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How To Get Creative Opportunities Without a Big Following - Ep. 198 w/ Jasmyn Gore-Roberts · Black Fridays: Business Growth for Entrepreneurs, Creators & Professionals

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[SPEAKER_02]: I have a bad mindset, like, oh, they don't have to talk to me, they're not worried about me.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But it's like, so what?
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's still in the email, like, that's what I learned from this internship, like, still reach out, still talk to them, still acts a question.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And if the opportunity comes up, I would definitely feel more tentable, you know, applying, saying, hey, I want to do it, and see what happens.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, like, after this internship, I definitely feel more comfortable doing that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Always, always, always create.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like you don't have to necessarily make a film every week, but as long as you have like a notebook and just write in something down, so really find that inner child and expressing writing anything upon listening to music, write a song, something, because you can't let your creative mind go idle.
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[SPEAKER_00]: What up, no Black Friday family.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Welcome back to another installment of the Black Friday's podcast before we get into today's episode.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Hit that like button, subscribe, drop a comment, so some videos to family friends and loved ones, so let me keep this thing going.
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[SPEAKER_00]: All right, now that we got that business out of the way, we have a very special episode on today.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I had put at the beginning of the summer, I put out a call for help and support.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I initiated my very first Black Friday summer internship program and I actually had some people that answered the call and with me today, I have one of my intern's first intern ever, so making history and then also I think she is the youngest person to ever be on the Black Friday's podcast.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Miss Jasmine, how are you doing today?
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[SPEAKER_02]: Hey, how are you?
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm doing great.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for joining me on the podcast and also as I told you before, thank you for your support with the platform over the summer is a great experience working with you.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I hope to fill in this is mutual and we'll talk a little bit more about that in-depth, but before we get into that part of the story, I would really impress me about having an opportunity to connect with you during the
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[SPEAKER_00]: interview process was the fact that you were a creative in your own right.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You're currently a student in that hour.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You're studying a film and what I noticed quickly is that you're, you got to love it again when it comes to film, like you're a true student in the game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You're talking to me about how you use on the 90s kick, you watch it old, Spike Lee, movies, and you would go on through his catalog.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And I'm like, who better to study than Spike Lee, if you're, if you're a black and if you're looking to be in the film space.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So I would love
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[SPEAKER_00]: What got you interested in film?
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[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know if we've talked about this or maybe we have, but what even got you interested to pursue a possible career in film and then also choose now as your major.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Okay, yes, thank you for that question.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So I started off as a theater kid, before I was a film kid, just from middle school to like high school, I was in drama.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I loved watching Disney shows like I loved watching anything Disney, live action of course, so that would be like just see,
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[SPEAKER_02]: but camp for high school musical stuff like that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I always want to be like a child actor.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And then after watching like those Disney shows, I will go to YouTube and see all the behind the scenes and stuff like that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I'm like, wow, this is really like.
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[SPEAKER_02]: interesting like as an actor, yes, but also like behind the scenes, all the cameras and all the stuff to put together, film production is like really great.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So then once I got to high school, that's when I started getting into like my directing bag, like,
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[SPEAKER_02]: Once I thought to like senior year, junior year had a more like leadership when it came to like the theater productions, and I started to like that a little bit more.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Obviously, I still prioritized acting because that's what I wanted to go to school for for Howard.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And
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[SPEAKER_02]: Once my senior year ended, I auditioned for College of Fine Arts Hecting Program in I didn't pass auditioning.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The monologue was not...
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[SPEAKER_02]: Um, yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So I didn't pass audition, however I got into Howard.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So, um, they put me as undecided and I'm like, okay, let me switch gears.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So that's when I got into film production as my major.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I was going to be like, okay, let me just have this as a placeholder.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So I'm not like undecided because I am decided.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And, you know, I finished out my first year, had a great experience
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[SPEAKER_02]: made a lot of connections and opportunities and I never wanted to go back since so um that's kind of pretty much how I started filming why I'm doing film now um um on a game both sides and now I am currently minoring in theater or so I still have that inner theater kid being able to be expressed
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[SPEAKER_00]: definitely.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And you've actually worked on your own projects so far.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So I believe that you had shot a a short film or a project while you've been in however so far.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So could you talk about the projects that you have done so far and or that that particular project.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yes, so I worked on a lot like a lot of film projects with my friends and my other students who were looking for help.
