Working in Film, Television and Entertainment

What's Out There, How to Get Hired, and How to Advance
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-09286-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 346 g

Working in Film, Television, and Entertainment provides a personalized roadmap for navigating job prospects in the competitive film and television industry, offering insights and tools from a professional to help aspiring content creators find their right fit and build successful careers.

This comprehensive guide fills a critical gap in career resources with tried-and-tested application strategies that help readers “walk the walk” in the film industry. Unlike generic career advice, it provides specialized job-hunting techniques tailored specifically for entertainment professionals. The book explores both traditional production roles (including emerging areas such as AI) and business-side careers (agents, managers, legal, marketing), plus new media opportunities. Readers gain access to “day in the life” insights from successful industry insiders, practical exercises, professional resume samples, and interview preparation materials. Written by an author with extensive industry experience as both a professional and educator, the guide offers realistic, up-to-date advice that university career counsellors typically cannot provide. It serves anyone determined to work in film and television but unsure where to start or which career path to pursue, providing the industry-specific knowledge needed to navigate this dynamic and competitive field successfully.

This guide is essential for current film and television students, recent graduates, and career changers seeking to enter the entertainment industry without formal education.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Doyle, Barbara

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I – YOU 1. The sky is falling! Or is it? 2. What Gets You Out of Bed in the Morning? PART II – PREPPING FOR THE TRIP 3. Should you go to Film School? 4. Your Resume and Cover Letter 5. Internships 6. Your Network 7. Things You Should Learn How to Do in Advance 8. Your Interview 9. Your First Weeks at the Internship or on the Job PART III – THEM 10. It All Starts with An Idea 11. Becoming a Development or Creative Executive 12. The Business of the Business: Lawyers, Managers, and Agents 13. Working in Casting 14. Becoming a Producer 15. Becoming a Director 16. Living the Freelance Life 17. Guide to Production (Set) Jobs 18. Working in Animation 19. Working in Post-production 20. Working in Unscripted, YouTube, and Jobs You May Not Know Existed 21. Working in Marketing, Advertising, and PR 22. When You Love Creating Content but You Don’t Want to Move to Hollywood Or New York—And Maybe You Don’t Even Want to Live in The US 23. These Groups Want to Help You 24. The AI Earthquake 25. Advice for Aspiring Creators, Whatever You Want to Create 26. Add-Ons

Über Autor(innen)

Barbara Doyle began her career at Tri Star Pictures, and has worked extensively in production on feature films and in television. She has 20 years of experience managing Film and Media programs and initiatives as Associate Dean of Production at the American Film Institute; Chair of the Film Division of Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Chapman University; Chair of Motion Pictures at Belmont University; Program Coordinator, Chapman University; and is currently a faculty member at Emerson College, in addition to serving as Internship Coordinator for Emerson's School of Film, Television and Media Arts.