About the Role & Team

The Department of Physical and Post-Production Technology is responsible for a wide array of technologies across Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm, and various other Walt Disney groups.

These responsibilities include front and back-end support for dailies theaters, master control, editorial suites, and motion capture stages, as well as designing and implementing these spaces and supporting infrastructure.

We also develop and maintain software focused on extending our video-related workflows.

As we are constantly chasing rapid technological changes, PPT is also involved in researching and designing technologies that push the envelope in the film and visual effects industry.

What You Will Do

The PPT internship is a fusion of both physical post-production studio fundamentals and software design. You will learn about how video and audio systems are designed and implemented in a groundbreaking studio environment.

Everything from running video cables to PC building to facility video routers and enterprise networking. You will also learn how to write software on a team, write video streaming software, build and update a GUI, and make web apps.

The summer PPT intern would be working alongside our media systems engineers to complete projects and upgrades such as:

• Prod Pod room upgrades and maintenance
• Editorial suite upgrades and maintenance
• View Room upgrades (dailies theaters responsible for approving visual effect shots)
• Software design for video streaming solutions and other video-related projects
• Projection/OLED/Editorial/Motion Capture Room solving, maintenance, and design
• Live video streaming and web app programming (NVIDIA NVENC/ FFMPEG/ WebRTC/ React/ Django/ Javascript/ C++)
• Department-specific maintenance, upkeep, and organization

The summer PPT intern will also learn about:

• Video and audio fundamentals
• System fundamentals and design
• Software design and development best practices in a real work environment
• Video and system infrastructure fundamentals and design
• How to maintain a work environment that has a lot of equipment

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Passion for the film and visual effects industry
• Curiosity about audio and video engineering
• Curiosity about technology
• Not afraid to get your hands dirty!
• Experience programming in Python/ C++ on either MacOS or Linux
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively interact with diverse personalities
• Proven track record of working autonomously and in team settings with a positive, proactive attitude
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding and experience with professional and consumer Audio/Video signal flow.
• Familiarity and experience troubleshooting and maintaining Windows, OS X and Linux operating systems.
• Wiring, equipment installation, and cable management skills.
• Understanding of basic computer networking principles.
• Experience with Git and software design principles
• Experience with web frameworks like Flask, React, Django
• Experience with video compression principles (codecs, protocols, color spaces, etc.)

Education

Currently enrolled or graduated within the past six months from an accredited college/university, earning a degree majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Additional Information

Am I Eligible?

• At the time of application, you must be enrolled in an accredited college/university, taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program.
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization.
• Must provide full work availability.
• Program Length: The approximate dates of this internship are May/June - August/September 2024. Interns must be fully available for the duration of a 12-week assignment.
• Please note the safety and well-being of our teams is very important to us. Based on government recommendations, we will determine whether this program will be in-person at our San Francisco, CA studio or virtual in the coming months.