u/dumbassakechi

I'm a uni senior digital media student studying storyboarding and illustration... I've had my eye on the Titmouse NYC storyboarding mentor program for a while but I've always felt like I didn't have enough of a portfolio to even try. My school kinda sucks despite their high standing, I don't feel 100% prepared for anything, so I try to do work in my free time on top of my classes. I'd like to try and get some work out before their November applications open, but I realized I have no idea what they might want to see. Like... if they're all actual storyboards, how many? How long should they be? Do they all have to be original or can I do one for a DND podcast I like?? I'm probably overthinking it, but I don't want to put in a bad portfolio for an internship (even though I know they're not expecting perfect professional work) but I also know its probably really competitive... so I'm unsure what to think. Is now too late to even try if I don't have a lot of stuff prepped specifically for storyboarding? Do I put other character design work too? I feel so unprepared :(

Hi!! Sorry if this has surely been asked before, but I'm a Digital Media student going into my senior year of university and my school is incredibly unhelpful with internships for art-related majors. I've been keeping an eye out for opportunities while I work on my portfolio, but the ones I've found have been limited. I'm in New York, which makes it a bit more difficult, but I've been looking into NYC work. I'd really like to go into storyboarding or character design, but of course I'll take whatever I can get.

My main focus has been Titmouse, even if I fear how competitive it is. However, I've only seen internship offers here and there, the last one I saw was a few months ago for the summer, which I wasn't prepared for portfolio wise. Do they offer them often? Or only right before the offered timeframe? If there's any Fall ones, when would they be posted? Are there other ways to find internships aside from the job offers list on here, (which I appreciate :) )? Everything feels very intimidating when I feel like I have less time, so here's to hoping!

Sorry, this is a lot, but any information helps... thank you!!