Bestselling author, Og Mandino, once said, “Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats” (“Career Quotes”). In life, not everything will be smooth sailing. Some things are hard to accomplish. People may need to struggle a bit before they finally achieve their goal. An example of this is in careers. A person may not get his most desired job right off the bat. He may have to work for it. One particular job this especially pertains to is the TV and Film industry. Many people starting off in the business find it hard to get their foot in the door. The TV and Film industry is considered hard to break into because getting a job is about knowing people in the business, not everyone has equal chances of getting a job, and people’s expectations are high. One reason that the TV and Film industry is considered hard to break into is because getting a job is a lot about knowing someone. Ryan E. Walters got his first job as a cinematographer from a client at the bank he worked for. He developed a relationship with that producing company client. Once the relationship had evolved enough, Walters asked to be part of their internship program. They said yes and that was how Walters received his first job. Walters continues to use this strategy, saying “Each new opportunity has come through relationships that I have built” (Walters). In these situations, a relationship is not always about being friends. Barbara Doyle, a production coordinator for films, explains that “Relationships are not about friendship, they are about history” (Doyle). Members of the TV and Film industry hire people they have worked with before. This way, they know how the e... ... middle of paper ... ...w. 22 February 2014. "Careers Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore. Web. 04 Apr. 2014. Doyle, Barbara. "The Six Things You Must Know to Make It in the Film Industry."Indiewire. Web. 04 Apr. 2014. Hare, Breeanna. "Hollywood's Moneymakers: The Top Paid Stars of 2013." CNN. Cable News Network, 20 Nov. 2013. Web. 07 Apr. 2014. "How to Get Started in Film." Film Connection Film Institute How to Get Started in Film Comments. Web. 04 Apr. 2014. Luzi, Evan. "7 Unrealistic Expectations of Film Industry Jobs." The Black and Blue. Web. 07 Apr. 2014. "The Six Things You Must Know to Make It in the Film Industry." Indiewire. Web. 04 Apr. 2014. Walters, Ryan E. "The 2 Things You Need To Know To Break Into The Film Industry."Tutorials & Tips From Ryan E. Walters. Web. 07 Apr. 2014. Zurko, Nicholas. "Gender Inequality in Film." Film School Blog New York Film Academy. Web. 07 Apr. 2014.
The Entertainment Industry is an expanding industry with numerous career opportunities especially for the quick learning students in today’s world. I chose to study the entertainment industry because I have always had a passion for it. I grew up with music always playing on the radio and if the radio was off, the television was tuned into some show. I know many people listen to music and watch television all the time, but there is so much more to this industry. Being so passionate has led me to studying specific things in the industry and learning the ins and outs of it, which is helping me to find a potential career. There are many people in the industry that I look up to and one person, who has made it in particular, is Debra Rathwell.
Movies today are extremely expensive to make and are typically financed through either film studio contracts or from investors willing to take a risk. In order to be successful, movies need to be marketed and distributed either under contract by the film studios or by companies that specialize in such services. The aspects of financing, marketing and distribution of films have changed between the studio and independent systems over the years as the evolution of the film industry took place.
A new edition to the course lineup, this week's film classic, Sunset Boulevard. This film will focus on the culture and environment of the Hollywood studio system that produces the kind of motion pictures that the whole world recognizes as "Hollywood movies." There have been many movies from the silent era to the present that either glamorize or vilify the culture of Hollywood, typically focusing on the celebrities (both in front of and behind the camera) who populate the "dream factories" of Hollywood. But we cannot completely understand the culture of Hollywood unless we recognize that motion pictures are big business as well as entertainment, and that Hollywood necessarily includes both creative and commercial
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Stanley, Robert H. The Movie Idiom: Film as a Popular Art Form. Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc. 2011. Print
Hollywood; when people hear Hollywood they usually first think of the giant Hollywood sign that is on Mount Lee in Los Angeles, California, celebrities, fame, money and last but not least movies. The Hollywood movie industry makes around thirty billion to thirty five billion dollars in the United States alone, while making ninety billion to hundred billion dollars worldwide (McCandless and Quick). The Hollywood movie industry has become one of the most successful industries in the United States. Every major industry has its beginning and Hollywood’s beginning goes all the way back to the late nineteenth century.
With this short but very interesting and informative class I have just scratched the surface of the what it takes to make a full fleged film. It takes much more than I had presumed to make a movie in Hollywood. The number of people that it takes to make a minute of a movie let alone the entire movie was astonishing to me. There are many things that it takes to start making a movie but without an idea of some sort there is no movie to be made.
Seger, Linda. "Introduction: Turning Fact and Fiction into Film." The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction into Film. New York: H. Holt and, 1992. 1-10. Print.
Williams, Linda. "Film Bodies: Genre, Gender and Excess." Braudy and Cohen (1991 / 2004): 727-41. Print.
2)Ginsberg and Super’s Theories of Career Development assert that there are several predictive stages of career development, based moreover on the developmental stages of life. Under this theory, as a child I was in the fantasy period; I saw myself becoming a famous model/dancer/actress or presti...
Barsam, Richard. Looking at Movies An Introduction to Film, Second Edition (Set with DVD). New York: W. W. Norton, 2006. Print.
Throughout the past century, film has been one of the essential past times for billions of individuals worldwide. With such a high demand for films, there have been the creation of thousands of production companies, one of which is Fox Searchlight Pictures. While this company is a subsidiary of Twenty-First Century Fox, it is still responsible for the creation of a copious number of well received movies. After researching this company along with their competition, I have discovered interesting findings and data.
Piper, Jim. Get the Picture? The Movie Lover’s Guide to Watching Films. 2nd ed. New York, New York: Allworth, 2008. Print.
Dmytryk, Edward (1984). On Film Editing: An Introduction to the Art of Film Construction. Focal Press, Boston.
Offering the unique ability to visually and audibly convey a story, films remain a cornerstone in modern society. Combined with a viewer’s desire to escape the everyday parameters of life, and the excitement of enthralling themselves deep into another world, many people enjoy what films stand to offer. With the rising popularity of films across the world, the amount of film makers increases every day. Many technological innovations mark the advancement of film making, but the essential process remains the same. Pre-production accounts for everything taken place before any shooting occurs, followed by the actual production of the film, post-production will then consist of piecing the film together, and finally the film must reach an audience. Each step of this process contributes to the final product, and does so in a unique right. The process of film making will now start chronologically, stemming from the idea of the story, producing that story into a film, editing that footage together, and finally delivering that story to its viewers.