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[SPEAKER_02]: However, I did just finish my personal passion project slash final called free.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's like a music bass.
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[SPEAKER_02]: kind of storytelling.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's about this girl, she's in her writing box and like she's trying to figure out, what do I got, it dudes like, you know, get these thoughts out.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And everything she was doing just wasn't working.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like, she's a really real spiritual type of girl.
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[SPEAKER_02]: She'll drink her tea, like her incense, and all that good stuff to get her in that mold.
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[SPEAKER_02]: but she didn't get in mode so she was kind of like really stressed out and how like her routine is in working like how it's supposed to and it's like a certain process that she tries to go through and like as she doesn't get it and eventually she puts on these headphones and listen to this music and she really like releases herself and she goes into like this alternative world like dream
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[SPEAKER_02]: What's it?
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[SPEAKER_02]: It was like, was it a lawns or the weeds like that type of realm and she really starts to have this magical like uplifting feeling in her spirit and then she comes back to reality is like, oh,
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm released from all the pressure and I'm able to write whatever I have to write and yeah I thought it uses like a personal diary in a way like I'm very I'm a big perfectionist sometimes and I can
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[SPEAKER_02]: clogged me up in my creative process.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So the film itself is title free and I feel like being free as well allows you to grow and get to where you need to be.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So I used that film as an expression for myself and
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[SPEAKER_02]: Essentially, I felt like the character I created in the film while making the film, along with the actor herself.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like, she sent this cute little testimony like, oh, this film really helped me create a connection with God and who I am, it's a creative myself.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And stuff like that is why I want to do with my films, not just
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[SPEAKER_02]: the people watching it, but the people who are working with me alongside with me, I feel like all of my cast and crew were able to find their inner creative space.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And throughout the production process, I tried to ensure like, this is a place to be free.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yes, we need to be locked in, all we need to do.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But at the end of the day, we are creating, we are doing something that we love together.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So not to let tight deadlines or tight budgets be the reason why we can't feel that freedom.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And that's one of the things that I miss about being in college, being able to have so many people within close proximity of each other who share similar mindsets, in terms of the school that you might be in or groups or organizations that you might be a part of.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So how did it feel for you to be able to cultivate that type of community for a specific goal with that project?
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[SPEAKER_00]: But then also knowing like people got something from it, it wasn't like, oh, I'm just helping to homie jazz me with a project.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Uh, so she could get an A, but like no, actually was able to get something from it myself.
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[SPEAKER_00]: How did that feel for you putting that together for them?
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[SPEAKER_02]: And it feels really great for me to be learning.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like, I see myself as like, hello, not terrible, but not like a professional.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like, I'm on the student, I'm learning.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So for me to be able to create that space, take initiative and be a leader when I need to be to create a certain space that
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[SPEAKER_02]: I would want to work in.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's a really great feeling and it's pretty motivating and motivated me to create more projects and not more so be assistant or on the side like I want to start.
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[SPEAKER_02]: doing my own things and bringing more people on and being like having them be on my side.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And of course, I'm still in the place where I would love to help other people.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And having those strong connections with the people I was on set with, like those teammates, I feel like they're very abundant.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I feel like
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[SPEAKER_02]: They'll be able to help me when I need help, and I'll be able to help them.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And it's like no questions I'd like, like I feel like we would definitely be there for one another, like long term.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's dope.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's dope.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And so, Jasmine, of course, I have more questions for you because we still gotta talk about the internship itself and how we got a chance to meet.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But first, I wanna reintroduce you to my favorite part of Black Friday with the Freestyle Friday.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So, you should know how this goes by now.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So we're going to need you to sing, rap, dance, do some poetry, have you want to creatively express yourself as our creative, that's on the creative professional, that's on the podcast today.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Okay, great.
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[SPEAKER_02]: You know, I don't know, it was like, I don't know why I didn't prepare for myself for this.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm like, oh my gosh, I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I love sweet-style breadings.
