Apprentices in Action
A Day in the Life of Our Students
Carley Wasserman and Mikey Mac Conover
Recording Connection student
Carly Wasserman, who apprentices at ES Audio in Glendale, CA, was one of two lucky students who got to go backstage at the Grammys! Here’s what she shared in her student blog:
“So I just got back from my backstage tour of the Grammy Award Show and all I can say is WOW! The amount of production that goes on for this 3-hour show is beyond me. I honestly didn’t believe it when they said it was a live broadcasted show because of all the performances, but it truly is live (I guess that’s where the term Hollywood Magic comes from). It really put my career into perspective…The opportunity I was given will live with me forever and will definitely motivate me on my journey. Thank you, Recording Connection, for making this happen!”
Film Connection student
Christopher Freeland (Charlotte, NC) just completed a whirlwind trip with his mentor doing grip/boom/AC on a long string of shoots for a well-known marketing company. The shoot took him to Los Angeles, then New York City, then Long Beach. Speaking of the experience, Christopher says,
“Any equipment we needed for these [shoots was] my responsibility to have at the ready. Since we were traveling so much, we could only bring the bare minimum…I learned a lot about always having any equipment you could need up and ready to go at a moment’s notice, and to always be listening and to anticipate what the director or DP is going to want or need…If you want to succeed as a director you have to be willing to go to any lengths to get your story told.”
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