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Metaphor of Horse Blinds. There was a famous Hollywood actor. His daughter had just joined Acting in cinema. "Wear Horse Blinds" - The Hollywood actor gave this advice to her daughter. A horse blind, prevents a horse from looking on people and things happening on sideways. His focus is fully focused on the role which it has to play. Now look at the Designated Senior Advocates. Watch their demeanor when their cases are about to be called up for hearing.. Look at their eyes... You may find that they are wearing invisible horse blinds. They are oblivious to advocates sitting on their sideways. Their focus is fully on the role which they have to play. Shakespeare had once said, "This whole world is a big stage and we are all actors playing roles on this stage". Today you may be playing the role of a law student, or an advocate seeking senior advocate or an advocate seeking a job. Whatever role you may be playing, focus on your role, focus on the script which you have to deliver, and if you like, make rehearsal of the script which you have to deliver. You are on the Stage of the Great Movie of Your Life. Make it a really good movie. (copyright) Haresh Raichura 30/6/2020, 30/6/2024 #lawyers #lawstudents #interns #career #motivation

Spent the snow day at the Warner Bros. Discovery Publicity Webinar! Such an insightful session where I learned a lot about what goes into one of the most important aspects of filmmaking - publicity! #publicity #filmmaking #warnerbros #warnerbrosdiscovery #filmindustry #filminternship #internshipopportunity #internshipjourney #internship2024 #barbiemovie #WBDVIEW24

Meet Alva and Cande- the new interns at WG film. 🎬 Alva is a film student, studying film production with main focus on production management. Cande studied film and film editing and are now focusing on her internship. 🎞️ Their main focus at WG are social media, communications, editing, research and podcast production. Do you have any questions for Alva and Cande? Comment down below👇 #WGWednesday #WGFilm #WGWeek

I read an article about a "Film directors approach to managing creativity". In this article I learned many different things about the film process and what goes into it. For example, you need to make working relationships within the shoots fast. Everyone is so used to starting new productions they have learned to get to know each other first as so to make connections for the future. I also learned that all films go through 3 main phases which are preproduction, the actual shooting, and post production. Each group has many different jobs. I also learned that motivation and competency is a huge part to keep getting jobs in the industry, it's also up to the director to help actors and helpers channel their energy to get the best performance. #alpinecteinternships #mountainlandcte #cteinternships Alpine School District CTE Internships https://lnkd.in/ek2Rb5wJ

It is crucial to create a comprehensive roadmap for film school graduates. Schwartz highlights the importance of combining artistic and academic knowledge with practical skills that graduates will need upon entering the industry. This approach ensures that students leave film school equipped not only with a theoretical understanding of filmmaking practice, but also with the real-world expertise necessary for their future careers to flourish. 

Having spent more than 5 years in the industry, I obviously adore everything about film & TV - but undeniably, it's one of the hardest industries to access. Yes, it is competitive because it's also one of the most exciting industries to work in. But more than anything, the nature of the 'Who You Know' in the entertainment space is more prominent than arguably any other industry - only proven by the stats from this Channel 4 News research. I'm not afraid to admit that I'm one of the lucky ones. Not only are my family based near enough to London, where the main bulk of the industry is based, which allowed me to do a 3 month unpaid internship in London at the beginning of my career. But I also happened to have a distant family member who worked for a TV channel, which gave me an in to do work experience there, ultimately leading to a full-time job. When you graduate, everyone in the industry tells you to do these unpaid opportunities, because 'you never know who you might meet'. And whilst ultimately I did gain from this method, it's completely discounting the 90% of the country's population who don't live close enough to London, who can't afford to not be paid, and who therefore won't meet the 'right' people to get a foot in the door. And this is only a small piece of the puzzle. As cinematographer Tom Watts mentioned in our recent panel on Neurodiversity in Film & TV, networking is one of the most important things you can do to advance your career. But someone who is neurodivergent might not have the capacity to network as much as a neurotypical person who doesn't struggle with social 'abilities' or exhaustion. There are of course some brilliant diversity initiatives already, but this 'who you know' attitude, the expectations of unpaid work and the London-centricity of the film & TV industry are what needs to change, and are all part of the cause of the ongoing lack of representation. There's no quick fix, but we need new laws around unpaid work, more regulations when it comes to bias, and ultimately, more stories from diverse perspectives to show the world that everyone can be successful no matter their background. P.S. My inbox is always open if you are looking for advice to get into the industry yourself! Deadline Hollywood

