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Day 6- Horsing Around

Today was another day of training with day campers and I again got to help our leading activities. The first activity of the day was courtyard art, which included bubbles and chalk drawings on the porch near the dining hall. The next activity was held at Shady Circle, a circle of benches placed in the middle of a shady patch.


Here, counsellors lead campers in a couple of fun campfire style songs to provide a break in the day. Next, I got to help with the horses! The camp doesn’t have its own horses, but has partnered up with a local farm to bring in three horses every Tuesday for campers.  The different activities including petting the horses, walking around with a horse, and painting horse shoes. There was even a cute little baby horse for smaller campers. The last activity of the day I helped out with was Music and Motion. This activity includes songs, games, and  movements to relax the campers. Below is a picture of the set- up along with two Activity Directors; Seth and Sarah.


The campers had lots of fun in this activity especially. This was yet another fun day at camp!

– Fiona

Drew Day 6 Photographer

to start the day we were in a meeting after talking with Dr. McElreath. The meeting was their weekly meeting just to go over all of there many projects to see how they are all doing. After the meeting I was told how they are fixing entry ways to waverly place the shopping center and the needed photographs of the different things they are retrofitting. They sent me to take the photos it was fun but that shopping center was very confusing it took me a little to figure out where I was on the map then it was all good and when I got back the last thing I did was go with  to a rezoning meeting for one of there projects. The rezoning was more about what things are required from them in building not about where the building is.

These are the entry ways I had to photograph

Day 5- Training Time!

Today was the first day at Camp Royall where Day campers arrived. Although the camp hasn’t official started, this week is called training week for new counselors this year. Fifteen campers came from about 10-4 and were paired up with one hands-on trainer and three observing new counselors. I got to help out setting up, leading, and breaking down activities that the campers participated in throughout the day. I first helped out in the Arts & Crafts activity where campers were giving three different crafts with a Disney theme. Below is a picture of the Arts and Crafts Center.


Next, I helped with the Gym activity which helped let the campers get some exercises through walking, stretches and playing with a parachute. After lunch, I helped setting up for a Dinosaur themed evening activity, which in this case was held in the afternoon to give campers a sense of a normal day at camp. The different activities there were so creative and they included a Dino ring toss (pictured below), Dino tag, Dino chalk art, and even Dino yoga!


Then, I was allowed to go around and take pictures of the camp for my blog posts, since unfortunately I can’t take any pictures of the campers. I did find this amazing painted sign in the playground though!

-Fiona

Day 6- Straightening up

Today I got to shadow several physical therapists. I got to see several repeat patients today. One patient I saw was one that I had seen last week. She had surgery on her knee and was still trying to get full range of motion back. Once she had done her exercises and the physical therapist had stretched out the parents knee she was able to extend it fully. Once she had it fully extended she then put the sour muscles in heat in order to loosen the muscles.

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The picture that I have here is of the brace that they used when she had heat on her muscles. This allowed her to keep her leg straight and it helped her straighten her leg more on her own.

Day 6 -The Business Behind Production

Today was the first of three days I will spend with Trailblazer Studios. Today I spoke to people in their production department. When I first arrived I met with Tom Waring, the CEO of the company. He game me a tour of the facility. They have one large sound stage that they can rent out to companies that want to use it. It is one of the largest stages in the Triangle area, rivaling that of a stage in SAS. They have another smaller one which they have converted into office space for some of their production people. They also have many edit bays, both online and offline, as well as two sound studios. One for surround sound and one for music. They also have a few rooms called “Finishing Rooms” where people do color corrections and other final edits as well as show the final product to the clients. The building had a much different feel than the news studios I went to last week. It felt much more relaxed and casual. Even so, the Trailblazer office felt much more closed compared to the open concept that most of the news rooms had.

After the tour, I spoke with the executive producer of the show Salvage Dawgs. She went through the process of planning out shoots and episodes. She showed me an episode and explained to me what sorts of notes she takes to send back to editors who make the final cuts of the episodes. She also explained how the channels order shows and how long they have to be. After I met with her, I spoke to the producer of Kate + 8. She went over budgeting and scheduling with me. She and most of the other people in production are in a “dry spot” currently because they are all between shoots. Either that, or they are out shooting on location.

After a nice lunch with some of the other employees/interns, I spoke with the producer for Salvage Dawgs. We sat in their main studio for a while talking about the film industry. college, job opportunities, as well as what he has been doing at Trailblazer. I then sat with the show-runner of Kate + 8. He went over how they handle shoots, how they plan them , and what his role is between the companies and the talent. Then, I spoke with a production assistant who works on promos and write ups for new shows. He was saying how he enjoys his job despite being on the bottom of the totem pole in this case because he can work with all the departments.

Overall, I really enjoyed the day. I look forward to working with their post-production team tomorrow.

