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Try to work with everyone at least once.    It may seem like an impossible task, but everyone has a unique perspective.  It would be beneficial for you to learn from each person that enters this program with you.  Some people you will love to work with, some you will probably try to steer clear […]

In an effort to appear clever in my most recent post, I somehow accidentally inserted a smiley-face emoticon on my list of advice to Sequence 64 instead of the number 8 to signify my eighth piece of advice. As if that weren’t bad enough, this emoticon is wearing sunglasses. Maybe it’s really sunny where he […]

Hey there, Sequence 64, I’m starting this off as a letter because I’m writing in Microsoft Word and that friendly little paper clip just popped up and said he’d write it for me. So, here’s a paper clip’s advice to everyone. You probably just took your Thompson final and never want to read another word […]

At Blackbelt TV, Mike is the only editor.  So, he has to do everything including editing, graphics, sound, color correction and green screen work to name a few.    As his intern I have had to use many programs from Final Cut Studio like Final Cut Pro, Compressor and DVD Studio Pro.  My advice is […]

Use the people you work with at the internship as a resource.  I am faced with the prospect of wrapping up my internship next week and I have to face the real world.  The only people I really know in this industry are the people I am currently working with.  So, I made sure to […]

Sequence 64ers, there are a number of ways to break into the business, and today we have some options available to us that previous generations didn’t. When considering which path (or combination of paths) to take, it’s of course important to assess your goals (becoming a writer, becoming a director, working at a talent agency, […]

Hey Sequence 64! I hope you are enjoying summer bootcamp! Alright, first things first, enjoy your time at SU because it flies by. My time with Sequence 63 was amazing, but I literally blinked and it was over. My advice (take it or leave it) is to get involved with the amazing opportunities available at […]

It feels weird giving advice to Sequence 64 because I definitely don’t have ANY real answers just yet — I’m still new to LA, and I’m still trying to figure it all out myself.  In this volatile industry, where there’s so much to learn, I’m not sure I’m ever going to have the answers. So, […]

Perhaps the biggest highlight of interning at Mandalay Pictures is the “Executive Lecture Series”. Over the course of two months, my fellow interns and I had the opportunity to interact with various executives one on one. Not only did we learn how they had come to where they are now but we were also advised […]

To Sequence 64: Enjoy it while you can.  Have fun.  These people will become your family for a year.  You’ll be pouring your sweat and blood into projects together, spending late nights in the editing suites or in the studio, and not sleeping together. The most important piece of advice I can give to anyone […]