Memorial Hall Library

Career opportunities in the film industry, Fred Yager, Jan Yager ; foreword by Peter Gruber

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-232) and index

index present

non fiction

Career opportunities in the film industry

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Fred Yager, Jan Yager ; foreword by Peter Gruber

Offering profiles of some 75 jobs, this reference will be of use to students hoping to enter the film industry. Each profile details job duties, a career ladder, salary ranges, required experience and skills, and tips for entry. Appendices provide information on educational programs, unions and associations, companies, and agencies. A glossary and a list of web sites are also included. Fred Yager has been a journalist and screenwriter, and spent the last seven years as a producer of television business news. Jan Yager has written plays and co-written screenplays

Foreword / Peter Guber, founder and chairman, Mandalay Entertainment --Industry outlook -- Acknowledgments -- How to use this book -- Development/Preproduction -- Script -- Screenwriter -- Story editor -- Script reader -- Literary agent -- Talent -- Casting director -- Principal actors -- Extras -- Talent agent -- Mailroom clerk -- Stunt coordinator -- Stunt person -- Choreographer -- Animal trainer -- Wrangler -- Producers (studio or independent) -- Head of production -- Executive producer -- Development executive -- Producer -- Line producer -- Unit production manager -- Production coordinator -- Production assistant -- Directors -- Director -- First assistant director -- Second assistant director -- Script supervisor -- DHA trainee -- Financing and legal issues -- Auditor -- Entertainment lawyer -- Titles registrar -- Film commissioner -- 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 -- Costumer designer -- Key costumer -- Make-up artist -- Special effects makeup artist -- Hairstylist - Sound: Sound designer -- Sound mixer -- Boom operator - Music: Music supervisor -- Composer -- Miscellaneous support services: Caterer -- Transportation coordinator -- Postproduction -- Film editing -- Editor -- Negative cutter -- Color timer: Special effects -- Visual effects producer -- Titles and optical effects coordinator -- Sound: Supervising sound editor -- Foley artist -- Distribution, publicity and advertising, and education -- Distribution -- Film distribution -- 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 -- Appendix 1: Educational resources: Colleges and universities -- Appendix 2: Colleges, universities, and schools with relevant graduate degree programs - MA (Master of arts) or MFA (Master of fine arts) -- Appendix 3: Selected non-degree acting, directing, and film courses and programs -- Appendix 4: Professional unions and associations --Appendix 5: Competitions, fellowships, and internships -- Appendix 6: Film festivals -- Appendix 7: Film commissions - Appendix 8: Selected agencies, film studios and companies, and libraries and museums -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Books -- Industry publications -- Website resources -- Index -- About the authors