Hotels are always packed with guests from different countries, ages and background. but hotels are quite commonly packed with events and even if fortunate enough photo shoots and filming shoots. Now let us focus on the events part of the post, as that is the really fun and exciting part of being in the hotel industry. Events can be quite happening and fun in the eyes of the guest or the people who are invited to it, but for people behind the event it can be a nightmare and sometimes a nuisance when there are late minute changes or unfortunate scenarios. I got to experience a few events that happened at the resort during Chinese New Year, such as the annual Chinese New Year dinner. the task given to me for that event was invitations which sounds like an assistant's job, but it is an important task as most organizing committees rely on your task to carry forward in their task. So faxing invitations can be a bit tedious, but the follow-up calls are more challenging to do as sometimes the calls don't get through or the person that you need to speak to is not around. As for the people that relies on you, they are people like the director of events, sales, even the general manager wants the updates and details of your follow-ups. How I managed to handle work was considered straight-forward as well as detailed for all to read from the excel sheet; the attending guest were categorized as VIPs or tour agencies, tally the the amount of guests coming and their contact details were updated as well. But one thing I found interesting is that by following up with the personal assistant of a minister or tour agency, you can network and gain contacts as future contact for the hotel or personal reference.
Now for my favorite part of my internship that is the photo or film shoots at the resort, I considered this an exciting experience for my internship as a PR student as well as a media student, The general type of photo shoots that I experienced are more towards food and beverage since that requires a lot of promoting, which is not bad since you can eat or drink after the shoot. But the highlight for the section is the events department's MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference and Exhibition) corporate video that was shot by two experienced directors from Mediavation Singapore, a production house that works with television channels such as E! Entertainment, NBCUniversal, Sephora and even did a corporate video for Curtin Perth's Mass Communications program a few years back. I had the chance to work with the director of communications in the resort but also these two directors as well. The whole shoot went on smoothly since my director and I always made sure the set up and the bookings are finalized as well as suitable for filming. What I have learn from the experience is that always think three steps ahead in planning a campaign video as the work can be done in an efficient way like not interfering other people in the surrounding; keep updated with the team involved and be open to sudden changes in schedules and circumstances where it will always happens. My part in the whole process was being the assistant liaison to the directors as well as being a background actress for the video. As PR student, the quote "do what you got to do" applies in this situation since this can get you exposed to a lot of experience of dealing with people and being confident to put yourself either in front of the camera or making decision on whether to do a sunrise shoot at 5 am in the morning or earlier.
Well that's all for now, stay tune to my last post which I will post photos during my internship to end my entry. Until then, thank you for reading.
Sincerely,
Lorraine Disimond
16863147
Curtin University Sarawak Malaysia.
Now for my favorite part of my internship that is the photo or film shoots at the resort, I considered this an exciting experience for my internship as a PR student as well as a media student, The general type of photo shoots that I experienced are more towards food and beverage since that requires a lot of promoting, which is not bad since you can eat or drink after the shoot. But the highlight for the section is the events department's MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference and Exhibition) corporate video that was shot by two experienced directors from Mediavation Singapore, a production house that works with television channels such as E! Entertainment, NBCUniversal, Sephora and even did a corporate video for Curtin Perth's Mass Communications program a few years back. I had the chance to work with the director of communications in the resort but also these two directors as well. The whole shoot went on smoothly since my director and I always made sure the set up and the bookings are finalized as well as suitable for filming. What I have learn from the experience is that always think three steps ahead in planning a campaign video as the work can be done in an efficient way like not interfering other people in the surrounding; keep updated with the team involved and be open to sudden changes in schedules and circumstances where it will always happens. My part in the whole process was being the assistant liaison to the directors as well as being a background actress for the video. As PR student, the quote "do what you got to do" applies in this situation since this can get you exposed to a lot of experience of dealing with people and being confident to put yourself either in front of the camera or making decision on whether to do a sunrise shoot at 5 am in the morning or earlier.
Well that's all for now, stay tune to my last post which I will post photos during my internship to end my entry. Until then, thank you for reading.
Sincerely,
Lorraine Disimond
16863147
Curtin University Sarawak Malaysia.
