By Mackenzie Carroll Today is going to be challenging to beat! Leah and I had the pleasure of meeting writer/director and Hofstra alum Kieran Valle at a local coffee shop. We asked him questions about the his work and the industry for hours, and even cracked some jokes. Kieran was really kind and open with…
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Network & Chill
Day 2: Showtime, Netflix and Warner Brothers Animation
Netflix and Chil…dren’s Animation
By Leah Lane I can honestly say that today has been one of the most formative days of my life in regards to my future and career. When I first saw the itinerary for the day, I was immediately excited. First, we broke off into small groups with industry professionals. Each group was formed based…
“Just Be Competent”
By: Brittany McGowan Today was jam-packed and full of excitement and learning. I started the day off at Hollywood Production Center along with my classmate Ben meeting with Hofstra alum Mike Boord, an assistant editor on the Starz show Vida. Though Ben and I are both film and TV majors and Mike was just film…
Networking, Netflix & aNimation
By: Izzy Falkovich As hard as I thought it was going to be to top our first day our in LA, day two certainly did not disappoint. The day started differently than the days that preceded, as we started the mornings in pairs to network with specific professionals working within a field of our interest….
Learning the Ropes
By: Sophie Kabel I have been looking forward to this day since we got the itinerary for the trip. The first meeting on the list was with Ray Paolantonio the VP of Daytime Programming for CBS. Kristen, Ben, Sara and I headed over to CBS to have a meeting with the VP. Having a small…
Happy Birthday, Peter Gershon!
By: Ben Gregory Starting off our second day in LA, the entire class was split up into smaller groups to participate in separate on-site networking opportunities. For me and my fellow classmate Brittany, we met with Assistant Editor Mike Boord ’08 at his post-production office. Being more than willing to help us out with career advice, Mike…
Hofstra in LA 2019 