Trades Read Them (LINK)
April 1st 2008 04:15
While it's not necessary for you to read the trades from cover to cover, you should certainly read the main articles and the important columns (like Robert Osborne's Rambling Reporter in the Hollywood Reporter) and at least scan everything else. You never know when something your read in the trades will turn out to be useful in building your career, and you never want to pass up an opportunity to do that.
THE HELP WANTED SECTION
As in every industry, the best Hollywood jobs usually don't show up in the "Help Wanted" sections of the trades -- you're much more likely to find those opening through networking. However, looking through these sections is still the quickest way to start searching for a way to break into the business. If you see an ad that you find interesting, there's certainly no reason why you shouldn't respond to it. After all, what do you have to lose?
YOUR OWN "POSITION WANTED" AD
As you look through the trades, in addition to the "Help Wanted" ads you will probably see some 'Position Wanted" ads. Placing such an ad might seem like a good idea, but it really isn't. Not only are these ads expensive, they make you look desperate, which is not a good way to position yourself in Hollywood. In do time, you will run an ad, but it will be for a "congratulations" or a "thank you."
PRODUCTION LISTINGS
After you've looked over the "Help Wanted" ads, you'll want to look at the production listings. Both Variety and Hollywood Reporter have weekly listings of the television shows and movies that are currently in production, so when you're looking for a position and see information about a production that you're interested in, you can then try to contact the production companies directly.
WEB SITES
In addition to the "Help Wanted" and Production Listings carried in the two trade publications, both also have Web sites. Web sites have the advantage of being updated more regularly, so if you subscribe to them you can get more up-to-date information than you'll find in the newsstand publications.
If you plan to make your career in the film industry, it is essential that you not only familiarize yourself with the trades but that you make every effort to keep up to date with the information they provide. In the film industry, knowledge is power, and if someone else has knowledge that you don't, it can mean the difference between a successful career and one that never gets off the ground.
THE HELP WANTED SECTION
As in every industry, the best Hollywood jobs usually don't show up in the "Help Wanted" sections of the trades -- you're much more likely to find those opening through networking. However, looking through these sections is still the quickest way to start searching for a way to break into the business. If you see an ad that you find interesting, there's certainly no reason why you shouldn't respond to it. After all, what do you have to lose?
YOUR OWN "POSITION WANTED" AD
As you look through the trades, in addition to the "Help Wanted" ads you will probably see some 'Position Wanted" ads. Placing such an ad might seem like a good idea, but it really isn't. Not only are these ads expensive, they make you look desperate, which is not a good way to position yourself in Hollywood. In do time, you will run an ad, but it will be for a "congratulations" or a "thank you."
PRODUCTION LISTINGS
After you've looked over the "Help Wanted" ads, you'll want to look at the production listings. Both Variety and Hollywood Reporter have weekly listings of the television shows and movies that are currently in production, so when you're looking for a position and see information about a production that you're interested in, you can then try to contact the production companies directly.
WEB SITES
If you plan to make your career in the film industry, it is essential that you not only familiarize yourself with the trades but that you make every effort to keep up to date with the information they provide. In the film industry, knowledge is power, and if someone else has knowledge that you don't, it can mean the difference between a successful career and one that never gets off the ground.
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