TV Camera Woman - Invisible Yet Essential
TV Camera Woman
5/6/25
What does it take to capture the perfect shot on your favorite TV shows? Lisa Rosenberg pulls back the curtain on her remarkable long career as a TV camera operator, in the studio and on location. She shares stories that most viewers never get to see. Perhaps most fascinating are Lisa's candid observations of celebrities and their treatment of the crew. She distinguishes between those who acknowledge the humanity of technical staff and those who don't .
Topics
0:00 Breaking Into TV Camera Operation
3:49 Studio Work vs. Field Work
6:15 Breaking Into the Industry as a Woman
8:38 Celebrity Encounters: The Good and Bad
10:29 Union Rates and Negotiating Pay
16:04 Behind the Scenes of Late Night TV
20:56 The Challenge of Live TV and Automation
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Music credit: Kate Pierson & Monica Nation