Mimic the Movie Masters: STEVEN SPIELBERG – Part TWO

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Mimic the Movie Masters
STEVEN SPIELBERG – Part TWO

Welcome back to Part TWO of my study of Mr. Spielberg; if you haven’t read Part ONE, I’d strongly recommend it if you’re interested in his signature “Push In”. The idea of this series is to give you, the filmmakers, more tools at your disposal, to further improve your work and help take it to the next level. I am going to highlight certain director’s individual cinematic signature shooting styles, so you can understand and apply these master techniques to your own independent movies. But anyway, enough of that, you’re here to read Part TWO. So let’s get on with it!

How To Get a Job in Film & TV – Who To Contact + Film School or Not?

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Hello and welcome back, in the last two blog posts I talked about the Importance of Specialisation, and How to Create a Compelling Future that will drive you and keep you focused. Today I’m going to talk specifically about the key people to approach in the industry and discuss the pros and cons of going to film school, university or Media College to get a qualification vs. just going out there and getting experience. More importantly I’m going to tell you exactly how all this is viewed by professionals inside the industry. So first up…

Targeting The Right Industry People When Looking For Work

Approaching the right people and letting them know you are out there, is vital to your success. Below is a list of the main people you should attempt to contact/target. These people hire and fire crew and Production staff; they are the decision makers.

However, if you are fortunate enough to know someone on the ‘inside’ of the industry who doesn’t fall into this category, then by all means approach them; they may well be able to pull a few strings. In fact if you do know someone like this, you shouldn’t even be reading this right now, you should already be working in the industry! For the less fortunate, read on!

How To Get a Job in Film & TV – Get Focused, Dream Big!

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Hi there, this is the second part in a series of posts about breaking into the film and TV industry. In my first blog I talked about the number one element that the industry looks for when recruiting new talent – people who understand the importance and commitment of specialization in one craft. Those who are going to hire you want to know that you have a clear idea of what you ultimately want to do in the industry.

What the Industry Really Looks for When Recruiting New Talent

When we take on new talent we are not just investing in you, we are investing in the future of our industry and there are certain key values and characteristics that shine through – we look for people who are:

Efficient. Confident. Ambitious. Trustworthy. Good communicators. Honest. Intuitive. Committed. Dependable. Professional. Strive to be the Best.

If you’re interested in learning more about these attributes, check out my blog on having the right mindset for the industry – it’s targeted at camera operators, but is applicable to all areas of the crew, on or off location. I go into much more detail about what it takes to be successful in the industry.

But enough of all that, in today’s post I’m going to talk about how to dream BIG and how to create a compelling future. It might not seem important to you at this stage, but believe me… it is (more on that later).

As a result of your initial research from my first blog, you may have already decided what job you ultimately want to do in the industry or may still be  searching for answers, either way I want you to do the following exercise.