You’ve been up 26 hours straight editing a client’s video. Version 13, final-edit, corrected-final- version, final-final-edit-updated v19, version-final-master_v24, final-final-new-version-final.
You hum along to the buzzing sound of the spinning motors on your six-year-old hard-drive on your desk. It looks like you will meet the hard deadline set by your client, with time to spare for a quick Instagram update: “#officeplayground” seems appropriate for today.
You prep and finalize your video sequence for export when — your good 'ol hard drive takes a sh*t and stops spinning. Fatal error ladies and gentlemen, fatal error. Sometimes you just can’t avoid getting a case of the Mondays..