Discover DTSA

Discover DTSA is an innovative filmmaking internship program for Santa Ana High School students seeking hands-on experience in filmmaking.

Thanks to the generous support of the City of Santa Ana, and in partnership with the Santa Ana Unified School District and Santa Ana High School’s Saintly Films, each semester-long internship provides students hands-on experience in the fundamentals of short-form documentary video production, including research, interviewing, scheduling, filming, and editing. Working in teams, interns complete a series of short films spotlighting DTSA-based small businesses, artists, and community leaders, providing participants high-quality promotional videos used to amplify their contributions in the local community. Discover DTSA participants complete their internships with the technical and soft skills necessary to excel in post-secondary arts education and careers in the arts and creative sectors.

Photo: Santa Ana High School student Brandon Hernandez, staging a shoot at Great American Portraits.

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Discover Duane Murphy | Great American Portraits
Directed, Filmed, and Edited by
Brandon Hernandez and Mark Oropeza

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Discover Abel Stearns | Abel’s Typewriters
Directed, Filmed, and Edited by
Brandon Hernandez and Mark Oropeza

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Discover Ale Astoquilca | Collective2ONE9
Directed, Filmed, and Edited by
Brandon Hernandez and Rhea Damani

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Discover Clayton “Slushgod” McCarthy | Slushcult
Directed, Filmed, and Edited by James Webster and Jose Sotelo ⁠