Metaphor of Horse Blinds. There was a famous Hollywood actor. His daughter had just joined Acting in cinema. "Wear Horse Blinds" - The Hollywood actor gave this advice to her daughter. A horse blind, prevents a horse from looking on people and things happening on sideways. His focus is fully focused on the role which it has to play. Now look at the Designated Senior Advocates. Watch their demeanor when their cases are about to be called up for hearing.. Look at their eyes... You may find that they are wearing invisible horse blinds. They are oblivious to advocates sitting on their sideways. Their focus is fully on the role which they have to play. Shakespeare had once said, "This whole world is big stage and we are all actors playing roles on this stage". Today you may be playing role of a law student, or an advocate seeking senior advocate or an advocate seeking job. Whatever role you may be playing, focus on your role, focus on script which you have to deliver, and if you like, make rehersal of the script which you have to deliver. You are on the Stage of the Great Movie of Your Life. Make it really good movie. Vaibhav Agarwal , Chief Executive Officer Legal V&E Consulting Worldwide V&E Aviation Group V&E Aviation Group V&E Swiss +++ #lawyers #lawstudents #interns #career #motivation

The harsh reality of the barriers to ‘making it’ in the TV / Film / Media industry if you don’t have the means to support yourself in the early stages of your career means more and more people from working class backgrounds are turning their backs on the creative industries, and who can blame them. There’s so much appetite amongst production people to address this but with budgets squeezed and generally less work out there the ability to take on new talent and pay and support them appropriately is getting harder and harder. Fundamentally what is needed is more investment from govt and industry bodies but we all know what the current government feels about the creative industries - just look at the cuts happening across higher education for humanities subjects.

BLOCKING AND STAGING IN FILM BLOCKING is prevalent terminology even when “STAGING” is intended or meant. Sometimes, the camera department, Light, and even the very Zealous Production Manager will say, “Director, please, what is your Blocking?” Whilst this is not a CRIME at all from a grand perspective it won’t hurt to understand basic concepts and the right terminology to go. STAGING often comes before Blocking. Prepping the SET, positioning every element as envisioned, identifying PLAY AREAS, Setting up cameras, and plotting camera movements in preparation for a scene is STAGING... BLOCKING follows suit as it is PRIMARILY the Actor’s and Director’s business. BLOCKING is mapping out the actor’s movement throughout the scene and how the actor should interact with the set elements. As a hustling filmmaker on the street (Apprenticeship) don’t let the wrong practice grow on you and become your TRUTH. If you must practice circumstantial wrong, Know the RIGHT... So you don’t feel, look, and actually out of place in a much more professional SET. You can’t afford a film school? Yea, I gerrit! I also couldn’t for the longest but learn to normalize DIY... Spend as much time on youtube, quora et al... learning your craft as you spend on Instagram tiktok et al... #bestokoduwa #filmdirector

STORYTIME: I got my start in Film Development at an EPIC production company (Billionaire-Founded). The company had some great movies and an innovative creative team but was tanking. My job was to read through scripts that were submitted and give synopses to the producers. I fell in love with the pilot script - it was unique and captivating. I pitched it to the producers and they booked a meeting. On my first meeting with one of the creators of the show, I complimented the him on his work and let him know that I enjoyed it. I was reprimanded shortly after by the lead producer "We never tell writers if their work is good or not" (I took this as a permission slip to continue breaking the rules). After meeting with the creator, I went back to the team and pushed for us to pick the show up. They didn't want it for whatever reason (100% their choice). That show ended up being MANIFEST, which ran for 4 seasons on NBC. The company closed its doors shortly after my internship ended. There are two points to this story: 1. As an #entrepreneur, some people aren't going to be able to see your vision, it's your job to hold your vision for YOURSELF. You are not meant to lead everyone - and that should excite you, not make you feel small. 2. As a #creative, you're going to have A LOT of no's. This does not mean that your work is not valuable. It means that you're in the wrong room. Trust yourself, and don't let rejection change your perceptions of yourself of your work. #entrepeneurship #aspirational #creatives #creativeagency #inspiring #keepgoing #solorpreneur #influencermarketing