Finding the Internship
I found the Paint The Dog productions through my mother. She was also looking online at the time trying to find a local company that I would have loved to work with. When I looked into this company the first thing I saw was their web page which was not yet completed but was under maintenance this made me worried that the company my not be busy enough to take on an intern. After setting every thing up we decided that the project that we worked on was a commercial to put on to her website.
Resume
Sean Nickels
| [970.683.0090] | [[email protected]]
goal
To achieve an internship for three weeks with a mentor and record what I learn through the three week internship.
summary of Skills
Computers skills
· Familiar with Microsoft, Linux and MAC OZ
· Technical skills in networking, routers, and hardware issues
· Programing skills, coding, Windows, and MAC OZ
Personal skills
· Communicates well with upper management
· Team leadership, team player
· proactive/creative Problem solving
· customer service
Experience
Jun 2014 – Jul 2014
Mc Donald’s
· shift work, cooked, cleaned, stocked and prepared
Nov 2013
Volunteer, Harley Owners Group
· worked at registration, donation collection and distribution
Dec 2012 and 2013
Volunteer, Manna Soup Kitchen
· helped prepare and cook food and socialized with patrons
Education
Present
Animas High School, Durango CO
Currently attending junior year
| [970.683.0090] | [[email protected]]
goal
To achieve an internship for three weeks with a mentor and record what I learn through the three week internship.
summary of Skills
Computers skills
· Familiar with Microsoft, Linux and MAC OZ
· Technical skills in networking, routers, and hardware issues
· Programing skills, coding, Windows, and MAC OZ
Personal skills
· Communicates well with upper management
· Team leadership, team player
· proactive/creative Problem solving
· customer service
Experience
Jun 2014 – Jul 2014
Mc Donald’s
· shift work, cooked, cleaned, stocked and prepared
Nov 2013
Volunteer, Harley Owners Group
· worked at registration, donation collection and distribution
Dec 2012 and 2013
Volunteer, Manna Soup Kitchen
· helped prepare and cook food and socialized with patrons
Education
Present
Animas High School, Durango CO
Currently attending junior year
daily blog updates
I was very excited when I learned that I was going to a production company. Later when I was with my mentor she explained to me that she wanted me to start working on animation with a program named muvizu.
3/2/15
Today we watched some documentaries and Christina had me rate them looking at the different recording elements that can tell a story in the way they have their camera angles and the sounds of a video.
3/3/15
Today we downloaded an animation program called muvizu. This is a simple animation program that you can do really fun things with. I have messed with this and created some characters and a stage for a small skit that we want to do.
3/4/15
Today we watched and critiqued a feature length film which was a very interesting historical documentary. Then after this I spent more time with the animation program trouble shooting with some of the problems I have been having.
3/5/15
Today we went to watch some Native American film shorts. My favorite one was a documentary on horse racing with teenagers it was definitely actiony
3/6/15
Today we watched more shorts and then went back to the office to work on the animation some more. The shorts were really good today as some were about fire and deltas and other interesting nature things. Today I posted my animation to you tube and in is pretty much done there are just a few things to do this weekend.
Week 1
I have learned a lot this week, I have been teaching myself how to use an animation program on my computer for most of the time. I have learned not only program skills but collaboration skills and time management skills. My days have been very busy between working with my mentor, work, and learning more about this animation project. Some days I feel too burnt out to think of solutions to some of the problems I am running into with this program but when I take a breath and ask for help or get other people’s ideas it really helps me see a new perspective.
3/9/15
Today was an uneventful day just more work on my animation and more walks with the dog.
3/10/15
Today I worked more on a character that we are going to be using for a green screen shoot. I also posted on facebook today how I do on Tuesday and Thursdays. I posted a picture of my character and talked about how I am making a new animation.
3/11/15
Today was busy work and I did more with my animations. I have made many adjustments which are helping me learn more about the program and how to fix the “bugs” in the program.
