Today’s profile subject did a mid-career switch from outside entertainment into a field that had nothing to do with his previous career or his educational background. But developing the ability to handle a classroom full of small children probably prepared him well for the challenges of film production, where weather, equipment failures, and sometimes even the whims of a temperamental movie star can impact a project’s budget. See below for details on Jaren’s current position, how he got there, and how he keeps his perspective when things get crazy on the job. 

Current position: Production Controller, Alcon… Read the rest of this entry »

You just directed (or produced or DP’d or costume designed) your first short. Or are doing an internship on a movie studio lot.

You’re working in your dream entertainment job (which also happens to be your first entertainment job). Or are in the studio recording a song.

You finally landed a manager and are going on auditions regularly. Or you’re working one of those coveted spots in the mailroom trainee program at a major agency.

Whatever it is you are doing in entertainment, if you feel it tells a good story and are willing to… Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s profile subject, music manager Jennifer Yeko, started out doing music management as a side project while making a living in a very unique way. The creativity she demonstrated during that period, before she was able to call herself a full-time music manager, as well as the foresight she had to focus on licensing music to television shows and films before others were doing it, are two indicators that she is well-suited for this entrepreneurial pursuit. Details of her career journey and the day-to-day of her music managment career can be… Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s Inside Scoop subject, Nina Bargiel, is truly on the cutting edge of entertainment, embodying fictional characters across platforms, creating the social media trappings of a real life for them. It’s a writing assignment she relishes and we here at YII believe that if you want to know what the future of storytelling holds, following Nina and watching what she does is the way to find out.

Current position (or recently completed projects): Past: Writer on “Lizzie McGuire” and “The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.” Transmedia Producer on “Valemont.” Current:… Read the rest of this entry »