Internships Will Enhance Learning

On the importance of interning . . .

Right now, the job that puts money in my pocket is working for the Great Lakes Loons for the summer as a program seller. Last spring and into the summer, though, I started with the Loons as a Production Intern. Since this was the first season for the Loons in Midland, everything was quite new and exciting. As a Production Intern, I was able to work closely with the Video Production Manager and the Assistant GM of Marketing and Promotions. There were about eight interns who were working with the Production Department.

As a Production Intern, we assisted in the day-to-day operations of the production team for the Loons. We did video shooting, editing, graphic design media archiving and sometimes assisted in off-site productions. On game day, we actually did the shooting of the game either on one of the cameras, or we helped with editing. The equipment was absolutely state-of-the-art; the video board which came from a company called Daktronics was unbelievable. It is one of the largest video boards in minor league baseball.

It was a great experience working with the crew that I did. We learned a lot about working in a fast-paced environment; we learned how to use all of the equipment and learned production software in non-linear editing and graphic design. I was proud to be associated with the first group to work at Dow Diamond. The whole arena of Minor League Baseball in Midland has created a lot of excitement and revenue in the community and the counties around here too.To be able to go to my "job" and have it be at a premier baseball stadium filming minor league baseball was a great experience.

This is definitely an experience that I would recommend to anyone who thinks they'd enjoy the pace and enjoy watching the baseball games!

I'm thinking this won't be my last internship. These internships really show you what's up out there as far as the equipment being used and let you see it in action.

For now,

Peace to all & go Loons!