Here at Your Industry Insider, we love to shed light on professions within the industry which people might be curious about, but for which little information exists. Game show writer/producer Ryan Hopak has worked on some of the top shows in his genre, including “Survivor, ” “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?,” and “Jeopardy!” [...]
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Today’s profile subject is one of the rare people who took a strategic and direct path from college to doing exactly what he wanted to be doing. The struggle came much later, when it stopped being exactly what he wanted to be doing. The opportunity to do a commercial theatrical production of one of his works [...]
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When people ask me for advice on becoming a producer, they are usually referring to producing films or television programs. But there are a lot of other opportunities to be a producer and many people, such as today’s profile subject, find that producing in their niche suit them just fine. Christine clearly loves what she does and relishes the special [...]
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The career of today’s profile subject seems almost preordained when you find out about his childhood. Parents with an interest (and background, in the case of his mother) in the film business coupled with an inexplicable early sense that China would becoming a dominant force in the world seem to be the key ingredients [...]
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The inspiration for the Mogul Mindset eblasts (the name of our weekly newsletter) came from the Richard Branson autobiography, “Losing my Virginity.” This compelling story contained many lessons which anyone who aspired to achieve big things in any field, including entertainment, could apply to their own career paths. Richard Branson has a way of [...]
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How many people can claim that their career path has included a chance meeting with Mother Theresa and working with iconic filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood, one of whom does a dead on impersonation of film legend Jimmy Stewart for her? Well, Michelle Jackino can. Though, as she points out, her career had a few lucky opportunities [...]
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Peter Guber is a legendary figure in the industry. An entertainment executive, film producer, entrepreneur, sports team owner, television host, and sometimes college professor, he began with some early success at Columbia Pictures and kept on racking up the accomplishments throughout a career that has spanned over 40 years and counting. His new book, [...]
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Whether or not you became a fan of Tina Fey when she was a co-host of Weekend Update on “Saturday Night Live” or as the creator/showrunner and star of the Emmy winning NBC series “30 Rock,” you must recognize that she has broken a lot of ground as a woman in comedy, an especially [...]
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Writer I. Marlene King initially broke in as a screenwriter, selling pitches and then writing the script, and spent some time in “development hell” before having a film produced. Her early days of filmmaking involved collaboration with an established actress, a process which, for her, proved to be highly instructive and rewarding. Crossing over to television has also proven [...]
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The “Producer” position can mean a number of different things on a movie. The Producer can be someone who bought and developed the material the movie is based on or the manager of the star of the movie or the one who brought some or all of the financing to the table. In the case [...]
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