<p>My son is a near graduate (Bachelor of Fine Arts) and looking for internship possibilities. Please post any ideas / suggestions you may have for him. Thanks</p>
<p>It may be a little late in the game. My D’s best friend interviewed over spring break and was offered a summer internship with the Rachel Ray show. </p>
<p>The best way to find a TV internship is to go online to any and all shows that shoot during summer (soap operas, talk shows, etc.) and follow any links to “contact us”. Often times, information is listed there.</p>
<p>You don’t menton your location, however, The Ellen Degeneres show is looking for interns (Los Angeles):</p>
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<p>The Walt Disney Company has great programs for students as well:
[The</a> Walt Disney Company and Affiliated Companies - Students and Graduates](<a href=“http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/students.html]The”>http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/students.html)</p>
<p>Best to your son.</p>
<p>For film, if you have a state or city cultural affairs department, they sometimes have a person or office to encourage or coordinate local film shoots, as it is good for the local economy!</p>
<p>That government office might offer an internship. Or, better yet, ask them how to contact the films expected to shoot locally in your region this summer.</p>
<p>Help him navigate through this; it might take some effort to find where within your state or city this function occurs. Not every city provides this, of course, but perhaps yours does. Start by googling your state government/cultural arts offices, then city level. Good luck. These aren’t just in NYC and L.A. We have such an office in Buffalo. Phillip Seymour Hoffman was here shooting at Niagara Falls, big stuff!</p>
<p>Another idea: look up Craigslist.com in your state and city. Check under “Talent Wanted” or “Creative Gigs.” Read the ads that seek actors, extras or people to work on the film crew. Best yet: search for ads looking for “production assistance.” The advertiser would be the director, about to make an independent film. </p>
<p>WRite back and offer yourself as a free production assistant. </p>
<p>Proceed with care that you have someone who will follow through and make the film. Independent filmmakers are accountable to nobody but themselves. Write back and forth a few times until you feel confident the film will actually be made, and maybe have a back-up in case the project never materializes. As the start date approaches, stay in good touch and make sure the project will happen as scheduled, as planned.</p>
<p>Also: how about your local news, sports or weather TV station?</p>