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Careers in film production are available in television, film production companies, advertising companies.
It is important to know that there are few full time jobs in film industry. Most people work in film industry as self-employed freelancers. Film production is done in studio and on location. Film industry jobs are heavily sought after and so offer a tough competition.
Any one looking for a career in TV & Fims must have talents for personal marketing in addition to skills in acting & creative arts.

Careers in Film production:

Animation: it involves design, creation & production of animated and effects. Now most opportunities are available for work that is done using computer animation techniques. Few opportunities do exist for traiditional cell animation.

Announcers : Announcers work on detailed and carefully scripts, communicating information to the viewer from a soundproof behind the scenes environment.

Archivists/Libararians: Archivists and librarians collect & preseve and make available collectoion of recorded visual, sound, written and other materials that is used by artists, assistants & directors for reference.

Art & Design: This function creates the visual effects using manual or computer generated graphics. Computer generated graphics is now being used heavily and offers very good career opportunities for creative minds.

CameraWork
Costume/Wardrobe
Direction
Engineering
Fim, video & audio tape editing

IT specialists
Journalists
Laboratory
Lighting
Makeup & Hairdressing
Management
Marketing & sales
Madelmakers
Producers
Production Assistents
Production Managers
Production Operatives
Researchers
Gofers
Setcraft/props
Sound
Special effects
Support staff
Transmission
Writers

Personal Qualities & Skills

In addition to institutional training, you must have intense passion for the career you are seeking. It is important to combine artistic skills with technical skills & the natural gift of paying attention to detail, exercising patience and take criticism constructively.
A team orientation, even-tempered, logical & visually imaginative approach to present art for public appeal is very important. It is important to build network of friends & contacts that will get you the paying assigments suiting your skills.

Salaries & Income levels

Film industry offers so many opportunities in art & design, sound, editing, music, multimedia, writing and many more.

For new entrants the slaries or income levels for free lancers can be the range $20000 - $40000. Once you gain experience & recognition in some skills for TV & Film production your income will increase better than in most careers.

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