Friday, May 24, 2013

Day 5 | Plota Productions | Internship

Day 5 (5.23.13) 9 am-1pm
Day 6 (9am-3:30pm)

Today we shot more for Belk, the how has been a long and intense work load which gave me a great idea of what it was like to work under pressure with a big name client.

 It is interesting how if it was just Troy and another photographer, doing a project like this would be close to impossible. It really does require team work to produce good art/images. It is amazing how there  are so many steps in the process of shooting for these companies. It's not just a pretty face in cute clothes, but truly a science.

What I love about this shoot is that I get to see behind the scenes to the catalog shots. I was always curious about the images in magazines and billboards, and now I am right there with them.

My task today were very important as to learning the way the company works. I boked the rental car for Las Vegas ( yes simple, but i had never done it before!) I then learned an important part of the production segment of the company, which is understand and creating the layout forms for the photo-shoots. These packets re given to the production manager, stylist, and digital tech. These sheets show all the shots for the shoots  as well as how the shots are created.

We leave for Vegas on Monday and I am beyond excited! We are staying at the Aria as well as doing to the photography for it. The hotel is so beautiful and I feel beyond lucky to be able to go. Pictures and updates will be made! :D


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Day 4 | Plota Productions | Internship

Day 2 (5.21.13) 7:45am-1:30pm

Today has been the best, and busiest day yet. I picked up breakfast at 7:45 am for the 8 am shoot for Belk day 2. We shot the two girls in the morning and male models in the afternoon. I ran multiple errands picking up different items to get through the day since it was an on location shoot at Payne Park.

I went to do paper work and gather packages coming in from Belk at the studio as well as booked the tickets for the Aria photo-shoot next week Mon-Thurs in Las Vegas ( which I wil be attending as well!- very excited!)

I picked up lunch while they went to get some studio shots done with the girls. The male models arrived (very friendly) around 12 pm to prepare for the rest of the Belk shoot!

It was a very busy day but I feel that it all pays off due to the fact that I will be getting to travel next week to as Vegas to shoot for the amazing hotel.

Day 2-3 | Plota Productions| Internship

Day 2 (5.10.13 ) from 11 am - 4:30 pm

Today was a quick and easy day. The team vacation was taking place until the 18th, so everyone was winding down.

My tasks for the day included organizing the models from the previous castings call into age/gender groups. There were over 400 models! It was a very relaxed. Took work home and learned how to use drop box to transfer files!

Day 3 (5.20.13) from 1pm - 5 pm

This week is a busy week shooting
I was given some of the production manager taks to do during the day. I learned how to organize the receipts so they can be filed for returns. I also contacted two catering locations in Sarasota for the next days breakfast and lunch for 16 people. They were shooting the in-studio shots for Belk.