Creating a Proper Film Resume - How to Get a Job

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SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2011  

REGISTER NOW

2 Hour Class - Limit 25 Students - 5:00p - 7:00p

$30 for ATL Film 365 and GPP Members / $40 for Non-members

Wonder why you send in your resume but don't get a call? Learn how to craft a film resume, whether you have experience or not. Learn how to translate your experience into related film experience. Learn where to gain experience, how build your resume, trade favors and network. See if you have what it takes to get a job in the film business. BRING your CURRENT RESUME to WORKSHOP in the class.

Instructor:  Producer Linda Burns

Hollis Gillespie’s Shocking Real Life Workshop Space 327 Nelson Street STOREFRONT SUITE #313 Atlanta, GA 30313 FREE PARKING

Intro to Camera PA for Features, Television and Commercials

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SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2011 REGISTER NOW

3 Hour Class - Limit 35 Students - 1:30p - 4:30p $50 for ATL Film 365 and GPP Members / $65 for Non-members

Interested in working in the camera department?  Want to be a DP someday?  The best way to learn is from the ground up starting as a Camera PA or Intern.  This class isn't about what camera to use or how to operate one.  We focus this workshop on teaching you terminology, protocol, tools of the trade, how to get and keep a job, and disposition needed to eventually work in the Camera Department as a Loader, 2nd AC, Focus Puller/1st AC, Camera Operator and/or Director of Photography.

Instructors: Max Junquera (The Proxy, Adidas, Fusian Brands); Hugh Braselton (The Three Stooges, Fast Five, Hall Pass, Due Date, Lottery Ticket, Killer, The Blind Side, Get Low, Into the Wild, My Super Psycho Sweet 16); Linda Burns (Producer).

Hollis Gillespie’s Shocking Real Life Workshop Space 327 Nelson Street STOREFRONT SUITE #313 Atlanta, GA 30313 FREE PARKING

Intro to Art PA for Features, TV, and Commercials

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SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2011 REGISTER NOW

Intro to Art Dept PA for Features, Television and Commercials 3 Hour Class - Limit 35 Students - 10:00a - 1:00p $50 for ATL Film 365 and GPP Members / $65 for non-members Interested in dressing sets, making props, or coordinating for the art dept?  If so, you'll need to start as an Art Department PA or Intern.  Learn terminology, protocol, tools of the trade, what it's like to work as an Art PA, how to get and keep a job, what people hiring look for in an Art PA, and the disposition needed to work as an Art PA and eventually join the ranks of set dressers, art department coordinators, props assistants, designers, buyers, etc.

Instructors: Andy Rusk (The Odd Life of Timothy Green, The Greening of Whitney Brown, Hall Pass, The Lost Valentine, Mean Girls 2, Life as We Know It, The Crazies, Preacher’s Kid, Not Since You, Vampire Diaries, Get Low); Dwight Benjamin-Creel (Footloose, X-Men: First Class, Detroit 1-8-7, Lottery Ticket, Past Life, Zombieland, The Joneses, Van Wilder: Freshman Year, One Missed Call, We Are Marshall, House of Payne, Remember The Titans, Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius); Cedar Valentine (Joyful Noise, Fast and Furious 5, The Lottery Ticket, The Joneses, Marley & Me, John Adams: Mini-Series, One Missed Call, War of the Worlds, Beauty Shop, The Last Samuri); Nicole LeBlanc (The Blind Side, The Odd Life of Timothy Green. Zombieland, Tyler Perry Studios, Queen Sized); Linda Burns (Producer)

Hollis Gillespie’s Shocking Real Life Workshop Space 327 Nelson Street STOREFRONT SUITE #313 Atlanta, GA 30313 FREE PARKING

Creating a Film Resume - How to Get a Job

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Saturday, March 26th, 2011 3:30 - 5:30 PMRegister Now OR Sunday, March 27th, 2011 3:30 - 5:30 PM Register Now

2 Hour Class - LIMIT 25 STUDENTS

2 SESSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM!

$30 for ATL Film 365 Members / $40 for Non-Members

Wonder why you send in your resume but don't get a call? Learn how to create a proper film resume, whether you have experience or not. Learn how to translate your experience into related film experience. Learn where to gain experience, how build your resume, trade favors and network. See if you have what it takes to get a job in the film business.

BRING your CURRENT RESUME to WORKSHOP in the class.

