Did you meet your goals?
I never setted goals for myself, except my desire of learning more about the production of movies and the editing of them. I definately learned about the whole production of the film industry but I didn't get to learn much thereof the editing.
What are the most important things you’ve learned?
The most important thing I have learned is that my job in the future will definatelly not be a job in which I'll have to spend my everyday life sitting in front of a computer.
In what ways have your grown?
I think my English has gotten better when speaking to adults. And my Spanish writing has definitely gotten better due to all the writing and editting I have done while working on the Transcriptions of the film.
What were the highlights of your internship experience?
Dunno.
If you can, describe a memorable moment or experience.
The last day was "sweet," I got there, they offered me food, and then when we (me and the rest of the workers) finished eatting my mentor brought in a picture signed by everyone and a little gift. They thank me for my hard work and I thanked them for the great oportunity of working in such a great place. I will never forget this day.
What challenges did you overcome?
Staying awake was my hardest challenge because my work was really monotonous and atady and that made me sleepy.
What advice would you give a new intern at this site?
do your best and you'll be rewarded.
What will you miss about your internship?
I will miss being arround movie editors, and seeing more of the produtions of movies.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Interview to Rachel Salmon
1. What is your full name?
Rachel Anne Salmon
2. Where are you from?
Rode Island
3. Where did you go to college? For how long? Do you plan to go back to school?
Boston University, for 4 years, NO!
4. What was your major in college and what kind of degree do you earn?
Her major was Sociology, BA.
5. Why did you choose that field?
Well she went to college to study chemistry because she loved chemistry in high school but then she realized that she didn't want to spend all her life in a lab. So her back up plan was that as being part of a Community Service club in high school, she liked the idea of helping other people and interacting with them, so she decided to go into Sociology.
6. What got you involved in this field of work? What inspired you to do it?
When she finished college she looked for a job in Los Angeles but there was no chance for monolingual person like her. So she moved to Madrid, Spain to learn Spanish. While living in Madrid she thought English, and she meet a film producer who offered her a job as part of the production. This job got her into film. And the internet took her to meet Michael Camerini and Shari Robertson (Producers of The Epidavros Project) who were working on an idea that film is very useful to create a debate and to teach.
7. What are some of the challenges you have faced working here?
The hardest challenge she has faced while working in this company for 6 years it's been to work with some people who is not as excited as she is about the series. And people who does not really care as much as she does about this great experience, which she thinks that you really have to be the "luckiest person" to be able to be part of the production of the series. Another hard part of the job is the post-production takes a lot of time and most of the times is doing things over and over again which sometimes can drive you nuts...
8. What is the best part of your job?
There are a lot of things that she loves from working in a company like this one. One of them is working with Michael and Shari and everyone else who is part of this, the other thing that she likes is learning form all the footage about democracy and how democracy works. The third best thing about this job is to get to learn about editing, because she didn't go to film school so she learns a lot about editing here with the editors. And the fourth thing that she likes is doing data bases, she has worked in almost all of them.
9. What is something you would like to change about your job?
She would change the Entertainment Industry. Because she believes that they don't realize how much does the media affects people and makes them think. She says that there should be spaces for long, well though, and interesting documentaries that would show people and make them think about important things like Democracy.
10. Did you work somewhere else before this job? Where? For how long? How was that similar/different?
She worked in Madrid, Spain for Carlos Saura (films director) for about 2 years. It was very different, she was a PA (Production Assistant.) She also worked in Saturday Night Life for a year.
11. What do you see as your future with this company?
She is in the process of finishing the series. She believes she is going to be working on it all the way until maybe next spring, but she has no idea what she is going to do after that.
12. Do you plan to open your own business one day?
No, because she just doesn't want to.
Rachel Anne Salmon
2. Where are you from?
Rode Island
3. Where did you go to college? For how long? Do you plan to go back to school?
Boston University, for 4 years, NO!
4. What was your major in college and what kind of degree do you earn?
Her major was Sociology, BA.
5. Why did you choose that field?
Well she went to college to study chemistry because she loved chemistry in high school but then she realized that she didn't want to spend all her life in a lab. So her back up plan was that as being part of a Community Service club in high school, she liked the idea of helping other people and interacting with them, so she decided to go into Sociology.
