After weeks of anticipation, and months of telling anyone, and everyone that I was spending my spring break in Los Angeles, California, I finally made it!
It was only the first full day and already an enormous amount of information was thrown my way. I can't even begin to describe how much I learned in such a small amount of time. The panel of alumni that came to speak with us tonight was extremely beneficial, and really helped put everything we are learning in perspective.
Visiting both Warner Bros. and CBS studios was an awesome experience. We were fortunate enough to see the set of Pretty Little Liars, which I desperately need to start watching, and also The Mentalist, and spend a good amount of time in the Warner Bros. museum, which housed many of the actual costumes and props from major movies created by Warner Bros studios. We also were able to visit the set of the show The Talk, and talk and ask questions to one of the producers, and main gaffers of the show.
When you are all the way in Ohio and talking about interning or interviewing for a job out in LA it can seem very intimidating. I know I have anxiety just talking or thinking about it sometimes. However, after seeing that the producer was a pretty normal easy going guy, that seemed easy to talk to, the thought of having an interview with someone out here suddenly became far less intimidating. Also networking with the alumni, at first I was very hesitant to just walk up and introduce myself. However, after talking with the first person, Stephanie Kun, who was incredibly nice and had some very helpful tips, I found it much easier to walk up and introduce myself. Getting over that first hurdle is always the hardest part for me.
The alumni were very knowledgeable about the entire internship process, what to do, and what not to do especially. I think Cooper hit the nail right on the head in my Media 101 class when he said, “It’s all about who you know, and who knows you.” This is exactly what all the alumni’s said when it came to internships.
They had some great advice for when you land the internship as well. Here is what I gathered from the panel discussion
-Introduce yourself to everyone
-Know everyone on the crews name
-Ask them what they are doing, and what other things they are working on
-The worst thing you can do is think you know everything
-Ask to shadow people
-Be humble
-Don’t be afraid to ask questions the first time or first day you are learning something
-ALWAYS have a pen & paper with you, and write down as much as you can
-Make the most out of the situation you are in right now
-Last but not least, BE OPTIMISTIC!
I know that applying everything on this list, will help guide me, and hopefully make me an extremely successful intern.
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