My experience at the FanCave has been an up and down rollercoaster but I have gained a lot of good experience so far. I have about two weeks left there and cannot believe it is almost time for me to move on.
My responsibilities have increased each week at the FanCave and that is something that I am truly proud of. I’ve never considered myself as a camera operator, but I’ve found myself doing that. I’ve never considered myself as an editor either, but I’ve found myself on FinalCutPro editing footage for some of my favorite players. I’ve fine tuned many of the skills that I worked on at Newhouse during my time at the FanCave and it has defintiely been beneficial to my resume.
Lately, I’ve been allowed to be very involved in creative meetings with the producers and writers of the FanCave. I’ve come up with a few skits and interview topics that have actually been put on the website. Although I enjoy the PA duties while on shoots, I really enjoy being involved being in the creative meetings, taking notes and being allowed to give my input. Luckily, I know an awful lot about baseball and it has helped me in the creative process. Now I can also say that I’ve been in a writing room and I don’t want to be a writer! Production management is definitely where I want to be but this internship has allowed me to experience all of the different departments that make a show or website come together. I have seen my skills grow over the past eight weeks and cannot wait to be given the opportunity to put them on display at my first real job.