Apprentices in Action
A Day in the Life of Our Students
Film Connection student
Lloyd Schallenberger who externs with Allan Simmons at Simmons Creative Productions (Jackson, MS) is staying busy and getting in on the day-to-day action: “I have helped my mentor with filming two commercials and a book signing and speech….Next week I have two things so far, I will be an extra down in New Orleans. The shows I know I will be on is NCIS: New Orleans and a new one called Skinny Dip. I may get more while I’m down there…next time I get the studio with my mentor I’m supposed to get hands-on training in the editing, which I am excited about…I’m having fun with the scriptwriting and learning how it all ties into a crew.”
Keep us posted Lloyd!
Recording Connection student
Lisa Del Bosque (Dallas, TX) is willing to go the distance. She’s holding down her regular job while she’s doing her externship with Rick Rooney at Planet Dallas at Empire Sound: “The saying goes ‘All those early mornings and late nights will pay off’ and I literally feel like that is currently my life… I’m not going to lie. My car has become my closet [since] many outfit changes have now taken place there but like I said, I know all of the madness and running around will be worth it one day soon…
As far as being in the studio, this week I learned how to use Pro Tools so that was a little success within itself. I was thanking my current job so much [because] the computer and memorization skills I have developed were definitely put to good use. It also just goes back to me not realizing until now just how essential all of the small steps in life I have taken all serve a purpose towards the bigger picture…
I was literally running out of the office just to make it to the studio on time because these dreams ain’t gon’ chase themselves.”
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