120 That it's like, yeah, definitely a roller coaster, but it's so interesting in that way. 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:29.120 Right. Yeah. So, so what is it like being an editor for LMG? 00:08:31.520 --> 00:08:39.120 A lot of it is on the cutting room floor, I'd say. So much of it is like you're, 00:08:39.120 --> 00:08:46.240 there are these little moments, you know, where you see like behind the scenes that kind of stick 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:51.120 with you and make it interesting, even though it will never make it into the video. Like for example, 00:08:51.200 --> 00:08:58.480 I was looking through some footage the other day, and then I saw frame by frame, a mosquito 00:08:59.760 --> 00:09:06.080 fly in, land on Linus's face. Stay there for a few moments and then fly away. 00:09:07.520 --> 00:09:12.400 Like this recently? This was recently. And it was actually, that part was actually in the 00:09:12.400 --> 00:09:17.280 A-roll of the video that came out. And then it's, it's like those kind of moments where it's like, 00:09:17.600 --> 00:09:22.720 this is so interesting. I never would pay attention to that kind of thing or notice it. If I'm just 00:09:22.720 --> 00:09:29.680 watching a video, like casually just for the content, but because it's like I'm paying attention to 00:09:29.680 --> 00:09:38.000 more aspects of it, it's like, oh, wow, I just saw frame by frame, a mosquito landing. So somebody 00:09:38.000 --> 00:09:43.120 who goes and washes that video right now, or is it not out yet? Oh, it's totally out. I can, I can 00:09:43.520 --> 00:09:50.560 find you. Okay, okay. Send me that clip. I'm overly right now. Yeah, it's hilarious. It's so good. 00:09:52.800 --> 00:10:00.240 Once we fiddled with the pack, charging it could be difficult and or dangerous and spend $2,500 00:10:02.240 --> 00:10:07.920 on high current lipo batteries. Okay, speaking of things that don't make it a final cut or like 00:10:07.920 --> 00:10:12.080 things you notice behind the scenes, what's the craziest thing that we've had to cut out from a 00:10:12.080 --> 00:10:22.960 video? Oh geez, oh my god, there's so much. Oh my goodness. Then we had to cut out of a video. 00:10:25.440 --> 00:10:27.440 I feel like we try to leave all the gold 00:10:29.360 --> 00:10:36.720 in every single video. That might actually take some thinking. What are some examples 00:10:36.720 --> 00:10:41.680 of videos you've seen recently that are kind of wild? Say yes to everything. There was a lot 00:10:41.680 --> 00:10:46.080 that was cut off, but it ended up making the Floatplane exclusive. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. Because now 00:10:46.080 --> 00:10:51.680 there are Floatplane exclusives, which is like people will still get to see it, which is totally 00:10:51.680 --> 00:11:02.400 cool. Oh, there have been times like for a lot of the wilder builds that we do or like the cooling 00:11:02.400 --> 00:11:08.640 ones that Alexi does, a lot of times like there's so much troubleshooting behind the scenes where 00:11:08.720 --> 00:11:15.200 it's like, uh-oh, is this actually going to work? And then it's interesting because as we're editing 00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:21.680 it, we're also along for the ride. It's almost like we're living through the lens all over again. 00:11:21.680 --> 00:11:25.920 It's like, okay, well they finished shooting the video, so something definitely happened. 