Day 3 of driving school, started like the previous two days. I had a very early call time in Long Beach once again. This day had a very similar routine as the other days did. What made this day different from the others was the fact that many drivers cancelled their driving school appointments. This lead Greg and I to scramble to try to bump other drivers up to earlier time slots in order to have a better flow for the day. This was a good time to learn about the mechanics of show business. It is very much one event needs to happen in order for the second event to happen. It made me realize how much everyone needs to pull their own weight in order to have a smooth operation. By Greg and I being able to have drivers arrive earlier, there was less waiting around for actual driving element of the day and the post interview. It helps gain an understanding that changes do happen and the schedules are very hard to keep, you will never know when something unexpected might happen.
It was great because we were able to get many drivers there earlier in the day, this lead us to have a quicker day for everyone on set.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Whipped tv day 2
Day 2 of driving school started the same time as day 1. Very early call time again. Day 2 created a lot of issues then the first day. We had many issues with drivers being able to find the location of set. Set is located in port of Angeles in Los Angeles. It makes it hard to find the set because the port number is a part of the address. Since I was new to this area it made it difficult to give directions to our exact locations. But there is nothing like getting experience then trying to help out others.
The system of driving school on my part is full of multiple steps. First the drivers arrive to check in which I was stationed. We find there folder filled with there paper work. When they arrived I have to walkie down to the producers stating who had arrived. While drivers are filling out paper work with me, our master mechanic to make sure their car is up to safety standards. There is a 20 page contract that each driver has to read and sign in order to Make it to the driving stage of driving school. There is a to, from different rules and regulations drivers have to follow in order to participate on the show.
This is my first introduction in to standards and practice of show business. Standard and practice is monitored by an outside organization. That seems like a great job for a lawyer, just hanging out on a television set making sure people follow the rules.
The system of driving school on my part is full of multiple steps. First the drivers arrive to check in which I was stationed. We find there folder filled with there paper work. When they arrived I have to walkie down to the producers stating who had arrived. While drivers are filling out paper work with me, our master mechanic to make sure their car is up to safety standards. There is a 20 page contract that each driver has to read and sign in order to Make it to the driving stage of driving school. There is a to, from different rules and regulations drivers have to follow in order to participate on the show.
This is my first introduction in to standards and practice of show business. Standard and practice is monitored by an outside organization. That seems like a great job for a lawyer, just hanging out on a television set making sure people follow the rules.
Whipped TV Day 1
My first day on set was for the first day of driving school. Driving school was a try out for amateur drivers to make the cut of the show. Just like a basketball try out there are many test a contestant have to do. First thing is 2 driving test. The first is the ability to donuts in a car. Which is doing tight turns around a cone multiple times with getting the back end of the car loose. The second test is the ability to drive in a figure 8. The final test is a test of a drivers personality. Each driver has to be interviewed about their life's and their cars.
My day started at 6 am in long beach California. This was quite a drive from Pasadena. When I arrived to set, I was introduced to Greg who I would be partnered with during my internship. I helped him set up for drivers to arrive. We put together folders of each driver to make sure we had brought paper work for them. A thing I really learns about the entertainment is that it is no 9-5 job. A normal work day is 12 hours long. That is quite a wake up call from the college life style.
My day started at 6 am in long beach California. This was quite a drive from Pasadena. When I arrived to set, I was introduced to Greg who I would be partnered with during my internship. I helped him set up for drivers to arrive. We put together folders of each driver to make sure we had brought paper work for them. A thing I really learns about the entertainment is that it is no 9-5 job. A normal work day is 12 hours long. That is quite a wake up call from the college life style.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Reflection and thanks
It is thanksgiving day and I thought this would be a great chance to reflect on my internship. My internship at NCM was a great experience for myself. The work I was doing might not have been what I would like to do with my life but I believe I learned many life lessons. I was able to live in LA not knowing many people and dealing with different issues such as where to go in LA and traffic. I really believe this helped me mature as a young adult. I was able to walk away with an understanding of how the corporate world works. Overall this was a great time in my life. I would like to thank NCM, Doug Gellerman and Jena Turkhamier. Also a special thanks to Kristin Labay and Ruben Cusani
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Dale Carnegie Essay
When I first started my NCM internship I would hear whispers about a legendary book that Doug gives to all of his new employees. It was not till my third week when I really found out what the book was and why the book is important. I found out the book was Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. Through talking with Doug I learned this book was first published in the year 1937, even though this book could be called dated; the facts and lessons are still valuable to this day.
Many of the ideas or lessons in this book could seem like common sense to most people but it is quite odd on how many people over look the simple things taught in this book. While growing up I always tried to do the right thing and treat people with respect. A lesson in this book that many people do not follow or do not try to follow is the simple idea of smiling. When someone smiles at someone else in most cases people will smile back. Through my experiences it normally turns out to be a positive gesture and could lead to positive results. This is away to start in a friendly way and receive a positive feedback from the person who you are engaging with. I might compare smiling to another person putting a key into a door, because a smile can open a door of conversation with another person. With the door now open a conversations always needs to stay positive. I received more reassurance from this book that do not tell people they are wrong but instead show them that something might not be working or is not quite right. Also on the flipside of that if you realize you are wrong admit it right away and figure out what you did wrong.
Through out this book I got the theme of respect is very important in the business world and in life in general. People like to hear their own voice so people need to be respectful listeners and engage the other when it is appropriate. Also through another sign of respect is using ones name when engaging them in conversation, people like to hear their name is shows a sign of importance and caring of who they are. Overall through showing respect to another person if it is with just a smile or with a full on engaged conversation, it makes people feel important and have purpose.
Many of the ideas or lessons in this book could seem like common sense to most people but it is quite odd on how many people over look the simple things taught in this book. While growing up I always tried to do the right thing and treat people with respect. A lesson in this book that many people do not follow or do not try to follow is the simple idea of smiling. When someone smiles at someone else in most cases people will smile back. Through my experiences it normally turns out to be a positive gesture and could lead to positive results. This is away to start in a friendly way and receive a positive feedback from the person who you are engaging with. I might compare smiling to another person putting a key into a door, because a smile can open a door of conversation with another person. With the door now open a conversations always needs to stay positive. I received more reassurance from this book that do not tell people they are wrong but instead show them that something might not be working or is not quite right. Also on the flipside of that if you realize you are wrong admit it right away and figure out what you did wrong.
Through out this book I got the theme of respect is very important in the business world and in life in general. People like to hear their own voice so people need to be respectful listeners and engage the other when it is appropriate. Also through another sign of respect is using ones name when engaging them in conversation, people like to hear their name is shows a sign of importance and caring of who they are. Overall through showing respect to another person if it is with just a smile or with a full on engaged conversation, it makes people feel important and have purpose.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
My internship project is really starting to heat up. Next week is the presentation in front of the whole company. It is on Garnier not very exciting. It has been interesting on creating a deck that will be pleasing to Garnier. It’s hard to work with others when they are in a different time zone such as New York. By the time you start your day their day is half over. This week I have many company events and outings which will be exciting, but no Friday off for me.
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