Hollywood Game Plan

Kirschner, a former senior-level Hollywood executive and lecturer at USC's School of Cinematic Arts and UCLA Extension who runs training and mentoring programs for writers and assistants, draws on her experiences, classes, and interviews with new Hollywood professionals to help show business hopefuls break into and succeed in the industry. She offers a step-by-step plan for filmmakers, writers, producers, directors, actors, cinematographers, make-up and visual effects artists, and others in the entertainment industry to understanding the business, creating a resume and cover letter, getting an internship, moving to Los Angeles, focusing the job search and finding jobs, networking, finding a mentor, creating a personal story, preparing for interviews, running meetings, getting hired and finding the next job, and honing creative talent. There is no index. Annotation Ac2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Sixteen years as a successful senior-level Hollywood executive — including stints at CBS and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television — have honed Carole Kirschner’s ability to translate the unwritten rules of show business into plain English. She was involved in developing Murphy Brown, Designing Women, Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures, Reboot, and the original La Femme Nikita series, and now develops and runs innovative entertainment industry training programs for the WGA Showrunner Training Program, CBS Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program, and the Hollywood Assistant Training Program.