Blog - Digital Media Connecticut

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

University to Career

July 25, 2022

“The job market is more demanding as the years go by, what is required of one person used to be a job done by 8 people.” Episode 2 of Select+CT with Todd Barnes, Sacred Heart University, Wayne Edwards, University of New Haven We all have the same question – how do we successfully […]

Activism through Social Media

June 28, 2022

“What we’ve seen over the last 6 years of Black Lives Matter being established as a formal organization is a great shift from who’s doing the storytelling.” Episode 1 of Select+CT with Mercy Quaye, The Narrative Project, Susan Katz, University of Bridgeport Throughout the last decade, more young people have been engaging […]

DMCT Launch “Select+CT” Podcast

December 16, 2020

Digital Media Connecticut (DMCT) is always looking to provide new programming to support Connecticut’s Digital Media talent pipeline. During the Summer of 2020, DMCT has launched its latest program yet, the “Select+CT” Podcast (available on iTunes and Spotify). Select+CT is a Digital Media Connecticut podcast series dedicated to Connecticut’s Digital Media industry; for students who […]

DMCT Summit 2019 Recap

September 22, 2019

On Friday, September 20, 2019, Digital Media Connecticut (DMCT) held their second annual one-day Digital Media CT Summit at the University of Connecticut in Stamford. Recognizing Connecticut’s expertise in digital media, DMCT is a statewide initiative created to support a talent pipeline by connecting K-12 students, higher education, and industry professionals through speaker events. This […]