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Entry #10

Post #10 Date: 8/30/16 Activities: Final Reflection Technical Information: Internet Reflection: Looking back at everything I have experienced during this internship, I couldn't be more ecstatic. When I first learned that I needed to apply for an internship for the summer, I knew I wanted it to be something that could really help me in the future. I wanted to find a place that related to film in some shape or form. After weeks of looking online for one I came across North Carolina Theatre. Soon I got in contact with the Development Director, Melanie Doerner, and we set up an interview date. When the day finally came, boy was I nervous. I felt like I was alone in the real world and that it was time to show what I was capable of. The interview went extremely well and right then and there I was told that I was now an intern for NCT. At that moment I had no idea what amazing events and opportunities were in store for me. Being the only high school student in a group of college
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Entry #9

Post #9 Date: 8/30/16 Activities: Grant Video Technical Information: Internet and iMovie Reflection: Some major problems/ frustrations that I have experienced in my work is that I would set a date for when I wanted to have something completed and then not achieving it. In cases like this it was clear to me that it were faults of my own that led me to not being able to complete the tasks on time. The way I bounced back from this though was just communicating with my Development Director that I would need a little more time to finish and it was typically okay with her. Communication is key when it comes to situations like this and that's something I found to be very important.
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Entry #8

Post #8 Date: 8 /30/16 Activities: Grant Video Technical Information: Internet and iMovie Reflection: While working here i’ve learned that I thrive best in an environment where creative ideas are accepted. Whenever I had an idea and shared it with the interns or the development director I never felt as if my ideas were being disregarded. This kept my creativity going and because of this I was able to produce great work. This showed me that I want to have a career where I'm free to execute my creative visions. I don't want to ever feel like I'm limited to doing someone else says. I want to make things my own.
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Entry #7

Post #7 Date: 8 /30/16 Activities: Getting ready for show Technical Information: Internet Reflection: This experience affected my plans by showing me a portion of the behind the scenes action that takes place in order to run a successful show. If it hadn't been for this internship my knowledge about the fund development area wouldn't be what it is today. You have to make sure that everyone who donated to your cause gets some sort of benefits and you have to make sure you keep in contact with them because you never know when you will need that again. Therefore, it taught me another side of networking as well. I still plan on going to college and majoring in mass communication and journalism to study film specifically.
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Entry #6

Post #6 Date: 8 /10/16 Activities: Creating a poster acknowledging the donors Technical Information: Microsoft Word Reflection: In the beginning of the internship I was given a small load of work, nothing too complicated. But as the time progressed I was given more work and I had to practice managing my time when it came to the tasks given to me. Some things that I was given to do had to done before the completion of others. Overall it enhanced my time management skills.
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Entry #5

Post #5 Date: 8 /10/16 Activities: Grant Video Technical Information: iMovie Reflection: My main contribution to my internship is my creativity and experience with making videos. Out of all of the college interns here, I was chosen by the Development Director to create the 2016 Grant Video for North Carolina Theatre. This served as sort of a final project for me. By the time the internship came an end I presented my video to the Development Director and some of the staff. They were very impressed with what I had created and it made me really proud of the work I had done.
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Entry #4

Post #4 Date: 7 /10/16 Activities: Continue to work on the invitational Technical Information: Internet Reflection: This internship is definitely meeting my expectations/objectives. Coming into this I had high hopes of gaining experience in the theatre industry. This is important because in the future I am going to be a film director and it's eye-opening to see what extra work goes into pulling these shows off. I do believe I am in control of the internship meeting my expectations. The reason for this is because it's up to myself to make the best of everything presented to me. It's one thing to come here everyday and go through the motions but to really pay attention to everything and choose to take it all in is completely in my control.
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