Monetizing Your Creativity - Pursuing A Career In Film, Television, Writing, Theatre, Music & Design With Your Talents

You have talent. Ambition. Personality. You have the skills to get into the production business. But, have you formalized your function in the firmament? Might be time to become a “real" business. "Real" business? Sounds funny, doesn’t it? You, Disney, MGM, the Seattle Symphony – all on a level playing field! There are a variety of financial, promotional and psychological reasons to make the move and begin your own corporation. Writer/producer Marilyn Thomas shares with you her experiences of the benefits of incorporation. She created her own company to produce her own projects (documentaries, storytelling through film and TV), exploring the “business” end of show business. As a First Nations filmmaker and a woman, Marilyn describes how Diversity Funding and grants can both help and hinder your progress in the industry. She describes the benefits of internship as a means of getting to know the media industry and the people in it. How connections are made and developed. Whether a production assistant or