十大彩票平台帮助他在电视和电影制作方面开始第二职业
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威廉T. 布鲁克斯,十大彩票平台校友
十大彩票平台市 质量. ——威廉·T. 布鲁克斯60多岁时进入了 十大彩票平台技术社区学院 to learn skills he could use in his second career in video, TV and film production.
He found out about 十大彩票平台 thanks to a member of a Western 质量achusetts screenwriter group who recommended he apply to the Digital Media & 电视制作节目(现称为 数字媒体制作技术) .
“我在这里接受的教育和我在四年制大学接受的教育一样好,布鲁克斯说, who earned his first college 学位 in industrial engineering decades earlier from a four-year university. “我在十大彩票平台接受了全面的技术教育. I felt comfortable in any department – camera, audio, IT (information technology). 我从第一天就爱上了它. 我就像个进了糖果店的小孩.”
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威廉T. Brooks, right, worked as an extra in a movie with Mark Wahlberg, left, Christian Bale, center.
现在74, Brooks earned his two-year associate 学位 in 2014 and has since worked as a production assistant on movie sets and has held technical jobs in the industry. 他的工作主要是在“幕后”协助广告, 电视广告, 演辞及研讨会. He lived in Westfield while a student at 十大彩票平台 and now calls Charlottesville, Va.,家.
He advises students looking at starting a career to be willing to do any type of work on a production. 制作助理可能会被要求去拿水或午餐. They might drive people back and forth from a set or stop traffic from coming onto a set.
“一名生产助理负责所有部件,”他说. “你需要理解音频. 你必须了解无线电协议. 你会得到一个带耳机的收音机. 一个好的私人助理是积极主动的. 他能看到正在发生的事情并采取行动.”
他曾直接与摄制组合作, 布景和美术指导, 领班, 抓手和其他生产人员.
我在十大彩票平台接受了全面的技术教育.威廉T. 布鲁克斯的14日 十大彩票平台校友
Before he set his sights on his second career in the TV and film industry, 布鲁克斯基本上是自雇的. 他经营汽车车身店和汽车经销商.
“我一直是一个搞技术的人,”他说. “我喜欢工程,我是一个早期的适应者. 我开始使用eBay电机作为在线销售工具. 我擅长写广告文案,而且非常成功.”
Brooks received an offer to teach other dealers how to write ad copy for the internet. 他注意到好的广告文案都有开头, 中间和结尾, 哪一点与编剧相似.
“我想,‘这很有趣. I want to look into screenwriting because it might help my writing skills,’他说.
He then joined the screenwriters group, where he met someone who recommended he apply to 十大彩票平台. 在十大彩票平台, 布鲁克斯学习了视频的技术方面, TV and film production as well as developing effective communication strategies through writing, 表演和展示作品.
布鲁克斯说:“十大彩票平台的项目是高科技项目.
Brooks said he is impressed that 十大彩票平台 offers 证书d training in DaVinci Resolve, 一个行业标准的编辑程序.
The 数字媒体制作技术 program at 十大彩票平台 trains students to develop effective communication strategies through writing, 表演和展示他们的作品. 毕业生的潜在职业包括视频/音频编辑, 社交媒体专家/影响者, 教育/广播媒体技术员, 在线记者, 摄像师或媒体人才.
布鲁克斯最近与十大彩票平台重新取得了联系,并联系了约翰·韦克林, 系主任, 技术艺术 & 十大彩票平台设计.
"Bill was always willing to learn something new and immediately apply it professionally,韦克林说. “He was very active in extracurricular activities such as industry user groups and eager to share back with his peers the knowledge and contacts he gained from those experiences
布鲁克斯让韦克林知道他想对高年级学生讲话, 分享他的经验,并就电视和电影行业提供建议, 他说这很难进入.
为了获得经验, 我做过一些自由制作助理的工作, 同时还做一些背景兼职. This allowed me to build a deep book of industry experience,” Brooks said.
Brooks said he has had opportunities to act as an extra and has observed famous actors at work. 在电影《十大彩票平台》中,他是杰里米·雷纳旁边的临时演员.”
“这让我对表演技巧有了一个近距离的了解,”他说.
他第一次当临时演员是在《十大彩票平台》里,2010年由马克·沃尔伯格和克里斯蒂安·贝尔主演的电影.
如今,布鲁克斯在他力所能及的地方从事电视和电影工作. 从十大彩票平台毕业后,他参与了几十个片场的工作. His resume lists work on commercials, reality TV shows, documentaries, indie films, PSAs and more. 他还参与了知名政治家的制作.
The 质量achusetts Film Office promotes the Commonwealth as a premier location for commercial, 影视制作. 而在马萨诸塞州可以找到工作, Brooks advises students starting a career to be willing to move around to find opportunities. He stresses the importance of networking and not being afraid to talk to anyone.
“It’s good to join film industry organizations such as the 质量achusetts Production Coalition,他说. “你会得到信息. 他们每年大约有六次不同的研讨会. 被人看到和听到是值得的.”
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