Documentary Film Institute Internships
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Terms of Internships: Fall 2016, meeting weekly. 120 hours to be completed during semester for 3-units of credit under supervision of DocFilm Director, Soumyaa Behrens.
How to Apply: Email brief letter of interest, summarizing your relevant skills and experience, to DocFilm Director, Soumyaa Behrens at soumyaa@sfsu.edu
Qualified applicants will be invited for an initial group interview.
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Production Intern (1 opening)
Description of Internship: Work on various SFSU and Bay Area documentaries: lighting setup, studio and field shooting, sound recording, archiving, and transcribing. Assistance with production of annual screening of new VDC films. May be asked to assist with setup for Poetry Center events, some of which may be off campus. Work directly with DocFilm Director, Soumyaa Behrens on various producing projects. Applicants that enjoy fast paced working environments and are willing to take initiative, think on their own are encouraged to apply.
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Social Media and Administrative Intern (1 openings)
Description of Internship: Identify and cultivate key social media relationships. Find opportunities for grants and partnerships. Work on various administrative tasks. Research and develop tactics and strategies DocFilm can adopt to build brand awareness and strong partnerships in the Bay Area. Assistance with production of annual screening of new VDC films. Work directly with DocFilm Director, Soumyaa Behrens on grant writing and research. Students with a passion for Documentary Film are strongly encouraged to apply. Students must have strong verbal and written communication skills and strong Word, Excel and PowerPoint abilities
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Post-Production Intern (2 openings)
This semester we are looking for 1 position to be focused on story editing, and another to focus on motion graphics and animation.
Description of Internship: Post-production work on various SFSU and Bay Area documentaries to include organizing footage, developing rough cuts with feedback from DF admin and various constituents, and motion graphics as needed. Applicants should be proficient with the Premiere Pro CC suite on a Mac OS platform, have experience editing short or feature length documentaries and have strong word processing skills. Highly organized applicants who can manage large amounts of assets and are willing to take initiative and think on their own are encouraged to apply. Applicants should feel comfortable with taking notes/feedback from the Director and Producers, which can then be translated into new cuts for viewing. Applicant may be asked to work occasionally on shoots operating camera and/or sound recorder, and to assist with production of annual screening of new VDC films.
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Producer / Research Assistant (1 opening)
Description of Internship: Work directly with DocFilm Director, Soumyaa Behrens on various producing projects. Assistance with production of annual screening of new VDC films. Work can include assistance with producing of various SFSU and Bay Area documentaries: editing, shooting, sound recording, archiving, transcribing as well as distribution, marketing and budgeting. Research focused on current non-fiction journals and conferences, identifying trends, topics, guests, etc. Research focused on development of future projects including but not limited to: Non-fiction Film Conference, TEDX event and the DocFilm Forum. Students with a passion for Documentary Film are strongly encouraged to apply. Students must have strong verbal and written communication skills and strong Word, Excel and PowerPoint abilities.
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SFSU Poetry Center – Potential for year long appointment
Production / Post-Production (1 opening: paid position $15/hour)
Videographer / Editor for Poetry Center Live Reading Series & Digital Archive
Under the supervision of DocFilm Director Soumyaa Behrens, the videographer is responsible for attending and recording all scheduled Poetry Readings in the renowned Poetry Center Reading Series. Dates are as follows:
- September 8 7:00pm – SFSU Poetry Center
- September 15 7:00pm – SFSU Poetry Center
- September 24 7:00pm – McRoskey Mattress Co. (off campus)
- September 29 7:00pm – SFSU Fine Arts Gallery
- October 6 7:00pm – SFSU Poetry Center
- October 9 5:30pm – ATA (O.C.)
- October 20 7:00pm – SFSU Poetry Center
- October 27 7:00pm – SFSU Poetry Center
- Nov – Dec Dates TBD
Using digital technology, the videographer will record each reading, add bumpers and credits as well as perform basic editing (color correction and sound mix) and tag files to conform with protocols developed by DocFilm & Academic Technology for ingesting recordings into SFSU’s Digital Information Virtual Archive (DIVA).
Duties:
- Attend Poetry Center Events for purpose of creating video documentation of performances.
- Export raw video masters (archival file) for each performance.
- Export separate audio (MP3) file from video masters.
- Create MP4 distribution copy with bumpers, credits, light editing.
- Tag and label files in accordance with guidelines developed by DocFilm & Academic Technology.
- Create select short (2 min) videos of “highlights” at each event for Poetry Center communications and promotions.
- Transfer master and completed edited files to DIVA within one week of original recording date.
- Weekly or bi-weekly meetings with DocFilm staff to report and problem solve potential issues encountered in course of completing duties.
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