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[UNKNOWN]: I
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[SPEAKER_02]: Oh, don't get me started, don't get started.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I was the dancer back in the day.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Well, still down, I'm still a dancer now.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love this, I love to dance.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, and then speaking of which you are, I don't, excuse me, I don't want to mess this up, but I know you're a part of the band.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So could you, a part of the, the rapper for our question, I'm gonna ask you.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Could you tell us about what it is?
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[SPEAKER_00]: How you are active in the band at a Howard currently?
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yes, I'm a second year that on the issue flashy flags at Howard University for Sheldon Marching Man, and I love the experience.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It really helped me grow as not just a performer, but as a person, myself, like,
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[SPEAKER_02]: A lot of lessons and a lot of discipline that is required for marching man has translated into my work life, my career life, school life, and the experience itself is great.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's a great sisterhood.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm looking forward to seeing my sisters later on today, even though when times are
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's dope, that's dope.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And what are you, I'm always interested to what the young people are tapped into, not there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So what you listen to right now, what do you have in rotation as far as your playlists or your music?
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[SPEAKER_02]: No, no, no, I don't be with the kids.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I've been in the old school, R&B and my Erica, but people might still listen to Erica, but I do more and you know, I've been into some Afro-beast lately,
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I don't really know the new songs right now.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm not going to lie like...
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm not like the TikTok songs, but I only know the 10 seconds of TikTok not in the songs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's part of the problem with some of these.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I go certain places and I'm listening to DJ sets and they can only play like the part of the song from TikTok that people know and they can't play the whole song, even if the whole song is actually good.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Oh my gosh, when I'm in the club or something, they're like,
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[SPEAKER_00]: Play a song for 10 seconds like the beat drops and it plays and then like 3 2 Not a song because I know it exactly exactly you only got you only got this small window and that's it And when I I knew my generation was done and cook when I saw people in the club doing the TikTok routines that go with the that part of the song And then you like stop
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I knew my time had already passed me by.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So very, very interesting.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And then what is your with you being studying at film?
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[SPEAKER_00]: What is your favorite movie of all time?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Do you have a current
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[SPEAKER_02]: on my top top of my list, do the right thing has also been up there, let's just say, let's say do the right thing.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, you know your boy spike is going to be here when we record this stuff that we coming up.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, okay, so if I see him, I'm going to tell him you say, well, so.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Okay, yeah, I'm going to need a details for that.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I got you.
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[SPEAKER_02]: You don't even have to tell him nothing, so that'll be right there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, then, come on back there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I was shocked to see that he was coming in town, but I'm like, yeah, that's going to be dope.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So hopefully I can't get there and learn something from the guru.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And what so future thinking if there is a like a let's say budget is no problem.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You got everything that you need.
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[SPEAKER_00]: what type of project would you like to put together and then who are some people that you would love to have included in that project if you want to have celebrities people that you know whoever it is like if you could get a few people together and you like you can produce it however you want to and you like if I got these these folks we will have a a banker who would those people be.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So, I would love for my movie to be kind of along the lines of like rease and sentience, spike rease and sentience was like tackle certain issues that we as a black community face or a society period face faces like do the right thing had a lot of messages in there and school days as well had a lot of messages in there, but he did it do like a light hearted
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I would have, hmmm.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Zendale, Michael B. Jordan, Marseille Martin.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Skye Jackson and she still has nothing she kind of done, but.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Um, I'm trying to think of like some older age actors, but it kind of like, if there's like a haul of fame of actors and actresses, I will have loves to have all of them on my set, because I just feel like it'll be a great collaboration.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Um, and then working alongside
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[SPEAKER_02]: And yeah, that's kind of blanking a little bit, but that's not supposed to shoot me a lot.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's the solid list so far.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And last but not least, could you give us yourick, so to speak, if that's what Jabi said, and I hope I'm saying it right, about college.
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[SPEAKER_00]: What's your, what are you, about college life?
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm gonna say,
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[SPEAKER_02]: Organizations, not like the mission of organization itself, that's beautiful, but sometimes with the organization is people can get left out.
