For more than a decade, the study of film has been one of the fastest growing disciplines at American colleges and universities. Film studies students normally follow one of two career directions. Most students directly enter the communications job market. Advertising, public relations, technical writing, educational media and free-lance filmmaking are just a few career possibilities.
Film Studies majors learn to see film as an artistic medium, a cultural expression, a rhetorical device, a technical production, and a commercial enterprise. The major develops students' analytical, research and writing skills, as well as their creative and technical abilities.
| Film Archives | Television production | Animator |
| Assistant Director | Camera Operator | Casting Director |
| Cinematographer | Censor | Colorizing technician |
| Independent Filmmaker | Industrial Filmmaker | Producer |
| Script Supervisor | Screenwriter | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Dramaturge | Critic |
| Lighting Technician | Program Assistant | Press Agent |
| Actor | Actress | Drama Coach |
| Sound/Special Effects Specialist | Prop Maker | Scriptwriter |
| Studio Merchandising | Distribution Company | Personal Asst. to Director |
| Theater Manager | Film Production Instructor | Casting Assistant |
| Costume Design | Publicist | Rerecording mixer |
| Film Director | Story Editor | Talent Representative |
| Film Editor | Talent Agent | |
| Professor |
Present specific viewpoints |
Influential/persuasion skills |
Synthesizing information |
Interpretation skills |
Reporting and editing skills |
Create entertaining and persuasive messages |
Evaluate ideas and presentation |
Gather information and data |
Compare and contrast evidence |
Evaluate information and sources |
Critical thinking skills |
Develop market research |
Measure media effects |
Planning and managing skills |
Work with deadlines |
Work independently |
Attention to details |
Work in teams / small groups |
Rewriting and editing with others |
Understand institutional and cultural values |
Identify and manage different needs of individuals, groups, etc. |
Explaining processes, plans and concepts |
UNCW Department of Film Studies Internship page: http://www.uncwil.edu/filmstudies/current-students/opportunities.html
Film Internships: http://www.filminternships.net
Production Hub http://www.productionhub.com/jobs/index.aspx
California Film Commission http://www.film.ca.gov/ProductionTools/Jobs.html
Summer Film Internships: http://www.summerinternships.com/film-internships/
Rising Star Internships: http://www.rsinternships.com/applications/job_sectors.php3?sector=FILM
Entertainmentjobs.com: http://www.entertainmentjobs.com/
Hollywood Entertainment Jobs: http://www.hollywoodentertainmentjobs.com/
Los Angeles area Craigslist: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/tfr/
Crew Net: http://www.crewnet.com/
New York area Craigslist: http://newyork.craigslist.org/tfr/
New England Film: http://www.newenglandfilm.com/jobs.htm
Media-match: http://www.media-match.com/
Arts Opportunities http://www.artsopportunities.org/
Entertainment Careers www.entertainmentcareers.net
FilmStaff: Crew Placement Services http://www.filmstaff.com/
ShowBizJobs (mostly LA & NY) http://www.showbizjobs.com/
ShowBizCrew (mostly LA & NY) http://www.showbizcrew.com/
FilmBiz Jobs http://jobs.filmbiz.com/
Entertainment Careers http://www.entertainmentcareers.net/
New Line Cinema jobs http://www.newline.com/jobs/index.html
Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook – www.kftv.com
mandy.com www.mandy.com International Film and TV Production Resources
2-Pop www.2-pop.com Digital Filmmakers Resource Site
MediaBistro www.mediabistro.com Career & Community for Media Professionals
Photography & Film Career Guide http://www.khake.com/page45.html
American Cinema Editors www.ace-filmeditors.org
Entertainment Careers http://www.entertainmentcareers.net/
Media careers http://www.mediacareers.com/
Women Make Movies: http://www.wmm.com
Professional Associations Links
Academy of Television Arts and Science: http://www.emmys.org
Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers: http://www.amptp.org
American Society of Cinematographers: http://www.theasc.com
American Women in Radio and Television: http://www.awrt.org
Association of Motion Picture Sound, London: http://www.amps.net
Black Filmmaker Foundation: http://www.surfview.com/seresbff.htm
Digital Cinema Society: http://www.digitalcinemasociety.org
Director’s Guild of America: http://www.dga.org
National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians: http://www.nabetcwa.org
Producer’s Guild of America: http://www.producersguild.org
Screen Actors Guild: http://www.sag.com
Stuntmen’s Association of Motion Pictures: http://www.stuntmen.com
Stuntwomen’s Association of Motion Pictures: http://www.stuntplayers.com
National Cable Telecommunications Association: http://www.ncta.com
Wilmington Regional Film Commission http://www.wilmington-film.com/
American Film Institute www.afionline.org
Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers www.aivf.org
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television www.academy.ca/national.htm
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences www.oscars.org
American Association of Advertising Agencies www.aaaa.org
British Interactive Multimedia Association www.bima.co.uk
UNCW Post-Graduate Survey - coming soon
Actors Fund of America www.actorsfund.org
Boston Film/Video Foundation www.bfvf.org/index.htm
British Film Institute www.bfi.org.uk/index.html
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