HARK! the beginning....

May 31st of the year 2011. First day of my first job that isn't camp or fast food related. Also known as a "real" job. But then I guess you could say it's not really a job since it's technically an internship but even this fact makes it more of a job then the however many jobs I've had since the age of 14. Mark this day either way.

The temporary offices for Heartland Truly Moving Pictures [HTMP or Heartland] are located right next to the Rolls Royce offices, which of course I walked into instead of the correct door one to the right. The front desk lady was kind and directed me to the right place with a smile, so I didn't feel too stupid [I mean both doors had 2135 on them so how was I supposed to know which was which?].

I was greeted with the friendliest welcome I think I have ever received, lots of smiles, hellos and handshakes. Got a quick or "dirty" orientation from Claire Norton [intern administrator] and was then handed my MacBook Pro computer, a handi cam, a buttload of cables and 4 tapes. Say hello to my first project. I had to log and capture [yes log and capture TAPES] three tapes which took 2.5 hours. I do not miss tapes. At all. I then compiled the 3 hours worth of footage of a workshop from April on Motion Graphics into Final Cut Pro and started to create a video that they would then put up on their website and vimeo account.

I was a genius and forgot my lunch. Typical Rikki thing to do on a first day of something. But I was able to give my order for Subway to Allison [web supervisor whom I will work closely with] and she was kind enough to pay for it. I of course protested but she insisted with a "Welcome to Heartland!"

From lunch on I continued to work on the footage and ended up finishing it by 4pm. We also figured out my schedule and talked briefly about what is to come on the near future. Next week, me and Allison are going to shoot an interview with some people who are working on the move to Fountain Square as a promo piece. Me and Katie [media marketing supervisor] also talked about the upcoming appeal video that is going to be used for fundraising. I have to study up on the film and story that's being featured. Should be fun.

I must say the first day was a success and I am excited to continue my internship with Heartland. So here's to the beginning of what seems is going to be a great summer....