What I Really Want to Do on Set in Hollywood A Guide to Real Jobs in the Film Industry

Name: What I Really Want to Do on Set in Hollywood A Guide to Real Jobs in the Film Industry
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ISBN: 9780823099535

ISBN-10: 0823099539

ISBN-13: 9780823099535

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Authors: Brian Dzyak

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Go Hollywood--with a complete, insightful look at the biggest jobs on the movie set * One-stop shopping for anyone who wants to work in film * The only behind-the-scenes title that offers a detailed look at the industry * Explores more than 35 jobs! "What I really want to do is direct." Or is it? Find out for sure with this comprehensive overview of some of the most critical jobs on the Hollywood movie set, from boom operator to craft services manager. Each one makes a unique and valuable contribution to the production. What path did they take to get their jobs, and do they like them? Author Brian Dzyak untangles the different departments, reveals the jobs within the…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/27/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Acknowledgments



The Business...Really



What I Really Want to Do



What I Really Need to Know



Where I Really Need to Go



What I Really Need to Have



What Am I Getting Myself Into?



Talent Support: What I Really Want to Do Is...



Stunts



Stunt Coordinate



Teach



Costume



Costume Design



Makeup



Hair



Props



The Director's Unit: What I Really Want to Do Is...



PA



Train for the DGA



Second Assistant Direct



First Assistant Direct



Unit Production Manage



Direct



Script Supervise



The Camera Department: What I Really Want to Do Is...



Load



Second AC



First AC



Operate



DIT



DP



The Grip Department: What I Really Want to Do Is...



Grip



Dolly Grip



Key Grip



The Electric Department: What I Really Want to Do Is...



Electric



Gaffe



The Sound Department: What I Really Want to Do Is...



Pull Cable



Boom



Mix Sound



Special Effects: What I Really Want to Do Is...



Special Effects



Sets: What I Really Want to Do Is...



Location Manage



Greens



Paint



Dress Sets



The Publicity Department: What I Really Want to Do Is...



Unit Publicity



Unit Still Photography



Behind-the-Scenes Camerawork



Cast & Crew Support: What I Really Want to Do Is...



Crafts Service



On-Set Medic



Transportation


Afterword



Contact Information



Glossary



Additional Resources


Index


About the Author