Training Day 1
My first day in training was tough. My teacher, Denzel Washington, put me in some really challenging situations. At one point I thought he was actually going to kill me, but then he turned out to be my friend.
Seriously, though, it was a strange day. Before today I thought I was somewhat of a tech-geek because I knew some shit about bitrates and I-Frames. Now I know that I know very little about that stuff. The three other guys in my class totally geeked out (in a good way) on stuff that had me whirling like a dervish. I had no idea how complex the DVD specification was. Lucky for me, I don't actually have to know all the nitty gritty details -- I just have to be able to teach DVD Studio Pro.
Another thing I noticed... I'm the only one in the class taking any notes. I mean the instructor is giving us a LOT of tips on how to teach the program and these guys are just taking it in. I think they've taught classes like this before so maybe they know all the important stuff. I've never taught this stuff before so I want to make sure I do the best I can at it.
Went to the MOMA but it's closed on Tuesdays. Watched an awful display of stilted dancers pretend to breath fire on the Lincoln Center Plaza. A junk-boat-sculpture yanked my attention away from the dancers and their anxious antics. Fine with me.
