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Hi, I’m Sophie Beers-Arthur. I’m
a theater and performance major.
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I was class of 2025, but I’m graduating a year early, so now I’m class of 2024, I think?
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And I’m interning
at Venture Entertainment Partners,
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which is a talent and literary management company.
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I found my internship through Handshake.
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And I chose this internship because
I got the best vibes from the interview.
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Honestly, I always treat interviews
as if I’m interviewing them too,
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to see if it’s a good fit.
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And this was definitely the best fit.
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The supervisor seemed the most invested in mentoring the interns
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and making sure that they have a full understanding
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of the industry before they end
their time at the internship.
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So I decided it’d be the best fit for me!
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My favorite part of
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the internship would probably be
the mentorship opportunities.
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There are ten managers
who work at the company
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and they will take the time
to come talk to the interns,
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kind of keep us up-to-date about what’s going on in the industry and get to know
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us and our goals and give us advice on how we can
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proceed to better align with our goals, which is incredible.
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I also really enjoy doing script coverage because we get to read pilot scripts
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and kind of get an idea of what
the industry is trending towards.
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And I really like pulling clips
and seeing what our clients have acted in
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and seeing kind
of a more realistic view of the work
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that I as an actor
might do in the industry.
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Knowledge of Breakdown Services,
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that’s a big one.
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Breakdown Services is used to post projects.
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Casting directors use it to receive submissions.
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It’s also known as Actors Access,
which is the actor side of it,
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where you can see projects
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that you can submit to and managers and talent reps have another side of it
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where they can access all the breakdowns
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and choose what to submit their clients to.
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So having a knowledge of that
software is really helpful.
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Just being able to work
a computer is really helpful,
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like a Mac, using iMovie,
that kind of thing.
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Yeah, just having those basic skills
can definitely take you far.
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My advice for other Emerson students starting their internships
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soon would be to just come in ready
to learn. Be willing to ask questions,
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and show an eagerness to learn, like, that’s what we’re here for.
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You know, you’re not there to just do their grunt work
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and the stuff that they
don’t want to do.
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You’re there to learn! Really seek out
that mentorship and embrace it.
