Knowing how to network online is an important step to getting a job in the entertainment industry. Unfortunately, there are many young hopefuls who plan to make it in the entertainment industry, and every company everywhere gets swamped with letters, resumes, and portfolios, so most companies choose to hire people they know, or people that…
HOW TO NETWORK OFFLINE
When considering how to network offline, one of the first questions to ask yourself is what do you want to achieve? Are you looking to build a large network of relatively casual business contacts with whom you can exchange potential leads, or are you looking for clients or direct gatekeepers to clients who can give…
HOW TO GET STARTED IN FILM
HOW TO GET STARTED IN THE FILM INDUSTRY? One of the most difficult parts of getting started in the film industry is getting a first job. However, knowing how to get started in film and taking the proper steps and measures to do so will probably get you much farther. Making it in the film…
ART DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
HOW TO BECOME AN ART DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR? Becoming an art department coordinator typically involves working with an art department and eventually gaining the experience and understanding needed to move up into a coordinator position for a film studio or production company. The coordinator typically works between the rest of the art department and the executives at a studio…
HOW TO BECOME A STORYBOARD ARTIST
If you want to become a storyboard artist, there are some things you should consider and know about the craft as you work your way into the industry. You will probably want to receive an education in art or specifically storyboarding, in order to ensure that you have the skills needed to be a professional storyboard…
THE IMPORTANCE OF A LINE PRODUCER
The line producer is usually one of the first people who will get involved with a film production and ultimately is one of the most important as well. They will typically work as the direct line between the studio executives and department heads on set. They are essentially the line of communication between the two…
HOW TO GET A FILM PRODUCTION JOB?
When you are wrapping up film school and have finished your internships, final projects, and programs, you may be wondering what the best way to look for a film production job may be. If you have a particular film production position in mind, such as a cameraman, a chief electrician, or a set designer, you may be…
CASTING FOR ACTORS/MODELS
ArtistWebSite.com: a film casting resource Castcall: providing UK agents and actors with up-to-date casting information covering theatre, television, films, video and commercials The Cast List: a one-stop casting site, where casting directors, producers and directors are able to cast their entire project, from leading stars to day players; and new actors have the opportunity to be…
HOW HAS THE MOVIE INDUSTRY CHANGED?
There is no denying it: the Internet has changed our world. Nearly every aspect of our society has been affected by it and has had to adapt. If telephones and airplanes made the world smaller, the Internet shrank it many times more. The ability to communicate instantly with anyone in the world—with words, pictures, film,…
HOW THE INTERNET HAS CHANGED MOVIES AND THE MOVIE BUSINESS
It is fascinating and complex to examine how the internet has changed movies and the movie business. With the ready availability of many films online (through means legal or otherwise), often on the same day as the film’s release, studios are trying more intensely than ever to avoid internet piracy, while at the same time…
HOW DO I BECOME PART OF AN ART DEPARTMENT?
The art department working on a film is one of the key elements of pre-production for just about any movie, and especially for major blockbuster films with extensive action set pieces and special effects. The work and planning that the art departments of these movies do make the rest of the movie easier to create…
HIGHEST PAYING FILM CAREERS
Hollywood is the place where everyone goes to score big, become famous and become rich. However, most people who work in Hollywood do not get any of these things. Besides acting, the highest paying film careers go to producers. A producer can be many things. A producer can be a writer, an investor, an idea…
HOW TO GET HOLLYWOOD’S ATTENTION
Almost everyone has at least one idea for a movie, and being the self-centered species we are, this idea usually has something to do with our own life experience. That’s fine if you’ve lived a fascinating life, but remember the old Hollywood credo: just because it happened to you doesn’t make it interesting. The first…
GAFFER – THE HEAD ELECTRICIAN
Who is the Head Electrician on a Film Set? The gaffer is the head electrician. This means that they are in charge of all the lighting personnel. How they got this name, I have absolutely no clue – but rumor has it that the name gaffer predates the sound era in a time when electricity…
CREATIVE MINDS AND HANDS FLOCK TO MOVIE ART DEPARTMENTS
Art department in movie terms means the section of a production’s crew concerned with visual artistry. Working under the supervision of the production designer and/or art director, the art department is responsible for arranging the overall look of the film (i.e. modern/high-tech, rustic, Victorian, etc.) as desired by the film director. Individual positions within in…