Job Overview
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 cre-
ating and facilitating the projects that the company produces.
Special Skills
Marc Ball cites the company's dedication to customer service as being
a key to their success. "Our customers want to come back once we've
worked with them. We genuinely want them to succeed. When we finish
a project, we didn't let the client sit it on the shelf. We make them send it
to whomever they were supposed to, and make them show it. We beat on
them in a friendly way. We care about what happens to that product after
we finish it. In a sense, we make an investment in our clients." Ball also
feels that the quality of the company's staff is essential to its success.
Advice for Someone Seeking This Job
"If I was just getting out of high school and I knew that I wanted to be
in the film business, I would go to a television station and I would offer
to be their janitor for the summer if they would let me go with the news
crews," says Ball. "Find someone who can make that decision; it's going
to cost them to put you on their insurance. You're not going to make any
money, but you're going to be around the business and you're going to
learn about it . . . Then go to school and study. I'd suggest studying
writing. There is no basis for doing anything in the world that doesn't
start with being able to write well. Even if you're not that good at it,
struggle through and learn to get an idea down on paper . . . Next I'd
find somebody that would let me work for free, just to be around and
watch. Then I'd take that experience to the next level and ask to run the
vault or work as a production assistant, a position where I could impress
somebody with my commitment, and at the same time be around the
business. I'd try to do that while I was in school. Once you've got your
degree, then not only do you have a degree, but you've been around the
business and have some experience. Typically, and certainly at Scene
Three, the people that get hired are the people that impress someone: `I
think this person can do it.' `I think we ought to give this person a shot.'
That's who gets the job: the person who has shown their commitment
JOB TITLE: PRODUCER, COMPANY OWNER
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