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Taylor & Francis Hollywood Drive What It Takes To Break In Hang In & Make It In The Entertainment Industry by Eve Light Honthaner
Hollywood Drive: What it Takes to Break in, Hang in & Make it in the Entertainment Industry is the essential guide to starting and succeeding at a career in film and TV. Written by a Hollywood insider, Honthaner's invaluable experience and advice will give those attempting to enter and become successful in the entertainment industry the edge they need to stand out among the intense competition. Because while film school prepares students to write a script, direct a scene and operate a camera, few newcomers enter the job market understanding how this business truly works and how to land a first job-much less succeed in the industry. Hollywood Drive is not merely a book about what it takes to get your foot in the door. It goes beyond that by offering you the tools, attitude, philosophy and road map you'll need to give yourself a good fighting chance at success -- whether you're looking for your very first job or for a strategy to move your career to the next level. This book will allow you to proceed with your eyes wide open, knowing exactly what to expect.Hollywood Drive explores the realities of the industry: various career options, effective job search strategies, how to write an effective cover letter and resume, what to expect on your first job, the significance of networking and building solid industry relationships, how a project is sold, and how a reel production office and set operate. You'll learn how to define your goals and make a plan to achieve them, how to survive the tough times, how to deal with big egos and bad tempers, and how to put your passion to work for you.show more Introduction Chapter 1: Fade in on RealityHaving What It TakesReality StingsAttend Film School Or Jump Right In?Making Coffee Instead of MoviesChapter 2: The Good, The Bad and The UglyThe Good News FirstPros From The ProsThe Less Glamorous AspectsCons From The ProsAs in Life, The Industry Is Not FairHollywood Means Business - Know Why You're HereChapter 3: Key Ingredients to a Successful CareerPassion! Passion! And More Passion!It's Who You Know and Who Knows YouIt's Also What Your Know About the IndustryUnderstanding the Power of NetworkingHaving a Plan and Committing to Your SuccessStanding Out Among the CrowdDonning A Teflon CoatPerfecting Your CraftHaving Good Interview SkillsBeing Able To Ask For What You WantA Winning AttitudeA Willingness and An Ability To Play The GameBeing Well Liked And Having a Good ReputationA Game Plan For Getting Through The Rough TimesRemembering The Five "P"sChapter 4: Career OptionsStaff vs. FreelanceBeing Part Of A CrewUnions And GuildsIndependents vs. Studio FilmsFeatures vs. TelevisionThe MajorsMore Staff PossibilitiesAn Agent's LifeThe Many Faces Of A ProducerProduction ManagementChapter 5: Some Other Interesting ChoicesPost ProductionInternational DistributionUnit PublicityThe Script DoctorThe EducatorMusicCommercialsReality TVCastingExtras CastingContinuityLocation ManagementStudio Operations & AdministrationNew MediaChapter 6: Life Will Not Go According To Plan If You Have No PlanFinding Your PassionKnow What You Want And Where You're GoingSetting GoalsKeeping Yourself On TrackYour Vision and MissionBeing In the Right Place at the Right TimeChapter 7: Starting Out Being A Big Fish In A Small Market Or A Small Fish In A Large MarketSkills to Fall Back OnThe Merits of Working For FreeThe MailroomTemp AgenciesNetwork OpportunitiesOther ConsiderationsChapter 8: Job Search StrategiesLooking For Work is UncomfortableFinding Your MarketLikely Targets (form)Company Profile & Follow-up (form)Learning How to Sell YourselfThe Personal PitchBeing Able to Ask For What You WantThe Recommendation of OthersYou Never Know Where It's Going To Come FromShameless Self-PromotionChapter 9: The Resume & Cover LetterThe Resume PileThe Cover LetterResume GuidelinesAdvice From the Resume GoddessAn Acting ResumeThe Follow-UpWhen to Use a BioSafeguarding Your Resume And HeadshotChapter 10: Interviews & MeetingsThere's More Than One KindGetting Past the Gate KeepersPreparing For An InterviewWhat They're Looking ForThe General Information MeetingSeven Steps To a Successful General Information MeetingThe Door-to-Door ApproachMeeting Etiquette For All OccasionsDon't Let Them Scare You AwayFollow-Up After your InterviewBeing AvailableA Final Note On the SubjectChapter 11: No One Ever Said It Would Be Easy! What You Can Expect Once You Land Your First JobGood PAs and Assistants Are Worth Their Weight In GoldBasic Job ResponsibilitiesCome EquippedProper Phone EtiquetteKnow Who You're Answering ToWhat To Do When Starting A New JobWhat Not To Do When Starting A New JobBecoming IndispensableThe Reliability FactorA Sense of UrgencyWorking Around CelebritiesBeware! Warning! Bumpy Road Ahead!Relax and Lighten UpChapter 12: Networking and SchmoozingSwimming With Sharks The SecretI'm A Friend Of Marc's and Jeff's The Giving Part of NetworkingThe "How To" Part of NetworkingDealing With ShynessBody LanguagePreparing For Small TalkStarting A ConversationRemembering NamesCommunication AssetsCommunication LiabilitiesSaying Good-ByeYour Nework (form)Chapter 13: Getting Through the Next DoorThe Cultivation and Maintenance of ContactsThere's Always More to LearnFinding a MentorHaving An AgentMaking Your Own FilmChapter 14: Pitching and SellingPitching Is Just Part of the GameOn the Lookout For Good MaterialScripts, Scripts and More ScriptsFirst Things FirstBecoming One With Your MaterialKnowing the MarketPackagingGetting Your Material in Front of the BuyersThe OddsPitching TipsTaking This route To Become A ProducerIt Only Takes One!Chapter 15: Reel ProductionThe Production OfficeA Reel SetGetting Into the DGAThe Production TeamChapter 16: You're Not in Film School Anymore, TotoDon't Count those Chickens Just YetIt's Crowded At the TopThe Land of Big Egos & Bad TempersAvoid Burning BridgesThere's a Barracuda in My Office - More On PoliticsChapter 17: Show Biz Survival TechniquesA Teflon Coat Comes in All SizesPreserving Your Motivation & ConfidenceGetting Past the Disappointment & DepressionWalking Around the Brick WallBe Bold, and Mighty Forces Will Come To Your AidRevert to Plan BDon't Fight A Stacked DeckGet It In WritingThe No-one's-Ever-Going-To-Hire-Me-Again SyndromeIt's Not A Business for SissiesHumor Is Still The Best MedicineGet RealChapter 18: Advice From the ExpertsChapter 19: Remembering Why You Got into This Business to Begin WithChapter 20: Eve's Recipe for SuccessGlossary Web Resources