----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Gerta writes: > I am going back to school in the fall to study Public Relations. I am > interested in a career in film marketing...what have you. I would appreciate > any advice y'all might have. If I were you, I would determine whether you mean film public relations or marketing because they are two extremely different entities. Marketing can be a fairly creative area to work in depending on exactly what you're doing. However, personally, I wouldn't go near P.R. if you paid me. Essentially, working in P.R. means being a nursemaid to the talent on a film. You have to make sure that persons image stays however they want it. You have to make sure that when their publicizing their recent work, they're satisfied with the number of mints on their hotel pillow. Sure, each individual is different, and some may take more coddeling than others, but the jobs stay the same. If you don't mind spending all day deciding which photos make an actor look better and should stay in the press kit, than P.R. is your calling. RHB <--> AMD ----------------------+------------------------------------------------------- Rex B. Hannah |----------->"Speak to me softly ... [log in to unmask] |-----------> Talk to me gently ... |-----------> Just don't leave me alone." ----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------