93-879 Navigating the Practical Realities of the Film Industry

3 units, Carnegie Mellon University

The course will be an in-depth analysis of the entertainment industry specifically the movie business. The class will highlight the representation (agents managers lawyers etc) of the talent the packaging of talent into films and the processing of these films through the studio system. The class will indoctrinate participants into the language and dynamics of the industry through the eyes of an insider to help prepare students for the practical realities of entering building and sustaining a career in the entertainment field. In other words this class focuses on examining the basic 'nuts and bolts' of the industry.

Prerequisites: none listed

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