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MOFTB Presents Careers in Entertainment Panel at Bronx Museum

Panelists Jono Oliver, Alan Lebow, Wynn Thomas, and Matiki Anoff speak to attendees interested in entertainment careers at the Bronx Museum.

November 1, 2007 - On Saturday, October 27, the New York City Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting presented “Careers in Entertainment Production: Paths to Opportunity,” a panel discussion at the Bronx Museum, located at the 1040 Grand Concourse, at 165th Street, Bronx, NY. Industry insiders participated as panelists and spoke to students about breaking into and working in New York City’s entertainment production industry.

All the panelists emphasized the importance of networking and getting that first job. When Jono Oliver, First Assistant Direct on the upcoming The Great Debaters , began looking for work, he banged on doors wearing a suit. He quickly learned he was overdressed, but he kept banging on doors.

Wynn Thomas, a production designer, went to school for theatre design but made the transition to film after offering to volunteer for the renowned Richard Silverman. By the end of his first day of volunteering, Thomas had been offered a job.

“You can’t be trained enough,” stressed Matiki Anoff, part of the makeup department with Dan in Real Life.

A career in entertainment also involves sacrifice. “You have to give up a lot,” said Anoff. Other panelists mentioned the frequency of fourteen to sixteen hour days.

The panelists also expressed their enthusiasm for shooting in New York. Alan Lebow, a cinematographer for “60 Minutes” noted that there was a time when everything was shot in LA with one exterior shot done in New York. “Shooting in New York is so much easier now,” he said. “There’s a life in New York that you can’t find anywhere.”

To learn more about upcoming career panels, visit: www.nyc.gov/film
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