started internship

Good news: I have an internship!

Sorry I've been lacking in posts. Just got too much to do, I guess. I have an internship at a production company that makes commercials. I don't want to put their name out there, but they're HUGE. And they have so many good, well-known cinematographers and directors working with them. If you watch any tv at all, then chances are you've seen the commercials that the company that I now intern for have produced. I signed a contract that says I won't talk about ANYTHING about the company or its ads, so I might be vague a lot.

I started today, and it was...okay. Am sort of getting a feel for it. The people are nice, but really stern and blunt. And when you do something wrong, they're on you so fast, you have no idea. So today was rough, just because I was getting a feel for things, and maybe they expected someone who's kind of like them. Like I've written before, I don't have that type of personality. I'm pretty meek and shy. Dad says that I can't let "the white people" get me down...haha. "Once they know they can step on you, they'll never forget it."

So I'm getting into what producers do, and soon I'll be making calls and "taking bids", or in other words, finding people to work on projects. That means I have to "schmooze" and stuff all over the phone. Ugh. I don't want to do it, but I know I have to be good at it. I've already practiced a little. I just feel real gross afterwards. I don't understand.

We'll see how I fare in the coming weeks.