With the establishment of Tyler Perry’s studio in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2008, the world’s first black-owned studio was established.
The filmmaker aspires to enable others to forge their own legacies in addition to his own.
Tyler Perry Studios has launched an initiative called the 2024 TPS Dreamers Internship program in order to introduce college students to a variety of career pathways in the industry.
Including information technology, art and graphic design, accounting, legal, production, studio operations, social and digital media, and more.
Welcome our TPS Dreamers Intern Class of 2024!
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our 2nd cohort of talented and enthusiastic interns! These bright minds from all over the country are ready to contribute fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to our projects. pic.twitter.com/UBwX0jwtbg— Tyler Perry Studios (@TPstudios) June 10, 2024Related stories
The program lasts six weeks and is paid. In addition to receiving $18 per hour, students have to work a minimum of 16 hours per week.
Participants will be given departmental assignments and allowed to observe an assistant in their assigned department to gain knowledge.
The fifth week will include a comprehensive report outlining their areas of strength and progress as well as suggestions on how the studio can support their professional development.
They will also receive status reports for weeks two through five.
“We aspire to brand the next generation of diverse filmmakers through extensive training that will allow them to create opportunities for themselves and others,” the firm’s website states in a statement.
Other participants of the Dreamers Internship Program have taken to X to express their opinions on the internship.
One of such people is Julius Shanks, a student at Howard University and post-production intern at Tyler Perry Studios, reflected on the program’s influence on Instagram.
“I get to really do quality controls on some shows. I get to observe how shows go from SVOD, which is video on demand, to linear, which is network television, taking out certain things that can’t air on network television that can air on demand. I get to really go through scripts. I’m learning how to do audio editing, color grading, and so much amazing information that I wouldn’t have learned if I didn’t have this internship. So I’m so grateful for it. In my 4 weeks being here, I’ve learned so much. I’ve learned what I like inside of production.”
He added, “I’ve learned the ins and outs to really baking this cake and putting the icing on top of it, and that’s honestly post-production. The little things, like the continuity of a person in the scene, to specks on their forehead. Just how do we clear up all of these things and still make it look as great as it could be? Am I happy to be a TPS DREAMER? Not only am I happy, but I’m grateful. Without this experience, I don’t think I would’ve really been able to know the type of production and the roles and responsibilities that I want to get into after graduating from Howard. So I’m grateful for this opportunity.”
