Area: Screenwriting
Company: Reverie Films Inc.
Location: Montreal (Pierrefonds)
Length: 24 weeks (30 hours per week)
Start date: July 3 (flexible)
Salary per hour: $10.55
INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION
The intern
I’m looking for a hard-working, enthusiastic intern who wants to learn. Someone who cares about the quality of the work he/she produces. The candidate should be capable of working alone and as part of a small team. He/she should have an aptitude for research and linear storytelling (story structure).
Touch-typing and/or basic sound editing skills are assets.
The candidate must be a recent graduate of a university program in Media/Film Production, Communications, English Literature, Theatre Arts or a related field. He/she should be looking for practical experience in script research, screenwriting and story editing.
Applications from Canada’s job equity groups are encouraged.
Please see the YCW website for complete job eligibility requirements.
http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1359485622985/1359485696941
The job
The intern must reside in Montreal for the duration of the internship.
The intern will participate in the research and writing of the script for a unique animation series. I’m currently approaching completion of the first draft. The intern’s tasks will be as follows:
- The intern will act as a script consultant/contributing writer for the entire project (currently 10 episodes). He/she will work closely with the primary writer to effectively structure the project’s multiple narrative lines.
- The intern will research, analyze and reassemble excerpts from old radio plays into a collage script for use in Act 2. The principal writer and intern will then construct an imaginative (visual) story, inspired by the collage.
This internship is primarily a creative position. Nevertheless, the intern may acquire a working knowledge of voice recognition and/or sound editing software, depending on the intern’s aptitude and the requirements of the project.
The intern will benefit from the mentor's experience as a screenwriter and filmmaker in the media industry. He/she will gain an important first professional film credit, as researcher, script consultant and/or contributing writer. When the project is complete, the intern will have sample scenes to add to his/her portfolio. If the collaboration succeeds, there is the possibility of continuing on after the internship, contingent upon funding.
All qualified persons are encouraged to send a cover letter and CV to the project's writer/director at: michaelcrochetiere@gmail.com
Deadline: June 12, 2015
Director's Biography
Michael Crochetière holds degrees in English Dramatic Literature, Theatre Arts and Film Production from Concordia University (B.A., B.F.A.) and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (M.F.A). His films Nocturne (The Vancouver International festival, 1996) and Subterranean Passage (The Toronto International Film Festival, 1999) have screened at over 100 venues worldwide, earning a total of 25 awards including a Director's Choice Award at The Black Maria Film Festival (New Jersey), the Best Experimental Film Award at the 1997 Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival, the Silver Medal (Professional Independent category) at the 41st Brno Sixteen Film Competition (Czech Republic) and the Best Experimental/Drama Film award at the 31st Nashville Independent Film Festival. The films have been broadcast on YLE Finland, Kunstkanaal (The Netherlands) and on several PBS affiliates. Nocturne and Subterranean Passage have been accepted into the National Archives of Canada. Michael is currently at work on Dark Flowers, a collage-fable set in the subconscious of a six-year old girl.