Masterclass Diary

12 June 2007

Film Career Jumpstart Workshop

FREE (20 spaces available - book now!)
14.00 - 16.00
CCI, University of Glamorgan

Planning for a future in film and television can be a daunting task. 

Learn how to get connected with the industry and find jobs where none appear to exist. Develop a personal plan for your future and learn the skills that the professionals use to get the work they want.

Through this workshop students will learn how to utilize the connections they already have.  They will also learn the importance of making new connections and the significance of knowing the people that make up the local industry they want to work in. 

Becoming a professional is a career in itself, and many in the film and television business must work as entrepreneurs. Keeping a day timer, phone logs, creating business cards along with learning how to make sure you put a price to your time are all valuable lessons for those who want to work in film.

Workshop given by Sherry Lawr, Sheridan Institute, Canada
Sherry Lawr has worked as a producer in the Canadian television industry for more than 20 years. 
Specializing in news and current affairs programming,  Sherry spent 12 years with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation working in Toronto as an Associate Director, Line Producer and Coordinating Producer on a number of award winning programs including The Journal, The 5th Estate and Marketplace.  In 1994 Sherry left CBC to help launch Studio 2 at TVOntario.  As Coordinating Producer she was responsible for all production aspects of the show.  In 1997 she launched her own lifestyle program with host Maureen Taylor, and in 1998 became the Head of Production for TVOntario.  For the past 8 years she has been a Professor and Program Coordinator of the Media Arts program at Sheridan College in Oakville.  Sherry continues to work in the industry on a freelance basis and last year line produced CTV’s The Next Great Prime Minister.

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