Production Intern
So, I really think I could succeed at being a producer.
Yesterday we had a shoot. I spent most of my day on Tuesday helping my boss (Sara) prep for it. She basically gave me a list of props and things that we had gathered for the shoot and asked me to organize them by the scene they were used in. So I did, and it worked great. I knew that stuff inside and out.
Then, on the day of the shoot, Sara gave the the job of greeting the talent and keeping everything on schedule. I was like, "OK, sounds good." Turns out that was THE BEST JOB. I mean, yes I got all the grumpy interactions when we were behind schedule, but every woman who was coming for the shoot worked at the station. So I met about 30 women from various offices around WTTW. One of them told me that when I was leaving, I should email her and she can help me get a job!
Another of the women told Sara after the shoot that she thought I would make an excellent producer someday because I was able to just keep everyone calm and make them feel very comfortable! That just made my day!
I feel a lot more organized than a lot of the people I'm working with. But at the same time I feel like I'm at a disadvantage because I don't know tons of people in Chicago, and therefore don't have tons of contacts to do my webstories on, etc. It's kind of a mixed bag of good and bad. But for now, I think I'm mostly liking what I'm doing!
Anyway, I wish finding a real job wasn't so hard. I'm starting to get really nervous, and I don't even know where to start. So for now, just bidding my time!
Yesterday we had a shoot. I spent most of my day on Tuesday helping my boss (Sara) prep for it. She basically gave me a list of props and things that we had gathered for the shoot and asked me to organize them by the scene they were used in. So I did, and it worked great. I knew that stuff inside and out.
Then, on the day of the shoot, Sara gave the the job of greeting the talent and keeping everything on schedule. I was like, "OK, sounds good." Turns out that was THE BEST JOB. I mean, yes I got all the grumpy interactions when we were behind schedule, but every woman who was coming for the shoot worked at the station. So I met about 30 women from various offices around WTTW. One of them told me that when I was leaving, I should email her and she can help me get a job!
Another of the women told Sara after the shoot that she thought I would make an excellent producer someday because I was able to just keep everyone calm and make them feel very comfortable! That just made my day!
I feel a lot more organized than a lot of the people I'm working with. But at the same time I feel like I'm at a disadvantage because I don't know tons of people in Chicago, and therefore don't have tons of contacts to do my webstories on, etc. It's kind of a mixed bag of good and bad. But for now, I think I'm mostly liking what I'm doing!
Anyway, I wish finding a real job wasn't so hard. I'm starting to get really nervous, and I don't even know where to start. So for now, just bidding my time!