Word: riverton
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
That was what Mia E. Riverton ’99 thought when she entered Harvard in 1995. Always interested in the creative process, Riverton–a student from Indianapolis—never thought that her passion for arts could be a turned into a career...
...People in Indiana don’t get involved in the entertainment industry,” Riverton says. “They become doctors or lawyers or find other normal jobs. I never even made the connection that you could do that for a living...
...entertainment arts have taken matters into their own hands by creating an extracurricular network all their own. Founded in 1999, Harvardwood is a non-profit organization that creates connections between Harvard alumni and established members of the entertainment business. According to Harvardwood founder and president Mia E. Riverton ’99, one of the network’s goals is to find summer internships for students. “They become a part of our organization and participate in other activities,” she says. Media goliaths ABC, Disney, Dreamworks, HBO Films, and Miramax Films have all offered...
...every aspect of the city’s economy.” Without the influx of new scripts from members of the Writers’ Guild, Alpert says his firm will have to adjust its focus to animation, international co-production and local-language pieces. SOLIDARITY AND CUPCAKESMia E. Riverton ’99, a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and Alpert’s wife, had similar feelings. “I’m not a WGA member but I certainly support them,” she says. Riverton made cupcakes for picketers on Los Angeles...
Students interested in media and entertainment “are at a slight disadvantage at Harvard,” Riverton said, “because you don’t have the same set of connections...