My second week turned out to be great. First, I established the days and times when I will come in, it will be Monday/Thursday from 12 to 6 pm. On Monday, I finally met Post Producer – Dave, the person I am going to work closely with during my entire internship. He gave me a task to edit a short one-minute teaser for Velocicoaster, the new ride in Universal Studios, and then upload it on their platform, to just see how familiar I am with Premiere Pro and how the process of working with clients goes. Dave said, that there is no deadline but it would be great if I finish it by next week. I finished the teaser in 3.5 hours and showed it to him, he was impressed. I finished it so quickly because I immediately got into the workflow and the footage was so easy to work with. After that, I uploaded it on their platform, the one that both clients and editors can access, that way clients can leave comments on the projects, with the timecode and what would they like to change. I uploaded it so Dave can leave some comments on my video and I can modify it and make the second version better. On the same day, Joann – Production Coordiantor came up to me and asked me about my knowledge of the Ukrainian language since some of the editors were working on a documentary about Ukrainian ballet and they needed help with subtitles. I agreed to help and Joann said that she would introduce me to the editors on Thursday. That was my Monday.

On Thursday, Dennis- Director of Operations introduced me to the two editors who are working on the documentary, Michael and Michelle, who are both senior editors. They needed my help with subtitles. The whole goal was to cut one long subtitle from one shot to different shots but that way that it matches what people are saying in the video. They said that they tried to work with Google Translate but sometimes it would be difficult. My level of Ukranian language is pretty basic, in that way that I would understand it but don’t have enough vocabulary to speak. However, my understanding of it was very helpful. We successfully spent two and a half hours working on subtitles and I would help them with cutting them and sometimes just modifying them, so they would sound better and would make sense. We finished the first part of the documentary and Michael and Michelle said that I was a great help and they will definitely ask for my help for the rest of the part of the documentary. I felt really good after knowing that I was able to help others with my skills and knowledge. It was also very helpful seeing senior editors working on a big project like that, the ways that they work and maybe implement that in my workflow. After that, I met with Dave to see if we could go over his comment on my video and work on it more. However, the computer that they have for me to work on, was taken by IT and Dave said that it would take a while, so I could just go home and be done with my day. Thursday was pretty short but very insightful and exciting.

My first day at Adrenaline Films was very exciting. When I came in, Joann- the Production Coordinator, and Jordan- the Studio Assistant gave me a tour of the whole office building. At first, I was confused because that building is a maze but I will catch up eventually. Then after the tour, I signed some papers and wrote a few bullet points of what I want accomplish by the end of the internship. Some of my goals were: to become more proficient in Adobe Suite, to improve my skills in video editing and creative approach, to be more professional and learn the process of working with clients, and just be creative and have fun. After that, I met with Sydney- The Post-Production Supervisor, she showed me how to access their servers to get the footage and all the materials for the projects, she showed me the work from her side and how the process of working with clients goes. After that she introduced me to some editors who were working on the show “The College Tour” which is on Amazon Prime and I had a chance to shadow some of them and see how the work is done in real-time. All the editors were really nice and they kindly answered all the questions that I had and we had lunch all together. After lunch, it was pretty slow in the office and a lot of people were working from home so I didn’t get the chance to meet all the staff. Since there weren’t a lot of things to do at the end of the week, they let me go home early. I think my first day was great because I learned a lot about the company, the people who work there, and the work they do. It was not too overwhelming and it was a great start to my internship, I am excited to see what will come next!🎞️🎥