One of my summer internships is with the Style Network in the Talent & Casting department. I have really enjoyed being exposed to the whole casting process, since I was unable to take a class on the subject. My main duties are to compile a daily trade and blog report, research hot trends in talent, support the development department and aid in casting sessions.
The internship has been great and has flown by (I only have 5 days left)! But, during my time at Style, I have learned one very special lesson: Anyone can make it! With today’s technology, the world is at out fingertips, we just need to jump on it and take advantage of the resources. When a certain trend is hot, we basically scour the internet looking for popular websites, blogs or twitter accounts. If the individual has built up a strong on-line presence, the talent & casting team will bring them in for a sit down meeting.
If you make a good impression, the talent is put in our database, which we then pull from when producers need names. Last week we sat down with a young woman who had just started her blog back in December. Eight months down the road, she is already meeting with television networks.
I have a blog (cookingupstyle.com) about cooking and fashion that I mostly do for fun, but after this internship, I am going to start taking it more seriously. Bottom line, if you want something, make it happen!