ugafan
Looking for a woman
i consider myself the ladder.
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i consider myself the ladder.
Terry_Lasater
All about the Caption
Jester, you're in the don't need to read it set (not that I'm ungrateful, that you did). People in the general sort of position and stage-of-career-path that I had in mind either don't have much yet by way of a reel, or are seeking positions for which a reel is not a particularly useful pitching tool. Yes, once you have a certain degree of experience or time, rather than a resume or cv you will present a reel or book (which hopefully won't drop confetti on me, when I open it).
Doc Bernard
Indie Arms Member
Great write up, Sad!
Resume's are still important. Unless you have a "foot in the door", a properly written one may open a door that would remain shut without one. Reels, recs, etc., are all in the same toolbox as the resume. Plus it shows that much more "prep" work on your part for getting the job.
To continue the toolbox analogy, if I am going to be tackling a "job", I would want as many appropriate tools in the box when I get there. "Reel material, sure, here you go. Letter of Rec? Here are three. Resume, let me hand it to you." Better than going, "oh, I didn't bring one.........can i come back with it?". Remember, you only get one chance to make a first impression.
And even if you don't "need one", it never hurts to have one. Or a great CV, either. This applies to any position or opportunity for employment, even outside film-making.
Resume's are still important. Unless you have a "foot in the door", a properly written one may open a door that would remain shut without one. Reels, recs, etc., are all in the same toolbox as the resume. Plus it shows that much more "prep" work on your part for getting the job.
To continue the toolbox analogy, if I am going to be tackling a "job", I would want as many appropriate tools in the box when I get there. "Reel material, sure, here you go. Letter of Rec? Here are three. Resume, let me hand it to you." Better than going, "oh, I didn't bring one.........can i come back with it?". Remember, you only get one chance to make a first impression.
And even if you don't "need one", it never hurts to have one. Or a great CV, either. This applies to any position or opportunity for employment, even outside film-making.
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ugafan
Looking for a woman
ladder? weight. are you shore that's write?
Okay...don't send me (or anyone else) cover e-mails like this, either:
Hey Art Department... i have drafting experience too... studied architecture n urban planning and would love to get involved.
available immediately for any art dept help u may need. resume attached n fuzzy pic too
fluent in spanish just in case...
please contact me at...
K------------ ------------ cell & text
-----@gmail.com
Not the least because my name is not 'Art Department,' but because there are a *lot* of people who would like to 'get involved' and if any of them have started with a better cover letter, their resumes will get read and yours...well, no promises.
The funny thing being that this person actually has reasonably impressive experience and a very well-constructed resume - that under normal conditions I'm not sure I would have bothered to read, between the awful e-mailed cover letter and the blurry, unflattering, don't-even-know-why-it-was-included JPEG picture of the applicant.
Hey Art Department... i have drafting experience too... studied architecture n urban planning and would love to get involved.
available immediately for any art dept help u may need. resume attached n fuzzy pic too
fluent in spanish just in case...
please contact me at...
K------------ ------------ cell & text
-----@gmail.com
Not the least because my name is not 'Art Department,' but because there are a *lot* of people who would like to 'get involved' and if any of them have started with a better cover letter, their resumes will get read and yours...well, no promises.
The funny thing being that this person actually has reasonably impressive experience and a very well-constructed resume - that under normal conditions I'm not sure I would have bothered to read, between the awful e-mailed cover letter and the blurry, unflattering, don't-even-know-why-it-was-included JPEG picture of the applicant.
Ummm . . . then it worked.
Rick Burnett
Section Moderator
Only because my personal policy is to respond to every such e-mail, whether I actually have any intention of keeping their resumes, or not (this is not particularly common practice). And because I felt like being a jerk and using hers as another example in this thread, too.