A Reflection: The Television Academy Internship
After the exciting phone calls and making plans for my trip to Los Angeles, and finally driving across the country, it was time for me to begin my production management internship at the Television Academy and at 25/7 Productions. When I arrived for my first day, the first thing that my host, Richard, said to me was, “You remember in Star Wars when they have to shoot the missiles into the super small hole in the Death Star? Well, think of the Death Star as Los Angeles and this internship as the hole. You just found your way into the industry.” For a college student from a small town in the middle of nowhere, this is really something to swallow. From that moment on, I knew that this internship was going to be something special.
My first week was a whirlwind. Richard immediately started giving me special assignments to carry out that would teach me the very basics of what it takes to work in production management. The first things he taught me was the three things you need to have a successful production: A strong understanding of the creative, an accurate and detailed budget, and a well thought out schedule. My first week revolved around those three aspects, and had me create a show from scratch, budget the show, schedule the show, and pitch it to him. This exercise took most of the …show more content…
I began using Dropbox for all production files, I found a new way of displaying production calendars, new ideas for how to keep track of expenses and reimbursements, along with countless other things. Above all, I met dozens of wonderful people and made very strong connections that I can take forward in the rest of my career. In fact, I have already been offered a full time spot on their production management crew for their next season of Ultimate
After the exciting phone calls and making plans for my trip to Los Angeles, and finally driving across the country, it was time for me to begin my production management internship at the Television Academy and at 25/7 Productions. When I arrived for my first day, the first thing that my host, Richard, said to me was, “You remember in Star Wars when they have to shoot the missiles into the super small hole in the Death Star? Well, think of the Death Star as Los Angeles and this internship as the hole. You just found your way into the industry.” For a college student from a small town in the middle of nowhere, this is really something to swallow. From that moment on, I knew that this internship was going to be something special.
My first week was a whirlwind. Richard immediately started giving me special assignments to carry out that would teach me the very basics of what it takes to work in production management. The first things he taught me was the three things you need to have a successful production: A strong understanding of the creative, an accurate and detailed budget, and a well thought out schedule. My first week revolved around those three aspects, and had me create a show from scratch, budget the show, schedule the show, and pitch it to him. This exercise took most of the …show more content…
I began using Dropbox for all production files, I found a new way of displaying production calendars, new ideas for how to keep track of expenses and reimbursements, along with countless other things. Above all, I met dozens of wonderful people and made very strong connections that I can take forward in the rest of my career. In fact, I have already been offered a full time spot on their production management crew for their next season of Ultimate