Location: Hollis Gillespie's Shocking Real Life Workshop Space 327 Nelson St. STOREFRONT SUITE #313 Atlanta, GA 30313 FREE PARKING

Quotes from previous classes...

Totally worked! I've heard back from 3 production designers after my resume retool. Phoebe B

The workshop was AWESOME!!!! Thank you for all your advice. I will definitely apply it! TaKnesha H

Thanks for everything - the class was great and just what I needed. Nicole P

What a great class Linda, your advice is worth every penny and then some! Jeanette G

Thanks so much. The class really gave me a good idea of what I needed to do. Jon C

You definitely made me realized how my resume looks like a dump truck backed into it. Fortunately with the knowledge you have bestowed upon me, I can now escape the dark side. Thanks a billion! Christi H

Workshop taught by Producer Linda Burns

Linda Burns produces award winning national commercials, industrials and television shows, pilots, and promos. For over 16 years, in between commercial production work, she line produced and production managed numerous indie shorts, trailers and features, nurturing the next generation of filmmakers in Georgia. She sits on industry and festival panels, teaches production classes, writes coverage on screenplays, and screens films for local festivals. She is a member of the Producers Guild, and sits on the Executive Committees of the Board of Directors for both Atlanta Film Festival 365 and Georgia Production Partnership. Recent credits include: Titleist, Pebble Beach Resorts, Spectracide, Georgia Pacific, Honda, Turner Studios, "The Proxy", "The Little Death", "Living is Winning" and "The Signal". Linda currently oversees the GPP - ATL Film 365 PA Academy and regularly helps local productions acquire interns by collecting and reviewing resumes. In the last year two years, Linda processed over 750 resumes.

Intro to Set PA for Features, Television and Commercials

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Sunday, March 27th, 2011 12:00 - 3:00 pm3 Hour Class - LIMIT 25 STUDENTS

$50 for ATL Film 365 Members / $65 for Non-Members Register Now

Set PAs require hard working, skilled, savvy, team players willing to work long hours and do whatever it takes to keep production running smoothly. The Set Production Assistant or Set PA can be an entry level position teaching you the business from the ground up, but on features, experience is a must. How do you get that experience, should you take an internship position, how do you get a job that requires experience with no experience? These topics and more will be discussed.

During this course you will learn : Terminology and on-set etiquette Set PA duties and responsibilities Different PAs on a Feature, i.e. paperwork PA, basecamp PA, etc. Basic "tools of the trade" How to get work and keep working What makes a great set PA and how not be 'that guy' no one wants to hire again

This workshop will help you determine if being a Set PA is really for you. It's a challenging job, but can be incredibly rewarding if you decide you are up to the challenge. Find out if you have what it takes to join the film industry as a Set Production Assistant.

INSTRUCTORS: Adam Jordan (Set PA - We Are Marshall, Somebodies, Van Wilder: Freshman Year, Not Since You, Killers, Stomp the Yard 2, Hall Pass, Teen Wolf, Three Stooges), Linda Burns (Producer), Jihad 'JZ' Ziyad (Set PA - Stomp the Yard 2, The Monique Show, Teen Wolf, The Proxy)

Location: Hollis Gillespie's Shocking Real Life Workshop Space 327 Nelson St. STOREFRONT SUITE #313 Atlanta, GA 30313 FREE PARKING

Intro to Office PA for Features, Television and Commercials

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Saturday, March 26th, 201112:00 - 3:00 PM 3 Hour Class - LIMIT 25 STUDENTS

$50 for ATL Film 365 Members / $65 for Non-Members Register Now

Looking to break into the film business and build a career? The Office Production Assistant or Office PA is the entry level position that can teach you the business from the ground up. Office PAs require hard working, smart, patient, team players willing to do what it takes to keep a production office running smoothly.

During this course you will learn : Terminology and office etiquette Office PA duties and responsibilities Basic "tools of the trade" Importance of attention to detail Learning to love the copier

This workshop will help you determine if being an Office PA is really for you. It's a challenging job, but can be incredibly rewarding if you decide you are up to the challenge. Find out if you have what it takes to join the film industry as an Office Production Assistant.

INSTRUCTORS: Tara Ansley (Production Secretary - Marry Me, Drop Dead Diva (Season 2), Office PA - Drop Dead Diva (Season 1), Vampire Diaries (4 episodes); and Linda Burns (Producer)

Location: Hollis Gillespie's Shocking Real Life Workshop Space 327 Nelson St. STOREFRONT SUITE #313 Atlanta, GA 30313 FREE PARKING