Week 2 at TV5 (Chamy)

This week we had nothing to do at our regular/assigned programs. And so the good staff from Juicy kindly gave us to a staff of House or Not - TV5's newest game show hosted by Joey De Leon. This was probably the busiest day I've had at this station. We literally ran from 1st to 3rd floor, because the elevator was just too damn slow, sat after one task for no more than 10 minutes, then receive a call from an important person who asks us to:

1. Bring the printer down from the 3rd floor to the 1st floor then,

2. Go back to the 3rd floor to get some timer for the games then,

3. Go to the control room (and see some osum monitors and real time directing) and

4. Be asked to go the engineering building outside the studio to process some papers then

5. Go back to the control room because the papers were incomplete

6. You know what else happened.

But during free time I managed to take note about some things:

Set construction took forever because the set was divided into so many parts (since its a game show with obstacle courses). So many lights were put up (including the marquees), and they made sure that not one tiny bit of dirt was seen on cam. It started at around lunch time and the actual shoot started at 5pm. In fairness, it was a pretty decent and cool set, the "set construction took forever" part justified.

Oh and of course, there's no way we're going to miss picture taking with The Man. ( I just can't post them right now, don't know why :| )

Some weird observations:

• This writer, who makes the questions, keeps on panicking about whether he has made enough questions for the segment. I wonder why he never though of making enough to keep him from worrying.
• Some people have the bad habit of cramming - printing scripts, food for the audience, etc. I thought cramming was only passable at school.
• Some people don't know how to say "Thank you"

Looking forward for more days like this. :))

Hi guys!

I'm really sorry for the late posts...

sincerely,
chryl

Special Olympics Coverage

24 August 2010

Today Ate Mona and I went to Star Mall to cover an event, the Special Olympics 2010. We interviewed people and took videos of the bowling athletes and their parents who are very supportive. Ate Mona is the one who usually asks questions during the interviews although sometimes she let me do the questioning. The organizers treated us well. They even gave us food and souvenirs. Honestly, I didn’t expect that organizers of any event would treat the media like that. They were so friendly.
When we got back to the studio, Ka Vlad (our production manager) asked me to translate and summarize an article about the history of T-shirt. It’s the first time he asked me a favor so I did my best to impress him. I’m hoping for a positive feedback. :)

“Chryl works like us.”

20 August 2010

Ate Mona (Net25 writer, researcher, and segment producer) told me that so far all of the scripts I have written for Homepage were aired. Kyaaa~! J
Today, I’ve talked with a Homepage writer/researcher. She’s the person who hated me during my first days of internship, or so I think. She explained to me the organization or work distribution in Net 25. She also lent me a leaflet/catalogue about Net25. Contrary to my belief, she’s really nice. She even advised me that if I have questions, I can approach her anytime. Moreover, she told me that I’m different from the other interns because “Chryl works like us.” Maybe, it’s just her being straight-forward that made her look (evil in my eyes…hehe) antagonistic. But in reality, she’s kind. :)

Everyone was nice

17 August 2010

I wrote another two scripts based on the news articles from Reuters. I also helped Ate Weng to look for videotapes that the editors need. Nakakahilo maghanap lalo na kapag hindi properly archived and labeled ang tapes.
I noticed that the cameras they use in the studio are all HD cameras. In the control room, everything is digital and they use flat-screen monitors. The working environment is pleasant. They call each other as Ate, Kuya, Ka, or Kapatid. Everyone was nice. ^__^

The program plugs

11 August 2010

Today, I submitted the program plug scripts that Ate Precy asked me to write. Instead of just two or three, I gave her four different versions of the plug. Later on, I learned that one of the production assistants was asked to look for video clips that will be used to make all of the plugs that I wrote. Weird!

P.s.
We're not allowed to take pictures inside the studio. SAD! :(

OMG, did I write that?

