Mia Trachinger took me under her wing in July of 2010 for her film, Exposure.  I worked closely with her doing research, location scouting throughout Culver City, and assisting the camera department during the four-day shoot. The camera department was a fun and efficient team headed by Julie Kirkwood, who was the cinematographer, Bret Suding, the 1^st A.C., and Evan Harbuck, the 2^nd A.C. Not only did they train me on how to prep the RED for the shoot and its workflow, but they also taught me how to coil the BNC cable perfectly in less than ten seconds. The collaboration between Mia Trachinger and Julie Kirkwood was inspiring in that they shared a perfectly synced vision of the film’s aesthetics and the cinematic choices they had to make to realize this vision. However, what inspired me most on this film was that the director, the producer, the cinematographer, and the gaffer are all women! As an MFA Film/Video student at CalArts, I aspire to be in the league of these women in a couple of years and I’m grateful for the experience to have worked with them.