Company
ZEM Productions
zem.com.sg
Designation
Media Production Intern
Date Listed
27 May 2024
Job Type
Entry Level / Junior Executive
Intern/TS
Job Period
Flexible Start, For At Least 3 Months
Profession
Design / Creative
Industry
Creative / Media
Location Name
57 Ubi Avenue 1, Singapore
Address
57 Ubi Ave 1, Singapore 408936
Map
Allowance / Remuneration
$700 - 1,000 monthly
Company Profile
ZEM Productions are a bunch of creatives passionate about doing photo and video production. We are looking for a Production Intern to be part of our team.
Job Description
ZEM Productions specializes in filming corporate and commercial videos, creating content that adds value to our clients. Our content ranges from commercials for social media and TV, to branding stories and live shows. The opening we have is for a Production Intern, and we are looking for someone to join our team.
Things you will learn during the internship:
Photography & Videography
Camera Operations
Cinematic Lighting
Audio Capture Techniques
Photoshop, Premiere and After Effects
Live-show producing
Storyboard creation
As long as you are a team player, that’s all we need. Everything else, training is provided.
No minimum qualifications, O-levels, diploma holders, undergraduates and degree holders, all are welcome.
Related Company Review:
Zem Productions
zemproductions.com“Not the place for everyone”
Pros: 1. You do learn a lot from this place. A lot of technical skills to be learnt from editing to photography to videography. You definitely get your hands deep into the industry to do many things. 2. A lot of experience. You will be thrown into events, given editing projects, and be part of video shoots. Coming out of it you will be able to look back and say that you have things to add to your portfolio. 3. Overtime pay. Especially in this industry, there are often shoots and events that run after work hours, or even on weekends. So if you do want to earn a lot of money it is possible to chase every single gig and earn extra from there. 4. Very gig heavy. If you are someone whos looking for somewhere to work right after your internship. This is a good place for that. If you do perform well enough here for the boss to value you, after your internship he will call you back for gigs so you can earn more money.
Cons: 1. Being paid by the hour. Honestly, I didn't think it would be a very big factor when entering but I started to notice what it meant when my friends from other companies would get their pay while I still had to wait for mine. Here they count one month as X amount of hours. Be it 180 or 200 or any other number. It's presented to you very nicely because this means that if you work overtime you can earn more. But it also means that any public holidays, sick days, or days off that are given to you by the boss, do not amount to any hours. For example, if you stay back an extra 5 hours because of an event, and you get a day off because of that. You would have +5 hours, but -9 hours from your usual work week. Which eventually amounts to less pay. 2. Being thrown into work situations without much or any experience. Especially at the start, you will feel like you are just given a camera and expected to know what to do. No one holds your hand and guides you along the way. Of course, people are there to teach you, but if they're busy with their own responsibilities, you will feel like there is no one there to teach you anything. 3. Lack of collective experience. During my time, the people who knew how to really do things were basically the boss and 1 full-time staff. Other than that, the company is just a bunch of interns struggling to help each other, and somehow making it work. You will most likely spend most of your internship just trying to figure out how to do things, and when you feel like you figured it out, you would have realised you're about to leave and you need to teach someone else now. Within this company, this cycle repeats itself over and over again. So if you're looking for someone who feels professional to teach you, who is willing to take the time to show you the ropes and explain things, this isn't the place. 4. The boss. Although I got it a lot better than the other interns, some will definitely just be there to be his PA. He will want to 'get to know you', which will feel invasive at times, especially if you're someone who doesn't want to share much. He expects people to want to earn money, often using the idea that people have to start saving money from a young age, as a way to convince people to work extra gigs. He also makes it difficult to say no to things at times. So you will have to learn to stand your ground on certain things like if you're not able to work extra hours or such. 5. The use of interns. I got it quite good because the interns I worked with were hardworking and quite quick learners too. However, if you do get unlucky and your fellow interns are not, then you will have a very hard time. Unlike other companies, this company is mostly run by interns. To give you an idea, during my time more than half the people there were interns, with only 3 people who are full-timers if you're being generous. So a large chunk of your internship experience is going to be determined by the other people who are there too. In my opinion, it would be a lot better and safer to go to a company where you have very clear seniors who have been in the industry for a while. But to each their own. 6. Other things. Of course, there will be complaints of being overworked and underpaid, but honestly, I think 80% of the companies you go to for internships would be like that. But yes, this is one of those companies where there is the same complaint. There are weeks you feel like you have absolutely no time for anything else because of one project you need to keep editing, or weeks you feel like every day you have to go for at least one shoot. or weeks you feel like you have a combination of everything just put together. But that's also honestly how this industry is, and how being an intern is. So if multiple gigs and projects, with deadlines to chase and strong personalities, aren't something that you can handle, then maybe the industry as a whole just isn't for you.