Polymer = Many Things

Lets break it down…shall we…

Up close and Personal: Pictured above are two polymer films under a microscope 

Today was all about polymers, which directly translated means many things. And they are not wrong, polymers are actually a combination of hundreds, thousands even, of molecule chains. This makes them easy to melt, easy to mold, and most importantly easy to work with. Some even go as far as to call it “hobby plastic”, because of its eclectic properties. A material scientist I met today, Stephanie, taught me how to make the polymer films used in the HIV prevention devices. I even made the solution using the calculations attached (thank you Mr.Rushin for making this possible)! Then she showed me two different films under a microscope. The polymer itself is a peachy color and the crystals actually refract light, making some pretty awesome rainbows. On the computer, however, the lens is black and white so the colors don’t really show.

Cameron and I also got to talk to several different scientists today as well. First we were introduced to  Jeff, who is an aerosol specialists focused on preventing harmful contaminates and particles from being inhaled into the lungs. He is currently working on a project to create small measuring devices that can be worn by people with potentially hazardous exposures. Not only is his work interesting, but he was more than willing to give us life advice as well. He emphasized the importance of introspection and self-reflection when thinking about possible choices –  whether it be college decisions or career paths. We also met with Sarah and Jeff, both are scientist specializing in polymers. They both shared their experience in the science field and how they got where they are today. They too encouraged us to take opportunities in college and to get to do as many internships and research as possible.

Calculations: Amount of PCL to use

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Some polymer film I made heat sealed together next to a polymer ring

Day 5: Cary Towne Center

T0day I had the opportunity to work out of the Cary Towne Center location. I got to shadow Dr. Besharat again, but today I got more insight on the practice’s protocol for pediatrics. Many of the machines they use on a average age human being are either too complicated or just too big for a small kid to use. They have to use basic technology on children. This includes using a book to test for colorblindness and using pictures instead of letters to adjust the child’s prescription. Additionally, they use a slightly different solution for dilation so that it can absorb through the child’s eye lid and the child won’t feel anything on their eye. From an anatomical standpoint, the biggest difference between an adult eye and a children’s eye is that the child has an extra layer around their retina. This extra layer is almost like saran wrap in that it is clear and it is like a film that is wrapped around the retina. This usually peels off as the eye develops with age. I also got to watch diagnoses of angle close glaucoma, blepharitis, as well as stage 2 cataracts. Up to this point no patient has had any of these conditions. I also got to observe a patient that had degeneration of the cornea. In this condition, the cells of the cornea peel off due to extreme dryness of the eye. The usual treatment is to use lubricating drops as well as a bandage type contact lens temporarily to avoid pain. In the long term, a corneal specialist will need to be seen. The below pictures are of the sign on the outside of the Cary practice and of the less complex machinery Dr. Besharat uses in a pediatric setting to evaluate the inside of the eye and the overall health of the eye.

Day 5: Marblelous!

Hey, Grace checking in today! After being gone Friday, Khushi and I are back with some more finance work at our location for this week, CRS Granite. A family owned granite wholesaler, we toured around the warehouse before settling in, spending the day engrossed in delivery reports, reciepts, and invoices. We organized, filed, and fact checked the numbers across the company’s expenditures, getting a taste of what bookkeeping was like at a small corporation. I had tons of fun and can’t wait for tomorrow!


A sneak peek of how much paperwork we filed!

The Power of Song

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When you think of music, marketing is hardly the field you most directly associate it with. In fact, you’d probably think they have little to no relation what so over. However, I discovered today that the two, and especially within Centerline, are pretty much dependent on one another. I spent today with a digital sound designer who’s job is to ultimately transform a soundless video into something inspiring- its a heavy task to say the least! His work ranges from embellishing videos with popping noises or the squeak of a hamster, to entire full production songs. His desk area was decorated with an array of gadgets and instruments with a large synthesizer, electric percussion board, guitar and  trumpet to name a few. He showed me how each of the digital synthesizers and percussion boards work and being a musician myself it was a really cool experience. We watched some of the projects he’s worked on in steps: beginning with the original video submitted to him, then the first layer of music added,then the other and so on. As the process progressed I was able to see how the entirety of the video’s vibe would change at the simple addition or subtraction of an instrument. It really is amazing just how much music and sound can turn a fairly complex video of software jargon into something beautiful or funny or interesting. After my time in sound, I sat down with a woman from the strategy department, which is a fairly new department at centerline. I heard about her job and the purpose of strategy at the agency and the consulting work that she does for clients. We also went into discussing her work and education in PR and the experience she had at working at big PR agencies in New York and what lead her to centerline. Through talking to her I was able to learn a bit more the marketing and PR industries, and the diversity within agencies. I’m starting to get excited about all the places I’ll be in years to come!

Evie