30 July 2010

Last week I mentioned that I wrote a script. Guess what? The script I wrote actually aired last Tuesday! I was in the control room then and I was surprised when I saw the story of the Robotic Fish. I was like, “OMG, I wrote the script for that!”
This week I was able to enter the control room during our live. My internship supervisor, Ms. Precy, explained to me how things work in the control room. I noticed that the director herself controls the video console, unlike in our productions wherein the director and the technical director are two separate persons.
Ms. Precy Ate Precy (she insisted that I call her Ate instead of Ma’am) gave me an assignment. She asked me to write two to three different versions of program plugs. Again, although I’m not fond of writing scripts, I would still give it my best shot.

Hindi ako takot magtimpla ng kape!

23 July 2010

I just finished my first week in DZUP and my first day in Net 25.
Although I see familiar faces, I was a bit shy at first. Nangangapa din ako kung ano ba ang mga dapat kong gawin. But so far, I enjoyed my first week of internship in DZUP. The studio is a lot better than the Radio studio of CMC and the audio console in DZUP is digital, sosyal!
Today I also officially started my internship in Net25. I was assigned to Homepage, a daily mid-morning news magazine show of Net 25. I was introduced to the director, writers, and production crew. The writers of Homepage (they are young, I think they’re just in their mid-20s!) interviewed me. When they found out that I’m from UP, their expressions changed a bit. Na-intimidate ata sila lalo na noong nabanggit kong producing/directing and track ko. They started to talk in a sarcastic tone. They One of them said things like, “ah, dito sa amin, nagtitimpla din kami ng kape kahit writers kami” and “siyempre sa baba ka muna magsisimula kasi kahit kami gusto din naming maging director.” It’s as if they think na masyado akong nagmamalaki—which is absolutely not my intention when I mentioned my area of concentration! They’re taking it the wrong way. They interviewed me and I was just answering their questions. But I didn’t let this incident ruin my day. I was asked to translate an article and write a script based on it. Although I’m not fond of writing, I still gave it my best shot.

week 10 internship

WEEK 10
For the first day of this week, I was asked by Miss Che to look for 60 plus songs for scoring purposes. This research was for the different videos they were editing for Channel V. she asked me to look for Pop, Rock, RnB and Trance or House music. At first, I thought it was easy. But when I was in the middle of the research, I realized that it was tiring to check and look for the information for each song I was able to get. The information researched included the song title, genre, artist name and the album. The album part was the most difficult because some had none, and some are not to be found easily. I stayed for only 5 hours and 30 minutes because I got tired.
I did the same thing in the following day. I practically spent the entire day looking for what she asked me and I did it while I was inside the Channel V Editing Room.
Wednesday was my last day as an on the job Trainee at Channel V. This was also my last day to fulfill the entire OJT required hours. The highlight of this day was when we covered the Jukari Fitness Demo at Gold’s Gym Timog. Just like any other cover days, I was with the Channel V driver, Harley the camera man assistant, Kuya Tengie the cameraman and Miss Che the executive producer. We covered the said event by taping the demo and by interviewing the important figures in the event. We were able to interview Kit Ha, the representative of Reebok since Reebok is having a tie up with Jukari in promoting its shoe line, and Vitana Shetty, the trainer and fitness instructor for Jukari. It was fun and it had lots of food, some are not that healthy but delicious. Madami ding artista mostly from Channel 2 like Rica Peralejo, Desiree del Valle and many more. After that cover, we went back to Channel V and I finished all the works assigned to me. After which, I distributed my evaluation forms to Miss Che, Miss Jo and Miss Kate so they could evaluate me before I leave. After getting the evaluation forms and the Certificate of Completion, I bid goodbye to the editing people, the HR staff and the head Mr. Sky Limbauan and left Channel V. I was happy that I finished my internship but sad at the same time because my experience there was something that was new to me. I learned a lot in my 50 plus hours of stay and I became friends with the staff. I hope that someday I can still see them and eventually work with or for them.