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[SPEAKER_02]: People can get too caught up in the organization where they can't even focus on school the way they need to or the college experiences that they need to.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Sometimes certain organizations can make you feel like trapped.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And it's either you're in or you're out and the people who are out feel left out like I know after a couple stories where some students really like dropped out because they felt it didn't belong.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, so with that though, it's really important to just find your people find your space because
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[SPEAKER_02]: Everyone's every experience is unique, but you're not alone in none of your experiences.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like, if you're feeling lonely, there's like, fit the other people who are also feeling lonely.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So you and those 50 people get together, you're not lonely, no, or so.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, love that very, very wise words in a great way to wrap up freestyle Friday.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So thank you for participating and Milly Rocket.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Thank you.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Thank you.
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[SPEAKER_00]: How do it any time for sure and speaking of the platform that we're talking on right now, Black Friday's I would love to know what was your understanding or interpretation of Black Friday is prior to you.
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[SPEAKER_00]: applying or going through the application process versus what was your experience once you actually had agreed to take on the internship and start to get behind the scene.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Did you know anything about Black Friday's beforehand or like how did you find out about it?
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[SPEAKER_00]: What was your interpretation on platform before and then after you started that internship?
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, thank you for that question.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So I found Black Friday's podcast.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Well, I just found the, I'm looking for interns post.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I was on a, like I was thirsty.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like I was, your girl was hungry for internship.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So I had to find something.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So my scene is in the trade.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So I was like, okay, cool.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So now I started scrolling.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Seeing it, I've found like it was more like an educational platform, which it is.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But I wasn't expecting it to be this light-hearted and like this fun.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I like how it really dies into the Detroit community.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Especially for me, I grew up in Metro to try and grow up in Detroit.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So sometimes like, yeah, I'll be creating like a little division.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like if you two minutes away from the out of Detroit, it's like, you're not from Detroit.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So,
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, yeah, no, that's not a shade, but I'm not doing it.
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[SPEAKER_00]: No, that's not going to make me feel like I'm playing.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, watching your platform, I still have really included, like
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[SPEAKER_02]: The way the joy culture was shared and expressed wasn't in an ignorant way.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's like, this is our place, like this is how we are.
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[SPEAKER_02]: This is what we love and yes, it makes me feel like I'm there.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like I'm in there and like even though I literally live like timid as a way, but I'm there and that's why I really liked about it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Everyone is very authentic and very genuine and you can see their passion and the way you formulate your questions on your enemies you really create that comfortable space for them to be able to share that passion.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The way it is, like having that conversation about film, I really felt like no pressure at all.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It didn't feel like I was running a college
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[SPEAKER_00]: for sure.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And then could you tell the people a little bit about what it was that you did during the internship and some of the projects or assignments that I had you working on?
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, so it was a lot of...
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[SPEAKER_02]: Well, just if I was saying, like I was sending out emails, I was editing some videos and putting together templates.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It really helped me with, because I do want to get into graphic design a little bit or at least have that skill set.
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[SPEAKER_02]: For when I'm, you know, creating stuff for, when my productions come up, or a school project, obviously, and...
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm real quick.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I've been that catch you in no tragedy,
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[SPEAKER_00]: I don't want to get you a no charging with T flyers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: If you're gonna be creative you better not be out here with the Chad GP T flyers, but I'm sorry.
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23:52
[SPEAKER_02]: I feel like the one thing I was probably uncomfortable with at first like reading the responsibilities and key duties would be like cold outreach.
24:03
[SPEAKER_02]: I don't really know exactly what that looked like, um, but you know I gave it a try.
24:10
[SPEAKER_02]: and it worked.
24:11
[SPEAKER_02]: And I finally kind of understood what it looks like to reach out to people.
24:16
[SPEAKER_02]: Because I'm like, I have a bad mindset of like, oh, they don't like talk to me.
24:20
[SPEAKER_02]: They're not worried about me.
24:22
[SPEAKER_02]: But it's like, so what?
24:24
[SPEAKER_02]: It's still in the email.
24:25
[SPEAKER_02]: Like, that's what I learned from this internship.
24:27
[SPEAKER_02]: Like, still reach out.
24:29
[SPEAKER_02]: Still talk to them.
24:29
[SPEAKER_02]: Still acts a question.
24:32
[SPEAKER_02]: So I feel like that's one of my biggest takeaways from this internship.
