Course Overview
Eager to start your first entertainment media gig, but unclear about the next steps? Understanding relationships within the entertainment business is essential to beginning your career. This course is designed to review the stages of production, the agent’s role, an overview of set terminology, code of conduct, and discussion of the labour organizations within the business. You will learn how to rev up your career and arrive confidently on set, ready to work!
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the interpersonal relationships within the primary agencies in the film and media industry
- Define the roles of talent and management agencies
- Acquire and secure representation
- Identify key issues within the relationship between talent, producers, talent agents, and casting directors
- Define audition and set terminology
- Demonstrate proper etiquette and code of conduct on set
- Describe the casting process and the role of the agency
- Recognize basic legal contract issues between talent and representation
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2014
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