Rubbing elbows with some CEO

As early as 8 am, Sir Ram, Ma’am Cossette and I were already in the office, all dressed up for the media conference of our client Lawson. Our office rented a van to shuttle us at the Marriott Manila at the Newport City Complex in Pasay City. Technically, it serves as my first media conference as part of the FH team.

Lawson provides enterprise software and service solutions in the manufacturing, distribution, maintenance, and service industries. Over 4,500 customers use our software throughout the world. It is based in Minnesota and has branches all over the globe, including the Philippines. It is comparable to Microsoft, only humbler.

Breakfast at the lobby

Assessing the crowd in the hotel lobby, I was floored. I did not know it was a huge event. It is actually more than a press conference. It was more of one of the events organized as part of the regional conference of the company, wherein the press is really needed. People of all colors and nationality were there, all suited up for business.

The grand ballroom turned conference hall

All throughout the conference I was sitting with the five local press people we have invited. The number of journalists that we have invited was considerable because of the short notice and the limited access to the place, which is technically a dead spot for covering news, according to some press.

Because there were no real photographers, Ms. Stephanie Lee of Lawson Singapore politely asked me to take photos of Mr. CEO Harry Debes, together with Henrik Billgren and the Philippine GM, with my camera. They are the big bosses and it was my pleasure to do so for them and FH of course.

One of the many shots I did for the CEO and other executives

Lunch was served – banquet style! During our meal, I met Patrick Pang, principal reporter of E-Zone Magazine in Hong Kong. He was sitting beside me and we did little talks about HK and Manila and got some good laughs.

Can't help it

From the moment we stepped in the event, I can’t help but notice almost every delegate holding a pack of business cards with them and giving them to almost everyone they meet. It must be really a part of a business gathering as such. This continues until lunch time. Can’t imagine how networking is imperative to these businessmen.

This is truly one of the highlights of my internship. My day was jam-packed with corporate experiences and I enjoyed every taste of it.

Week 1 at TV5 (Chamy)

We* decided to do half of our internship at TV5 (still ABC5 for bus and jeepney drivers at Novaliches). The travel is obviously (sigh) but it's different, so yes, it's okay.

There's not so much action the first week. We were hoping to be assigned at PO5, or Cook Off, or Talentadong Pinoy, or Totoo TV but never Face to Face. But guess where we landed? (Please don't laugh. haha.)

Anyway we're just making the most out of the situation. Poke our noses at those nice and expensive equipment, stay at the control room and see how the director does it, ask lots of questions to the head PA to learn of course, eat free meals, and get free waffle and zagu.

What amazes me is the big big difference and power an established institution has than an independent one like where we worked before. Sa F2F, lahat ng trabaho may isang taong siguradong gagawa. And so we find it hard to really assert ourselves as interns because they really don't need one any way. It's sad that we weren't allowed to do outside shoots (which meant more fun and work), so we torture ourselves with the cold aircon and major major nothing to do. This is 100000times different from IMC work. :|

But the following week some of our dreams came true. Hihi.

*We = Me and Jem

Why TV internship can be bitterly/overly SWEET: FOURTH WEEK

August 16 – August 22, 2010

AUGUST 16 - TENTH DAY

Today could have been a PUUURFECT DAY if I were with Pam and Arianne. But Pam was absent and Arianne was re-assigned to another show that’s why I went alone for the taping of Bubble Gang. There was nothing much to do, I only helped Ma’am Shiela and Sir Dudes organized the scripts per segment. Then, after which, the taping for the gag segment started.

SETS for Bubble Gang

The cast that were present include Michael V., Chariz, Ogie, Jackie, Antonio, Ellen, Wendell, Gwen, Maureen, Diego, and Boy 2. Meanwhile Jan Manual and child star Jillian (the one playing Trudis Liit) also graced the show. And once again, Ruffa Mae and Papa Dennis were not there. [Oh, sadness. Tsktsk.]

