Let me set the scene for you. The director works with the camera operators, the segment producers, the interviewees and Stephen and me planning out each segment. This is our time for rehearsal while the scripts are being written and updated. Write to Dana with your suggestion. Today, we had a challenging food demonstration and the rare pretaped interview with Ramona.
Food always requires rehearsal.
A long table is set up with fruit and glasses to make refreshing summer drinks. We rehearse to get the kinks out. We rehearse to make sure a 4-minute segment doesn't run too long or too short. Teases are recorded. To make good use of my time, I move over to one of the laptops in the studio to read some of my scripts.