[Tig] seating situation

[Matt W-J]

> a colleague of mine has a suite where his clients sit in front of him  > right before the screen for feature film grading. for CRT based stuff  > they sit next to him.hmmm. I used to be in a situation where I sat behind the client. As an operator I didn't like it - i could hardly see the client(s) in the gap between the monitors, and all sorts of subtle 'manners' issues came into play.... eg:the client (who likes contact with the operator) will want to turn their head to try to face you when they talk, this is obviously uncomfortable for them and makes you feel a bit embarrassed, which distracts from the job.the client (who is indifferent to the operator) doens't turn to face you - and this can easily have negative effects on how you percieve the client, which distracts from the job. *I assumed that 'the client' must really be loving this set up. When it was changed, and the client sat behind (or next to) me, I was amazed by the avalanche of positive feedback. 'Before, I felt like we were grading in a rickshaw' was one such comment. So I would say that clients in front is not so good a set-up for either party. (despite the physical limitations that the size of the suite might impose... some might insist they need the distance to be able to really view a big screen projection... that you need to be all the way back there. Well, I don't think so. I think you just need a bigger suite - one that allows you to watch a big screen projection while you share the same universe with the client) And bless TV grading, with that cosy atmosphere that allows client and operator to sit next to each other and co-exist just like George Bush dreamt of fish and people co-existing... peacefully.Matt Willis-JonesColourist / Compositor / youtuberOslo * I'm sure that no-one on this list has ever experienced negative perception of the client. This is probably an isolated case. 
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