After having lunch with Glenn, Emma and Arianne, I went back for the taping. I was sent to the Control Room to do some errand works [Ang taas pala nun, izkeyri bumaba. HAHA.].

Plus, I also helped Ma’am Shiela, Ma’am Lyn and Sir Dudes to make some idiot boards. My afternoon had been more productive plus I really had a good laugh while watching every segment of the show. Even though I missed Pam and Arianne so much, I made sure that this day would still be a happy day. And indeed, it was one. Yez to another 10 hours down! :D

=====================

LAU QUIRIMIT

Whatta week at Lifestyle Network

Day 1.

Orientation at Lifestyle Network was fun. As a subsidiary of ABS-CBN, it’s located at the 8^th floor of ELJ Building. Entering their office, only one thing popped inside my mind: Production. I also learned that besides from Lifestyle Network, other subsidiaries of ABS are also located there such as Hero, Cinema One, and Myx.We were then introduced to the heads of Lifestyle after which we were toured by our coordinator to the floors where we will be most likely to work besides the main office. After the tour, we were then assigned to our first task ever at Lifestyle Network. Since they were at the post production stage of some of their shows such as Runway for Real and Out of the Closet, we were tasked to make a shotlist and transcription of the following videos.So we copied the digital files from their terabyte named Tara to our flash drives. :)

Day 2.

I ran through some errands such as finding the DV tapes of certain episodes of Lifestyle. Ms. Cheska, our production assistant, also asked me to go with her down to the 3rd floor to give the raw materials to our editors. WHOOAAAHHH. That was what I felt when I entered the area full of rooms with computers and bin bags and all other equipments necessary for editing. According to Ms. Cheska, every show of ABS-CBN has a one or two editing rooms. It just really amazed me seeing all those editors working and tying all those shots to make a story. Awesome. J Ms. Nicai, our coordinator, also taught me how to ingest a DV tape to convert the material into a digital file. I also transfered files of different episodes from one terabyte to another. This was really the one that took up a lot of our time. It took us hours and hours converting mov files to mp4 and copying it to another terabyte and organizing them. From this, I learned the importance of organization. Though the work seemed menial, I really think that organization saves the network a lot of time and money for if those files would get lost, I’m sure that it would cost them seriously. :P

Day 3.

Sunday was shooting day. Today I really felt I was a part of a production team. We had a shooting with Empress Schuck for a segment of FASH.We started setting up at around 12:00 noon. I and Ms. Cheska and went down to the main building and pulled out equipments and crew for the shoot. We only had one cameraman, one light director and one audio director. We then went to the 11^th floor, the previous set of Betty La Fea. We went to one of the rooms of the office and we set up the “dressing room” of Empress. I was amazed on how we were able to turn the bare room into a "dressing room." We just set up a table in front of a mirror, put plenty of cosmetics, set up a clothing rack and took all the clothes we had at the office including those of the staffs there. Oh how resourceful our production manager and executive producer were! :)) When Empress arrived, she was briefed with the script and the shooting started. It was fun because I got to help out in the production proper. I clipped the lapel mike on Empress and helped Ms. Cheska on holding the prompter that served as a guide for the actress. Even though the work was kind of small, I was very happy and contented because I was able to have a hands-on experience. After we shot Empress, we also had a number of product shots. The staff just looked for a white background and a white table and put the products one by one. Sometimes, I was also asked to position the products in a way that they would look more appealing. We finished shooting at around 8:30 in the evening, 30 minutes over than the original schedule. Nevertheless, everyone went home happy and fulfilled. :))

So yeah, my first week at Lifestyle Network was a blast! Tiring but fulfilling. :))

Disclaimer: This was supposed to be my 4th and 5th- week entries pero hindi pala na-publish dito sa Internship is LOVE. :D

Typhoon Basyang WON'T AND CAN'T STOP ME.:D


July 14, 2010. Wednesday.

