Re: How did you start out your editing career?

All of the above.

I started at $1.30 and hour as a projectionist, since I knew film from working in theatres through high school. I had no TV skills since my real passion was music. I came off tour and my first daughter was born, I decided it was time to be a daddy. It was just pure luck or unluck whichever you may decide that brought me into television.

Learn every aspect as they say. You are much better at any part, if you know what all the other parts are doing. My goal as I started learning TV was to be a director, in small TV stations Director and TD are same person. As I grew into larger stations and systems, I found that to be a director I had to give up the TD part. I preferred playing with the toys, so I became an editor.

Now I create digital signage for a Las Vegas Hotel Casino chain which I joined to get out of the stress of the real world of television production, this chain is the largest in the world by the way. I create for 8 Las Vegas Casinos and control the signs for 5 of them, all from my little room at the Flamingo. I have on ocassion created video for all 40 of the Casinos in the chain worldwide.

I am retiring at the end of September, I'm tired, worn out, and with the corporate mentality, it ain't fun no more, but I got a lot of memories through 46 years in the industry. I still love teaching others what I have learned, and even tho I am leaving I still learn something new everyday.

Never quit learning, that is the main thought for the day.

Charlie

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