Independent Film LINK Internship
LINK Description
LINK is a three-week internship program where students learn what it’s like to work in the real world in their field of interest. Filmmaker, writer, director, cinematographer and composer, David Dibble started developing his unique and often whimsical view of the world in the 7th grade when his parents bought a video camera in his hometown of Hanford, California. You can fInd is Website here http://daviddibblefilmmaker.com.
LINK Preparation
I worked with David prior to the LINK program helping him with the Durango Film Festival trailer. Since I had already worked with him, I asked if I could do my LINK internship with him. He has had another LINK student in the past, so he was already familiar with the process. I asked two businesses if I could internship with them, both said yes, but David's profession was more aligned with what I wanted to pursue professionally. I wanted to gain a better understanding of lighting and working with clients to make their ideas a reality. Since I've filing experience, I was able to lend a helping hand in any way possible. David seemed surprised at the knowledge that I already had and didn’t have to train me as much as he had anticipated.
LINK Project with description
During my internship with David, we produced promo videos for my LINK project. We produced two videos for the same client, Tim Smith, a local dojo owner and Karate instructor. One promo video was "flashy" and designed to grab attention to advertise Mr. Smith's dojo. The other film was a storytelling piece that explained why Tim became interested in Kempo Karate in the first place.
During my internship, I learned a lot about lighting and how to obtain the right effects to set the tone and mood of the scene. I also improved my customer service skills so I can serve my future clients better. The biggest challenge I had was working around the constraints of our sets. For example, in the dojo video, it was difficult working around mirrors and multiple cameras to obtain the best shots possible.
LINK Reflection
My skills and abilities coming into LINK were that I already have a broad knowledge of filmmaking. I spend a lot of my free time watching YouTube tutorials about filmmaking and have also created my own YouTube channels and short films. The most important skills that I developed were working with lighting techniques and clients. We had to complete an interview scene which taught me how to set up lighting properly. The biggest challenge that I had was learning to film with multiple mirrors in the room so that the camera is not seen. I was able to overcome this challenge successfully as you'll see in the videos featured below. As far as working with clients, I observed David's process of bringing his client's vision to reality.
This type of internship is so important because hands-on experience far exceeds any classroom lecture. To be honest, this internship has not helped in planning for the next steps towards college as I had already planned on attending film school. But the experience of working with a client and film techniques was invaluable.
LINK is a three-week internship program where students learn what it’s like to work in the real world in their field of interest. Filmmaker, writer, director, cinematographer and composer, David Dibble started developing his unique and often whimsical view of the world in the 7th grade when his parents bought a video camera in his hometown of Hanford, California. You can fInd is Website here http://daviddibblefilmmaker.com.
LINK Preparation
I worked with David prior to the LINK program helping him with the Durango Film Festival trailer. Since I had already worked with him, I asked if I could do my LINK internship with him. He has had another LINK student in the past, so he was already familiar with the process. I asked two businesses if I could internship with them, both said yes, but David's profession was more aligned with what I wanted to pursue professionally. I wanted to gain a better understanding of lighting and working with clients to make their ideas a reality. Since I've filing experience, I was able to lend a helping hand in any way possible. David seemed surprised at the knowledge that I already had and didn’t have to train me as much as he had anticipated.
LINK Project with description
During my internship with David, we produced promo videos for my LINK project. We produced two videos for the same client, Tim Smith, a local dojo owner and Karate instructor. One promo video was "flashy" and designed to grab attention to advertise Mr. Smith's dojo. The other film was a storytelling piece that explained why Tim became interested in Kempo Karate in the first place.
During my internship, I learned a lot about lighting and how to obtain the right effects to set the tone and mood of the scene. I also improved my customer service skills so I can serve my future clients better. The biggest challenge I had was working around the constraints of our sets. For example, in the dojo video, it was difficult working around mirrors and multiple cameras to obtain the best shots possible.
LINK Reflection
My skills and abilities coming into LINK were that I already have a broad knowledge of filmmaking. I spend a lot of my free time watching YouTube tutorials about filmmaking and have also created my own YouTube channels and short films. The most important skills that I developed were working with lighting techniques and clients. We had to complete an interview scene which taught me how to set up lighting properly. The biggest challenge that I had was learning to film with multiple mirrors in the room so that the camera is not seen. I was able to overcome this challenge successfully as you'll see in the videos featured below. As far as working with clients, I observed David's process of bringing his client's vision to reality.
This type of internship is so important because hands-on experience far exceeds any classroom lecture. To be honest, this internship has not helped in planning for the next steps towards college as I had already planned on attending film school. But the experience of working with a client and film techniques was invaluable.
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