I already have my first week at Double R under my belt, and I couldn’t be happier with my placement. It’s a small business, so there is no need for busy work or coffee-fetching. I am doing work for real projects, learning valuable skills (e.g. how to create closed captioning), and constantly interacting with my co-workers. I’m not treated like a clueless high school student, however true that may seem at times; I’m treated like a team member.
I had an epiphany this past Friday during my first video shoot. We were filming a promotional video at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the topic being “A Day in the Life of a Credit Union Examiner.”
Financial bureaucrats discussing their work with a teleprompter does not sound like the most glamorous project. However, the shoot was actually entertaining! I really enjoyed talking to the “talent” (a Nebraska-based credit union examiner) and the tech guys, each of whom https://shlclubhouse.org/celebrex-online/ made the shoot engaging and informative. I was able to observe Catherine interacting with NCUA staff and the actors, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. I then realized how great it would be to work as a producer. If even a promotional video for a governmental agency is fun to shoot, then I cannot imagine what it would be like to film an interview-style or artistic video.
As I’ve observed, being a producer does not mean you are just consulting, shooting, and editing. You are learning everyday about the subjects you are covering, such as astronomy or musicians in DC. You are engaging with different people across the community, like the workers from the NCUA. As long as you put your heart into the work, whatever project you are tackling can be novel and interesting. If that’s what being a producer is always like, then perhaps that is something I want to do in the future! Just some ruminations…
