No Set Path: Entertainment Break-In Stories

Emma is a writer and producer who recently staffed on two half-hour specials of ROBOT CHICKEN for Adult Swim and HBO Max. She currently serves as the Director of Development at The Green Room Productions, where she collaborates with Seth Green on film and television projects, including Warner Brothers’ upcoming animated feature MEERKAT MANOR. Emma began her career writing and producing segments for NFL Films, has associate produced multiple true crime series for networks including CNN and Oxygen, and has supported executives and producers across the industry. 
Today we get into rising the ranks from executive assistant to Director of Development despite challenges like layoffs and strikes; how to navigate getting your work in front of higher-ups who could help you land a spot in a writers’ room; and going from moving from an NFL internship on the east coast (to LA with no job, no contacts and no plan) to landing work on a network show.
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Guest host Michael Ritter joins for a discussion 10 years after graduating USC SCA:
- What percentage of graduates have left the film industry, or directed a feature film?
- How did expectations upon graduation meet reality a decade later?
- How can one figure out what opportunities are worth pursuing?
- Are there noticeable differences between the trajectories of USC film grads vs. non-traditional film schools?
- What advice would be useful for the Class of 2026?
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So you've been rejected from USC SCA (or USC altogether) - what have people done in the past to overcome this and either eventually land a spot as a Trojan, or carve a path toward a film career without it?
BREAKDOWN:
0:00 - Intro/Context
3:00 - Episode Outline
3:56 - A note about the appeal process!! (FAQ)
6:24 - For parents!!!
8:13 - My journey getting rejected from USC SCA: admission to USC but denied from SCA, adding a major in Annenberg, transferring into Cinema-Media Studies and eventually transferring into Film & Television Production
44:52 - Stories of successful people who were initially rejected from USC