A Summer Fling With The Pros

Not every task at Vinton Studios—the Portland, Ore., animation shop owned by Nike’s Phil Knight—is glamorous. But “having interns push a broom doesn’t give you much of a sense of what they can do,” says Paul Golden, president of its ad division. “We really are looking for students who would potentially work here.”

So the shop created Project Backpocket. Eight students have been chosen whose talents will mesh to form a team. They’ll live at the Portland State dorms from June through August (but may crash on the studio floor once they see how the pros work).