Pros: 1. You do learn a lot from this place. A lot of technical skills to be learnt from editing to photography to videography. You definitely get your hands deep into the industry to do many things. 2. A lot of experience. You will be thrown into events, given editing projects, and be part of video shoots. Coming out of it you will be able to look back and say that you have things to add to your portfolio. 3. Overtime pay. Especially in this industry, there are often shoots and events that run after work hours, or even on weekends. So if you do want to earn a lot of money it is possible to chase every single gig and earn extra from there. 4. Very gig heavy. If you are someone whos looking for somewhere to work right after your internship. This is a good place for that. If you do perform well enough here for the boss to value you, after your internship he will call you back for gigs so you can earn more money.
Cons: 1. Being paid by the hour. Honestly, I didn't think it would be a very big factor when entering but I started to notice what it meant when my friends from other companies would get their pay while I still had to wait for mine. Here they count one month as X amount of hours. Be it 180 or 200 or any other number. It's presented to you very nicely because this means that if you work overtime you can earn more. But it also means that any public holidays, sick days, or days off that are given to you by the boss, do not amount to any hours. For example, if you stay back an extra 5 hours because of an event, and you get a day off because of that. You would have +5 hours, but -9 hours from your usual work week. Which eventually amounts to less pay. 2. Being thrown into work situations without much or any experience. Especially at the start, you will feel like you are just given a camera and expected to know what to do. No one holds your hand and guides you along the way. Of course, people are there to teach you, but if they're busy with their own responsibilities, you will feel like there is no one there to teach you anything. 3. Lack of collective experience. During my time, the people who knew how to really do things were basically the boss and 1 full-time staff. Other than that, the company is just a bunch of interns struggling to help each other, and somehow making it work. You will most likely spend most of your internship just trying to figure out how to do things, and when you feel like you figured it out, you would have realised you're about to leave and you need to teach someone else now. Within this company, this cycle repeats itself over and over again. So if you're looking for someone who feels professional to teach you, who is willing to take the time to show you the ropes and explain things, this isn't the place. 4. The boss. Although I got it a lot better than the other interns, some will definitely just be there to be his PA. He will want to 'get to know you', which will feel invasive at times, especially if you're someone who doesn't want to share much. He expects people to want to earn money, often using the idea that people have to start saving money from a young age, as a way to convince people to work extra gigs. He also makes it difficult to say no to things at times. So you will have to learn to stand your ground on certain things like if you're not able to work extra hours or such. 5. The use of interns. I got it quite good because the interns I worked with were hardworking and quite quick learners too. However, if you do get unlucky and your fellow interns are not, then you will have a very hard time. Unlike other companies, this company is mostly run by interns. To give you an idea, during my time more than half the people there were interns, with only 3 people who are full-timers if you're being generous. So a large chunk of your internship experience is going to be determined by the other people who are there too. In my opinion, it would be a lot better and safer to go to a company where you have very clear seniors who have been in the industry for a while. But to each their own. 6. Other things. Of course, there will be complaints of being overworked and underpaid, but honestly, I think 80% of the companies you go to for internships would be like that. But yes, this is one of those companies where there is the same complaint. There are weeks you feel like you have absolutely no time for anything else because of one project you need to keep editing, or weeks you feel like every day you have to go for at least one shoot. or weeks you feel like you have a combination of everything just put together. But that's also honestly how this industry is, and how being an intern is. So if multiple gigs and projects, with deadlines to chase and strong personalities, aren't something that you can handle, then maybe the industry as a whole just isn't for you.
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