Roz's Bloghttp://www.therozblog.com/roz-allen-blog/en-US2010-03-10T23:35:21ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Harper, the Beef Stroganoff & Ihttp://www.therozblog.com/roz-allen-blog/2010/3/8/harper-the-beef-stroganoff-i.html[Your Name Here]2010-03-09T01:43:04ZActs of Comedy CTV CTVOlympics Olympics Places & Faces Prime Minister Stephen Harper Vancouver canada roz allenThose of us working at the International Broadcast Centre in Vancouver were lucky to have amazing meals, catered, throughout the day. A small saving grace during the sometimes excruciating 18 hour days required of the digital team during the Olympics. 

To get to the buffet, I had to go up a set of escalators, through a security checkpoint, past several television studios, down a few winding hallways... and finally - to the makeshift craft services battle station.

One such evening I was trotting back from the cafeteria, dinner in hand. The usually bustling hallway became suddenly, unnervingly quiet, and, as I walked further, dotted with uniformed policeman who looked very, very serious.

I began to feel a bit nervous.

]]>Goofin' Around with MuchMore's Matt Wellshttp://www.therozblog.com/roz-allen-blog/2010/2/4/goofin-around-with-muchmores-matt-wells.html[Your Name Here]2010-02-04T15:46:13ZSeems I'm getting a little too good at introducing traditional broadcast folk to the digital world.

Last year I taught Steve Patterson from CBC's "The Debaters" how to video blog. This year, I'm introducing MuchMoreMusic's Matt Wells to his online Olympic audience in this wee funny little video. 

But you can't watch it here. Because CTV's not making its Olympic videos embeddable. Only linkable. 

In fact, there's only two places you can view Olympic videos online. CTVOlympics.ca (in smooth streaming, lovely, rich high definition) OR on our old-skool YouTube page. 

I recommend the smooth-streaming. It looks AMAZING and the quality adjusts in real-time, according to how quick your net connection is. Plus the controls are a lot like a PVR. 

All the plugging aside, I have to say it was a total hoot to be on set at MuchMore... a completely mind bending experience for this small town BC girl! I've been bitten by the hosting bug. Today the web, tomorrow the world! :)

Go watch.... have a giggle, and enjoy gang. I'll see you in Vancouver!

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This sent from my oh-so-sexy iPhone SquareSpace app!

]]>Calling Cool Vancity!!http://www.therozblog.com/roz-allen-blog/2009/11/28/calling-cool-vancity.html[Your Name Here]2009-11-28T15:43:20ZCTV!! Olympics Vancouver bar businesses cool establishments friendly locations lounge shooting ~IN PRODUCTION~ It's Saturday. And instead of partaking in the party obviously happening in my photo ~ above ~ I'm clicking away from my cube at Channel Nine Court.  No hard feelings though. Hammering together a super cool, technologically advanced, GPS enabled Google map of "Shooting Friendly Establishments" for CTV's broadcast and digital Olympic team feels pretty cool all on its own. Glancing through our preliminary list ~ most of the names you'd know are already on there. The Roxy, Ginger 62, Republic, the Lamplighter. But what I'd love to do now is dig up those establishments that maybe aren't as well known... but would still like some on-camera love during those crazy sixteen days in February. If you're a Vancouver business owner who wouldn't mind having a camera crew or two show up and shoot at your locale, drop me a line... roslyn.allen(at)ctv.ca. No promises, but I'll add you to the map and send word up the line that you're down. Who knows? Maybe you'll get some airtime! Cheers, Roz]]>You Call the Play: Rough Cuthttp://www.therozblog.com/roz-allen-blog/2009/11/28/you-call-the-play-rough-cut.html[Your Name Here]2009-11-28T11:40:46ZCTV CTV!! James Cybulski Olympics TSN commercial ~IN PRODUCTION~ Starring TSN's James Cybulski ~ this is the rough cut of a comedic pitch for a CTVOlympics game titled "You Call the Play." Shot on a Panasonic HPX170, written & produced by Graham Garside & I. First thing I've EVER EDITED in Avid, hence the rough audio work and lack of transitions. LOL. FTW!]]>Goodie Bag: 2012 & the Conspiracy Conspiracyhttp://www.therozblog.com/roz-allen-blog/2009/11/20/goodie-bag-2012-the-conspiracy-conspiracy.html[Your Name Here]2009-11-20T12:41:32Z2012 911 Canadian Goodie Bag Nostradamus Uncategorized consipracy creative director ferguson internet kirby predictions pseudoscience theoryCanuck director Kirby Ferguson ~ just released his latest video! Click the link and laugh yourself all the way to armageddon. Or just another boring day on the calendar. Whichever comes first. :) ]]>Zombie Walk Toronto: Red & Jonnyhttp://www.therozblog.com/roz-allen-blog/2009/11/20/zombie-walk-toronto-red-jonny.html[Your Name Here]2009-11-20T00:56:33Z2009 Canadians Jonny Muses Red Toronto Walk Zombie awesome couple stormtroopers ~COOL CREATIVE~Red & Jonny ~ doin' their zombie thang during Toronto's annual Zombie Walk. Mr. P & I were SUPPOSED to attend this year... alas. Did not make it. But R&J groaned it up enough for us. LOL you guys are awesome!! May need to quit your stormtrooper day job. :)

Zombie Walk Outtake #1 from Stephen James on Vimeo.

]]>Whoohoo it's Friday!!http://www.therozblog.com/roz-allen-blog/2009/11/13/whoohoo-its-friday.html[Your Name Here]2009-11-13T22:29:59ZCanadian Canuck Directors Jully Black Marc Andre Debruyne Music Music R&B Video awesome canada songstress videodirector.ca ~COOL CREATIVE~Marc André Debruyne (who you can follow here, on Twitter :)) for providing me with the video to share. Wouldn't be Friday without a little fresh music! ]]>Singing From the Slumshttp://www.therozblog.com/roz-allen-blog/2009/11/8/singing-from-the-slums.html[Your Name Here]2009-11-08T04:37:05ZGirl Impact Places & Faces Travel Potpourri ~IN PRODUCTION~Girl Impact, documentographer Catherine Farquharson and I stumble across the true spirit of Africa... in one of the country's largest slums. ]]>Been Caught Surfing: Graham Garsidehttp://www.therozblog.com/roz-allen-blog/2009/11/4/been-caught-surfing-graham-garside.html[Your Name Here]2009-11-04T04:14:44ZActs of Comedy CTV CTV!! Musing Places & Faces Snaps Toronto Yonge Street craft burger graham garside instant regret invasion of privacy porn producer surfing ~RANDOM~

What, exactly, was CTV Producer Graham Garside surfing while chowing down on a Craft Burger?

If only I could snoop through his iPhone history.

On second thought, nah. Instant regret.

Been Caught Surfing, originally uploaded by therozblog.

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