BRIC Internship: Pitching A Concept

In this six-week internship, high school juniors, seniors, and recent graduates learned from studios, creators, and colleges about career pathways into the entertainment industry. Students were tasked to work in groups in order to create a pitch deck, and in the process, learn the ins and outs of story, character, world building, deck assembly, and the art of pitching. Our speakers included: 

• Toby Jones & Dan Serafin: What is a pitch? How is it relevant in TV and film?

• Dani Michaeli: Storytelling 101 

• Josh Herman: Photoshop Skills 

• Warner Brothers Discovery: How to Write a Logline 

• Radford Sechrist & Maggie Kang: How to Expand Your Story from an Idea to a Plot 

• Phillip Boutte Jr.: Photobashing and Designing Characters 

• San Jose State University: College Overview 

• Nickelodeon Animation: Character Development 

• Neysa Bove: Costume Design 

• Bungie: Video Games Storytelling 

• Gnomon — School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation: School Overview 

• Devon Fay & Christina Wun: World Building in Games 

• Anthony Ippolito: Managing and the Entertainment Industry 

• Camille Ramsey: Voice Acting 

• University of Southern California: University Overview 

• Shae Worthy: Pitching Yourself 

• Brian Newlin & Justine Gunn: Writing

BRIC’s interns additionally come from a very diverse range of backgrounds and identities: 

Intern Racial Identity                                                             Intern Gender Identity 

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BRIC interns produced incredible and inspiring final projects. Some pitches to highlight are: