August 15 , 2023
Busy Bees All Around!
Endless threefold digit 24-hour interval suitdesert willowjust OK . And to prove it , this native small-scale tree is ready with a “ howdy ” for everyone who discontinue in at Austin PBS and Central Texas Gardener . Airborne welcomer — athletic hummingbird and furry bumble bee heading for the flowered food court — hold me every morning . We were busy bee , too , when on August 8 we hit “ record ” for CTG ’s first dusk programme . Thanks to a talented Austin PBS team ( not all visualise ) , it went like clockwork . CEO Luis Patino arrest by for by cheers all around . ( exposure by John Breed , Studio Coordinator for ACC ’s Studio B next door , who ’s prepping their first records , too.)A few days before , we held the proficient version of a wearing apparel rehearsal for television camera Angle , lighting , place touchups and control way details . Doug LaValliere chequer it all out with a new camera . He and Eric Davis stabilized our Modern artificial plants ( that take no light or water ! ) , so they do n’t flop over at a most inconvenient moment . conceive me , this was n’t as easy as it seems . A practice session bit actually bit the dust . Austin PBS summer interns Logan Stephens and Tanner Bass yield us a laugh with their impromptu CTG interview . “ And why is it that you do n’t have metre to take attention of your artificial plants ? ” Logan ask with a straight human face . On transcription day , floor manager Steve Maedl jell out the cunning “ park here ” signs for our guest , also created by Logan and Tanner . Engineer Jeffrey Boer calibrated and matched all three cameras , so the color and levels are all the same when you watch . you may get camera standardisation / color charts ( chip chart ) for your own videos . In the ascendance room , Jeffrey showed Tanner his procedure . Later , senior editor in chief Paul Sweeney step in to start and stop our digital records , naming each for guest and camera(s).Katie Nelson set up teleprompter book while director Ed Fuentes finalise the switcher and monitors with the engineer . Audio engineer Arun Venkatesh patched it all in before heading out to attach guest mike and then check levels . Beverly Barrett frame her shot . Heads up!HostJohn Hart Asherand beloved node Andrea DeLong - Amaya , Director of Horticulture at theLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center , trade ideas about timesharing flora for habitat , discovery and beauty across seasons . Dream team coming your way October 14 ! ( picture by JJ Weber)New Garden Road’sScott Blackburn took the Backyard Basics spot , after getting “ de - humidified ” by Steve Maedl . And what a pup - a - razzi rush to snuggle Augie again , now pushing old age 14 ! But you ’ll for certain apprise Daphne ’s timely tips to answer your questions , too .
Thank you all for being part of our unfearing team ! Linda
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