6. What got you involved in this field of work? What inspired you to do it?
When she finished college she looked for a job in Los Angeles but there was no chance for monolingual person like her. So she moved to Madrid, Spain to learn Spanish. While living in Madrid she thought English, and she meet a film producer who offered her a job as part of the production. This job got her into film. And the internet took her to meet Michael Camerini and Shari Robertson (Producers of The Epidavros Project) who were working on an idea that film is very useful to create a debate and to teach.
7. What are some of the challenges you have faced working here?
The hardest challenge she has faced while working in this company for 6 years it's been to work with some people who is not as excited as she is about the series. And people who does not really care as much as she does about this great experience, which she thinks that you really have to be the "luckiest person" to be able to be part of the production of the series. Another hard part of the job is the post-production takes a lot of time and most of the times is doing things over and over again which sometimes can drive you nuts...
8. What is the best part of your job?
There are a lot of things that she loves from working in a company like this one. One of them is working with Michael and Shari and everyone else who is part of this, the other thing that she likes is learning form all the footage about democracy and how democracy works. The third best thing about this job is to get to learn about editing, because she didn't go to film school so she learns a lot about editing here with the editors. And the fourth thing that she likes is doing data bases, she has worked in almost all of them.
9. What is something you would like to change about your job?
She would change the Entertainment Industry. Because she believes that they don't realize how much does the media affects people and makes them think. She says that there should be spaces for long, well though, and interesting documentaries that would show people and make them think about important things like Democracy.
10. Did you work somewhere else before this job? Where? For how long? How was that similar/different?
She worked in Madrid, Spain for Carlos Saura (films director) for about 2 years. It was very different, she was a PA (Production Assistant.) She also worked in Saturday Night Life for a year.
11. What do you see as your future with this company?
She is in the process of finishing the series. She believes she is going to be working on it all the way until maybe next spring, but she has no idea what she is going to do after that.
12. Do you plan to open your own business one day?
No, because she just doesn't want to.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Pre - Interview Thinking
-Who do you want to Interview?
My mentor...
-What do I know about this person?
HEr Name is Rachel Salmon... She lived in Spain for a few years, and thats where she learned Spanish...Mmm
-What do I want to know about this person?
She has told me a lot about herself but I always forget the things she says after like a week or so...
My mentor...
-What do I know about this person?
HEr Name is Rachel Salmon... She lived in Spain for a few years, and thats where she learned Spanish...Mmm
-What do I want to know about this person?
She has told me a lot about herself but I always forget the things she says after like a week or so...
The Daily Post Synthesis
OLD
I keep on Transcribing.... This week I had started the Roll 538...
OLD
Today is Wednesday and I'm almost done with the Roll 538... I hope I finish with it tomorrow Thursday...
NEW
mmm...no much new, the last 10 hours I hava done the roll 538... the only new thing this week is is that today wednesday they putted 3 new ACs and one of them is my office!
NEW
my mentor, Rachel, got a new computer! she got an iMac...and there is another new computer in the floor but i dont know who's going to use it...I finished with Roll 538 last week and this week i did Roll 400 and Im doing 398 right now....
I keep on Transcribing.... This week I had started the Roll 538...
OLD
Today is Wednesday and I'm almost done with the Roll 538... I hope I finish with it tomorrow Thursday...
NEW
mmm...no much new, the last 10 hours I hava done the roll 538... the only new thing this week is is that today wednesday they putted 3 new ACs and one of them is my office!
NEW
my mentor, Rachel, got a new computer! she got an iMac...and there is another new computer in the floor but i dont know who's going to use it...I finished with Roll 538 last week and this week i did Roll 400 and Im doing 398 right now....
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Weekly Vocabulary April 18
1. Word / Phrase: Candid
Meaning: Completely Honest, Straightforward
Context:
2. Word / Phrase: Conjecture
Meaning: Interference, Guesswork.
Context:
3. Word / Phrase: Didactic
Meaning: Instructive.
Context:
4. Word / Phrase: Euphemism
Meaning: A mild, vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term.
Context:
5. Word / Phrase: Extrapolate
Meaning: To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.
Context:
Meaning: Completely Honest, Straightforward
Context:
2. Word / Phrase: Conjecture
Meaning: Interference, Guesswork.
Context:
3. Word / Phrase: Didactic
Meaning: Instructive.
Context:
4. Word / Phrase: Euphemism
Meaning: A mild, vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term.
Context:
5. Word / Phrase: Extrapolate
Meaning: To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.