00:11:26.880 --> 00:11:36.720 But is it what they were intending? I think there was one time where they took out the CPU 00:11:37.040 --> 00:11:41.840 three or four times and then reinserted it. And then it's like, I don't know if it's going to boot. 00:11:41.840 --> 00:11:46.960 I don't think that. I don't know. But at the end it's like, oh, it's actually working. That's wild. 00:11:46.960 --> 00:11:54.800 That's totally not expected. So when they finish filming a video, do they just hand you all of 00:11:54.800 --> 00:12:00.160 the footage without telling you exactly what goes on? We do know. We know that generally, okay, 00:12:00.160 --> 00:12:06.480 this is what's supposed to happen. This was the idea of the video. And then we knew some sort of 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:12.640 troubleshooting happened and some wild things occurred. Right. But then sometimes you don't 00:12:12.640 --> 00:12:19.200 know exactly what goes on. And then it's just like that kind of thing. Oh, I thought of a 00:12:19.200 --> 00:12:24.880 different one, but this actually made it into a video. Okay. It was just kind of like wild occurrences 00:12:25.680 --> 00:12:31.280 in the life of an LMG editor. So then this was way back. I think this wasn't like the 00:12:31.280 --> 00:12:36.640 first or second year that I was working here. And then I was just editing one day. I was like, oh, 00:12:38.080 --> 00:12:43.280 is the server down? It's acting kind of funny. And then it's also like, oh, do you smell something? 00:12:43.280 --> 00:12:52.000 Smells kind of funny. And then all of a sudden, you see David like sprinting by with the fire 00:12:52.000 --> 00:13:00.400 extinguisher. And then you hear like spraying and everything is like, oh, I guess something's 00:13:00.400 --> 00:13:06.320 wrong in the server room. And then it was when the server caught fire. Right, right. Yeah, 00:13:06.320 --> 00:13:12.560 that time. That was super interesting. What's your favorite video you've ever worked on? Oh, 00:13:12.560 --> 00:13:21.840 favorite one. Oh, hmm, that's tough. I think one of the ones I enjoy looking back on, 00:13:22.800 --> 00:13:29.520 the secret shopper one with Sarah in it. Yeah, the ones with Sarah in it were super fun. 00:13:30.160 --> 00:13:36.320 And I think it's just like her reactions to a lot of things. And like the when she did the 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:40.480 secret shopper build, where she picked her own parts and everything and put together a PC, 00:13:40.480 --> 00:13:48.640 I think that was so fun. And so, so hilarious. I love that. Okay, on the flip side, what's the 00:13:48.640 --> 00:13:58.640 worst video you've ever worked on? Oh, I think I don't know if I can say it's the worst, just because 00:13:58.640 --> 00:14:05.600 I feel like it was still fun in the end. And I thought it was like still enjoyable. But the 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:16.080 ASMR video, I think listening to a lot of people like whispering in your ear for like, 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:25.040 day straight, it was a little, it was a little like, weird, was a little intimate. 00:14:25.040 --> 00:14:31.920 Especially since they're your coworkers, right? Yeah, yeah. And then like, throughout the whole 00:14:31.920 --> 00:14:36.800 thing, Linus definitely was like, yellow whispering. So then everyone's like, super relaxed and 00:14:36.800 --> 00:14:46.000 everything. And then Linus is like, then you have to do this. That's like, oh, no. This is super 00:14:46.000 --> 00:14:55.600 awkward. But okay, I'll go with it. It turned out good in your opinion? I think a lot of it was, 00:14:56.240 --> 00:15:03.520 like it didn't hit quite right with the audience. But I thought it was super interesting. I thought 00:15:03.520 --> 00:15:12.560 it was like very different than other stuff that we've done before. And just for that, I think it's 00:15:12.560 --> 00:15:20.480 worth taking a look at. Yeah. If you were able to pitch an idea to Linus, and he would have to film 00:15:20.480 --> 00:15:32.960 it, what video would you want him to do? Oh my gosh. Oh, I feel like there have been 00:15:33.440 --> 00:15:40.080 so many like hilarious ones we've kind of thrown out as jokes in the past. 00:15:44.800 --> 00:15:50.160 And then there are so many that's like have actually been done. That is like, oh, this was 00:15:50.160 --> 00:15:59.920 totally a joke. Like the blindfolded ones. That's like, oh, well, there's like, no, no shot. You 