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  1. Los Angeles (CNN) -- Broadcast icon Dick Clark, the creator and longtime host of "American Bandstand," has died, publicist Paul Shefrin said. He was 82. Clark suffered a heart attack while at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica an outpatient procedure, his publicist said. "Attempts to resuscitate were unsuccessful." Clark suffered what was then described as "a mild stroke" in December 2004, just months after announcing he had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. That stroke forced Clark to cut back on his on-camera work, including giving up the hosting duties for the "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" specials. He reappeared as a co-host with Ryan Seacrest on December 31, 2005. His "American Bandstand" work, which he began as a local TV show in Philadelphia in 1956, earned him the nickname "America's oldest living teenager." The show was picked up by ABC and broadcast nationally a year later. Born Richard Wagstaff Clark in Mount Vernon, New York, on November 30, 1929, he began his broadcast career working at a radio station managed by his father. Clark, who was married three times, is survived his by current wife, two sons and a daughter. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Clark in its nonperformer category in 1993.
  2. "I think when we stopped wearing ties is when our profession lost it's respect" I wear a tie when we have the live studio audience and yes, I do get more respect. Phil
  3. Thanks Andy, that was great, loved watching the boom work and at 9:07 "We the soundman" Had to crank the hell out of it to hear it. Just noticed your call WQOC. VE7KJR (Phil)
  4. Michael, hope this helps, do you have the weights and platform ? http://www.695.com/3Base-2Boom.pdf
  5. A friend, x mixer I use to work with dropped by for a live show and took this picture, that is arm # 299. I built a custom shade for the montor and had to adapt the mount to work on the Fisher Monitor Tray ( MT) with this big flat screen, There are two C clamps holding the wooden base to the mount, later I moved to smaller C clamps.You see three of the camers on my screen and my right arm is in motion. I've extended the size of my Script Rack (SR) by adding thick core black board, also I like lots of light on my script so I've added a flex light there. I like to monitor of comteks as I always have one ear on when I'am away from the office The coffee cup holder is just below my knee level, the color highlighters ride on the traveling counter weight system on my left side. The shirt, I got at Value Village for $5.00.
  6. Hi Mikefilosa, No the Fisher Boom class is not a regulary scheduled event at my studio, however I'm thinking of hosting one again after we finish season 3. It was put together at the last moment so I didn't have a lot of time to plan everything out. Other workshops were going on at the studio at the time with Camera training / Multi-cam overview / AD workshop / Script workshop / Directors workshop. My day one (introduction) consisted of me talking for two hours about the history of JL Fisher and the fisher booms, different configurations , safety, mechanical operation and how everything works, pre inspection before operating and any maintenance the operator should due. Questions from the students were taken as I talked about each item. Just about all that attended had more than ten years experience working the traditional fishpoles on a one or two camera shoot, so sit-com,4 cameras and large sets and a live studio audience were all new to them. I then show them some of our large sets and explained how with two Fisher 7s One with a 20ft arm mine with a 26ft arm could cover the whole set with a large cast and 7 page scene. There is a lot of walking and talking on my show and we have to do a lot of hand-offs and fast resets on the booms to cover the scenes, Two Fishers and two good operators working together is pure magic and sometimes I think we make it look so easy. Like Laurence said " others fight the eye-hand-coordination thing" you will or should get to a point where you shouldn't even have to think about what your arms,hands, feet have to do to put the mic right where you need it. My first introduction to a fisher boom was in 1980, 32 years ago when we were doing a musical show with Tom Jones. The Fisher was just used for the chit-chat with the guest star and Tom. The boom had an 816 at that time. When I got a call for "Mr. Young" from the mixer who was a friend, I jumped at the chance right away. Laurence was a great help with any questions I had . I took upon myself to know the tool of my trade and to be able to fix it if there was a problem, after all JL Fisher was a two hour plane ride away and we could not have a boom out of service even for 15 min: on a shoot day. I have restrung my boom twice, added the extension twice and replaced the actuating cable once (think open heart surgery) All my finesse has paid of many times over, the studio knows that if there is a problem I can fix it and down till will be nill and I have become more confident knowing the tool of my trade. I'm going to attach one more picture of our biggest set,"the Quad" the picture only shows half the set, my arm is out there 26ft so you can see how far the mic is away from me and the need for very good depth perception. If my base was another 4ft forward I could carry actors all the way out the door down to the bottom edge of the grass with a pull back on the base.
