Blaise Santi
Work
Freelance Writer - Looper & GameRant
January 2022 - present
Blaise has written numerous articles for the pop culture media websites GameRant & Looper. He began writing List Articles for GameRant in January 2022, producing over 100 articles in only a few short months. In May 2022, he started working with Looper as a Feature Writer. Topics that Blaise has covered include movies, TV, comics, video games, and celebrities.
Development Intern - Inner Child Productions
May 2021 - August 2021
During the summer of 2021, Blaise was hired as a development intern for the production company of Emmy-winning comedy producer Debbie Liebling (South Park, PEN15). On a weekly basis, Blaise produced a large volume of script coverage for TV pilots, screenplays, pitch decks, and novels. Blaise also observed professional pitch meetings over Zoom, and recommended up-and-coming comedy talent to producers.
Education
New York University
August 2019 - May 2022
Blaise transferred into NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2019, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Dramatic Writing and minored in Comedy. His graduating GPA was 3.9, awarding him as a University Honors Scholar with the Founder's Day Award. After spending his time at the Department of Dramatic Writing concentrating on TV writing, animation, and comedy, Blaise was awarded Outstanding Writing for Animation upon graduation.
University of Pittsburgh
January 2018 - April 2019
For three semesters, Blaise majored in Film/TV Production at the University of Pittsburgh, where he took classes on Film Production, Screenwriting, Film History, Film Theory, and Acting. In addition to producing several short film projects during his time there, Blaise also participated in Pitt Sketch, the school's sketch comedy troupe, writing and producing several sketches over the course of a semester.