24:35
[SPEAKER_02]: Like,
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[SPEAKER_02]: anybody like you don't care who it is you're still making that post you're still saying that email you're sort of sending that DM and you really never know like you miss a hundred percent of the shots you don't take there you go that that right so yeah I think that really helped me yeah
24:59
[SPEAKER_00]: But sure, and then I'm going to, my follow question that that was going to be if you had like a skill, a main skill, or like a big takeaway that you had.
25:09
[SPEAKER_00]: Would you say that the code outreach and being able to incorporate that into your skillset moving forward?
25:17
[SPEAKER_00]: Like I was the creatives of my who's producing, putting together projects and spearheading your own things.
25:22
[SPEAKER_00]: Would you say that that was kind of like the biggest takeaway that you had from the internship or was it anything else?
25:29
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I would say that's the, well, yeah, that's the one of the most memorable significant takeaways.
25:36
[SPEAKER_02]: Being at Howard itself is like, make sure you have a Gabriel yourself.
25:40
[SPEAKER_02]: But now it's not like, because I'm fighting a life or death where I'm fighting financial aid is like literally, this is something that I'm passionate about, and I want to let you know.
25:52
[SPEAKER_02]: And that's really pretty much all it takes.
25:56
[SPEAKER_00]: definitely.
25:57
[SPEAKER_00]: And what was it like free?
25:58
[SPEAKER_00]: So you are someone who was like studying a film, like you really into the art of what it is that you're doing.
26:06
[SPEAKER_00]: And so granted, like obviously as podcasts, how the video component and podcasts have a video component, etc.
26:13
[SPEAKER_00]: What was it like being, what was it like having that experience to work on a podcast specifically versus the video
26:26
[SPEAKER_02]: Um, I feel like I'm definitely more present in the live, unscripted interviews.
26:33
[SPEAKER_02]: Um, for a film set, it's like, we kind of know what's happening.
26:37
[SPEAKER_02]: So it's like, I'm just hitting record and making sure the thing looks right.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Nothing's wrong with that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But, um, being in an interview behind the camera, it's like, you get to just press record and still listen in.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's still be, like, actively listening.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yes, you're doing that, but you're also really hyper focused on making sure like the shot is right.
27:01
[SPEAKER_02]: So I don't really feel that emotional pull behind the camera on a film set.
27:08
[SPEAKER_02]: But being behind the camera on a interview or a podcast, you really like feeling you're able to connect with the actual person.
27:18
[SPEAKER_02]: That's it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's a real person.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's not a character creating a script.
27:25
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, and you actually got chance to produce a podcast episode while you're in time.
27:29
[SPEAKER_00]: What one of the things that I hate was, even though I believe we had about six weeks, maybe seven to work together, it kind of got cut short because you had to obviously go back to school and you chose bank account over the podcast, but you know, I ain't taking it personally.
27:44
[SPEAKER_00]: No, I'm just, I'm just playing with you.
27:45
[SPEAKER_00]: But our time got cut short a little bit, but prior to you having to leave, you did get opportunity to produce episode.
27:53
[SPEAKER_00]: And like I said, be there in person.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So you could add podcast production to your resume now, too.
28:01
[SPEAKER_01]: And yes, I love that.
28:03
[SPEAKER_02]: I love that energy so much.
28:04
[SPEAKER_02]: And it's like that's so crazy because the thing that she said, like the things that she said, I needed to hear that moment.
28:10
[SPEAKER_02]: So really everything happens for a reason.
28:13
[SPEAKER_02]: It's great.
28:14
[SPEAKER_00]: Absolutely.
28:14
[SPEAKER_00]: Do you do you see your set?
28:16
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, I know that you're not as big in terms of being in front of the camera as being behind the scenes, but could you see yourself being doing a podcast or maybe producer for someone a podcast in the future?
28:30
[SPEAKER_00]: Is that something that you've thought about with this experience?
28:33
[SPEAKER_00]: You kind of like, I'm going to stick to film.
28:36
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, no, honestly, if the opportunity comes up, I would love it, like we have WHUT Spotlight here at Howard, so it's a lot of lives, stuff like you have sports, when celebrities come through your, you have the opportunity to report them, get media for that, or interview them, and if the opportunity comes up, I would definitely feel more comfortable.
