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Sharing Perspectives in Digital Media

Building a Digital Media Company

November 14, 2022

“I think it really just comes down to starting a vision in your dorm room and being able to get great people around you.”    Episode 12 of Select+CT with David Salinas, Co-Founder of Digital Surgeons and Innovation District in New Haven, Pete Sena, Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Surgeons     Since listening to […]

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Freelancing and Internships

November 14, 2022

“You need to be your own advocate, your own agent, your own corporation.”   Episode 11 of Select+CT with Derek Amrosi, National Emmy Award-Winning Editor, Gary Cohen, Triple Threat Television      Listening to Select + CT, I’ve realized there is more to CT than suburban homes, medium-sized office buildings, and Dunkin Donuts on every […]

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University to Hollywood

November 14, 2022

“You have to learn the rules first before you start to break and bend them.”    Episode 8 of Select+CT with Timothy Suarez, Blue Sky Studios     The goal (or one of them) as an animator is to make the most entertaining shot possible. Sometimes the outcome of that shot depends on how much […]

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Content Marketing

November 14, 2022

“People don’t just want to see an ad anymore. They want to see content that means something to them.”    Episode 7 of Select+CT with Colleen Sherry, Henkel     I can never take those medication ads seriously.  They conform to the same rigid formats that require a list of the severe side effects that […]

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Beyond The Tech + IBM

September 22, 2022

“Not to hype up my own company but you can tell they put a lot of thought into it. From the initial interview, they made sure that we were continually engaged.”    Episode 10 of Select+CT with Marc Wisniewski, IBM, Martin Misiaszek, IBM, Lauren Ciulla, IBM     Asking questions about the user, empathizing with […]

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CT Careers in Gaming

September 4, 2022

“The thing about games is that you can use empathy and put people in a situation where they experience something, and then they can make the decision about what they’re going to do.”    Episode 9 of Select+CT with Bernard Francois, Preview Labs, Elena Bertozzi, Quinnipiac University, Kimberly Hieftje, Yale School of Medicine     […]

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Building CT’s Future

August 21, 2022

“We have cityscape, we have countryside, coastline, the only thing we can’t shoot here is a desert.”    Episode 6 of Select+CT with George Norfleet, Connecticut Office of Film, Television, and Digital Media, and Danielle Bibbo from ITV America.     Working through these podcasts, I’ve come to see Connecticut as a state with a […]

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Careers in Creative Technology

August 15, 2022

“[My advice] for young creators is to first learn from a subject you’re interested in, so much so that you would consider yourself an expert. Your findings can then help build yourself a portfolio, and you’ll have something to showcase for that interest.”   Episode 4 of Select+CT with Sebastian Oddo, Octagon     Gen-Z […]

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Women In Film

August 8, 2022

“[It’s not] ‘oh no I have to include a woman’ it’s maybe she’ll talk about something that nobody ever thought of before.”   Episode 5 of Select+CT with Heather Elliot-Famularo, University of Connecticut / Karyl Evans, CPTV     We’ve either participated in or at the least heard about the rise of feminism at some […]

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A Career in Motion GFX

August 1, 2022

“The whole idea of telling a story without using real people.. it just really was interesting.”   Episode 3 of Select+CT with Stefanie Toigo, NBC Sports     Having an interest increases motivation and task commitment! It makes as passionate in the classroom and helps us dream big for our future. Interest can come from […]

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