I have really been enjoying my internship with It Is a Keeper so far! Every week my supervisor (and owner of White Birch Media) sends me 3 assignments, including the raw footage (2-3 cameras) and final shots of different recipes. With that, I create 4 separate videos: YouTube long, YouTube short, website player, and TikTok. Each video has its own aspects. For example, the YouTube long is 5-9 minutes with an intro, outro, and all cooking footage. Hero shots and graphics need to be added. TikToks, on the other hand, must be flipped to vertical, and clips are shortened to a few seconds each with text of what ingredient is being added.
I’m most happy with this internship because I truly love video editing and it has given me a lot of footage to work with! It’s difficult to continue to learn tips & tricks in editing (particularly Premiere Pro) without constant footage to play with. This internship allows me to edit nearly every day and continue to hone my skills for the professional world. Some new skills I’ve learned for Premiere Pro are LOTS of keyboard shortcuts, enabling/disabling clips, accurate color correction, using motion presets, creating the ken burns effects, and how to add/use text.
Additionally, I applied to many paid video editing internships for this summer, but all of them required previous unpaid work. This internship and Royal Experience have allowed me to gain the experience I need to continue forward! ️
Here are the two videos I’ve created that my supervisor has posted to YouTube so far, if you want to check out what I do, or need a new recipe 🙂
Mexican Elote Pasta Salad: https://youtu.be/AQhStE1Oz3Y?si=qDuPQqhF4Gv6-beD
Marinade for Grilled Chicken Drumsticks: https://youtu.be/UyoP0t8XRBQ?si=TsKEo7zT8xt8xqSQ