TCA in DC - Day One

Yeah, so I meant to make two videos per day about my experience here at TCA. However, being out 11 to 12 hours can wear you out.

Day 1

The president and general manager of the Travel Channel Academy spoke to us. We had a small breakfast where we mingled with all the students and employees.

It turns out that all Travel Channel Employees are required to take the TCA. In our group, one of the employees are attending with us.

The manager of TCA welcomed us, Arthur, and we had small introductions and then Michael Rosenblum spoke to us. He basically told us if you know anything about filmmaking, forget it. He wanted all of us to start at the same level. So, everything I thought I knew, I had to throw out. It was tough.

But he basically wanted us to make videos the way he wanted them to be made. I cannot go into the details because that is what I paid for. If you wanna know what they were, sign up and attend the academy. Haha.

By noon, we were sent out to apply what we learned that morning. It was tough. We had to go somewhere that would let us film. I wanted to film a cobbler but I know nothing about DC. I probably could've asked, but I wandered around to places that I thought was interesting to film. I couldn't find anything.

For lunch I ate at some Italian shop and had a melt. It was good. I try to eat new things when I go out away from home.

So, I came back with nothing and watched some of the raw video. We watched everyone's raw video and Michael told us if it was good or not. I, and three others, were sent back out to re-film. Luckily, a protest was going on across the street and I filmed that. After we watched everyone's raw video, that was it for the night.

Someone did find a cobbler to film. Other's filmed a bakery, chocolate store, a butcher, cooks in a kitchen, etc. Basically, it was something with action, usually a person working with their hands.

I was quite tired when I came back to the hotel that night.