ABOUT OUR INTERNSHIPS & APPRENTICESHIPS
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INTERNSHIPS
Internships are a great opportunity for students to learn about the filmmaking
process outside of the classroom. Students can work on set, in the production
office, in the Burnt Orange office, or as a member of the UTFI DVD team. Students
are afforded a taste of the professional world as they finish their degrees and
before they make career choices.
Internships play an integral part in the film business because competition for
jobs is fierce and entry-level jobs are scarce. Most industry professionals
started as interns to build contacts and professional skills.
The UTFI Internship program is multi-tiered to offer students the opportunity
to grow as their experience increases. Internships are both part-time (15-20
hrs/wk) and full-time (40-50 hrs/wk) commitments and apprenticeships (50-70 hrs/wk)
are full time commitments that put students in assistant or key crew positions.
Part-time internships are intended to serve as introductions to department-specific
work on feature films. Students will work 20-25 hours per week on the production
or 10-15 hours per week in the Burnt Orange Productions office. Students
will work a consistent schedule but will not hold positions that require them
to be on-set or in the office during the entirety of shooting. Depending
on the production schedule and the students’ position, students may need
to allow for more than 25 hours per week.
Part time interns can expect to take a regular course load during the semester.
These positions are not fellowship eligible.
Full-time internships are intended primarily for graduate and undergraduates
who are not enrolled for classes with regular meeting times and/or are completing
a few remaining credits. These students usually already have extensive experience
in their field. Students in these internships should NOT expect to fulfill
the requirements of other organized classes that require regular weekly attendance
because the demands of the internship are so high. Interns will be required
to be very available to the production and on-set or in the office at all times
during shooting.
Full time interns can NOT expect to take a regular course load while interning.
SOME of these positions are accompanied by tuition fellowships
or awards.
APPRENTICESHIPS
UTFI apprenticeships are primarily for graduate students,
very advanced undergrads,
and recently graduated students. These students will already have experience
in their field, have already interned on a production or have equivalent credits,
and may have the opportunity to serve as a crew head on one of the films.
Apprenticeships
are a unique aspect of the Film Institute’s
groundbreaking internship program. Apprenticeships are are meant to give
students the opportunity to receive a formal credit on a Burnt Orange Productions
feature film by allowing them to
take on the responsibility of an actual crew member. It is both a reward
for and a challenge of the student’s creativity, responsibility, maturity,
and professionalism.
Student apprentices will NOT be able to fulfill the requirements of
other organized
classes because the demands of the program are so intense. They
are required to be totally available to the production and on-set or in the
office at all
times during shooting and pre-production as necessary. UTFI Apprentices
often work 70-hour weeks.
Apprentices receive compensation for their work in the form of tuition fellowships,
reimbursements, or awards. Some apprentices will be granted TAships and may
serve as managers of other student interns.
Apprentices are frequently placed in, though not limited to, the following
departments: Art Department
Camera
Costume Design
Editorial
Locations
Production, On set
Production, Office
Still Photography
Any student is eligible to apply for an apprenticeship. Those who are granted
positions are the most experienced, mature, and prepared for the intensity of
the program. Students come from departments all over campus.
Receiving academic credit
All interns and apprentices who work on standard Burnt Orange Productions
features (non-homegrown features that may be developed outside of the UTFI System)
must enroll for academic credit. The UTFI internship program is made possible
by a unique relationship between Burnt Orange Productions and the International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Under the agreement, UT students
can learn crafts “covered” by the Union ’s
jurisdiction if they receive academic credit for their work on the films.
“Homegrown” films, those typically made in the summer that are lower
budget, non-union shows, do not require students to enroll for credit, though
the film institute encourages students to enroll.
For more information about enrolling in the UTFI internship program, visit the FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS.
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