Another adventure

Thursday and Friday were my first two days on the CBS show The Doctors interning in the talent department. They tape three shows a day, "A" "B" and "C" and we are in charge of picking up the talent for each show, either at their cars in the parking lot or from the car service that brings them right to the stage, getting them situated in their dressing room, and then after their segment is finished, getting them back to where they need to be in order to leave.

Thursday there were so many guests that they had to rent a trailer in order to have a dressing room for all the talent for the "B" show. My supervisors were happy I was starting on such a busy day because it really isnt going to get much busier than it was on Thursday so even though I felt a bit like I was being thrown into the fire, I was forced to learn really quickly what I needed to do and how to get everything done. Since the trailer was only being used for the second show, I shadowed one of the other girls for the first show so I could see how a normal show is run. Then for the "B" show I was in charge of the people in the trailer. I had to send them up to hair and makeup when my supervisor asked me to, I had to make sure they signed their paperwork, and I had to make sure they didnt wander off on the lot. Because the stage is on the Paramount lot, you have no idea what else is being filmed in a given day and who you might see. The guests are quick to realize this and some like to wander around looking for celebrities, especially the Glee fans because the Glee studio can be seen from the main parking lot. Thankfully no one in the trailer decided to go looking for celebrities when I was in charge of them. Though the "B" show was a little stressful, we got through it fine. Then for the "C" show I was assigned to do security for, wait for it, Jorge Posada from the NY Yankees (my dad was so jealous) because there was another guest on the show that he was going to surprise and that guest obviously couldn't see him until they were on stage. That was pretty cool. Celebrities don't come on the show on a daily basis, so it was funny to see how EVERYONE was excited that Jorge was there. Also, exciting that he was there on my first day!

I really really like my internship on The Doctors so far. Like I said before, I could see myself working in the talent department in the future and I feel like this internship is going to be the deciding factor on whether or not this is something I would like to pursue after graduating. Eeeek!

Yesterday we went to Universal Studios, with the whole ICLA group. We took our group picture there that is going to hang in the Pendelton Center until the end of time. We also did the studio tour as a group, and then we were able to go around the park as we pleased. The studio tour was a lot different than the Warner Brothers one we went on because we actually drove through the sets that were used like, Wisteria Lane from Desperate Housewives, the ruble from War of the Worlds, Whoville from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, stuff from Jurassic Park, and a subway station used in Bones.

I feel like the Universal in Florida is a little bigger than this one, but it was fun anyway. The Terminator show was exactly like Florida's, from what I remember, but there was also a lot of stuff here that wasn't at Florida, which is cool. Our tickets have this two day pass on them, so we can use them again another day in 2011 for free. I'm thinking of going again when my mom and Matt come to visit over Easter if they want to go, otherwise I don't know if the group of us will want to go again because we did everything together. However, there were some shows we didnt see so maybe we will go back as a group, who knows.

Today there is a barbeque at one of the clubhouses here at Oakwood so we are gonna go to that, then it's back to the grind on Monday. I am both excited and nervous for the first full week of internships and classes, ahhh!