3/12/15
We fixed up the green screen character today and I have learned more about how to get better shots with in the animation, using lighting and other important items. We also started recording real people today which was fun to use the cameras, getting angles and other elements (we used a cooler as a step stool)
3/13/15
Today did not seem busy at all, I just worked on my animation more which was really fun, I also made a facebook post updating the companies page.
3/16/15
Today I did a lot of work on my animation, with Christina giving me a list of things that needed to be done within the animations.
3/17/15
Today I made phone calls to video deposition companies so ptd can start getting calls for those. I also worked a lot on my animation trying to fix smaller things now and making small changes.
3/18/15
Today we went to another shoot and did a very short one, we have been doing these shoot for Christina’s commercial which will also be my project for link once we are finished. I worked more on the animation piece and showed Christina some of that.
3/19/15
Today I did another shoot but I have also been working on my animation we recorded voices so I can start putting the animation parts together. This internship has been really fun so far and I am sad that it is ending.
3/20/15
Today I didn’t finish the project which means that I will be working next Wednesday I will be coming back to work on the animation some more. I will have to wait till I show up to know what I have to do though.
3/25/15
Today has been really nitpicky with me picking out parts of the animation and putting them together and having my mentor review it and tell me if there is anything I should do to change it.
3/2/15
Today we watched some documentaries and Christina had me rate them looking at the different recording elements that can tell a story in the way they have their camera angles and the sounds of a video.
3/3/15
Today we downloaded an animation program called muvizu. This is a simple animation program that you can do really fun things with. I have messed with this and created some characters and a stage for a small skit that we want to do.
3/4/15
Today we watched and critiqued a feature length film which was a very interesting historical documentary. Then after this I spent more time with the animation program trouble shooting with some of the problems I have been having.
3/5/15
Today we went to watch some Native American film shorts. My favorite one was a documentary on horse racing with teenagers it was definitely actiony
3/6/15
Today we watched more shorts and then went back to the office to work on the animation some more. The shorts were really good today as some were about fire and deltas and other interesting nature things. Today I posted my animation to you tube and in is pretty much done there are just a few things to do this weekend.
Week 1
I have learned a lot this week, I have been teaching myself how to use an animation program on my computer for most of the time. I have learned not only program skills but collaboration skills and time management skills. My days have been very busy between working with my mentor, work, and learning more about this animation project. Some days I feel too burnt out to think of solutions to some of the problems I am running into with this program but when I take a breath and ask for help or get other people’s ideas it really helps me see a new perspective.
3/9/15
Today was an uneventful day just more work on my animation and more walks with the dog.
3/10/15
Today I worked more on a character that we are going to be using for a green screen shoot. I also posted on facebook today how I do on Tuesday and Thursdays. I posted a picture of my character and talked about how I am making a new animation.
3/11/15
Today was busy work and I did more with my animations. I have made many adjustments which are helping me learn more about the program and how to fix the “bugs” in the program.
3/12/15
We fixed up the green screen character today and I have learned more about how to get better shots with in the animation, using lighting and other important items. We also started recording real people today which was fun to use the cameras, getting angles and other elements (we used a cooler as a step stool)
3/13/15
Today did not seem busy at all, I just worked on my animation more which was really fun, I also made a facebook post updating the companies page.
3/16/15
Today I did a lot of work on my animation, with Christina giving me a list of things that needed to be done within the animations.
3/17/15
Today I made phone calls to video deposition companies so ptd can start getting calls for those. I also worked a lot on my animation trying to fix smaller things now and making small changes.
3/18/15
Today we went to another shoot and did a very short one, we have been doing these shoot for Christina’s commercial which will also be my project for link once we are finished. I worked more on the animation piece and showed Christina some of that.
3/19/15
Today I did another shoot but I have also been working on my animation we recorded voices so I can start putting the animation parts together. This internship has been really fun so far and I am sad that it is ending.
3/20/15
Today I didn’t finish the project which means that I will be working next Wednesday I will be coming back to work on the animation some more. I will have to wait till I show up to know what I have to do though.
3/25/15
Today has been really nitpicky with me picking out parts of the animation and putting them together and having my mentor review it and tell me if there is anything I should do to change it.