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Home Sweet Home
I'm home from California and it was a great experience. I am so thankful for Chrissy and Kyle for taking us to California and giving us these wonderful opportunities. But now I'm home where I can share the things I've learned with others. I cannot thank Chrissy enough for everything. California was amazing!
Headed Home
Last night we headed home, checked out of DIsney and drove to Burbank. Once we got to Burbank we met with Mike and Moni from Nuyorktricity who are amazing. They inspired me to go after my dreams. I am so thankful that we got to meet with them. After wet met with them we headed to the airport where we headed back to New York.
Once we got to New York(JFK) we said goodbye to a few of our friends, the rest of us will be Syracuse bound very soon!
Its sad to see this adventure come to an end and our class became a family throughout this amazing journey! I want to thank my amazing classmates and teachers for everything they have taught me these last three weeks. Also thank you to my family who have supported me throughout this whole adventure!
DISNEYLAND!
Well today we had the whole day to be at Disney, it was so much fun! I rode a lot of rides and spent time with some pretty great people! This is trip is coming to end and it is a bitter sweet feeling, I'm going to miss everyone that is on this trip, but I cannot wait to see my family! This has been amazing and words cannot express how thankful I am!
Lot of FUN!
So today we went to Pixar! It was amazing and I loved every second of it! Special Thanks to Alison Leif for giving us a tour! She showed us some awesome things! Every time I saw someone at Pixar they looked like they loved their job, it definitely looks like a great place to work for!
After Pixar we started to head toward the wonderful place I like to call...DISNEYLAND! We are at the hotel now and tomorrow we will be at the park all day! I am so excited, I saw some many things that remind me of my favorite movies as a child! So excited for tomorrow!
Golden Gate Bridge
Today we went to the Golden Gate Bridge, it was cool to see and learn a little about its history. I think being out by the bridge and breathing in the ocean air was awesome.
Another thing we did was go to the Disney Family Museum! I loved it, I saw a lot of cool Mickey Mouse sketches and got to see original drawing boards of the wonderful movie "Snow White and the seven dwarfs". Walking through the museum I get to see the model design of Disneyland which was very cool, I cannot wait until we go to Disney which is only a few days away. The most wonderful part of the museum was when they did the memorial to Walt Disney, which had the newspaper articles of the Disney characters crying because their creator had passed away.
Another part of the day, was when we walked around a little bit, climbed on the column structures and just hung out with each other. Oh yeah and we had our ups and downs, meaning we went up and down a lot of hills! Haha, today was a great day.
Travel Day! San Francisco, We have arrived!
Beautiful Day.
Today we met with two wonderful ladies for brunch, Megan Macnamara and Jackie Celona. Megan wrote an episode of "Bones" and has been with the production company for about five years, she was really nice and great to talk to. Jackie is a current Ithaca student going through the Hollywood Program and she has an award winning video on YouTube. Both girls were great to talk to and I am so thankful that they had time to meet with us.
Another thing we did today was go to Santa Monica Pier/Beach. It was beautiful to be there and I really enjoyed the weather. It was really cool that when we were wearing our TC3 t-shirts a couple walked up to us and told us they were from Cortland, which is really cool. We told them why we were out in California and it was nice to see how friendly people can be.
I just want to say thanks again to Meagan and Jackie for taking time out of their busy schedules to meet with us, I am very thankful. Also shootout to Chrissy and Kyle for being great teachers and getting us out here in California!
