All You Need to Know About the Movie and TV Business

by Gail Resnik, Scott Trost

Whether one is pursuing the dream of acting, directing, or writing, or is interested in a career as a studio executive, agent, cinematographer, makeup artist, stuntman, or camera operator, Resnik and Trost present realistic assessments of career opportunities, offer savvy insights into how to play the Hollywood game, and explore in detail the legal ins and outs of the business.

Genres: Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published February 6, 1996

Reviews

[Logan Atwater]

I've learned a lot from the pages of this book. It is an endepth look into how the business is run.

[Scott Trost]

Gail Resnik and I wrote this book in 1996 about the entertainment industry so my opinion of it is a little biased. It's focus is the movie & TV business in Los Angeles. The book offers advice on starting a career in the entertainment industry as an actor, director, producer, DP and more. We continue to get good feedback about the book and its longevity is a testament to its value. We are currently updating it for a 2017 edition.