Preparation Is Key
April 1st 2008 19:36
Success in the film industry is 80 percent preparation and 20 percent show as L. Ron Hubbard explained in a piece he wrote about Public Relations. Doing interview is relating to the public, so it’s essential that you go in to the interview completely prepared.
Be ready. Know what’s expected of you before you go. Why? Because if you want to be successful, you’ll have to control the process as much as possible, and the only way to do that is to have knowledge—and knowledge is control. Knowing the correct information is key to a successful interview.
There are two types of information you’ll want to get before you go to the interview. The first is about the production company or studio and the second is about the person who will be interviewing you.
If you’re reading the trades and you better be you should have a pretty good idea of what any given production is about and what any given studio is involved in at the moment.
If you don’t know, make it your business to find out. Interviews are impressed when job applicants exhibit knowledge of the company because it means the applicant is serious and willing to put in the effort required to learn. If you can, talk to someone who is already on the inside.
There’s nothing like knowing the right people to get a job. If it’s a production company that has come to your town to shoot and manager about anything in particular you should know.
Be ready. Know what’s expected of you before you go. Why? Because if you want to be successful, you’ll have to control the process as much as possible, and the only way to do that is to have knowledge—and knowledge is control. Knowing the correct information is key to a successful interview.
There are two types of information you’ll want to get before you go to the interview. The first is about the production company or studio and the second is about the person who will be interviewing you.
If you’re reading the trades and you better be you should have a pretty good idea of what any given production is about and what any given studio is involved in at the moment.
If you don’t know, make it your business to find out. Interviews are impressed when job applicants exhibit knowledge of the company because it means the applicant is serious and willing to put in the effort required to learn. If you can, talk to someone who is already on the inside.
There’s nothing like knowing the right people to get a job. If it’s a production company that has come to your town to shoot and manager about anything in particular you should know.
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