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THE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT'S POCKET HANDBOOK: BECAUSE NOBODY HAS TIME TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Caleb Clark. Raleigh: Lulu.com, 2008, 63 pp.
FILM CREW 101: TIPS, TRICKS & SECRETS FOR SUCCESS FROM MOTION PICTURE PROFESSIONALS Peter Clarson. Waxahachie: Clear Blue Sky Press, 2007, 141 pp.
MEDIA CAREER GUIDE 7: PREPARING FOR JOBS IN THE 21ST CENTURY James Seguin and Sherri Hope Culver. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2010, 116 pp.
As we attempt to recover from one of the worst recessions in American history, never have our students had so many opportunities when it comes to plying their trade in film and video. Although the competition may be fierce, our graduates now benefit from the convergence of film and video in both the television and film industries and from an unheard-of expansion in the media fueled by the growth of the Internet, the World Wide Web, and new video platforms.
Three recent guides provide excellent information for those who wonder just what is available out there and how one may best apply for those positions. One overviews all of those positions that fall under the communications rubric, and the other two zealously zero in on jobs in film. (It should go without saying that the best first step for anyone interested in media careers is a review of the annually updated online Bureau of Labor Statistics data and a thorough search of the always-expanding Internet.)
The first two of these three...