29:00
[SPEAKER_00]: You know applying saying hey, I want to do it and see what happens Yeah, like after this internship, I definitely feel more comfortable doing that for sure for sure I'm sure you'll you'll knock it out in the park most definitely and was it anything during the Experience or revered in pie cast that that you may have not gotten the chance to ask or ask me or work on that would have been that you would have like to do
29:32
[SPEAKER_00]: Or like to ask also.
29:36
[SPEAKER_01]: I feel like
29:40
[SPEAKER_01]: This was, we had more time together.
29:42
[SPEAKER_02]: I think I've said this like the last time we spoke, like if this was at the top of the summer, I feel like that would be really great.
29:52
[SPEAKER_02]: So this would be more person.
29:54
[SPEAKER_02]: I would get to meet more people for me and meet more comfortable in the space.
29:59
[SPEAKER_02]: Like you know, like we first get a job and like those first two, three weeks is like,
30:04
[SPEAKER_02]: Hey y'all, how y'all doing, like, I want to get over that, um, I doubt over it, like, remotely, virtually, but being in person, I feel like I still could be more comfortable.
30:16
[SPEAKER_02]: So hopefully, like, next summer or springtime, I get to come back and really lie about.
30:23
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, absolutely.
30:24
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm grateful that you will be willing to come back in because we definitely would love to be able to have you back.
30:32
[SPEAKER_00]: So yeah, we gotta figure out a note you mentioned when my husband's opportunity to work together in the spring and then if not spring and then definitely next summer but definitely can be able to.
30:42
[SPEAKER_00]: Figure something out and then have you I'm curious now have you gotten a chance to or have you told Anyone about your internship with the the podcast or have you just kind of like, you know I got the experience saying I'm good you it wasn't nothing.
30:58
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't want to say nothing to raise home about But my the shirt of what I'm trying to ask is have you told other about your experience with the podcast?
31:05
[SPEAKER_00]: What was the feedback with anything that they said to you?
31:10
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, so actually, so every time I asked for a fun fact or something when you did over this summer, I definitely talked about this, saying that I really learned a lot of things, I was able to get an internship and I really enjoyed it.
31:29
[SPEAKER_02]: I feel like...
31:30
[SPEAKER_02]: I should probably put on my LinkedIn.
31:32
[SPEAKER_02]: I was trying to find some pictures to make that Instagram post because I really do treat my Instagram LinkedIn.
31:38
[SPEAKER_02]: I don't touch my LinkedIn.
31:39
[SPEAKER_02]: I'm still working on it.
31:41
[SPEAKER_02]: But Instagram, I feel like a lot of creatives go through our pages as if they're LinkedIn's or portfolios.
31:49
[SPEAKER_02]: So that's kind of like how I treat my Instagram.
31:52
[SPEAKER_02]: So hopefully I do find a picture or maybe a clip from this podcast post.
31:57
[SPEAKER_02]: saying, like, hey, I was on internship with Black Friday's podcast.
32:02
[SPEAKER_02]: So yeah, this internship really has been my pride and joy.
32:07
[SPEAKER_00]: That's, that's amazing.
32:08
[SPEAKER_00]: I pay her to say that, y'all.
32:09
[SPEAKER_00]: So I'm, I'm glad.
32:12
[SPEAKER_00]: No, I really appreciate you saying that.
32:14
[SPEAKER_00]: And as I had mentioned to you, a fair and fair was the edited and a production intern who worked with us this summer as well.
32:22
[SPEAKER_00]: As I had mentioned to y'all,
32:24
[SPEAKER_00]: Uh, definitely this is something that you will be able to add to your professional portfolio as you all grow and start to develop your careers because it is worth that you did and um, you know, a lot of times, sometimes we don't feel because we might do work for other for other people, organizations, uh, companies, create a project stuff like that.
32:44
[SPEAKER_00]: You don't, you don't, you don't.
32:46
[SPEAKER_00]: take the part that you were responsible for and then like add it to your portfolio.
32:52
[SPEAKER_00]: So I definitely encourage you all to be able to do that.
32:54
[SPEAKER_00]: Now you got this podcast episode to do that as well.
32:56
[SPEAKER_00]: You could tell people like, hey, look, I was on the podcast representing myself well and definitely being able to show them the work that you did also.
