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Alumni

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Top Employers

Top employers of Chapman graduates from this program include: freelance film production, NBCUniversal, Netflix, New York Film Academy, Paramount Pictures, HBO, Google, DreamWorks, Fullscreen, Awesomeness, CBS

Career Paths

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Below the Line Agent
Content Creator
Independent filmmaker
Web Personality
Social Media Creator
Filmmaker
Sound Designer/Editor
Set Designer

Directing

Director
Assistant Director
Production Assistant

Cinematography

Cinematographer
Concert Assistant
Videographer
Camera Operator
Gaffer
Grip
Focus Puller

Editing

Editor
Assistant Editor
Script Supervisor
DIT

Sound Design

Sound Designer
Sound Engineer
Sound Mixer
Foley Artist

Production Design

Production Designer
Art Director
Set Decorator
Buyer / Shopper

Entertainment (Main)
All others (Sub)

Next Steps after your Bachelor’s

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Actively grow your network and build new relationships as a part of your long- and short-term career strategy.

The entertainment industry is a difficult one to enter into. Make sure you are actively growing your network and building new relationships as a part of your long- and short-term career strategy.

Common entry-level post-college opportunities include:

Assistant Positions
Freelance Work
Personal Projects to build your portfolio
Coordinator Roles

Skills

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The following hard skills are most critical to be successful in the world of entertainment in Film Production.

MS Office
Adobe Suite
Final Cut Pro
Final Draft
Movie Magic

The following are soft skills and qualities associated with being successful in the world of entertainment Film Production.

Reliable
Communication
Managing
Teamwork
Creativity
Time Management

Dodge College Career Center

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» Film and Television Production

Program Details

Dodge College Career Resources

Alumni

Top Employers

Career Paths

Possible Occupations

Industries

Next Steps after your Bachelor’s

Early Career Opportunities

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Professional Associations

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Skills

Top Hard Skills

Top Soft Skills

Resources

Industry-Specific Job Search Sites

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