Indescribable
I don't know if there is a word to describe today, the only word I can think of is AMAZING! Today we went to Sony Pictures for a tour. Sony and Columbia has been a company since 1989, but before Sony and Columbia that lot was owned by MGM. This lot is home to stage 15, this is the biggest stage on the lot and at one point was home of munchkin land. Wizard of Oz was the first major film that MGM producer. An interesting fact I learned about was how almost every building on the lot was named after a celebrity, this is to represent some one that has been a big part of this wonderful organization. Our next stop of the day was CBS where we met with the director of guest relations, Karen Winchell. She talked to us about the Page program that goes on through CBS. The Page Program is an opportunity where someone can learn about the industry. The page program has been going on since the 50s. Karen was awesome to speak with and I'm so thankful that we got to meet with her. After we met with her we stayed on the CBS lot to meet with another great person. Tony Carey is the line producer for "Young and Hungry". We met with him and he took us on a tour around a bunch of the studio stages, it was really great. After the tour Tony asked if anyone wanted to learn about the financial process of creating a show, and all of us wanted to know more so he went over a basic process for us, which was a great learning experience. After we talked with Tony for a while, we got to actually see the show taping of "Young and Hungry" which was great. I thought it was a very funny show, and it was great to see how the crew worked together. After the show taping Tony met with us and took us back to a conference room, where he surprised us with a special guest. Kym Whitley was our surprise guest, she plays Yolanda on the show. Kym talked to us a lot how important it is to pursuit your dreams and always go after them. She was an amazing person to hear from, she told us stories about we career and the challenges she faces or has faced. She is truly an inspiring woman to hear from, and very funny. All I can say is that I am very thankful for this amazing day. Thank you to Chrissy, Karen Winchell, Tony Carey and Kym Whitley for speaking with us and just being great people.
And the winner is....
Today we met with Nancy Robison,who is the Director of Education at the Academy of Television and Science. Nancy was great to talk with, she told us about how important it is to make connections in this industry. Connections are very important because they are the people who can help get you a job, and give you recommendations. Nancy also mentioned that if you apply for an internship and get it, be prepared to accept it. If you get accepted into a program and not accept it then you may regret it. Meeting Nancy gave me a new look on the industry and how it works, I am grateful we got to meet with her. Oh yeah and I got to hold an Emmy today, no big deal! Another thing we did today was go to Maker Studios, where we met with Matt Cross who is a Production Supervisor. He gave us a lot of advice on how being in this industry is something you have to want. Also just wanting to do one job is probably not going to work because everyone is going to want to be the director, if you know more positions on set it may help you get your foot in the door. Matt told us how he believes that everyone should P.A. at least once, this makes since to me because sometimes starting at the bottom is a great way to get to know people. One other thing that he mentioned was that you have to have a thick skin to work in the industry, people may yell at you and you can't let that ruin your motivation to keep working hard. Both Nancy and Matt talked a lot about working hard, and I know that getting into this field is going to be difficult but I am willing to work hard and stay determined.
Amazing day!
First off today we went to the Warner Brothers lot, where we met with John Marler who is the post production coordinator for the show, "Pretty Little Liars". He told us about how juggling a family and a job in this industry can be very difficult but it is possible. This got me thinking about what my end goal is and how I do want a career in this industry, and a family so I will definitely need to figure out how to do both. John gave great advice to us, and he is almost to being a part of his 100 episode. John was very helpful and I would like to thank him for meeting with us. One other thing we did while we were on the Warner Brothers lot was go on a tour with Caroline as our guide. She gave great information to us about how when she did different things when she was apart of "Pretty Little Liars". Caroline took us around the lots and showed us where different show are taped and how they are set up. It was amazing to see how much was put into "Pretty Little Liars", there was part of the lot that was just a wooded area for certain scenes. After we went around the lot, Caroline took us into the Warner Bros. Museum which was really awesome. They had many different outfits and props on display. The whole top floor of the museum was all dedicated to Harry Potter! I spent most my time up there, where I got sorted by the sorting hat. In case your wondering I am team Hufflepuff. The museum was really great, I loved everything about Warner Brothers! Oh yeah and special thanks to the best tour guide ever, Caroline Gilmore! The next thing we did was go to "Funny or Die!" which was great. This is where we met with Rachel Goldenberg, who is a director and producer. She graduated from Ithaca College and moved out to California. She talked to us about how she worked on both low budget and high budget films, which is very interesting. Also when we first arrived to meet Rachel she actually took us into the studio and we were able to see the crew work and see a few takes off the next video, which was really cool! I am very thankful for Rachel showing us around a speaking with us. Finally the ending to my evening was awesome! Caroline and I went to meet with my mentor, Jackie Ariel. Jackie was one of our guest speakers last Saturday and she is the Project Lead for Audience Network on DIRECTV. She was really great to talk to,she gave me some great advice about future education, and ideals for jobs to help get me where I want to be. I am very grateful that I got to meet with her and Caroline this evening. Today was really amazing, I got to go see parts of the set to one of my favorite tv shows, meet Rachel from "Funny or Die!" and get to meet with Jackie and Caroline for dinner. So I would say it was a pretty fantastic day.
