Blog Post 3

I framed my project as viewing production through the eyes of an actor, and while I think that somewhat guided me, I don’t exactly feel the entire project was encompassed by that. I did get to experience a side of the industry that I hadn’t before, but I haven’t ever worked in a professional screen acting setting, so both sides were unfamiliar to me. I think it may have made a bit more sense for me to do something with live theater if I had wanted the comparison. This was helpful in a different way. If I ever decide to pursue screen acting I will feel more comfortable and familiar with how the industry works. I feel like I will benefit from all I’ve learned during the duration of my internship. In addition I have learned and practiced other skills that can be applied to many different areas. Research, presentation, organization, time management, flexibility, and problem solving skills will be useful to me in college and any career I pursue. My internship was maybe a little less exciting than I had expected, some days I was doing easy but tedious tasks that needed to be done. I know if I’m going to intern or be an assistant during and after college that I will be doing a lot of those kinds of jobs. It doesn’t relate to what I’m interested in specifically, it’s a lot of work that needs to be done by someone, but I still learned from it. In many ways my expectations were exceeded. I was able to watch the rough cut of a brand new cooking show and offer suggestions for the following episodes. I saw the final pilot episode, and used that to create roadmaps for the following episodes that will be filmed this summer. Using the structure and elements of episode one, I created outlines for the rest of the season and brainstormed ideas to incorporate. My ideas and input will now be incorporated directly into a major network cooking show. In a way I was grateful for the busy work and tasks passed off to me because they were easy, unimportant, and if I made a mistake it would have little repercussions. It was intimidating to be working so closely with professionals and have my ideas applied to something so important. It was also challenging to have to push through questions on my own, I’m very used to having classmates and teachers around to work with, so working alone especially when I was stuck was challenging at times. The time management was something that was also tricky because although I could set times to check in, get my work for the day, Vivian’s schedule was so hectic that she couldn’t stick to it. So some days at 10:00 when we agreed to check in I would call and not get a text or call for hours. It wasn’t her fault she would get stuck on a call or there would be an emergency, but this made it hard to plan my other commitments. It was also a lot more work than expected, both in how much there was to do and how long it took me. So I did end up having to often push the independent writing aspect of my project to the weekends. I think at the moment it was hard to see the bigger picture on each of the tasks but I’m glad to have the time to reflect now. It was cool to see Vivian’s job and at the beginning of the project I was considering a career in this industry. I think that at least Vivian’s job is definitely not for me and I’m glad I was able to learn that. I still could see myself working in screenwriting I think. The biggest takeaway was just how stressful and busy Vivian always was. I’m really glad and grateful for my experience, and I know I’ll take everything I learned with me to college and beyond.



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