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Ehis Igbinosa Journal Entry

I was privileged to intern in the field i enjoy the most in Entertainment. My goal as an Entertainment Technology major is to improve my skills and focus more on the sound and video/photography department.  I started interning at a local church in the Bronx NY "Christ Delight Ministries" as a sound & Media Engineer and a local Media/Photography house "Maxwel Jennings" also located in the Bronx session of New York City.   WEEK : 1  - Meet up with the head personal at the Church  to discuss my task and weekly activities of the church.  I also met up with the supervisor at Jenny's Media house to review weekly schedule and upcoming events that we would be covering. TOTAL HOURS - 4   WEEK 2: Arrived at the church on their Tuesday (Bible Studies) scheduled for 7:30pm - 9:30pm.  I came 2 hours before service time and rearranged the Sound systems (Mixer , speakers, Amps and cables) in order to ensure a good sound flow. Friday (Prayer Services) 7:30pm - 9:30pm my task was to provide adequate sound and video projector slides for the choristers. Saturday - Choir meet for practice in preparation for Sunday Service. 5pm - 7pm Sunday - Switched up equipment for the service and regulated my Gains to boost up the overall energy of the sound coming out from the speakers. 11am - 2:30pm TOTAL HOURS - 12.5   WEEK 3-4   In addition to my regular weekly intern with my church as a sound engineer, I also covered 2 weddings and 1 birthday celebration with Maxwell Jennys Media house. Church Hours - Tuesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday = 9.5 HOURS X 2 (weeks) Video/Photography -  17 HOURS   WEEK 5-6 Provided sound for my Church Annual  thanksgiving Service. Since we were expecting a larger number of people, we needed to improve some gear to help enhance our sound system.  I was given the task to buy a new powered Amp and 2 extra monitor speakers. TOTAL HOURS – 35 WEEK 7-8 Regular weekly schedule with the church - Tuesday, Fridays, Saturdays for Choir rehearsals and Sunday service. Covered a musical concert recording and taking pictures. My task was to supervise a team of 3 people to successfully transport cameras, tripods, Cables and tools/equipment to the event venue and record a detail coverage of the performances.   WEEK 9-10 I became so accustom to the Yamaha M32 Audio mixer and every day mixing the sound for this church was a new experience for me trying out different effects. The good news is that i have been asked to mobilize the choir together for a live stage recording. This will be one of my major accomplishment :)