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Should You Ever Give Up on Your Dream (To Work in TV)?
My sister watched her husband die this month. Such moments get you thinking about death and of course it’s precursor – LIFE. Excuse the dark opening to this post but death is one of the most effective ways to make you stop and consider where your life is leading and what you want from it. [...]
TOP TEN TIP FOR TV PRESENTERS
As promised, following our highly successful TV Presenters evening – The Agent, The Producer & The Commissioner – some Top Tips for those who couldn’t make it. Yes we are planning more so watch this space for details. TOP TEN TIP FOR TV PRESENTERS Get yourself a point of difference – a USP [...]
A Video Guide to the Role of a Post Production Runner
What better way to find out what a TV post production runner does than go watch one in action, and what better way to illustrate the job than to put it on video. My mate Mark Sangster, top editor and a director at Editworks, one of London’s top post production houses, kindly let us into their busy centre of [...]
My First eBook!
Yes I finally did it. Put my money (well, put my time & stress!) where my mouth is. Regular readers will know how passionate I am about getting out there and just ‘doing it’. If you want to develop your media skills you have to practise them and the Internet is just such a fantastic [...]
What do TV Employers Look for in a TV CV? Part 1
The great ‘How To Write Your TV CV Debate’ continues! I know what I respond to when skimming through CVs for TV jobs but it seems there is conflicting advice out there, so we sent ace-reporter and crowd-sourcing supremo, Chris Dodd out to do some real research. The full results will get to you via [...]
Looking for TV work in Northern Ireland (or any other part of the UK)?
Sometimes it must feel like all the best TV jobs are in London and it is true to say that it is a thriving hub of media production but it just takes a bit of research to dig out media employers in other parts of the UK (and indeed the world!). We’ve had a couple of [...]
How to Improve your Job Application Skills
Jobs are hard to get these days – for everyone, not just those of you looking for jobs in TV. You need to ensure the way you apply is as good as it can be. If your new-year resolution is to improve your application skills then here’s some useful advice, courtesy of the experts at [...]
Win a FREE CV Rewrite!
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED – BUT I’M SURE WE’LL DO ANOTHER ONE SOON. It’s competition time! Win a free CV rewrite, reformat or even a CV from scratch if you don’t already have one. As a senior manager in television with over 20 years experience I have sifted through thousands of CVs, [...]
Who are the Top 100 Independent TV Companies?
If you are looking for a job in television, whether a first job or a subsequent one, then best you get to know the various TV employers out there and what they are doing. There are various lists of broadcasters and independent TV companies, including a selection in my Useful Links, but for a full list of the Top 100 then [...]
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