A Great Day!
Today we met with Will Keenan who is the president of Endemol Beyond the Digital Division. He was really cool and talked to us about how they targeted YouTube users and try to sign them. He was really great to talk and he was really funny. He went around the room asking us what our favorite YouTube channel was and if he knew them he told us a little bit about them. Will told about how he tries to build networks for artists and themselves by category of what thing they like the most, which is an interesting way of doing things. He also gave us tips for if we wanted to get a channel on YouTube going and how to build out name/channel to something great. Will was great to talk to, and I'm very grateful we got to meet with him. Another fun thing we did today was meet with Jim Johnston who was awesome! He gave us a lot of tips about how to get a reality show going and the best ways to get footage. He works on "The Real World" which aires on MTV, so getting that advice helped out a bunch. I'm learn a lot from him, he is a family man which is very cool and he wanted a job where he could be home with his kids, so during that time he worked in Boston for PBS. It was really nice to hear about how he likes to stick with his family because I am very close to my family and I want to be close with them if at all possible. I had a great time listening to Jim, he is very energetic and I learned a lot from him. Today was great with both guests we had and I am very thankful for both Will Keenan and Jim Johnston!
Fun in the Sun!
Today was really fun, we went to Griffith Park. At Griffith Park we met with Caroline, Danny, and Shelby and had some lunch. Caroline and Shelby are both TC3 alumni and Danny works for House of lies in Post production. It was really cool to talk to them and just get to know them little bit.
Caroline and I started talking about being a producer, because both of us want to do that some day. She talked to me a lot about what she did when she worked on Pretty Little Liars in Post Production. After talking to Caroline I began thinking about going on to further my education. This is because she told me that it can help prepare myself more for the industry.
After we were finished eating, we talked for a little bit and then we played soccer and had some fun, running around. I had some much fun, and special thanks to everyone who hung out with us on Memorial Day.
Exploring California!
It has been a pretty awesome day!
First off we went to Mel's Diner for lunch, and it was really nice to see all the pictures on the walls of celebrities. Also Mel's has an awesome environment, bright colors and just a great place to be. After lunch we walked around Hollywood BLVD. Just walking up and down the street to see all the stars was cool, seeing how many stars there were was crazy. A lot of the names I knew and some I did not.
Also another fun thing we did was go for a hike at Griffith Park. It was a beautiful view being at the top of the hill. I had so much fun today and I want to thank Chrissy and Kyle for this awesome opportunity.
Guest Speaker Day
Guest speaker day was awesome, I got to meet some pretty amazing people. I am thankful for all the guests that came a spoke with us. It was really cool listening to Kyle Carr speak, this is because I actually never heard his story on how he became a teacher at TC3. It was also really nice to hear from Caroline Gilmore who is also a TC3 graduate, and I learned a lot from both of them.
Also Jackie Ariel was really great to listen to, she gave really great advice and she truly inspired me. She is the project lead for audience network and she works for Directv entertainment. She talked a lot about interview skills and how you should always try to ask questions and be involved with the interview. She gave great advice and I hope to keep in contact with her.
Another speaker was Amanda Bendix, she talked how you got to roll with the punches, and keep working hard even if people try to knock you down.She is the Executive Assistant to the President of Universal and she worked very hard to get there.
Rich Newey was the Director we got to meet with, he was very nice and he gave us the reality of how difficult it can be to become a director. He mentioned that if you want to learn something sometimes the best way is to shadow someone and see how someone else in the position acts. He was great to hear from and gave us great advice.
