THE NEW YORK FAME FASHION WEEK: August 2012

Saturday, August 18, 2012

“What does it take to be a Boss in the Entertainment Industry”?

“What does it take to be a Boss in the Entertainment Industry”?

“I’m a Boss, You’re a Boss, and we are all Bosses”

In today's entertainment industry we are provided with book, podcast and more letting us know what we need to accomplish to become a Boss. Well we can read all the books and listen to all the podcast in the world at the end of the day if you work for a company where someone else hold the Boss title then he is the one who decides who becomes the next Boss.

Now the questions is how long will we stay in the background before we take that initiative to be the next Boss. In today economy you find that the numbers for new entrepreneurs are growing, everyone wants to be the Boss of their own company, Label, or clothing line. But do you have what it takes to be a Boss. To be a Boss requires great leadership skills, organization, communication and last but not least patients. Without these things you are setting yourself up for failure.

Rick Ross said it in his song “I’m a Boss” know he can say that, for he as established his name, company and reputation as the Boss. Sean P. Diddy Combs is another great example of a true Boss. He as built his empire from the ground up, through the good, the bad and the most discouraging times in his life. Being an entrepreneur takes patients its not easy starting a company from scratch especially with little and no funds especially in today’s economy. It takes hard work, dedication, motivation and a mind to succeed. I have watch some of today's great men and woman who came from nothing to being an icon and role model for many in this entertainment industry. They have motivated us to fight for what we believe in and never give up on your dreams. My advice to all my entrepreneurs looking to make it in the entertainment industry is to network, research and learn the ins-and–outs of the industry your trying to get into. I found that Networking opens up doors to great and potential possibilities. You can’t imagine the people I had the opportunity to network with and how they have help guide me in the right direction. Find that person that can give you the guidance you need to make it in the industry, but never forget always protect yourself, your ideas and work. For as P.Diddy said in his song “Its all about the Benjamin’s” Its hard to find loyalty and honesty in this industry and if you are not careful you can lose it all within a wink of an eye. Can you be a Boss that when the finance is not there you would cut your own salary to pay your employee and keep your company afloat? That’s what it takes to be a good boss.

I have provided some resources to help you get to the Boss level, if you find that you have what it takes to be the Boss then its time to take that step. I hope that you find this very resourceful and good luck.

Resources:

Ø How to Be a Good Boss:

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Good-Boss

Ø The 5 Qualities of Remarkable Bosses

http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/the-5-qualities-of-remarkable-bosses.html

Ø When is the last time you saw such a CEO

http://youtu.be/Qj7ZHrYL28M

By Melisa Brown

How to make it in the Reality TV World?

How to make it in the Reality TV World?

In todays entertainment industry reality show ideas that get produced, are often revolve around a specific issue or event that everybody can relate to, and out of that is built a game. They are in essence, game shows. But even more importantly, they are big fun, and often-dramatic social experiments. When we look at these reality show we must remember that some things are fun to play, and some things are fun to watch. To truly connect with an audience and have entertainment value in a show, you need both.

The quality of a reality-based show can span from awful to inspiring. But the reason viewers tune in is because we have an insatiable appetite for witnessing and being entertained by the human experience.

What one should know about putting a reality show together is to follow the following guidelines:

Ø Be Specific in your concept, and try several approaches.

Ø Choose concepts and subjects that are highly marketable

Ø Think of movie

Ø Identify Unique Professions or Lifestyles

When creating a reality show you need to give a production company executives the inside scoop that they would love to find a show that places contestants in some sort of "fish-out-of-water scenario" and would like it to involve a family. What a production company look for is for you to be able to deliver an approach to that concept that is totally unique and something they never would have thought of. When thinking of a Title this stage is very important, they should roll off the tongue easily, provoke conversations, and simply tell you exactly what you’re going to be watching. For example: "The Bachelor", "The Apprentice", "The Biggest Loser", "America's Got Talent", “Real House wife’s of Atlanta” are all good examples. Word play is always a good way to grab attention and create curiosity. “Meet the Parents”, "Wife Swap", and "Blind Date" are all specific to what their show is about, but use known phrases to create new titles that peak curiosity.

The Story is a critical element to define when developing a reality-based project. When you look at movies, look at the core concept and story elements of the film, and a reality show just might be staring you smack in the face. Lastly identify a unique profession or lifestyle is one of the simplest and most successful sub-genre of reality show is the documentary style series covering unique professions or lifestyles. These stories serve the insatiable curiosity viewers have to gain insight into other peoples lives and jobs. Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Orange County" is a guilty-pleasure glimpse into the spoiled and faux-glamorous lives of a certain group of women in Orange County, California.

Once you have completed these steps then you are ready to pitch your reality show, but before you contact a network, you need to get that WGA registration number, which is your way of registering your original idea in order to protect it. The easiest way to obtain this number is to go to the WGA registry page at http://www.wgawregistry.org/webrss/. For $20 you can register your pitch online. Once you have acquired your WGA number the big question is whom should you submit to? The Networks? An agent? Reality TV, Production Company? Most networks won't give you the time of day unless you're already attached to a successful project, but they are three that will Comedy Central, Discovery and MTV.

To Be Continued…

Source:

http://voices.yahoo.com/how-pitch-reality-show-networks-agents-716087.html?cat=3.

By Melisa Brown