00:15:59.920 --> 00:16:03.840 can actually build something blindfolded. And then there they go is like, oh, okay, well, that's 00:16:03.840 --> 00:16:14.160 actually happening now. What would be a funny one? Yeah, we usually just throw out like ridiculous 00:16:14.160 --> 00:16:21.040 ideas. Yeah, that's fair. Have you ever like pitched anything and it's gone to actually filming or 00:16:21.120 --> 00:16:22.640 anything? Um, 00:16:26.800 --> 00:16:34.320 I think I've, I've fished short circuits. Like, like which video? I don't think it ever got to 00:16:34.320 --> 00:16:41.360 filming. But I thought it would be like, if we had a massage chair, that'd be cool. So I was like, 00:16:41.360 --> 00:16:48.720 hey, Belle, what if we did a ShortCircuit on a massage chair, and then put in the lounge? 00:16:49.680 --> 00:16:57.120 That's smart. Thank you. I like that. Then we did end up doing a gaming massage. Yeah, 00:16:57.120 --> 00:17:01.760 the gaming massage chair. I don't know where that lives anymore. But I think there are like 00:17:02.400 --> 00:17:09.360 some mixed reviews. I think we have it actually in the writer's call room. Everybody complains 00:17:09.360 --> 00:17:15.520 about how uncomfortable it is. Like it has no lumbar support, nothing. Well, that kind of defeats 00:17:15.520 --> 00:17:22.720 the purpose of like, oh, relaxation. Right. Yeah. Massage chair, that's a good idea. Right, that, 00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:27.840 you know, in the lounge. Over lunch, nice little massage. That'd be fun. 00:17:29.200 --> 00:17:33.760 How's the company changed since you, you first gone here? Because it's, it's been three years, 00:17:33.760 --> 00:17:41.360 but there's been a lot of changes. Yeah, I remember when I got hired. Um, there was 00:17:41.600 --> 00:17:53.120 Janice Avon, Sarah and myself as the woman in the company. Right. And then I think I was like, 00:17:54.160 --> 00:18:05.600 employee number, like within the top 40 to 45. And then now it's like over 100. So just from the 00:18:05.600 --> 00:18:11.360 time that I've been here, the company's like doubled itself. And it hasn't even been that long, 00:18:12.080 --> 00:18:17.840 which is the wild part. I feel like at some point I was walking around as like, 00:18:19.120 --> 00:18:25.520 there are people that I don't recognize anymore, but are probably here every day of the week, 00:18:25.520 --> 00:18:28.960 just like me. And then I've never seen them before. I was like, Oh no. 00:18:29.920 --> 00:18:34.000 Can you imagine they're actually here just to steal our stuff? Oh my God. 00:18:35.840 --> 00:18:40.240 Have you ever thought about, I think about that all the time. Like I, I have the same 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:44.160 exact thing. Like again, you walk around, there's people you don't recognize. It's like, 00:18:45.440 --> 00:18:50.080 I feel like here or not. Yeah, but I feel worse. It's like, if they like have a conversation with 00:18:50.080 --> 00:18:57.280 me. Yeah. Yeah. I'm never seen you. I'm so sorry. But then I feel awkward because it's like, 00:18:57.920 --> 00:19:01.760 they know who I am. And then they're talking to me. It's like, should I also know who you are? 00:19:01.760 --> 00:19:07.680 Have we spoken before? Like, I swear, maybe I've seen you here. Are you in this department, 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:11.600 but they're not walking in that department or they're not on their way to that department? 00:19:13.680 --> 00:19:17.280 Who are you? That kind of thing is like, yeah. 00:19:18.880 --> 00:19:27.600 Everyday occurrence at some point. How's the editing team changed? You guys have grown, right? Oh, we've grown a lot. 00:19:28.720 --> 00:19:36.480 Yeah. There's so many of us now. I think there's around like 12 editors. Oh, wow. Yeah. 00:19:37.360 --> 00:19:44.480 And then when I started here, there were six in the whole editing den. I think six or seven. 