How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job

How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job

Author: Lily WHITEMAN

Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn

Published: 2008-09-08

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0814401848

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A comprehensive guide to landing one of the hundreds of thousands of jobs filled each year by the nation''s largest employerOC the U.S. government."


How to Get a Job in the Music and Recording Industry

How to Get a Job in the Music and Recording Industry

Author: Kristen Schilo

Publisher: Berklee Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780634018688

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Get more than your foot in the door! This is the bible for anyone who has ever dreamed of landing a job in the music business, from recording the next Top 10 hit to running a record company. Featuring advice and secrets to educate and empower the serious entertainment industry job seeker, this handy guide provides: details on booming job prospects in new media, a resource directory of key publications and top industry trade organizations, interviews with top pros revealing how they got their start, workshops to help you assess and develop a personalized career path, networking and resume tips, and much more.


Careers in Focus

Careers in Focus

Author: Facts on File

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2010-05-17

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1438111320

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Introduces the duties and responsibilities in the different careers in the performing arts.


The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking

The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking

Author: Dan Mirvish

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-07-05

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1000403084

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In this fully updated second edition, award-winning film director and Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish gives you soup-to-nuts, cradle-to-grave advice on every aspect of the filmmaking lifestyle and craft. He drops advice on playing the Hollywood game, and shows you how to finance, cast, shoot and show your indie feature, documentary, episodic series, short film, student film, web video or big-budget blockbuster. Once labeled a "cheerful subversive" by The New York Times, Mirvish shares lessons he's learned personally from film luminaries Robert Altman, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Steven Soderbergh, Rian Johnson, Whit Stillman, Harold Ramis, Lynn Shelton, John Carpenter, Ava DuVernay, the Russo Brothers, Bong Joon-ho, Sean Baker and more. This revised edition includes brand new chapters on filming during a global pandemic finding investors and crowdfunding backers whether and where to go to film school how to get a big Hollywood agent self-distributing your film, even to airlines casting an Oscar®-winner as your lead actor and turning your garage into a 1980s New York subway Visit the extensive companion website at www.DanMirvish.com for in-depth supplemental videos, behind-the-scenes footage from Dan's films and bonus materials.


Becoming a Film Producer

Becoming a Film Producer

Author: Boris Kachka

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-05-25

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1501159453

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A revealing guide to a career as a film producer written by acclaimed author Boris Kachka and based on the real-life experiences of award-winning producers—required reading for anyone considering a path to this profession. At the center of every successful film is a producer. Producers bring films to life by orchestrating the major players—screenwriters, directors, talent, distributors, financiers—to create movie magic. Bestselling author and journalist Boris Kachka shadows award-winning producers Fred Berger and Michael London and emerging producer Siena Oberman as movies are pitched, financed, developed, shot, and released. Fly between Los Angeles and New York, with a stop in Utah at the Sundance Film Festival, for a candid look at this high-stakes profession. Learn how the industry has changed over the decades—from the heyday of studios to the reign of streaming platforms. Gain insight and wisdom from these masters’ years of experience producing films, from the indie darlings Sideways and Milk to Academy Award–winning blockbusters like La La Land. Here is how the job is performed at the highest level.


Music, Money and Success

Music, Money and Success

Author: Jeffrey Brabec

Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books

Published: 2011-07-18

Total Pages: 537

ISBN-13: 0857126466

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The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Industry. Millions dream of attaining glamour and wealth through music. This book reveals the secrets of the music business that have made fortunes for the superstars. A must-have for every songwriter, performer and musician.


Music Business Handbook and Career Guide

Music Business Handbook and Career Guide

Author: David Baskerville

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2019-01-15

Total Pages: 658

ISBN-13: 1544341199

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The Twelfth Edition of this powerhouse best-selling text maintains its tradition as the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the music industry in all of its diversity. Readers new to the music business and seasoned professionals alike will find David and Tim Baskerville’s handbook the go-to source, regardless of their specialty within the music field. Music Business Handbook and Career Guide is ideal for introductory courses such as Introduction to the Music Business, Music and Media, and other survey courses as well as more specialized courses such as the record industry, music careers, artist management, and more. The fully updated Twelfth Edition includes a comprehensive discussion of the streaming revolution and its impact on all parts of the value chain, including composers, performing artists, publishers, and labels. The book also analyzes shifts in the competing platforms of consumption ranging from fast-shrinking physical formats and broadcasting to downloads and subscription services. This edition offers more vignettes than ever, illustrating how individuals in different industry roles advanced their careers, as well as how they’ve adjusted to the intertwining influences of technology, law, and culture.


How to Get a Job in the Music Industry

How to Get a Job in the Music Industry

Author: Keith Hatschek

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2014-12-01

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1495013235

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(Berklee Press). If you dream about a career in the music industry, this book is for you. These practical strategies will help you to prepare for and land your dream job in the music business. Thousands of readers have used this book to educate and empower themselves and jumpstart successful music industry careers. You can, too! The third edition includes a new career tool kit and social media strategy. Inside you'll find: details on booming job prospects in digital music distribution and music licensing; interviews with nine music industry professionals under 35 who discuss how they got their starts, plus what skills today's leading job candidates must possess; a resource directory of industry related job websites as well as U.S. and Canadian trade associations; step-by-step guidance for developing a first rate resume and acing your interviews; workshops to help you assess and develop your own personalized career tool kit; strategies for industry networking, finding a mentor, and how to effectively use social media.


35 Video Podcasting Careers and Businesses to Start

35 Video Podcasting Careers and Businesses to Start

Author: Anne Hart

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005-12

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 059537882X

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Discusses how to get started in a career in business or video podcasting, whether in front of the camera, or behind the scenes. Includes information on how to set up and run your own podcast business.


Making Music Videos

Making Music Videos

Author: Lara M. Schwartz

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780823083688

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"Making Music Videos", written by industry insider Lara M. Schwartz, reveals th nuts and bolts of making videos, including all the technical and managerial sills that producers and directors must have. From development, to writing a tratment, budgeting, assembling a crew, and preproduction, to the shoot, postprouction, and wrapping out; clear step-by-steps show exactly what moves to makehen. Comments from some of the biggest names in music-video production today,ncluding Nigel Dick, Marcos Siega, Sanaa Hamri, Roman Coppola, Mug, and others offer inspiration to aspiring creatives everywhere.