"After graduating from university in the summer of last year, for the last three months I have been lucky enough to work as an intern at Waterloo Film Studios. With the current competition for graduate work placements being so high, I was determined to make the most of my time here.

Since starting my placement in October I have been given the opportunity to work as a studio runner on a wide range of shoots from music videos, shoots for ITV and channel4 to corporate films. I have worked alongside the studio team assisting in studio duties and coordinating studio client bookings. I have even ended up being in front of the camera modelling a product for a Spectrecom Films  production! Having had no previous experience of working in a film studio the training I have received as an intern at Waterloo Film Studios has been of great value to me, both personally and professionally. I have been trained in handling and utilising studio equipment like an autocue and my work as a runner has been a great way to learn about all aspects of working on a film shoot, from the technical side such as studio lighting and camera operations and assisting the production and post-production team. Also I helped with manual labour work in the studio, after a day painting the largest Studio 1 on my own, I can safely say it’s not as easy as it seems.

I feel I have acquired valuable knowledge during my first 3 months here, the kind of experience I will take with me wherever I go. It is very hard to sum up my experience in a few words as it is so varied and constantly changing. I’m delighted to say that I am now staying at Waterloo Film Studios as a full time member of staff and working as a Studio Production Assistant. From my first week here as an intern I have been welcomed and made to feel as part of the team, for that I am very thankful and am very much looking forward to the year ahead working at Waterloo Film Studios."