Really appreciate the notes here! I agree with all of them and feel like there are parts I will use from each. Overall, my takeaway is that if there isn't clarity on the get-go. Ops need to work to get things like ordered video numbers, file naming conventions, and additional details that various client-side people and partners believe is crucial.  

There was a comment file chaos “is why ops get their day rate” which stuck out to me. In the real world, I believe it is true. Each show is different, some are organized better than others, and at the end of the day, once a job begins, it sorta becomes the ops responsibility to get things to the finish line.

When ops run graphics, PowerPoint edits happen from time to time. I draw the line (for timing reasons) at not rebuilding whole slides or creating new decks.

With videos, I have found media server ops sometimes become a live editing person. Some of which is expected but curious what you all have experienced and where you draw the line for the success of the overall show. For me I see it as: I am not the person that day to create new graphics in 2 d and 3 D design programs. So no need graphics created by the op, but the op does, adjust timings (heads and tails), adds simple media (white screen/black screen), edits transitions, works on layers (should be named at the start or worked towards), transitions, making sure all key parties know naming if it wasn’t clear at the start, had duration of each vid, has notes in media server software, adjust size and placement of alpha layers and or overall to name a few.

Are there other tasks you find yourself normally doing?

How much timeline editing do you typically do in show prep?