1. Sarah Duncan
Humanities & Cultural Studies
Internship Highlights
My duties interning with Sunscreen involved:
 Assisting production on a film set
 Marketing exclusive events sponsored by Sunscreen and the St. Pete
Clearwater Film Commission
 Creating web content announcing exciting upcoming events and workshops
 Mentoring students at the Rescue, Rehab, and Release Film Camp in creating
a short documentary film
 Watching and assessing film submissions based on various aspects like
creativity, originality, craft, and impact.
 Working at the 10th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival: assisting with check-in,
organizing schedules, and setting up for workshops and events.
Interning with the Sunscreen Film Festival
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“The work I've completed—from the
hands-on experience of assisting a film
production to organizing the schedule—
has taught me a great deal about what it
takes to plan a film festival.”
SUNSCREEN WEST
Sunscreen also hosts a
festival on the West coast
in the Fall. This year, the
2nd annual Sunscreen
West took place in Los
Angeles with more than
100 films competing for
awards. In preparation
for the festival, I created
newsletters to send out
to those on Sunscreen's
e-mail list. I used the
website Constant Contact
to design and send these
e-mails announcing the
festival's accepted films,
opening night film, and
festival workshops that
included well-known
industry professionals like
actors Patrick Warburton
and Joe Morton. I also
used Ticketfly to set up
ticketing webpages
where Sunscreen
attendees could purchase
tickets to the film
screenings. Later, I
created blog posts and e-
mail newsletters to
announce the winners of
the festival’s many
awards.
AN EVENING WITH GEORGE TAKEI
I assisted the St. Pete
Clearwater Film
Commission in marketing
an exclusive Q&A with
Star Trek actor George
Takei. I used Constant
Contact to send out e-
mails and created a
Facebook page
announcing the exclusive
event. I also created a
blog post announcing the
event for Sunscreen's
webpage. When the time
came to host the event,
I helped organize seating
arrangements and
attendee wristbands
before greeting guests
and ushering them to
their seats. After assisting
the event planners, I was
able to watch Tampa Bay
Times film critic Steve
Pearsall and George Takei
engage in an incredibly
thought-provoking
conversation about the
industry and Takei’s life.
MARINE SCIENCE FILM CAMP
One of the biggest
projects I worked on was
the Rescue, Rehab, and
Release Film Camp
sponsored by the
Clearwater Marine
Aquarium. Before the
camp began, I was in
charge of creating a
newsletter announcing
the camp and ticket
information.
The camp met on
Saturdays and Sam and I
assisted the campers in
making their short
documentary films. I
worked with a group of
high school students and
helped them with the
technical and editing
aspects of their film. I
was there as a sort of
mentor for the group,
making sure they knew
the day's shooting
schedule and helping
them map out their plan
for their film. Planning,
shooting, and editing a
short film over just five
Saturdays was an eye-
opening experience into
all the hard work that is
put into making a film.
SUNSCREEN FILM FESTIVAL
From April 30 to May
3, the 10th Annual
Sunscreen Film Festival
took place at multiple
venues in downtown St.
Petersburg. Sam and I
helped out at American
Stage, Muvico Sundial,
the Dali Museum, and
the Mahaffey Theater
checking in guests at the
festival and setting up for
the many screenings,
workshops, and panels
taking place over the
weekend. I was lucky
enough to sit in on a
couple of screenings and
workshops at the
festival, and really see
how our hard work over
two semesters paid off.
INTERNING FOR SUNSCREEN
Interning for the
Sunscreen Film Festival
this semester has been
an incredibly rewarding,
exciting, and inspiring. It
is obvious that Sunscreen
and, by extension the St.
Pete Clearwater Film
Commission, values local
filmmakers and talent;
being from St. Petersburg
myself, I too shared this
affinity and it was great
to work with an
organization that
expressly supports the
local community.
Additionally, it was a
great feeling to know that
my work, ideas, and input
were integral to the
festival taking place in
the Spring.
“KEVIN’S ADVENTURE”
One of my first tasks
interning for Sunscreen
was assisting the
production team of
"Kevin's Adventure," a
short film highlighting the
St. Petersburg Clearwater
area. My duties included
shadowing the script
supervisor, hauling
equipment between
shooting locations, and
assisting the talent. This
film, commissioned by
the St. Pete Clearwater
Film Commission, aimed
to promote Pinellas
County as an excellent
place to make films and
utilize local crew and
talent.