By: Sean McNally Day seven began at French production company Gaumont, where we met with Leslie Belzberg, the SVP of production. She introduced us to several of her colleagues, who all spoke with us about their jobs and individual perspectives on the film and television industry. She gave some really great advice, telling us that…
Too Much Food? Never.
By: Kristen Krupski Rainy day number three means three times the food! The group and I had dinner with the infamous Lawrence Herbert (yes, the Lawrence Herbert from The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication). We met up with him after two back-to-back meetings at Gaumont and MGM. At Gaumont, we met with Leslie Belzberg, SVP…
MGM: Many Good Memories
By: Sam Thor Each day proves more and more that L.A. is full of friendly faces. At our first stop, Gaumont, Leslie Belzberg brought out her entire team to speak to us about how they started and what it took to get to where they are today. Each one of them was extremely articulate about…
Bathtubs and Airplanes
Day 7: Gaumont and MGM (feat. Mark Burnett!)
Scripted vs. Unscripted
By: Sophie Kabel It was very interesting to hear how the process of unscripted vs. scripted television differs. Our first meeting of the day was at Gaumont, a universal film and television production company. We met with Leslie Belzberg who is SVP of scripted production and her staff. They gave us fantastic insight into the…
Life is Like a Bathtub
By: Cassie Passantino Today I met possibly one of the most inspiring people thus far on the trip. But before I reveal that surprise, let me set the scene for you. We are sitting in the James Bond Conference Room in MGM in Beverly Hills. There are MGM beanies, pens and notebooks at every seat…
L.A.: Unscripted Edition
By: Ben Gregory At this point in our L.A. excursion, I fret the day we have to return to the East Coast, fearing the eventual confrontation with the impending snow storm the N.Y. area is expecting. While the rain isn’t ideal, L.A. has continued to satisfy with its much warmer temperature and its friendly inhabitants. Even…
An MGMemorable Day
By: Britany McGowan It’s day five of networking, and I continue to be amazed at the number of potential career paths that I never knew existed. I came on this trip hoping to get some clarity on what I want to do, which hasn’t happened yet, but I’ve been shown a wide variety of roads…
L.A. Day 6: To Heaven and Back
By: Sara Whitman Day four of networking proved to be my favorite yet, starting with brunch at the iconic Bob’s Big Boy (the oldest standing one of the chain) followed by our first meeting at CBS. I was at CBS on Friday meeting with the vice president of daytime programming, but today’s meeting was right…
Behind the Scenes
By: Mackenzie Carroll After a tasty group brunch at a local L.A. spot, we went to the CBS Radford Lot to watch a taping of Entertainment Tonight. We were fortunate to also get a tour of the lot where we saw sets and visited rehearsals at the sitcom, The Neighborhood. The actors and director (Mr….
Hofstra in LA 2019 