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Steve Browne Presents “Getting That Job In Hollywood”

Steve Browne’s 1984 self-published book, The Video Tape Post Production Primer, was picked up by colleges including Columbia as a text book, and sold thousands of copies.  As a video editor, he finished all the first-run theatrical commercials for the Walt Disney Studios including the smash hits The Lion King and Pocahontas for over 18 years.   Steve has followed the ever-changing world of film and television editing. 

 

Steve’s “Getting that Job in Hollywood” was recently published by Infinity Press.  This career guide takes a practical and entertaining look at the first time job hunter’s challenges.  In addition, there is a lengthy list of job descriptions.  Browne makes the point that there are many opportunities besides the all too often stated “I want to be a producer/director.”  

 

After majoring in Radio / TV at Ithaca College in upstate New York, Steve moved to Southern California to attend USC graduate film school.  His experience at Ithaca working on TV, stage, and film production prepared him for the intense USC program and his first job as a page with KNBC.  While there he was offered a job with the Komack Company which was producing “Welcome Back, Kotter,” and “Chico and the Man.” 

 

Delivering scripts was not a real career choice, so Steve took a video editing class.  He started working as an assistant to the editor Komack’s shows, then went out on his own as a freelance editor for many years before accepting a staff position at Video Transitions in Los Angeles, one of the first ¾ to 1 inch editing facilities. 

 

“Low budget producers were using this new, inexpensive medium but there were few editing facilities willing to handle that configuration.”  Around this time, Steve wrote the first draft of The Video Tape Post Production Primer. “There was no other book like it,” said Steve.  “I went to two book stores, got consignment deals with them and sent letters to Ithaca College and Columbia University.  Then the book took off.”  In 1988, Steve sold and rewrote the book for Focal Press.  Video Editing stayed in print for over 14 years through four major revisions. 

 

Steve began a successful association with New Wave Entertainment in the late 80’s. For 16 of his 19 years (thus far) in the business, he finished all the first run theatrical commercials for the Walt Disney, Touchstone and Hollywood Studios, his first being the Tom Cruise film, Cocktail; the last being Life Aquatic.  Steve has recently onlined Dane Cook’s Tourgasm for HBO, The Next Best Thing for ABC and FrankTV for TBS.]

 

Steve has seen trends come and go since he started editing in 1977.  “The technology and the images continue to change; however, it’s still all about manipulating the visual image.  The tools may change, but the job doesn’t.”

 

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Personal Screen Invites Contributors

They’ve invited us and we’re inviting you…
The PersonalScreen Network is an Internet television and media network offering a variety of Internet-centric programming.

The key for content producers is that they’re willing to share advertising revenue. If your program is a hit, you’ll get to participate in the revenue it earns.Visit PersonalScreen.com and you’ll see that they’re looking for a wide variety of programs and concepts.

They have a very innovative product placement system (and let’s face it, product placement is a huge part of the entertainment world; it only makes sense to think about it strategically). And their Flashed-based player looks great.

Content is king. The PersonalScreen Network is looking for high-quality, original programming that will appeal to an Internet audience. They’re going to be very selective, of course. But if you’re a content provider–film maker, TV producer, or even if you just have a great idea for a show–their approach holds a ton of potential.

So put on your thinking cap. Pull out the digital cam. Put together a great show, and send PersonalScreen your best pitch.

It could be your big break.

Visit: PersonalScreen.com
To Submit a Project: PersonalScreen.com/Submissions

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Study Filmmaking for Free

A Free Film Study Program for Self-Starting Students
Intro First, accept that you must do it yourself. No one else can make you a filmmaker or a media developer. Not even if you pay them 100 grand for a “film degree.”Accept that you’re on your own, especially if you don’t have that 100 grand. But you are not alone. More than ever, there are so many talented and motivated people who want to do the same thing you do.They’re not your competition. They’re your partners. Find them. Work with them. Create great stuff. Rule the world.Learn much, learn fast. Improve your skills. Start here. And don’t ever quit.
Learn the Basics

  • Take Robert Rodriguez’ 10 Minute Film School.
  • Take our Free Course (do the assignments!)
  • Start seeing everything as a story.
  • Read an inspiring book.
  • Get a camera, a computer, some editing software, and go capture something
  • Edit. Save. Deploy to YouTube.
  • Do it all over again.
Find Your Space

  • Want to be a filmmaker? Consider television.
  • Write a screenplay.
  • Check into books that address areas you’re interested in
  • Go to the edge with animation, machinima, or another emerging technolgy
  • Create a project and follow it though to completion (you may or may not love the results, but you’ll learn a ton from the process).
  • Do it all over again.
Produce Something Great

  • Try your hand at producing. Yes, you can.
  • Try again.
Learn On-The-Fly

  • Develop your own best expertise (editing, camera, directing, production, whatever) by doing it as often as possible. Experience is the best teacher. Creating your own projects is the best way to get experience.
  • Hone your technique by taking a specialized course or reading a terrific book.
Hone Your CraftMost important, understand is that you can do it. The media and entertainment world is going crazy. There’s plenty of room for one more crazy. Jump on board. Hone your skills. Create something.And never, never, never stop learning.Peace.

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