Since our classes have been suspended due to the typhoon Basyang that hit Manila yesterday and made electricity down in some areas in the provinces and in Metro Manila, including UP Diliman, I’ve decided to go to GMA for internship today. Today, I was asked to write more scripts for the RBT of artists.


Also, this week, Miss Lala taught me how to do the “full track music” stuff wherein I have to set the code for each song for downloads at their website. It’s really hard to explain in details because it’s more of a technical work. At first, I had a difficulty doing it but eventually, I gradually learned to do it rightly.



There was a General Assembly today where the staff and talents were awarded for their 5th, 20th, 25th year of service. Our team invited me to come with them and watch the GA. I saw a lot of artists like Kuya Germs, John Lapus, Pia Archangel, Mike Enriquez, Joey de Leon, Angelu de Leon, Wilma Doesn’t. and Star Struck survivors- Diva Montelaba, Enzo Pineda, and Rocco Nacino. Embarrassing as it may seem, but when the Star Struck survivors greeted someone from our team, I was not really aware that they’re artists. I was even wondering who they were, until a guy from our team took pictures of them and they were introduced by John Lapus as the Star Struck survivors, that was the only time that I've realized that they're artists. HAHA! My God, I didn’t even know them. I guess, I need to know who the GMA artists are. After that, there was a free meal from McDonalds. HAHAHA! :D


Also, during the GA, I was able to witness A REAL PRODUCTION. There, I saw how the floor directors, prompters, cameramen, and other crew did their jobs. For that, i am thankful to take a glance at the "real world of media industry."

What an experience! :D





TD-ing.. :))

I was the technical director for the program A-List from the very beginning of the program until the end.:D
It was a heart-pounding experience. I mean ‘twas really my first time to go on air not panicking on what buttons will I press to play the songs, PSAs, and plugs. Well, aside from the technical difficulties, the program went well. Thank God for it.:)
After A-List, I was in-charge to log the running time of the plugs and PSAs for the program May Punto Ka Dyan and Psych O’Clock Habit. It was really fun! Being part of the DZUP family makes me proud.:)

____________________________________________________________________________________

5TH WEEK
Look at the BRIGHTER SIDE, ALWAYS.:)



This week, I continued doing the True Tones stuff for downloads. Surprisingly, there are more than 200 songs to be given specific downloading codes. Woah! And I'm just in the 70th song! More songs to go!! :)) It's kinda technical and tedious, but yeah, it's still an opportunity to learn how to do this technical stuff for downloads.


Also, for the first time my co-interns Lau and Glenn took pictures at the Entertainment Department at the new building of GMA. (Thanks to Lau Quirimit!) :D
Internship is fun when you're with friends! :)







DZUP

This week, I joined the hosts for the program A-List. It's really entertaining to talk on air. I almost never noticed how time flies when I'm at DZUP.



Listening to May Punto Ka Dyan's episode about OFWs made me learn a lot about their lives. The guests almost occupied the whole radio booth. These OFWs shared their life stories abroad. I admire them for their strength and sacrifices to leave there families here in the Philippines and work abroad with the hope for a better future.
Honestly, an hour talk with them was really short to have an in-depth discussion about their experiences abroad. So Sir Edgy said that there might be a part 3 episode of the said program.



P.S (Nagkataon lang po na pareho ang damit ko nung 5th at 9th week) haha

When Internship Says No to Holiday (9TH WEEK)

This is the second week of my internship at Lifestyle Network. I just noticed that the office hours there is just like at NMI wherein most of the employees come to work at 11 AM. This week, I was asked to photocopy a document. It was really technical. AND IT MADE ME FEEL STUPID. I couldn’t operate the photocopying machine well, not only because it has a password but also because it was my 1st time to photocopy a document all by myself. Good thing that a co-intern from another school was there to help. It almost took us 20 minutes before we were able to photocopy the material. Then I was tasked to go to the HR and Finance Department to have some people sign in their record book.







