ENDA Episode 112→ The time when ENDA tried to run away from Math (Part 2)
One of my first comms lectures had the professor smirking: “Dreamers! You think you’ll dodge all the numbers?” He was right. Math wasn’t hiding in calculus exams; it was woven into every corner of our craft...
In a previous episode, I thought enrolling in Audiovisual Communications would free me from algebra’s grasp. How naïve I was…
One of my first comms lectures had the professor smirking: “Dreamers! You think you’ll dodge all the numbers?” He was right. Math wasn’t hiding in calculus exams; it was woven into every corner of our craft:
➡️ Camera Exposures & F-Stops: Framing the perfect shot demands calculating light ratios.
➡️ Sound Frequencies & Sampling Rates: Capturing clean audio means understanding waveforms and bit depths.
➡️ Monitor Calibration: Matching color profiles across screens requires precise numeric values.
➡️ Budgeting & Scheduling: Even the simplest shoot hinges on sums, percentages, and timecode math.
Math chased me into every classroom and onto every set. For many, that realization hits like a punch, and plenty drop out or switch paths. But early on, I’d already endured a long training in numbers, and it paid off down the line.
And what was that training…? Well, that’s for another episode.
The journey continues…
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