Context:
Daily Posts April 14-April 17
04/14:
Roll 545...
04/15:
Roll 545...
04/16:
Roll 545...
04/17:
Roll 545... I'm done with 545!!! I now have to get the video for 538 and 539 these are the next 2 rolls I'm going to be working on. I got them and I added the media to Cat DV and checked them out... I'm going to start with them next week after the week off...
Roll 545...
04/15:
Roll 545...
04/16:
Roll 545...
04/17:
Roll 545... I'm done with 545!!! I now have to get the video for 538 and 539 these are the next 2 rolls I'm going to be working on. I got them and I added the media to Cat DV and checked them out... I'm going to start with them next week after the week off...
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Midpoint Reflection Questions
How has the internship been the same as and/or different than your expectations?
I knew that office work is very ______ but not as much as I thought it would be. I have figured out that working in an office doing something over and over again is tiring, so I guess I'll try to choose a career that doesn't sit me in the front of a PC for the rest of my life. I'm a very active person who needs to be moving and thinking... Sitting in front of a PC is not very active, but it can make you think, this is not enough for me... =S
What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment? What new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace?
The culture of the school environment and the one at my work place is very different. In school I spend hourS talking to my friends and discussing, and learning a lot in the classes, how ever in my workplace I just sit and do my work as any other worker with out talking much, and there is not much to learn because as a worker you have a spot and a daly routine, which changes vary rarely, however in school this is different it changes everyday... I have learn a lot but I think it wasn't as much as I though I would...
What kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? How have you grown as a result of interacting with professional adults?
I have had been and grown with in adults... My parents friends do not have children of my age so since I was a little kid I would be with my parents and their friends and from my mother side of the family I have no older cousins so I was raised by my uncles and aunts... I feel very comfortable when I'm around adults, like my mentor and co-workers, even though I don't talk to them that much, because every one works in something different. I think I have grown a little bit more as the result of interacting with professional adults.
What challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did you overcome them?
I come to my Internship site very tired and I have fallen asleep because I can't stay awake through the day... I have had to drink a lot of coffee to "survive" through the day!
What challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are you handling them?
I'm very tired during the week! I have fallen asleep in class, which had never happened to me before... I have had to stay awaken until very late some days... and when I want to rest over the weekend I can't because I have enough homework that takes about the time a day and a half of a regular school day would...
What goals are you working to accomplish during the remainder of the internship?
Learn how to do more stuff and finally decide if I'm the kind of person who would work in an office...=P
What new things have you learned about New York City?
Smart people speaks hardcore English... =S
I knew that office work is very ______ but not as much as I thought it would be. I have figured out that working in an office doing something over and over again is tiring, so I guess I'll try to choose a career that doesn't sit me in the front of a PC for the rest of my life. I'm a very active person who needs to be moving and thinking... Sitting in front of a PC is not very active, but it can make you think, this is not enough for me... =S
What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment? What new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace?
The culture of the school environment and the one at my work place is very different. In school I spend hourS talking to my friends and discussing, and learning a lot in the classes, how ever in my workplace I just sit and do my work as any other worker with out talking much, and there is not much to learn because as a worker you have a spot and a daly routine, which changes vary rarely, however in school this is different it changes everyday... I have learn a lot but I think it wasn't as much as I though I would...
What kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? How have you grown as a result of interacting with professional adults?
I have had been and grown with in adults... My parents friends do not have children of my age so since I was a little kid I would be with my parents and their friends and from my mother side of the family I have no older cousins so I was raised by my uncles and aunts... I feel very comfortable when I'm around adults, like my mentor and co-workers, even though I don't talk to them that much, because every one works in something different. I think I have grown a little bit more as the result of interacting with professional adults.
What challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did you overcome them?
I come to my Internship site very tired and I have fallen asleep because I can't stay awake through the day... I have had to drink a lot of coffee to "survive" through the day!
What challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are you handling them?
I'm very tired during the week! I have fallen asleep in class, which had never happened to me before... I have had to stay awaken until very late some days... and when I want to rest over the weekend I can't because I have enough homework that takes about the time a day and a half of a regular school day would...
What goals are you working to accomplish during the remainder of the internship?
Learn how to do more stuff and finally decide if I'm the kind of person who would work in an office...=P
What new things have you learned about New York City?
Smart people speaks hardcore English... =S
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