Tagged as “Internships”

As an aspiring screenwriter, I was psyched about the opportunity to spend a semester in Ithaca College’s Los Angeles Program as a television studio intern. In spring 2008, I had the opportunity to intern for CP Productions and for The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The application process for Ellen was very intense. I applied in...

I have always been infatuated with building things. My interest in building began with Legos at a young age, progressed into building large, modular skateboard ramps with my father, and eventually turned into summer jobs as a carpenter. So when I started looking at colleges, I thought about a future career in the construction industry and what programs would best suit it:...

At first glance the annual Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) does not appear to be “environmental” at all. Showcasing films that cover topics ranging from sugar production to the Jena 6, it’s no wonder there were questions about the name at the first FLEFF intern meeting, where 100 eager student interns across all disciplines sat...

Each workday, I stepped into a chilled atrium and instinctively glanced at my watch. Typing a secret code into a keypad, I then slipped my right hand under a laser scanner. The glass door unlocked with a distinctive click and, using my body’s full weight, I pushed myself through and walked down the hall to room 1109.

No, I...

I can’t say that I’ve ever considered myself very glamorous, but the first time I rode up the elevator to the 16th floor at 4 Times Square, I couldn’t help but feel a touch of charm in the air.

It all started four years ago, when I was still in high school. Just like any senior heading to college, I was applying for any...

Ready, set, action! While most IC students were beginning their weekends, 23 lucky Roy H. Park School of Communications students attended a weekend-long mini-course taught by IC alumnus David Spiegelman ’80. Spiegelman, senior executive vice president of domestic television distribution and marketing at New Line Cinema, shared his knowledge of the business...

As final exams approach and snow begins to melt, students start to ponder their summer plans. For junior writing majors and minors interested in getting an internship, many turn to Barbara Adams. Teaching at Ithaca College since the early 1970s, Adams is an assistant professor of writing and director of the Department of Writing’s...

The top 10 things you should know before setting foot into a new domain.

Make a good first impression and you’ll get hired for the internship. But leaving a memorable mark is just as important to secure a contact and possibly even a future job.

1. Show up 5 minutes early
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“It’s great,”senior National Geographic researcher Heidi Schultz exclaimed one day as we were walking to lunch. “We’ve turned you into a research snob!”

It was true. I’d spent part of that day with Heidi and another intern moaning and commiserating over frustrations with editors who are more...