April 4-April 8

I officially started my internship this week.  I came in Thursday from 8-12 and Friday from 8-5.   On Thursday, I "ripped" a few sets (which means I broke them down), moved equipment around, set up lights and cleaned windows for a new set they were building.  On Friday, I helped paint the new set all day.  Some of the challenges I faced were: when trying to set up lights that I wasn't quite familiar with, I looked at another stand that was already set up and mimicked that.   Thursday, I learned an industry buzzword: "silo".  Short for silhouette, it is basically when the subject is shot against a white background so that they can change the background in post production.