August 19, 2010. Quezon City Day.


Yet there’s no reason not to go to internship today. As I arrived at the office, there was only one employee I saw there until Miss Cheska (our coordinator) arrived. I was assigned to ingest seven tapes (Ateneo Art Awards, Team Manila, Body Shop, and shoots in Davao)at the Editing Room (Edit 27).















I was amazed to see that there were certain editing rooms for each program/show. The way to the editing rooms looks like a labyrinth so I really had a hard time in finding the editing room whenever I go out. Anyway, one video tape lasts for about 45-50 minutes. So for one tape, I had to wait 1-2 hours before the ingesting finishes. There were also some errors while capturing the tape that’s why it lasts for more than an hour before it’s done. Yeah, it was boring but I had to find a way to entertain myself. So instead of just waiting for the ingesting to finish, I also took the opportunity to watch the videos there. And presto! I enjoyed a bit. :D This week, we were also assigned to go to at least one production shoot at Rockwell (tentative venue). Hmm, I can say that I had fun this week since I was given the opportunity to do the ingesting of the tapes. HANDS ON. :)

When one thing ends, something else begins. (8th WEEK)

When one thing ends, something else begins. (8th WEEK)
As they say, "when one thing ends, something else begins."

This is my last week at GMA New Media and my 1st week at Lifestyle Network.
What I did this week, as usual, was the continuation of the SMART WAP downloads. And for the first time, i was able to visit the set of Bubble Gang during their shoot this week. I really had fun. :)
Also, during my last day, my teammates asked me to join them during lunch. It was the 1st and last time that we had lunch together. They’re wonderful people even if I just stayed in New Media for a month. Miss Joan gave me two tickets for the premiere night of In Your Eyes at SM Megamall this Sunday. Too bad that my mom and I weren’t able to watch it due to heavy rain. (I shall forever remember and be thankful for my experience at GMA.) I will surely miss GMA. :)













(sa set ng Bubble Gang. Thanks to Lau Quirimit for the picture with Boy 2 at the back.haha)



This is also my 1st week at Lifestyle Network. It was quite different from GMA- the atmosphere, the people, the working station, and the environment. I had this first impression that the people in NMI were jollier and more welcoming. Unlike in NMI, I had my own cubicle where I could stay during internship. In Lifestyle, the interns have to find their cubicles where they can stay and do their assigned tasks. Also, in LN, during the orientation, we had to bring our own laptops and USBs. It was really different. Disorganized. But as what Kim (my co-intern) and I say to each other, “Ito naman yung hinahanap natin- Production.” :) We were toured by Miss Nicai (coordinator of LN) at Elijah Building. While we were waiting for the elevator, Piolo Pascual suddenly came out from the elevator. And what made me “kilig” is when he smiled at me. :) I was like “Oh my God! For real????” (Nakaka-overwhelm talaga).










(At Lifestyle Network.. thanks to Kim for the picture :))





Anyway, back to business (hehe). I was tasked to transcribe and take down the shot lists of the videos of Beauty Affair’s 4th episode. There were more than 20 videos. The bad thing is the task was take-home and the hours spent for the transciption will not be credited. :( (SO UNFAIR). But the good side is I had fun in transcribing them because of the beauty tips advised in the videos. :)

Week 1: "GOOD MORNday ABS-CBN!"

"Call time...four o'clock a.m!" "Ooo...kay. Hmmm...."

Good Mornday! From my home in Bulacan, I arrived at 3:30 in the morning, at the ABS-CBN loop studio at ELJ building. I came in while everyone was preparing the cameras, lights, and props for the set of the ABS-CBN news and current affairs morning show, Umagang kay Ganda (UKG). I first observed and talked to the staff while waiting for my bosses.

Past 4 a.m., I met with my first boss, Mr. Jaime Haroa Bolok, the executive producer of UKG Infotainment Division. Then, past 5 a.m., I met with my immediate head, Mr. Dondie Garcia, the executive producer of UKG News Division.

