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Creating a Film Resume - How to Get a Job

Saturday, March 26th, 2011 3:30 - 5:30 PMRegister Now OR Sunday, March 27th, 2011 3:30 - 5:30 PM Register Now

2 Hour Class - LIMIT 25 STUDENTS

2 SESSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM!

$30 for ATL Film 365 Members / $40 for Non-Members

Wonder why you send in your resume but don't get a call? Learn how to create a proper film resume, whether you have experience or not. Learn how to translate your experience into related film experience. Learn where to gain experience, how build your resume, trade favors and network. See if you have what it takes to get a job in the film business.

BRING your CURRENT RESUME to WORKSHOP in the class.

Location: Hollis Gillespie's Shocking Real Life Workshop Space 327 Nelson St. STOREFRONT SUITE #313 Atlanta, GA 30313 FREE PARKING

Quotes from previous classes...

Totally worked! I've heard back from 3 production designers after my resume retool. Phoebe B

The workshop was AWESOME!!!! Thank you for all your advice. I will definitely apply it! TaKnesha H

Thanks for everything - the class was great and just what I needed. Nicole P

What a great class Linda, your advice is worth every penny and then some! Jeanette G

Thanks so much. The class really gave me a good idea of what I needed to do. Jon C

You definitely made me realized how my resume looks like a dump truck backed into it. Fortunately with the knowledge you have bestowed upon me, I can now escape the dark side. Thanks a billion! Christi H

Workshop taught by Producer Linda Burns

Linda Burns produces award winning national commercials, industrials and television shows, pilots, and promos. For over 16 years, in between commercial production work, she line produced and production managed numerous indie shorts, trailers and features, nurturing the next generation of filmmakers in Georgia. She sits on industry and festival panels, teaches production classes, writes coverage on screenplays, and screens films for local festivals. She is a member of the Producers Guild, and sits on the Executive Committees of the Board of Directors for both Atlanta Film Festival 365 and Georgia Production Partnership. Recent credits include: Titleist, Pebble Beach Resorts, Spectracide, Georgia Pacific, Honda, Turner Studios, "The Proxy", "The Little Death", "Living is Winning" and "The Signal". Linda currently oversees the GPP - ATL Film 365 PA Academy and regularly helps local productions acquire interns by collecting and reviewing resumes. In the last year two years, Linda processed over 750 resumes.