An academic internship focuses on academic and on-site work. In order to get academic credit for an internship you will need to demonstrate competency in your position, as well as intellectual curiosity about the work or the nature of the work done at the internship. A Film and Television Studies academic internship seeks to merge the applied work with your coursework.
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Find an Internship
How to Get a Production Internship
Getting an internship can be hard work! You need to be resourceful, willing to work, and you need to know what you want. Where do you want to be geographically? Do you have a specific interest? Or, are you seeking experience to learn what you might want to do in the future? Once you land an internship, dig your feet in! Ask questions. Be as useful as you possibly can. Think about who you might want to warm up to for future recommendations. Most of all, make the most of whatever situation you are in. Internships can be a great first step toward learning more about the industry and learning about yourself.
Studios and Production Houses
Screenwriting Internships
- Writers on the Verge: a 12-week program focused on polishing writers and readying them for a staff writer position on a television series (NBC Universal)
- Disney/ABC Writing Program: designed to expose writers to key executives, producers, and literary representatives – all essential in the development of a writing career. Work one-on-one with a current programming or development executive and prepare for television staffing.
Lists
- New England Film Jobs: Although this list might not lead directly to jobs it is a good resource for making contacts.
- NAACP Diversity in Hollywood
Documentary Opportunities
- Kartemquin Films: Chicago (great program)
- Cabin Creek Films: Barbara Kopple – NYC
Television Stations
Locally there is WCAX (CBS affiliate), WPTZ (NBC affiliate), and FOX44. WCAX has a formal internship program to apply to. The others you can call and ask! Local cable access stations include VCAM (great place!) and RETN. Students have had positive experiences at all of these stations.
Major networks all have internship programs that you can apply to.
Alternative Media
Democracy Now is a New York-based independent, non-commercial daily radio/TV/Internet newshour seeks interns on a regular basis. Need to be in Manhatten and need a 2-month commitment
Some Places UVM Students Have Interned:
Vermont
- Kingdom County Productions
- DAY 427, a SAG Student Film – Columbia MFA Thesis, Writer/Director: Jeremy Robbins (Production Assistant on shoot in Vermont)
- Wisconsin Rising, a grassroots documentary film that follows the people’s movement in Madison, Wisconsin, produced by Sam Mayfield
- Rob Koier Productions
- Fuse Marketing
- HG Skis
- RETN – Burlington, VT
- VCAM – Burlington, VT
- Edgewood Studios – Rutland, VT
- WCAX – Burlington, VT
- Dealer.com – Burlington, VT
- Burlington City Arts – Burlington, VT
- Subatomic Digital – South Burlington
New York
- Universal Motown-Republic Group, NYC
- Hungry Man Productions, NYC
- MTV Networks, NYC
- Lucky Duck Productions, NYC
- Tupelo-Honey Productions, NYC
- Crew Cuts Post Production, NYC
- Chubby Skinny Kids Productions, NYC
- Nassau County Film Office, Nassau County, NY
- CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, NY
- Original Media, NYC
- Black Entertainment Television, NYC
California
Other Location
- International Channel of Shanghai Television Station, Shanghai, China “Culture Matters”, a cross-cultural bilingual talk show whose target audience is well-educated Chinese interested in Western culture as well as foreigners living in Shanghai.
- Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Bryn Mawr, PA
- Walden Media, Burlington, MA
- Flashlight Media Group, Memphis, TN
- Audubon Insectarium, New Orleans
- Aigner/Prensky Marketing Group, Alston, MA