During the show, I had to coordinate with the resource speakers / government officials, the executive producer, and, floor director for a segment of the show, Punto por Punto, hosted by radio and television news commentary personality, Anthony Taberna. Actually, I felt proud rubbing elbows with such high-profile officials.

After the show, I was asked to attend the meeting of the executive producers and associate producers. I was really excited and happy being with them and learning how they discuss what went wrong during the show - the technical and inevitable problems encountered. What was emphasized was the late arrival of some significant personalities, which negatively affected the flow of the show. This time, it just reminded me that being on or ahead of time is really the most important factor in the success of a production particularly in a live show like UKG. In this case, I told myself to always remain alert and proactive to help the production team.

Next, by 11:30 a.m., I was instructed to do a phone interview with Mr. Jerry Yu, a businessman, for a Wednesday segment. After lunch, I encoded all the details of my interview. I felt it was quite difficult for me to stay this long in the UKG office and assure a quality output because I was already awake for almost 12 hours. My headache was stubborn that time. Though, I know I must be the one to adjust to such environment, wherein my sleeping habit would have to suddenly change and that could affect my performance. But of course, I did not let it happen. I presented the details of my interview and my boss expressed great satisfaction.

By the end of my internship day, I was asked by Ms. Yvonne Cabrega, UKG segment producer, to scout for talents and location for a shoot of an advertisement to be aired next week. I found this exciting and challenging because I had to convince certain talents to act without talent fees and use their houses without rental fees (considering that they would have to act for a segment on ABS-CBN and then no talent fees would be given? Hmmm.... Quite embarrassing. Whoa!). Fortunately, I successfully confirmed the participation of certain talents for the shoot scheduled on Wednesday! Yeah! Whew!

Week 1: My First FRIday with Ideal Minds Corporation

FRIday. It is my first day here at the Ideal Minds Corporation. It is a production outfit at the Pacific Center building in Ortigas, Pasig City. I met with my boss, Ms. Niña de Torres, the online manager of Flippish.com, "the first online Pinoy video channel." Flippish.com is produced by the Ideal Minds Corporation.

Ms. Niña gave my first task - that was for me to study the nature of Flippish.com. So, I familiarized myself with the web site and all its shows. Then, my boss asked me to critique one of its online programs, Pinoy Parazzi Live (an entertainment talk show hosted by the radio personality and show business columnist Roberto "Tita Swarding" Espena and Faith), which airs live every Friday, from 3 to 4 PM, on Flippish.com. I liked my first task because I had to comment on its programming, production values, and, marketing and promotional strategies. I applied everything I learned in class - from marketing and promotion to production design to directing to hosting.

My second work was to make a statistical report on the viewership of Flippish.com online viewers for the month of July. I found it related to marketing and promotion / advertising because I was asked to analyze the figures and data given. I believe for a first day of internship, this job was really challenging because I had my deadline that day but I was not psyched by the assignment. I researched about Flippish.com and recalled my theories on broadcast marketing and promotion under Professor Fernando A. Austria, Jr.

Then, I was asked to write down questions for an interview with Gary Valenciano and Martin Nievera in their As One repeat concert that night. I was already quite exhausted this time but still I just thought of enjoying it while making exciting and interesting, not-the-usual-condescending type of questions - which I learned from Professor Antonio S. Santos in structuring interview questions.

Lastly, as I end my first internship FRIday, I was given a homework - that was to give a detailed critique of all Flippish.com shows - again, I had to consider their programming, production values, marketing and promotional strategies.

Actually, I realized that my boss gave me tasks with quite vague instructions particularly, in making the report and critique because what she said was pretty general in nature. Hence, I had to ask her important specific questions (e.g. which areas of the shows I had to comment on, format I had to follow, etc.). In this case, I did not mind whether she got a little irritated or not because I strongly believe that asking relevant questions properly is always a part of effective communication and learning. For this internship, I just want to always produce quality output right on time so I will do everything I can to deliver my boss's instructions efficiently.

