Hollywood Game Plan: How to Land a Job in Film, TV and Digital Entertainment

by Carole M. Kirschner

Overview

Hollywood Game Plan is an in-depth, how-to guide for aspiring Hollywood hopefuls. It provides a concrete, step-by-step strategy to land a job in the entertainment industry. It is the first book to provide insights and advice from both sides of the spectrum: seasoned professionals with decades-long success and wisdom, and up-and-coming professionals who were pounding the pavement just a few years ago and share the up-to-the minute strategies that helped them land their first jobs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615930869
Publisher:	Wiese, Michael Productions
Publication date:	03/01/2012
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Sixteen years as a successful senior-level Hollywood executive — including stints at CBS and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television — have honed Carole Kirschner’s ability to translate the unwritten rules of show business into plain English. She was involved in developing Murphy Brown, Designing Women, Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures, Reboot, and the original La Femme Nikita series, and now develops and runs innovative entertainment industry training programs for the WGA Showrunner Training Program, CBS Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program, and the Hollywood Assistant Training Program.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

SECTION ONE: GET PREPARED

Welcome to Hollywood

Learn the Basics: Entertainment 101

Make Yourself Irresistible to Decision Makers

Turn Your Current Resume into an Industry-Ready Resume

Write a Killer Cover Letter/Email

Land the All Important Entertainment Internship

SECTION TWO: GET SMART

Arrive in Town Prepared

Discover the Path to Development and Producing

Discover the Path to Physical Production and Beyond

SECTION THREE: GET CONNECTED

Be Memorable: Develop a Unique Personal Story

Network Like Crazy

Find a Mentor and Treat Her Right

SECTION FOUR: GET FOCUSED

Launch a Fierce Five-Step Job Search

Learn the Secret of the Power Prep

Give Great Meeting

SECTION FIVE: GET HIRED

Start Smart on Your First Day

Move up The Food Chain: Find Your Next Job

Transition into New Career Paths

SECTION SIX: GET GOING

Prepare for the Diversity Factor

Find an Agent

Survive Rejection and Let it Make You Stronger

Get Ready for Your Lucky Break

Glossary

Appendix 1: Resources

Appendix 2: Hollywood-English writer’s dictionary

Appendix 3: Sample resumes

 

Interviews

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