Work Experience at Maverick Television

After receiving an email from Maverick Television informing me that I can join their team for a two week placement, I was very excited. I was informed that I was working on MTV's My Super Sweet, a new series derived from the previous My Super Sweet 16, a reality television show where rich teens (their dads) allow MTV to film their extravagant 16th birthday parties, and the weeks leading up to it. After watching the show, and knowing what it was about, I was eager to work. But after my experience in that line of production, I know that this may not be the direction I wish to go down when finding the perfect career.
Actually, on reflection, I don't know what to make of my time at Maverick TV, it definitely opened my eyes to the soul destroying, office bound reality that is production. Perhaps it was because I was completely naive to what I believed was production.  I thought I was going to be walking around a set and work behind the scenes of television shows they produce.  Not at all.

The first day consisted of a tour around the office, meeting people and learning their names, only to forget them once I shook another hand or wave with a quirky smile on my face. I got sat at my desk, with no neighbours left, right or ahead. Therefore, I felt alone.  If I was lucky enough to fulfil a 'running' job I was ecstatic, otherwise I was glued to my desk, cold calling, which I learnt was just part of the process of production.  

I was, more often than not, cold emailing, but once three days of this had gone by I was near to the brink of suicide. I soon moved onto 'logging' some of the footage pre-recorded for the show which I was happy to do all day long.  Logging information of the footage was the kind of thing I was expecting when I applied for the placement.

As I went into the second week I decided to have a brighter outlook on the job.  I knew it would be weak to quit and in the long run, worth it.  By carrying it through I managed to befriend colleagues and broaden my networks.  Everyone that I had spoken to were freelancers, which seems to be the common field in the production industry, a thought that worries me.

By having such a short placement of two weeks I'm sure I didn't the best out of the job, but I do have an insight.  worth it.