  7. Thanks Colin, CrewC, Yes I had a good time teaching them on days 2,3. They were like deer in the headlights when they went on the Fisher to do a scene, so I would go up to them between takes and point out what they were doing wrong, most had a depth perception problem,with a bad rake angle on the mic and not folllowing the script. !2 showed up for the introduction class on day one, and six stayed for hands on days 2,3. Overall,I would have to say they enjoyed themselves (free lunch) and learned a gread deal
  8. A few stills from my class last week,on days 2 and 3 my students all got to boom some scenes from the other workshops that were going on in the studio .
  9. " Ill be there Phil! Afterall, I never actually watched you boom an entire scene from the floor. It has been a pleasure working with you on this season though and anyone interested in the Fishers should be keen to hear your talk and take a turn themselves! Thanks again Phil, the sound of Mr Young would never be so excellent without you and the entire team, and the Fishers! Eric " Well Many times I said to you "go ahead give it a try" this could be your time.
  10. You don't need a PM, The studio Mr. Young (II) Productions Inc. 5828 Byrne Road, Burnaby BC, V5J 3J3 Phone:604-433-2032 Fax: 604-433-4062 mryoungproductionoffice@gmail.com The time 10:00 am Come in off Market Crossing, one block east.
  11. We finished season two of Mr.Young on Friday, (13) th. Of all the thinks I will miss most it will be my Fisher 7. With lots of love and care it was always there for me, never let me down or held up production. Next Wed. I will be hosting a workshop at our studio ( in Vancouver BC.) for all that want to attend,not just soundies. I have no idea how many will show up (hope lots) as it will be a rare learning experience for all. On Thusday / Friday, those that attended the introduction will get some real hands on experience with actors on sets with cameras etc, just like it was real. I think lunch will be provided as well. (tuna-sub) Just kidding ! Phil (KJR)
  12. Have not heard of any damage yet, I didn't feel any shake, more here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/09/09/bc-earthquake-vancouver-island.html
  13. "are you bragging, or complaining?? " Just working my way up to a 40 page day. KJR (phil)
  14. Broke the old record,,,26 2/8 on the call sheet for tomorrow.
  15. " Tell 'em to talk fast...." Thanks Phil, I will have to remember that one. 4 camers 2 fisher 7's All sets pre lite No Waiting ! But I did feel sorry for the IA crew next door who were exterior in the rain that never stopped all day ! KJR (PHIL)
  16. "He looks like an awesome cat. Thanks for sharing !" Thanks for starting this topic Tim,what a great idea !
  17. This is "Neko Chan" Mr cat in Japanese. What a great friend he was,always happy to see me after a long day at work. Whenever working on the bench,he had to be right there,inspecting everything I did.Sadly Neko passed away last Feb. while I was out of town working.I layed Neko to rest in the forest in the back yard, he was placed in a pine box with his favorite toys,some treats, his favorite brush and other items. Then the pine box was encased in 1/2 yard of concrete. To finish it off I build a flagstone monument to always remember him. A little extreme maybe, but he was my best four legged friend ever.
  18. As Senator would say : " It isn't about the arrows, it is about the Archer! " Phil (KJR)
  19. "Great to see two Fisher booms working the floor." Yes Richard it's really nice to see two Fishers in action, we shoot about 20 pages a day. When we have a 7 page scene with 6 or 7 actors all with lines in big sets,we really have our work cut out for us. Lisa (other boom) and I have become a good team and work very well together. The lighting was an issue for us for the first couple of shows but has been fixed. Hope to get more better pictures as the show goes on. Phil (KJR)
  20. My view till next April, the show called "Mr Young " a teenage sitcom. Live studio audience on Fridays. My rig is a Fisher 7 on a 6E base, 20ft. arm with a 6ft extension.The video monitor is 17 x 11 nice wide screen, with a quad split to see a 4 cameras. A special Thank-You to Laurence, for all the help and support he has given me in setting up and operating the rig. Phil (KJR)
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