WBCitizenship: Warner Bros. Entertainment Corporate Responsibility

Warner Bros. Animation/Hanna-Barbera Honorship Matthew-Ryan was born July 9, 1988 in Pasadena, California.  For as long as he can remember, Matthew-Ryan has been fascinated by the animation process and the results of that process. While he did not always know that it was called animation, he loved watching the characters and enjoyed seeing people’s reactions when they watched television cartoons. Matthew-Ryan especially remembers the joy he experienced when his whole family made a date to watch “Pinky and the Brain,” and subsequently made references to... Read More

Warner Bros. Burbank Honorship Who’s that strikingly handsome young man riding gracefully around the Warner Bros. back lot in a golf cart? Why, it’s Joel Newman, Feature Post-Production’s finest (and, well, only) summer intern! Before becoming involved in the REACH intern program and receiving a more-than-generous scholarship, Joel didn’t have much a life. In truth, he still doesn’t really have much of one, but at least now he can brag to all his friends about working at a movie studio! Like a large percentage of... Read More

Warner Bros. Arts High Honorship Julia Prescott attended Millikan Middle School Performing Arts Magnet from 6th-8th grade. After that she attended Los Angeles County High School for the Arts for high school, majoring in theater. At LACHSA, Julia became greatly immersed in the film program and took part in several film productions that ranged from taping school-produced theatrical shows to assisting and directing student productions that were entered into LACHSA’s Film Festival. Julia is the recipient of several merit-based awards including the Hollywood Foreign Press... Read More

Warner Bros. Burbank Honorship Katherine Jane Smyser attended Village Christian Schools from K-8th grade. She went to Providence in Burbank for high school and graduated in 2006. While at Providence she completed the four-year Media Career Focus Program. During that time she finished several projects, including a music video, commercials for television, print and radio; a stop-motion animation short; a silent film; and two documentaries. She has been awarded Media Showcase Awards for Best Story and Best Director, and received the Media Communications Award for... Read More