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One of the best ways to get your foot in the door at major entertainment companies is by starting at the bottom: become the intern. Use this interactive chart to find out how to apply for your film, TV, music, game, or live event internship.
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Moving from Cyprus to produce music in America, Nicolas Farmakalidis knows a thing or two about taking risks to pursue his passion. Find out how his decision to leave home led him to run a successful home studio producing international pop music.
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Having been with Fox Broadcasting before it was even called Fox, Minna Taylor has seen the company through decades’ worth of legal crises, including the latest issues arising from a shift in how viewers access, view, and discover hit shows.
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Six Shooter Records’ co-owner Helen Britton promoted two of South By Southwest 2012’s biggest buzz bands. She discusses her overall conference strategies and how she adjusts to position bands from different genres with different audiences.
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The scale of South By Southwest has swelled dramatically over the years. And after 26 years, the conference that launches music careers necessitates a whole new strategy for breakout artists, Outside Industry: The Story of SXSW documentarian Alan Berg says
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There are hundreds, sometimes thousands, of jobs associated with filmmaking. In this interactive chart, you can view the hierarchy of diverse roles on set, from pre-production to post-production, to help you identify what career suits you best
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The winners have already taken home their Academy Awards® in 2012. Now, find out who Get In Media is sending to the movies!
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A background in journalism taught Seinfeld writer Peter Mehlman how to shift his voice, and this training helped him easily transition into sitcom writing, evoking some of the most-repeated phrases from the show’s cantankerous characters.
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Comedy tastemaker Steve Heisler got his job by publicly complaining about a major comedy festival lineup. Now he’s in charge of booking Just For Laughs, fine-tuning his ear to discern between a good joke and a great comedian.
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Digital imaging technician Matthew Love on how his role lightens the load on sets for commercials, music videos, and movies, by decreasing the wait time between shooting and editing together footage.
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Whether it’s Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or your own portfolio site, you can adjust the information you share to draw in new audiences and perhaps more importantly, attract new employers before you graduate in 2012.
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ADR voice-casting director Terri Douglas has an ear that allows her to perfectly match voices, casting actors that serve as a time-saving component to movie-making. Most recently, she cast the perfect “walla” group to wocka wocka wocka in The Muppets.
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Heads up! When the kabuki drop comes in, you had better stay clear of the landing zone.
Like most skilled trade industries, the field of live show production has a language all its own. If want a career as a stage techie, you better start learning the vocabulary.
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Plucked from his day-job at Rainbow Records, Scott Booker knew nothing about managing a breakout rock band, especially one as quirky as The Flaming Lips. More than 20 years later, though, the would-be school teacher is an authority on sustaining a music career.
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Sure, you’ll make coffee during your internship, but you’ll also want to make a lasting impression on employers and colleagues. Here’s how.