Day 2’s shift was a late start, which was appreciated as the days working here are very long, often over 10 hours.
That said, the days are incredibly rewarding and the experience that I have each day is unlike anything I have ever done before.
Today we arrived at the Curling Club at 12, just in time for dinner.
Over dinner I talked to Sander Rølvåg, who won the
World Mixed Curling Championship last year in Switzerland.
Sander works as a commentator for the World Curling Federation and we spoke about presenting and the possible careers in presenting that we both may follow.
We also shared tips and tricks about presenting and I learnt some brilliant techniques to warm up my vocals.
After dinner we got to work on the stream, where I started the day shadowing the vision mixer and remote control camera.
After a few ends I was given the joystick for the remote control camera.
My task was to follow the curlers down the ice as they brushed the stone to the house. The skill was finding the correct speed to move the camera, along with the speed in which to zoom out.
I controlled the camera for the majority of the three-hour game, improving every time with my camera skills.
Operating a remote controlled camera for a worldwide federation on my second day as a trainee still blows my mind.
Following this I shadowed the tripod camera for half of the next game.
Here I learnt the strategy behind which shots to take, how to zoom and pan to film a curling game, and how to look for the best shots to tell the story of the game and the emotions of the players involved.
After this half I sat with the production manager and learnt about planning such a large-scale event and all the work that goes into it.
We left the event around 11 and I headed straight to bed for an 8am start the next day.