Chelsea Miller ‘11 Katherine Houghton Hepburn Center Internship Film Production Internship Summer 2010, New York, NY

Mentor: Sarah Schenck

Parent Earth A new company founded by Nicole Betancourt and Sarah Schenck Parent Earth syndicates original and aggregated videos with the goal of answering parents’ questions about food Content ranges from videos about cooking, urban gardening, food systems, educational music videos, and more

Parent Earth Community …create a community of viewers who shape the content of the site through their questions, discussions, and even their own videos, which they can submit to the site …educate parents to be conscious consumers and get engaged with their local communities …work with corporate and local businesses to promote healthy, affordable, fresh food as the norm rather than the exception Parent Earth seeks to…

Editing Logged and captured footage Assembled outlines of footage for outside editors Edited a number of short videos, including: How to Make Granola with Kids, Solutions for Morning Sickness, profiles on “Parent Earth Experts,” and a brief overview of the ubiquitous corn industry

Samples of Edited Videos (click video to play)

Production Assistant Assisted two shoots: -Interview with Ana Joanes, Director of Fresh, a documentary About the sustainable and local foods movement -Cooking shows with Amy Marlow: Thanksgiving and Mediterranean- themed dinners for all ages, from babies to adults Attended pre-production meetings, transported equipment, operated boom, prepped food for cooking segments

On Set (click to play) ->

Research Search Engine Optimization (SEO): the importance of tags, keywords Video content produced by peer websites and online channels; in particular those featuring experts scheduled to appear in Parent Earth videos

Learning Experiences Professional video shoots Conducting interviews for video Starting a new, web-based company Food systems: e.g. the corn industry, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Parenting