Rick Tuber was awesome to hear from he told us about how being an editor and how he works with every department. Organization is very important because there are always many clips to keep track of. One thing that I kept in my mind most the day was that, editors are like storytellers.
Our surprise guest was Amanda Setton, she was really great to talk to and she had great stories to tell. She told us not to do something unless we really want it in life.
Keri Kulikowsky was really great to hear from, she taught us that we have to go in depth with our research when we know we are going to meet someone. She is the talent coordinator for Arsenio so she always is booking cars and taking care of what the talent needs to feel comfortable and happy. This is important to the talent so when they go on the show they can be themselves and feel great to be there.
I am very thankful for her coming to speak with us. I would like to say thank you so much to the other people that came to speak with us.
I Love Lucy!
Today we got to to the the Writer's Guild! It was awesome to see all the scripts from my favorite tv shows. "I Love Lucy" was my favorite to read, this is because growing up I watched it with my mom and sisters. Seeing how the script was marked with different notes was really cool. There was a page in the script that was almost completely crossed out, which was awesome to see all the changes. I loved looking through all the scripts another one of my favorites was seeing the "Still Standing" because I read a script to one of the episodes I have already saw. So being able to see the script of a episode I know was very cool. Tonight we got to see the final show taping of "See Dad Run". This was very cool to be a part of the final audience and getting to see all the production. I had so much fun at the show taping and cannot wait for guest speaker day tomorrow!
Paramount Studios!
Well for the first part of the day, we went Paramount Studios. At Paramount we went to technicolor sound where we met the Vice- President of Business development,Mike Rizzuto. He welcomed us and started of the tour around the Paramount lot, which was amazing. During that we got to stop by the Foley stage which was really cool to see. Dawn and Alicia (two of the Foley artists) talked to us about how they do their job. It was really nice to see how they have so many different ways to make different sounds. Once we were done in the Foley Stage, Mike took us back over to technicolor were we could sit down and talk to him about how he got started which was very cool. He gave us a lot of advice about how we can become successful in the industry. He told us to always be polite, show that you can about your job, and always help someone out. Mike really gave us great advice because he cares about the future of the industry and he likes to see students becoming inspired.
I was so happy to meet Caroline Gilmore today. Chrissy was her teacher and we skyped with her before we came out to California. Getting to meet Caroline was awesome she went with us to Technicolor then drove Sarah, Jeremy and myself back to the hotel. Caroline drove us past Raleigh Studios and told us about what it is like living out here in Hollywood. She gave us some advice she thinks that would be helpful and talked to us about what kind of responsibilities she has. Caroline is really great to talk and she cares about helping us out which is really nice!
Later this evening we will be going to the show taping of Instant Mom starring Tia- Mowry, which I am very excited for! Overall I feel like today went very well for Eric and I. We worked well planning today out and we did very well. Now it almost two out of the three days we had to plan!
I would like to send out special thanks to Mike Rizzuto and Caroline Gilmore for being great!
Love it!
Today was great! I got to meet Ann Fortune she is one of the nicest people I have met. She works for E! Network creating promos. She graduated from Ithaca College and moved out to California shortly after. Ann gave some great advice talking about many different things. During lunch I told her I am interested in becoming a television producer and we talked for a few minutes about that. I am very thankful that I got to meet Ann, she is a wonderful person and gives awesome advice.
Another thing we did was go to two show tapings, It was so awesome.The first one we saw was The Soup, which is hosted by Jole McHale. Jole was very funny and got the audience laughing during little breaks, and he worked with the writer if he wanted to change a joke that he didn't find funny.It was really awesome to see how a green screen show is filmed. The other show we went to was @ Midnight which was very funny! It was more difficult to see the production side of things because the camera were behind us, but the show was awesome. I loved seeing how the crew works with the talent by making sure they are all set for going On-Air.
I loved today so much!
Oh yeah, here's a picture of Jole McHale and I after the Soup taping!