Remix Event Invite + The Cypher
Hollywood Sessions / Entertainment Industry Edition
You’re Invited to A REMIX EXCLUSIVE: THE HOLLYWOOD SESSIONS
When: Saturday, October 23 from 1-3 P PST (4-6P EST)
Where: Private Zoom Link - registration is required
TV Director Rachel Raimist is offering an exclusive industry insider event on how to pitch yourself and nail a meeting. As both aspiring and experienced professionals know, successful meetings in “Hollywood” are key to thriving. This career coaching session will give participants insight into how to rock general meetings and best navigate opportunities from a project pitch to an internship or job interview.
The workshop will include how to:
introduce yourself and curate your life story to make a lasting impression
craft a creative and effective elevator pitch
navigate industry research and meeting prep, which are keys to success
prepare for internship interviews, job interviews and networking opportunities
impress the (Zoom) room in Hollywood’s infamous “general” meetings
best position yourself for hiring meetings (esp. for writers, directors & creatives)
tactics to avoid anxiety, stress, nerves and awkward moments in meetings
“plant seeds” and grow your networking skills and expand your network
position yourself for success in any creative careers in entertainment
Please note:
Paid subscribers of The Remix will receive LIVE FEEDBACK on elevator pitches, ask questions and interact with the workshop facilitator
If you would like live feedback on your elevator speech / pitch , you may join The Remix as a paid subscriber at any level - annually or monthly options avail.
Free subscribers may attend the Zoom and post questions via the chat
Attendance is free for all attendees, but only subscribers can ask questions
About the workshop facilitator: Dr. Rachel Raimist most recently directed the season finale of FANTASY ISLAND (Fox) as well as WU-TANG: AN AMERICAN SAGA (Hulu), THE BIG LEAP (Fox), 4400 (CW), THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS (HBO Max), DIARY OF A FUTURE PRESIDENT (Disney+), and THE REPUBLIC OF SARAH, NANCY DREW and ROSWELL NEW MEXICO for The CW.
Dr. Raimist believes that industry success comes when inspiration meets preparation. When she’s not on set, this formerly tenured college professor turned television director dedicates her time mentoring students and aspiring industry creatives. She has taught at NYU, Elon University, Syracuse University, Temple University, UCLA< UC Irvine, the University of Alabama, the University of Minnesota, Macalester College and Carleton College. She also teaches workshop on directing and pitching through the Sundance Labs, the Alliance of Women Directors, the Stowe Story Labs and other non-profit film and youth organizations. Dr. Raimist is active in the Latino and the Women's Steering Committee and currently serves on the Special Projects Committee of the Directors Guild of America (the DGA).
Learn more here: rachelmakesmovies.com
Register for THE REMIX EXCLUSIVE: THE HOLLYWOOD SESSIONS
This week’s CYPHER
If you want to study, break in or understand the entertainment industry, this is for you.
READ: insider books on business and craft of the entertainment industry
Directors Tell the Story by Mary Lou Belli and Bethany Rooney
The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom up by David Rensin
Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood Creative Artists Agency by James Andrew Miller
The Agency: William Morris and the Hidden History of Show Business by Frank Rose
Getting it Done: The Ultimate Production Assistant Guide by Joshua Friedman
Hollywood Game Plan by Carole M. Kirshner
Hollywood Drive: What it Takes to Break in, Hang in & Make in the Entertainment Industry by Eve Light Hothaner
They Can Kill You… But They Can’t Eat You: Lessons from the Front by Dawn Steel
STUDY: the research and organizing being done on representation and key issues
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
See Jane Run - Research reports
Think Tank for Equity and Inclusion
USC’s Annenberg Research on Diversity and Inclusion in Hollywood
Write Inclusion’s Fact Sheets on Representation
CONSIDER: Attending film school, classes or a training Programs
AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women
The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 25 Film Schools
WATCH: documentaries on Hollywood and the business of representation
Disclosure on history of trans-identity representation
This Changes Everything about the representation of women in front of and behind the camera
Half the Picture about women directors in Hollywood
They’ve Gotta Have Us series that traces the history of Black cinema
Netflix/GLAAD campaign: “The First Time I Saw Me: Trans Voices” on YouTube
LISTEN: podcasts full of real-talk on the entertainment industry
JOIN/SUPPORT: organizations that support women & BIPOC filmmakers
Hue You Know… BIPOC in Media facebook group
& If you are in Hollywood, VISIT these Hollywood sites:
The newly opened Academy Museum in Los Angeles.
The Warner Brothers behind-the-scenes studio backlot tour - great for the fan of popular films and tv shows from Gilmore Girls and Pretty Little Liars to ER and Friends.
Paramount Studios tour for inside look at Hollywood history like Lucy and Hitchcock.
The Paley Center for Media hosts virtual events for fans of popular television.