FRIday end.

Happy Birthday!

This week's highlight's probably the one when Ms. Carmie Dulguime, Weber's writer, celebrated her birthday. She invited Kara and I to join her for her birthday lunch along with the other Weber employees. She's not in the picture though.

Can I just say, I really feel at home in Weber! The people are so nice. I really appreciate their gesture thinking about how they're so warm; that most likely, it is this warmth that gets them clients along with, of course, making an excellent pitch to win accounts.

Hello, Hello, Hello!

Late post!

Hello, Hello, this is Jean from Weber Shandwick, kindly connect me to (insert name here). Thanks!

Last week, Weber asked us, interns (Kara, Nina and I) to update their database. We were given a list of names to contact and we were asked to find out about the birthdays of certain editors.

I was able to call PDI, Daily Tribune, Business Mirror, etc. to get in touch with lifestyle, news and business editors. I suddenly realized something in the process. You usually take time to call and note the special days of writers and editors that can make or break you. It's really important since you should always maintain ties with them through giving of gifts or a little something. Not that it's very necessary but it's one way of building up your own image and making them remember you, more so, like you.

It can work like this: Gifts= Plus points to editors= Great article (when you need them to write something about your client). But hey, this is just me speaking! ;)

WEEK 9 Blog

For these days, I went and stayed at the Channel V editing room and studio. Nung Monday, I was asked by Kuya Emman to fix the tapes for the episodes of V - scene. These are the tapes that they had already edited so I had to name and label those properly so it will be ready for use.
After that, Ms. Jo asked me to research on Charice Pempengco’s clippings. The entire team of Channel V is working on this because the Pinay Superstar is the featured artist. They conducted interviews and they are now working on the editing part. Ms. Jo needed those clippings for the entire video presentation which will be sent to Channel V Hongkong. These clippings are those headlines from local and international magazines which can be used in the video. Major requirement was to look for the headlines with pictures or photos that can be legally used by Channel V. It was a tiring task because facing the internet and researching on that are both tiring and challenging. I think this is related to what Mary ( classmate, friend and fellow intern at V ) was doing for Charice. Kaloka lang si Charice dahil kumapit na sa akin yung kanta niyang pyramid, kei?
The next day, I just continued what I was doing in the research for Charice Pempengco’s clippings. I was able to add more to the set that I previously finished and some had photos. I was also asked to look for pictures of Charice with Oprah Winfrey, Celine Dion and David Foster. This seemed to be simple but it is not. Most of the pictures available in the internet are with water marks. It only means that it has a certain logo in the photo and it is noticeable once used in the video. Another is that most of the pictures are not that good. Some are blurred, unclear and unflattering to be used. Sa kabuuan, malamig sa studio, naninigas na kung daliri ko kasi nakatapat sa akin ang Aircon, noong una masarap pero parang feeling ko nafefreeze na ako kaya hindi na masaya.
In the afternoon, I was asked by Ms. Kate to be Encore’s PA. I was the only intern present at the studio so basically I was the only on doing the errands. It was so literal that I was the one who ordered for the food of the Radio Active Sago Project members. After that, I also provided their bottled waters and the set list and line up of the members. I was also asked to stay inside the studio, while they are taping, to take some pictures of the band for Channel V’s documentation purposes. After the Radio Active Sago Project, I was also the PA for the taping of Ely Buendia and the Dope Militia performance. I did almost the same things except that I was asked to look for the group in a food house two blocks away from the V building because they were late. They arrived at 8.30 when the call time was set at 7pm. I was also asked to buy food for the staff of the music instrument thingy they hired. I bought them pandesal and cheese. Diyos ko, akala ko ako pa ang magpapalaman, haller!!!!!
The heat of the light and the pagod for running some errands made me feel exhausted. But it was fun, bonggang Pa lang naman ako.