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REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES - Job Title: Film Commission Or Film Office And Location Manager, Job Title: Executive Director, American Federation Of Television And Radio Artists (aftra)

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If you are serious about pursuing a career working on feature films or series television you generally need to live, or frequent, Los Angeles or New York City, where the industry is based, or other cities, such as Richmond, Virginia, Wilmington, North Carolina, or Austin, Texas, where a great deal of production takes place.

However, not everyone has the means or desire to relocate to an industry hub. Many have carved out a successful career working in film, television, commercial, and music video production in other regions of the country. This chapter is dedicated to presenting some of those opportunities.

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REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES - Job Title: Film Commission Or Film Office And Location Manager

There are approximately 250 film commissions around the world that represent locations and interests under their jurisdiction. Each state has a film office with additional offices in counties or regions of the state. There is a film commission for Australia and even one for Bosnia. “Everyone is vying for film production activity on behalf of their community,” explains Virginia Film O…

REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES - Job Title: Executive Director, American Federation Of Television And Radio Artists (aftra)

Manage and direct day-to-day administration, public relations, and promotional activities, including contract negotiation, enforcement interpretation, budgets, and staff supervision. “People skills are the most important above everything else,” says executive director Randy Himes, “because we work with the good, the bad, and the ugly. There are people who default on payments, …

REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES - Job Title: General Manager, Television Station

General managers are responsible for the physical management and operation of the television station. They set and implement policy and may also be involved in programming and production decisions. “Skills are important: can you direct and shoot? Do you have a good eye? Are you a good writer?” asks KBYU Television's general manager Duane Roberts. “T…

REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES - Job Title: News Correspondent, Correspondent Overseas, Or Correspondent

REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES - Job Title: News Producer

Assignments vary, but some of a news producer's functions include: searching out potential guests, conducting pre-interviews and writing them up, making arrangements for interviews to be taped, and producing segments. After filming, the news producer may work with an editor to edit the story, and arrange for the correspondent to do a voice-over. Some producers may also be charged with writi…

REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES - Job Title: Producer, Company Owner

Along with partner Kitty Moon Emery, Scene Three Media Works co-owner Marc Ball is charged with developing a vision for the company and overseeing expansion into various media areas. He is involved in creating and facilitating the projects that the company produces. Marc Ball cites the company's dedication to customer service as being a key to their success. “Our customers want to co…

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