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Just got back from helping to make a promotional video about my agency. I've been involved in these sorts of videos in my long career. One time I worked for a call center, and during the lunch hour when most people were off-desk, they put a few of us right in a row so still looked like the office was teeming with employees, while a host spoke in front of us about our vital work. The director, no doubt struck by my natural poise, had me do several takes of walking to "my" desk and handing a paper to an associate before I sat down and pretended to talk to a customer.

Anyway, today's video was much the same. They recruited seven or eight employees to populate the library's beautiful, newly renovated rooms. They needed to make it look like the place is always full of serious, moderately clean individuals instead of our usual patrons. I'm kidding! Our patrons are lovely people. I'm sure it was a liability thing--if we tripped on camera cords we couldn't sue for millions.

After some time at a library table, reading encyclopedias, they took a long shot of me walking in the door and approaching the librarian's desk to ask for information. We did that take four times, I think. There was no audio, so whenever I got to the desk, I would amuse everybody by asking the librarian for weird things: books on ancient Aztec erotica, or how to make meth in the office kitchen. It was my hope to make her crack up, but she was too professional, darn it.

Date: 2015-05-01 05:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tamlane.livejournal.com
LMAO

I feel a bit embarrassed because I didn't realize that real, honest-to-god encyclopedias still exist. Next you'll be telling me they still use microfilm!

Also. WHY DO YOU NOT POST MORE OFTEN? This stuff is gold.

Date: 2015-05-01 06:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stgulik.livejournal.com
Not only honest-to-god encyclopedias, but those World Book encyclopedias with the composite picture on the spines. AND microfilm. And historic erotica, but they keep that down in a special, climate-controlled vault and only take it out for librarian parties.

Date: 2015-05-01 05:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] helenarickman.livejournal.com

I second that!

Date: 2015-05-01 06:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stgulik.livejournal.com
Well, hang out a while! I'll be here all month.

Date: 2015-05-01 06:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bonsaibetz.livejournal.com
Stove top cold fusion? There must be a book on that.

And I guess they wanted to avoid realism, so no people sneaking off to the library for a quiet snooze with their head down and drool pooling on the table.

Date: 2015-05-01 06:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stgulik.livejournal.com
Ah, I see you're familiar with libraries.

Date: 2015-05-01 06:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] toblass.livejournal.com
Well, if you can think it, it's got to exist, right? That's what my little guy seems to believe. He comes up with weird things like "Mommy, can you find me Lego Daruma videos on YouTube please?" And sure enough, there they are.

*runs off to Google Ancient Aztec Erotica*

Date: 2015-05-01 11:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] logospilgrim.livejournal.com
*much laughter*

This is too awesome for words :-)

Date: 2015-05-01 11:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teddyradiator.livejournal.com
How cool! I'm so proud of you!

You will have to send us a link to the video when you get it.

Date: 2015-05-02 05:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dragoon811.livejournal.com
A promotional video sounds fun! Sorry you couldn't get them to crack up. :)

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