33:05
[SPEAKER_00]: So that's very important.
33:07
[SPEAKER_00]: It's going to be very important moving forward.
33:10
[SPEAKER_00]: and speaking of creative portfolios, I wanted to ask you, someone who has already kind of gotten there, hands dirty, so to speak, into a developer, a future career, and creativity, film, video, production.
33:25
[SPEAKER_00]: Encouraging words would you have for people that's either your age or younger or maybe even some people who may be older But haven't necessarily expressed their creative passions just yet What encouraging words would you say to them to be able to get them to move on that passion that they might have?
33:44
[SPEAKER_02]: It's always, always, always create, like you don't have to necessarily make a film every week, but as long as you have like a notebook and just writing something down, just literally anything, like, maybe talk about your day.
34:04
[SPEAKER_02]: Oh, I got this book.
34:05
[SPEAKER_02]: I got this book.
34:07
[SPEAKER_02]: I got this book right here.
34:08
[SPEAKER_02]: Oh,
34:10
[SPEAKER_02]: This artist's way right here, not for you all, but this book right here, it'll have you really like dive deep into like your inner child and that's where your craves creativity really bubbles up from your inner child because, you know, we all use to play with toys watch movies imaginary friends, stuff like that.
34:33
[SPEAKER_02]: So really find that inner child and
34:36
[SPEAKER_02]: expressing writing anything upon listening to music, write a song, something, because you can't let your creative mind go idle.
34:46
[SPEAKER_02]: And because once it goes idle, it's kind of hard to break that that ice, and when you need to actually create something.
34:55
[SPEAKER_02]: don't look at it like a job or like pressuring yourself like I know right now it's kind of hard and entertainment industry for everybody, especially with AI coming up, this is stressing us all out, but don't let stress you out.
35:14
[SPEAKER_02]: Like just keep doing what you're doing and it eventually will pay off.
35:19
[SPEAKER_00]: That's dope, so you didn't talk me something.
35:20
[SPEAKER_00]: I think I had a friend that told me about the artist's way years ago, maybe a couple of people, but it's inspiring to see that you have a copy of it, you guys should read it and then being able to incorporate some of the lessons from it as well.
35:33
[SPEAKER_00]: I think that that's super dope and I definitely need to get a copy as you can see.
35:37
[SPEAKER_00]: I got a few books behind me, blessed to have been able to read most of them, but it seems like that's one I definitely need to add to the collection and I think that
35:47
[SPEAKER_00]: some very valuable what you said in terms of being able to create every day or as often as possible, because a lot of people I see who are or no personally, amazing creatives, but then like whatever life happens or something happens and then they kind of sit it down and then not necessarily feeling as fulfilled, but then whenever they get back into it, that's when they feel like the most alive and the most accomplished.
36:10
[SPEAKER_00]: So I think that that's very important,
36:14
[SPEAKER_00]: Appreciate you for sharing that and Miss Jasmine tell us what's in your crystal ball.
36:19
[SPEAKER_00]: What do you plan to accomplish this school year and then also moving forward as you start to work it way up to being in the same rooms as the Spike Lee's and Lean away saying Ryan cool glurs and auto auto the people that looked like us.
36:37
[SPEAKER_00]: That's that's really out here doing it in the media entertainment industry
36:41
[SPEAKER_02]: mean, so I will wrote to be a film director for sure, um, however.
36:50
[SPEAKER_02]: production design, I also have a lot of heartened, like, I loved decorating, like, if I could turn my camera to my room, but I'm just not going to be able to do that.
37:01
[SPEAKER_02]: But there's a lot of, like, decorations, stuff.
37:04
[SPEAKER_02]: I love playing together, like, a story and a character.
37:08
[SPEAKER_02]: Like, I see my room as a character.
37:10
[SPEAKER_02]: Like, I come in my room is like,
37:11
[SPEAKER_02]: Oh, hey, you're like, yeah, um, I love that.
37:15
[SPEAKER_02]: I love like directing films.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I love creating a safe space.
37:20
[SPEAKER_02]: Being a assistant director as well.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Also holds our responsibility.
