I’ve been back from L.A. for a bit now, and finally feel as though I’ve processed the whirlwind of information that was UBC2C. The weekend flew by, but the program crammed an incredible amount of information into three short days.

I spent Friday morning at Variety, getting a taste for the in’s and out’s of the entertainment industry. I found this to be particularly valuable because it had me thinking about entertainment in a way I

Continue reading Whirlwind weekend

From writing workshops to red carpet events, my first trip to Los Angeles for the UB Coast to Coast Symposium turned out to be one the most rewarding and exciting experiences I have ever been a part of. Meeting with industry professionals in an intimate setting was not only a fantastic opportunity, but a complete networking extravaganza which (fingers crossed) may help my career in the near future. Alan Steinberg taught me the tricks of

Continue reading Who says you can’t make it in LA?

Buffalo may be known as “The City of Good Neighbors”, but it was the L.A. presenters, mentors, and organizers who deserve the title. These hardworking people dedicated their time and resources to providing us with a weekend jam-packed with valuable opportunities.
We had the opportunity to meet and get to know the amazing industry insiders through presentations, meals, and meetings; we had the opportunity to learn about the fields in which we aspire to succeed;

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Oh, after all of the requests that we blog blog blog our little hearts out, the site was left with a measly two posts from us students!  And after a weekend of discussing the power of new media and twitter and blogging, too. What a shame. I wonder if many of us (myself included) haven’t yet gotten into the blogging world and are still in that mindset of, who cares what I have to say

Continue reading Don’t let the silence fool you.