When did the entertainment industry start its slowdown? Was it Netflix climb? Strikes? The cocovio-9 pandemic? Brad Hall, founder of Entertainmentcareers.netsaid the DIP began in December 2019. During the last quarter of the same year, he and his team noticed “very strange signals” who suggested that the jobs in production were about to take a huge blow.
“We estimated that we had reached a summit of production of our life, especially in the United States, in particular in Los Angeles, and we have not seen significant recovery for 10 years,” he said. “Then, of course, everything was hidden because the pandemic occurred, then several work strikes.”
Hollywood took a similar blow during the economic crisis and the recession that started in 2008, but the recovery occurred when technological companies like Amazon, Netflix and Apple paid money to create platforms and libraries. Today, Hall does not see a Savior – but there is still creative work to find and many Entertainment careersWith members who pay $ 9.95 / month or less depending on the plan they choose receiving the complete advantages of the site. This work may not be where you expect.
“What we are doing now is trying to point people out to see each other in a wider set of skills,” said Hall, “like pointing (producers) to experiential marketing or live events live.”
Hall predicts “massive growth” in live events: this is where companies like Amazon and Netflix redirect their investments with comedy and comedy sporty. He thinks that one of these platforms can broadcast music festivals like Coachella or Broadway shows live down.
“The cost of production is relatively low,” Hall told Indiewire. “It is an event that already occurs. We are therefore trying to bring people who have experience in live events to start turning in these directions. ”
HAS Behind the scenesVice-president Luke Crowe has a similar opinion. He said that if auto-tapes facilitate hearing for the actors, this surabonde also makes it more difficult. Thanks to its $ 24.99 / month or $ 199.99 / Anté Behind the scenes wants to provide, said Crowe, is a redirection.
“There are a lot of new types of work to come,” said Crowe. “Depending on where someone’s interests are and in his career, there are good opportunities. We have seen a lot of growth in online advertising – brand content that is not supposed to look like advertising.”
These are generally tiktok or YouTube videos starring actors using a product in a way that does not look too much like land or when a company puts its name behind a live event or a series that attracts its sales base. The “brand content” does not seem as sexy as the “network driver”; The work may not be union and the salary will be lower. However, it is always a pay check and can go on a coil. It is also possible that this is seen by more people than an independent functionality or even television programs. Most importantly, Crowe said, working in this creative advertising space will probably lead to more employment possibilities.
“The actors and directors and the crew who may not even have these opportunities before, they obtain this great advertising on a national scale, now there are 1,000 smaller (commercial) places so that they can enter,” he said. “It can create better rolls and you can really create a life in many of that, cumulatively.”
Another key to creating long-term success is self-reflection: where are you really, in your career? Dreams of glory, fortune and belief that your story is so special that it must Being informed are common; This is what attracts many people to entertainment. However, the ability to stay is largely based on the ability to overcome yourself and focus on the development of interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt.
“You have to jump over this graduate or career change chasm to become an employable, to start obtaining a coherent paid work,” said my first job in Movie The founder and managing director Sam Kirkwood.
As “a film of film / hybrid agency”, My first work in cinema Offers a free service that focuses on teaching general skills, such as networking and the possibility of calling cold with grace. They also aim to adjust mentalities, advising some to take jobs that do nothing for your entertainment career other than making you available for this.
“We are starting to defend what we call” safety net work “. It is a job that gives you flexibility – generally work change work, “said Kirkwood,” so if work arrives at the last minute or tomorrow, there is an excellent opportunity, you can make someone covers. “”
Developing these general skills and the feeling of determination can represent all the difference in the jump through what he calls “the greed of employability”. With each member, Kirkwood and his team assess which specific step they are and work to level them.
“For PA production, you may have to make half a dozen short films,” said Kirkwood. “Why? Because the fifth, you might meet someone who is doing a favor for someone and that he is looking for a PA for his next paying concert.
For development or agencies, My first work in cinema Promote a challenge that forces members to execute 20 steps every day to advance their career. It could be a LinkedIn station or a cold call, but it’s about getting used to getting there – and being easier to find.
What you know in this industry still counts, but Hall has added that this experience you accumulate is what recruiters find the most attractive these days.
“I would say that we are back at this time of the CV,” said Hall. “For us, 85% of people incorporate incorrectly.” He said that most people were looking at “how great this work would be for them” rather than communicating how they meet “the needs of the employer”.
The truth is that hunting your dreams is a marathon. When creative work is impossible, it is always normal to redirect your skills to everything that allows you to pay the bills. Said Hall, “all wearing in a storm.”