37:24
[SPEAKER_02]: Yes, you're kind of like pushing the schedule, push making sure everyone's like on track.
37:31
[SPEAKER_02]: But I feel like me.
37:34
[SPEAKER_02]: I would love to keep that morale and make sure everyone feels safe, comfortable, because if there's stress in your sense, we're simply just not going to get the production that we want.
37:46
[SPEAKER_02]: Like, yes, I do want them to feel happy, but also, I want this to look good.
37:51
[SPEAKER_02]: So as the AD mindset is like,
37:54
[SPEAKER_02]: And it's make sure it looks good.
37:56
[SPEAKER_02]: I need to make sure we're on time, but also need to make sure my people are straight.
38:00
[SPEAKER_02]: So yeah, I am very passionate when it comes to,
38:07
[SPEAKER_02]: people feeling comfortable because it's just so much going on in the world right now and it's always going to be getting probably worse and worse.
38:16
[SPEAKER_02]: So just doing what you can as an individual to contribute to save space or being the extra voice that someone needs to hear.
38:28
[SPEAKER_02]: I want to be that person and it really doesn't matter what position I am like.
38:32
[SPEAKER_02]: Even if I'm like an assistant production assistant, like handing out snacks or something, literally anything like, it doesn't matter how low you are on the pyramid, like, hierarchy pyramid, you can make a big impact wherever you are on that pyramid.
38:48
[SPEAKER_02]: So obviously, I'm working my way up to the top, but again, entertainment industries will
39:03
[SPEAKER_00]: for sure for sure and work in the people find you or work in ABA but see some of your creativity that you have out there website social media handles whatever you would like to share how could the people stay in touch with you follow your journey or if they're looking for director or AD how could they get in touch with you
39:25
[SPEAKER_02]: is so you can all follow me on Instagram, Jasmine, period, Rosalie, spelled JASM, YN, not,
39:43
[SPEAKER_00]: It's road leader, you're a middle name.
39:45
[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, cool.
39:46
[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, that's the sub.
39:48
[SPEAKER_00]: And so, Jasmine, thank you for that.
39:50
[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for coming on the podcast today and being willing to.
39:53
[SPEAKER_00]: I know you said multiple times.
39:54
[SPEAKER_00]: Like you said, you prefer to be behind the scenes, but was willing to be able to come in front of the camera and tell us about your experience.
40:03
[SPEAKER_00]: As I had mentioned to you before, really enjoy working with you this past summer.
40:07
[SPEAKER_00]: And one of the things that I really appreciated
40:13
[SPEAKER_00]: During the time frame of the internship talking to you and fairing the consultation that you are provided me on a lot of different days and I was just asking all the questions.
40:21
[SPEAKER_00]: Like what do you all think about this?
40:22
[SPEAKER_00]: Like real time stuff that I was getting for the podcast and you all being able to just give me some really good feedback and a different perspective.
40:30
[SPEAKER_00]: I thought that that was a super helpful and insightful and a grateful for all the work that you did for me this summer And I'm really interested in looking forward to working with you in the future and Also seeing you on more platforms and podcasts like this as you continue to develop your career and of course Once again wishing you the best of luck with the with the school year and then every day that you you got going on I appreciate the time today
40:57
[SPEAKER_02]: Yes, thank you so much.
40:59
[SPEAKER_02]: Thanks for having me.
41:00
[SPEAKER_02]: I was supposed to be working with you.
41:02
[SPEAKER_02]: I was looking forward to working with you again.
41:04
[SPEAKER_02]: And your friends, I'm looking to work with them as well.
41:09
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
41:11
[SPEAKER_00]: Absolutely.
41:12
[SPEAKER_00]: Absolutely.
41:12
[SPEAKER_00]: We're going to make it happen.
41:13
[SPEAKER_00]: And like I told you, my network is your network.
41:15
[SPEAKER_00]: So is anything that interests you or come across that I can support with.
41:19
[SPEAKER_00]: You already know what to find me.
41:22
[SPEAKER_02]: Yes, sounds good.
41:22
[SPEAKER_02]: Thank you.
41:24
[SPEAKER_00]: Of course, everybody watching listening, it's been another episode of Black Friday podcast.
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[SPEAKER_00]: We're going to tap to you with your own piece.