When I began as a Video Production Intern at LV Collective, I was emboldened by the vast knowledge and experience that was eagerly shared with me from day one. It didn’t take long to realize that this wasn’t going to be the type of internship where my energy would be relegated to picking up the unwanted scraps of apathetic superiors. I was actively encouraged to grow, to ask, to become involved. If there’s one piece of advice I would give prospective interns, it’s that you will almost never hear a “no.” If you have a direction you’d like to explore, a unique perspective to bring to a project, or even the desire to tackle one yourself, you’ll be pushed to dive in headfirst and show what you can do. At the same time, LV offers an indestructible foundation of the best professional practices, techniques, and intangibles that this industry can offer. My time as an intern here was an exercise in learning how to master the rules of my craft, so I could intuit how and when to break them.
Throughout my internship I was taught Adobe After Effects, event and real estate videography, 360 degree tours, how to utilize AI-tools as an extension of creativity rather than a replacement for it, as well as a groundwork of indelible principles for how to utilize video in a branding and marketing context; all things I was never confident in or capable of beforehand. The projects I have played a major role in, or have been able to tackle almost entirely on my own, include all three seasons of our award-winning podcast The Best Four, the marketing campaign for our forward-thinking Artist-in-Residence program, as well as sizzle reels, floorplan tours, virtual property tours, flythroughs, and more for the campaigns of nearly every property we’ve had in our pipeline since I’ve started.
This internship is more than a resume-filler. More than a portfolio-builder. It’s a choose-your-own adventure where your outside talents and interests are cultivated, nurtured, and guided by an industry-leading firm with a one-of-a-kind attitude. I will cherish and utilize the skills I have been taught here by my mentors throughout the rest of my professional and creative career.