What to expect

It has never been easy to break into show business, especially as a writer. Now, you have the chance to work for two professional writers who can help you learn how the business works. Be aware that this is a very unstructured internship; David and Stuart will often not know what they are going to need from you until they need it. However, as web presence is becoming a bigger and bigger part of writing these days, they are actively looking for someone with knowledge of how to create and edit websites as well as generating other ideas for internet promotion. This is not an office job. They are looking for competent, creative individuals who know how to manage their time well. If you are the type of person who needs a rigid schedule, this is not the internship for you.

Previous interns have gone on to work in TV, theater and publishing, all through connections they have made at this internship and recommendations they have received from David and Stuart. The interns that have been most successful have been willing to ask for advice and work on their own projects when not occupied by internship related tasks.

Because these writers’ schedules are always in flux they can not predict exactly what they will be working on next summer, but the following are things an intern can expect to work on:

• Help with web presence, social media and other promotion. Knowledge of how to design websites (or use a web design system such as WordPress) will be a huge plus for next summer’s intern.
• Help with writing duties including reading drafts, offering ideas and brainstorming with the writers.

Research, research, research! (and proofreading!)

• Work on social media projects, including developing social media presence and updating websites. (Knowledge of WordPress is a plus.)
• Provide “coverage” (summary and opinion) for scripts. This will give the intern the opportunity to read many current scripts on the market and gain a better understanding of what it takes to sell a project.
• As in any internship, there will be office work and running-of errands. For this reason, it is necessary for the selected intern to have a car in Los Angeles for the summer. The right person for this internship will be eager to do all tasks, and and will look for opportunities to take on more than what is “required” of them.
• With the successful completion of the more mundane activities connected with any job, there will also be some access to meetings that will give the intern a look at how things are done in the movie business. This will give the intern insight into how these writers careers work and a chance to meet some agents and other important people.

Anyone selected for this internship will be required to complete a writing project of their choice over the summer: a screenplay, TV script, novel or play. (If you’ve already begun work on something like this, great! Here’s your chance to finish it.) David and Stuart will offer advice and guidance through the process.

Finally, the selected intern will be expected to sign an NDA in order to do the internship and have access to their own car.

Projects that the writers will (probably) be working on this summer: