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Classes starting back in-person today. Tentative plans for lift filming

I am excited to announce the resume of in-person Kean classes as of today. Here are the tentative plans for lift filming throughout the semester: September 3 - Hynes Hall 7:45 AM Hynes Hall Premieres 8:00 PM on September 10, trailer 9:30 PM on September 9 on Northern & Western New Jersey Lifts 10 - Old Lifts 5:00 PM Vaughn-Eames Hall Bruce/Townsend Hall Administration Building Nancy Thompson Library Science Building Premieres 9:30 PM on September 30, trailers 3:30 PM & 6:30 PM on September 30 on The Rising Salamander Showdown Series 17 - High Speed Lifts 7:45 AM Hynes Hall STEM Building Green Lane Academic Building North Avenue Academic Building Premieres 9:30 PM on October 30, trailer 8:00 PM on October 29 on The Rising Salamander Showdown Series 24 - Not-Yet-Filmed Lifts 7:45 AM East Campus Liberty Hall Academic Center Kean Hall Harwood Arena Miron Student Center Premieres 6:30 PM on October 2, trailer 5:00 PM on Oc...

Maintaining a positive mindset when dealing with tough security

Credibility statement:  I do not have the experience of having a negative encounter with security during lift filming, so the information presented here may not be entirely accurate. Consult other lift filmers like tkefan29, DieselDucy & Beno Lifts for insight on how they handled their negative encounters with security. Listen, pal. I know it can be such a fire hornrt pain when things don't go well during your lift filming trip. You were just getting ready to film that beautiful vintage OTIS black button lift in your nearest masonic temple, but instead you're greeted with an unruly security guard who was just accepted for the security position at the temple. He says, "NO VISITORS ALLOWED". At that moment, you're thinking "What the heck did I sign up for?". Not knowing what to do, you dwell on the negative moment & let it carry with you throughout the rest of your lift filming day. Stop right there. This is a classic amateur mistake most beginner ...