Career Opportunities in the Film Industry

📖 The Scoop

Foreword to the second edition by David Carradine, actor, director, and author -- Foreword to the first edition by Peter Guber, founder and chairman, Mandalay Entertainment Group -- Industry outlook -- Acknowledgments -- How to use this book -- pt. I. Development/preproduction -- The script -- Screenwriter -- Story editor -- Script reader -- Literary agent -- The talent -- Casting director -- Principal actor -- Extra -- Talent agent -- Mailroom clerk -- Stunt coordinator -- Stuntperson -- Choreographer -- Animal trainer -- Animal safety representative -- Wrangler -- Producers (studio or independent) -- Head of production -- Executive producer -- Development executive -- Development associate -- Producer -- Line producer -- Unit production manager -- Production coordinator -- Production assistant -- Directors -- Director -- First assistant director -- Second assistant director -- Script supervisor -- DGA trainee -- Financing, legal and administrative issues -- Auditor -- Entertainment lawyer -- Titles registrar -- Film commissioner -- Executive assistant -- pt. II. Production (principal photography) -- Camera -- Director of photography -- Camera operator -- First assistant cameraperson -- Key grip -- Gaffer -- Best boy -- How the film looks -- Production designer -- Art director -- Location scout -- Storyboard artist -- Matte painter -- Set designer -- Set decorator -- Model and miniature builder -- Puppeteer/sculptor -- Property master -- Lead man/swing gang -- Costume designer -- Key costumer -- Makeup artist -- Special makeup effects artist -- Hairstylist -- Sound -- Sound designer -- Sound mixer -- Boom operator -- Music -- Music supervisor -- Composer -- Miscellaneous support services -- Caterer -- Transportation coordinator -- pt. III. Postproduction -- Film editing -- Editor -- Negative cutter -- Color timer -- Special effects -- Visual effects producer -- Titles and optical effects coordinator -- Sound -- Supervising sound editor -- Foley artist -- pt. IV. Distribution, publicity and advertising, and education -- Distribution -- Film distributor -- Sales agent -- Theater owner -- Publicity and advertising -- Publicist -- Still photographer -- Advertising and marketing executive -- Festival organizer -- Film critic -- Entertainment writer -- Education -- Film instructor -- Acting teacher -- Dialect coach -- Association director -- Film archivist/preservationist -- Appendixes -- I. Educational resources : colleges and universities -- II. Colleges, universities, and schools with relevant graduate degree programs--MA (master of arts) or MFA (master of fine arts) -- III. Selected nondegree acting, directing, and film courses and programs -- IV. Professional unions and associations -- V. Competitions, fellowships, and internships -- VI. Film festivals -- VII. Film commissions -- VIII. Selected agencies, film studios and companies, and libraries and museums -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Books -- Industry publications -- Web site resources -- Job search sites -- Index -- About the authors

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