Gabe's 1st Blog Post

My name is Gabe Cymbalista and I am working as a Television Intern at DvDepot. As of now I am mostly working in the office and moving filming equipment from place to place. I help out with inventory and to set up or get ready for shoots. I am still learning about the film equipment and technology and I am honing my skills with cameras, lenses, tripods, lighting, etc. 

DvDepot rent outs equipment to films crew and sometimes we work as a crew. That is still an experience I hope to be part of soon. In fact, I was told this week that we rented out some equipment to the studio that made the new Liam Neeson film Run All Night. I was told they needed the specific lenses that we had.

The internship is what I expected in some ways, and in other ways it is not. I work from 9AM till 6PM every Tuesday. Sometimes when they are short staffed they contact me to come in other days. It's the length of a typical work day. I had a feeling it would be a slow start for me, but it's almost March and I haven't worked on a set or filming job yet. However, I started a week late because of the blizzard. I have no doubt I will be working soon with cameras, because that was the purpose of the internship, to train me in that particular field as well as others. There are slow days and there are days we work a lot and I have to stay late to help out. I am encouraged by recognition when I am proactive and working hard, because that's the way I've always been, even when I make a mistake. They see I'm dedicated and that's what motivates me. I honestly am enjoying the internship. I would like the learning to be sped up, because I don't enjoy sitting around at the work place when I could be kept busy. Sometimes my bosses tell me to hang back, but I am so eager to learn and be productive.  Most of all, I want to get experience in the field, because that's what I signed up for.