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Dodge College, Chapman
\n\tAllison Del Franco
\n\tClass of '09<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\tKnown as a heavy-hitter among her advisors, Chapman senior Allison Del Franco makes use of most every film-school-related connection that comes her way, which means meeting-and-greeting, emailing and interning almost nonstop.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\tTwenty-one-year-old Del Franco, a double major in broadcast journalism and PR\/advertising, has held internships with NBC Universal, Zucker Productions, Reveille LLC, Headline Talent Agency, National Banana and Silktones Entertainment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t"Chapman provided such credible speakers to come to the film school to talk about what they're doing," Del Franco says. "Most of the time I would make it a goal to go up to the speaker at the end of the presentation, introduce myself, get their business card…"<\/span><\/p>\n\n\tA native of Smithtown, New York, Del Franco transferred to Chapman from St. John's in Queens because she wanted a more professional film program.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\tThrough Chapman's local television, Del Franco recently exec-produced a one-hour drama called "Rising Above," written with Kirsten Moore and Mac Brown. The budget: $17,000.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t"A lot of universities don't give students a budget like that," she says. "It's something that will definitely help me get a job, and I really want to expand on the project."<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t— Betsy Boyd<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t \n\tKnown as a heavy-hitter among her advisors, Chapman senior Allison Del Franco makes use of most every film-school-related connection that comes her way, which means meeting-and-greeting, emailing and interning almost nonstop.<\/span><\/p>\n \n\tTwenty-one-year-old Del Franco, a double major in broadcast journalism and PR\/advertising, has held internships with NBC Universal, Zucker Productions, Reveille LLC, Headline Talent Agency, National Banana and Silktones Entertainment.<\/span><\/p>\n \n\t"Chapman provided such credible speakers to come to the film school to talk about what they're doing," Del Franco says. "Most of the time I would make it a goal to go up to the speaker at the end of the presentation, introduce myself, get their business card…"<\/span><\/p>\n \n\tA native of Smithtown, New York, Del Franco transferred to Chapman from St. John's in Queens because she wanted a more professional film program.<\/span><\/p>\n \n\tThrough Chapman's local television, Del Franco recently exec-produced a one-hour drama called "Rising Above," written with Kirsten Moore and Mac Brown. The budget: $17,000.<\/span><\/p>\n \n\t"A lot of universities don't give students a budget like that," she says. "It's something that will definitely help me get a job, and I really want to expand on the project."<\/span><\/p>\n \n\t— Betsy Boyd<\/span><\/p>\nDodge College, Chapman
\n\tAllison Del Franco
\n\tClass of '09<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n