Overview:
Independent Dream Machine, a motion-picture production and distribution company is seeking Marketing, Public Relations/Journalism, Graphic Design and Film & Video interns for the fall semester 2008. The internship is for school credit and there is an opportunity for compensation based upon the success of the intern’s abilities to achieve their objectives. The internship will take place at the student’s school and will work in collaboration with other interns. In conjunction with Independent Dream Machine, interns will learn how to market and distribute a feature-film using resources at their campus and surrounding area. Independent Dream Machine’s credits include Fading, AKA It’s A Wiley World, 2005 Official Sundance Selection Loggerheads, Getting Off, Southern Belles, Just Like the Son, In Search Of (releasing Fall 2008) and For the Love of Jade (fall 2008 production). The potential interns should be self motivated creative thinkers who would love to be a part of a movie’s success as well as a possible career in the motion picture company.

Internship Objectives:
To assist company in attaining a successful campus screening and local week long run at a local theatre of its latest feature In Search Of

In order to achieve objectives intern must run a successful marketing/advertising campaign which entails the following:
Get University/College and local press to cover the film prior to its screening and continue efforts through its run.
Design fliers using In Search Of content.
Post your designed fliers when it is timely to promote screening(s).
Rally local organizations that center around social issues pertaining to the movie…informing them about the movie and why they’d be interested in sponsoring or advertising the screening(s).

Curriculum:
Using the latest technologies Independent Dream Machine and students will be implementing a grass roots campaign in order to create buzz about In Search Of. Each Friday, intern is required to write a 2 page report on what steps were taken in order to meet the internship’s objectives the previous week as well as specific goals that should be met before the following Friday. Once the internship team is assembled, executives of the company will set up a meeting with the interns.

Compensation:
Students along with Independent Dream Machine will arrange for the internship to be for College/University
credit. Upon the success of the In Search Of screenings the interns will receive a 25% net profit from the screenings to be divided amongst the interns equally. Students can submit resumes by contacting Nick Luciano at nluciano@idreammachine.com. Cover letters and resumes can also be faxed in Nick’s attention to (610)821-8451.