00:19:44.480 --> 00:19:46.880 Right. And that included Ed's all as well. 00:19:49.040 --> 00:19:54.880 Oh, maybe six without Ed. Okay. Yeah. Six. Yeah. Six. So what we have now is pretty. 00:19:54.880 --> 00:19:59.760 Yeah. They're like doubled in size. Because there are also some editors that also do all 00:19:59.760 --> 00:20:06.880 those like shooters, right? Yes. Yeah. So, Glenn and Andrew both spend a lot of time shooting. 00:20:09.120 --> 00:20:12.160 Who's the best editor at OMG? I know you can. 00:20:14.800 --> 00:20:19.600 Unless you want him. I know. No, you can't. 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:30.640 I don't even know why I had this here. I don't know why it's happening. No, you can't answer it. 00:20:32.800 --> 00:20:36.560 It's the worst editor at OMG. Oh, no. 00:20:37.280 --> 00:20:45.120 Um, okay. It might be me because I haven't edited for so long. Because so much of it is just like, 00:20:45.120 --> 00:20:51.200 I like do planning and scheduling. But you help the editors sometimes edit. So technically, 00:20:54.800 --> 00:21:00.960 yeah, but you help with your expertise. Sometimes it's like, oh, you want to try that? 00:21:00.960 --> 00:21:06.640 I was like, oh, hey, I guess so. Sure. Why not? Let's go with it. You know. 00:21:08.880 --> 00:21:13.920 What's it like working with the editors here? Oh, it's great. They're so great. I love them. 00:21:14.640 --> 00:21:21.200 They're actually, yeah. Like one of my favorite part of working here is just like 00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:28.880 the team that I work with is so awesome. And they're all like so capable and always so on top of it. 00:21:29.840 --> 00:21:35.280 They're so organized and they prioritize their time well. It's really awesome. All of them? 00:21:36.000 --> 00:21:39.440 Oh, yeah. I'd say like everybody is always, 00:21:41.520 --> 00:21:48.640 always motivated to kind of put out the best that they can and always try to improve 00:21:49.280 --> 00:21:53.440 what they're doing, which is really, really awesome just because it's like, it makes it so 00:21:53.440 --> 00:21:58.320 easy to work with them. Right. What's a word of advice that you'd give someone if they were 00:21:58.320 --> 00:22:06.480 interested in becoming an editor at OMG? I think a lot of it is practicing. I think 00:22:07.520 --> 00:22:12.880 if it's in a situation where like, you don't know what to edit or it's like, you don't have any 00:22:12.880 --> 00:22:21.280 content, then like go to make some. I think a lot of it is also putting together a cohesive story 00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:30.800 with footage that doesn't exactly go together perfectly is also like something that would be 00:22:30.800 --> 00:22:35.200 really good to practice. So like if you've done a lot of vlogs or shooting a lot of footage, 00:22:35.200 --> 00:22:40.240 try to make a vlog out of it like this beginning, middle and end kind of thing. Yeah. 00:22:41.920 --> 00:22:48.480 Cool. If you could do anything else here at LMG, like Edzel just came in here was like Nicole, 00:22:48.480 --> 00:22:53.120 we can't have you on the team anymore, but you can remain in the company. Which department would 00:22:53.120 --> 00:23:00.960 you go? Hmm, which department? I swear it's not because you're here, but I feel like 00:23:03.440 --> 00:23:10.480 in a social media team would be super fun because I feel like a lot of the stuff that's 00:23:11.760 --> 00:23:17.680 entertaining as well is also in like the behind the scenes and like the shorts. I feel like 00:23:18.320 --> 00:23:24.560 are also super fun as well to make. And then it's they're like more like bite size. 00:23:25.600 --> 00:23:33.120 And then I also like watching a lot of shorts. So then they're just they can pack so much punch 00:23:33.120 --> 00:23:36.320 in such a little form. Hey, you're welcome to help whenever you want. 00:23:37.120 --> 00:23:43.920 Have a kiss. Cool. Any last remarks for Flo Plain? 00:23:49.360 --> 00:23:55.840 I don't know. What do I say? Bye. Bye.