The Value of Interns =- Kim, Kat and a Kitten
Why do I have so many good interns? .I run a very casual operation for working with producers. The operation runs out of my living room. I am blessed with getting quite a number of volunteer interns, very few seeking course credit. They come less for Local Sightings than the contact Local Sightings can provide to the larger film community Their ages run from 20 to 39. Some have gone to other and perhaps greater things. Almost half are still in touch. But with Kim things took an unexpected turn. Kim graduated from Emerson, and applied for a paying position with the Boston Underground Film Festival. There is no such thing as a paying position. Nonetheless, she communtes sometimes twice a week from her paying job in Newburyport and her home in Haverhill She had lost connection, and her incredible Italian=American work ethic had gotten her nowhere.
Since she came to me, she continues to maintain two jobs, one full time, the other part. She has helped redesigne my web site, become the point person for the film series I run in Lowell, performed as a valued volunteer for the documentary film festival in Newburyport, is receiving a 2nd AD credit for her work on #2 PENCIL and has revived her social life.
On the other hand, when she came into work earlier this week, other than her usual conscientious work for Local Sightings, she saved an animal. Rather, her dog did. Things are so casual here that she could bring in her dog, a German Shepard mix called Nugget, to hang out with my dog, Volcano. A week earlier, I had adapted a semi-feral killen, who, upon encountering the "ca, sual"atmosphere of my home, freaked out and headed for the walls. I thought all was lost. No sign, whatsoever, for SIX days. Then, Nugget went into the kitchen, started crying. Kim said she only did this if there were a cat present. I tilted my stove and briefly saw a furry head. The kitten was alive.
The kitten still didn.t come out. I set out food, which was eaten when noone was around, and to days later the Animal Rescue League came around to set a trap. I have my kitten- thanks to Kim and Nugget.
Obviously, some of this is facetious. But I remember an intern called Kat, with whom I am still in touch. She came to me more than five years ago , while still student at BostonCollege. She came to my messy living room and told me she was thinking about an internship with the big advertising film Hill-Holliday. I did offer her an internshiop, and she accepted. For two years, she performed as Assistent Director of Local Sightings and Managing Director of the Boston Underground Film Festival. Because she went with Local Sightings, she has not only a better resume, but has chosen a career trajectory that keeps her in the biz (She lives in Santa Monica and studies acting.)
Interns a valuable, but only if you empower them. Yes, the routine work has to be done, but most of them can handle atrue responsibility. And, who knows, one of them might be able to save a kitten.
Since she came to me, she continues to maintain two jobs, one full time, the other part. She has helped redesigne my web site, become the point person for the film series I run in Lowell, performed as a valued volunteer for the documentary film festival in Newburyport, is receiving a 2nd AD credit for her work on #2 PENCIL and has revived her social life.
On the other hand, when she came into work earlier this week, other than her usual conscientious work for Local Sightings, she saved an animal. Rather, her dog did. Things are so casual here that she could bring in her dog, a German Shepard mix called Nugget, to hang out with my dog, Volcano. A week earlier, I had adapted a semi-feral killen, who, upon encountering the "ca, sual"atmosphere of my home, freaked out and headed for the walls. I thought all was lost. No sign, whatsoever, for SIX days. Then, Nugget went into the kitchen, started crying. Kim said she only did this if there were a cat present. I tilted my stove and briefly saw a furry head. The kitten was alive.
The kitten still didn.t come out. I set out food, which was eaten when noone was around, and to days later the Animal Rescue League came around to set a trap. I have my kitten- thanks to Kim and Nugget.
Obviously, some of this is facetious. But I remember an intern called Kat, with whom I am still in touch. She came to me more than five years ago , while still student at BostonCollege. She came to my messy living room and told me she was thinking about an internship with the big advertising film Hill-Holliday. I did offer her an internshiop, and she accepted. For two years, she performed as Assistent Director of Local Sightings and Managing Director of the Boston Underground Film Festival. Because she went with Local Sightings, she has not only a better resume, but has chosen a career trajectory that keeps her in the biz (She lives in Santa Monica and studies acting.)
Interns a valuable, but only if you empower them. Yes, the routine work has to be done, but most of them can handle atrue responsibility. And, who knows, one of them might be able to save a kitten.
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