Yearly Archives: 2009

Something’s in the Water: Tyra Will End Show in 2011

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Tyra Banks announced that after five years on the air, she’s ending her talkshow, “The Tyra Show,” in 2011. According to the Associated Press, Miss Tyra is refocusing her attention on her perennially successful reality show “America’s Next Top Model,” which is now in it’s fourteenth season.

The announcement comes on the heels of another talkshow queen who made her end-date announcement for 2011, also: Oprah Winfrey.

Don’t worry about Tyra giving up her media mogul crown!

[picappgallerysingle id="7010853"]She’s also spending her energies creating a new production company for future films! Unlike Miss Winfrey, Ms. Banks appeals to a younger demographic of single women, especially, minority women. Her dominance among younger viewers has also been an advantage in the area of media. Tyra has alluded to a mysterious “digital project” that is sure to redefine and reframe the role of younger women-of-color in technology, film, and media, including the impact and accessibility of how that demographic is presented.  Here’s how Tyra’s and Oprah’s web ratings compare…!

Administrative Assistant – Film Music Business Affairs

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Job Number: 1123196

About Us
NBC Universal is one of the worlds leading media and entertainment companies. We develop, produce and market entertainment, news and information to a global market. NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks.

Posted Position Title
Administrative Assistant – Film Music Business Affairs

Career Level
Experienced

Function
Motion Pictures

Function Segment
Administration and Support

Location
United States

U.S. State or China Province
California

City
Universal City

Postal Code
91608-1002

Relocation Expenses
None

Role Summary/Purpose
This Administrative Assistant will provide administrative and personal support to the SVP, Music Business Affairs for Universal Pictures and to the Director, Music Business Affairs as needed.

Essential Responsibilities

* Assist SVP, Music Business Affairs with administrative tasks including, but not limited to: preparation of meeting materials, answering heavy phones, filing, faxing, dictation, photocopying and messengering correspondence and documents

* Schedule meeting and appointments

* Process expense reports

* Process check requests and interact with production accounting department to ensure payments are accurate and on time

* Red-line various legal agreements related to film music

* Create and maintain detailed status reports and documents and draft various correspondence

* Conduct research as it relates to current projects

* Maintain and organize files

* Interact positively with others and maintain relationships both internally and externally

* Arrange travel and all accommodations and create comprehensive and detailed itineraries as needed.

* Perform other related duties in support of the Film Music department as requested by management

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications:

* At least 3 years of administrative experience

* Prior experience at a music or film company or an entertainment law firm.

* Prior experience red-lining agreements

* Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Eligibility Requirements:

* Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV online to be considered (job#: 1123196)

* Willingness to work overtime, and/or on weekends with short notice

* Must be willing to take drug test and submit to a background investigation

* Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Desired Characteristics

* Ability to multi-task and work in a high speed, high stress office

* Excellent follow through

* Able to work with a variety of personalities

* Knowledge of music business/legal terminology

* Proven ability to exercise discretion and integrity

* Prior experience supporting a Sr. Level Executive

* Long-term interest in the business and legal affairs aspects of film music, as opposed to the creative side

* Proactive team player with excellent communication skills

* Confidence

Professor in Producing for Film and Television

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Professor in Producing for Film and Television
Emerson College – Boston, Massachusetts

http://www.emerson.edu/

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Apply below, or find out more at HigherEd Jobs: http://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=175406312

The Department of Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College seeks to fill a full-time faculty position in Producing for Film and Television at the rank of Associate or Full Professor or as a Distinguished Producer-in-Residence, depending on qualifications and experience. An M.F.A or Ph.D. degree is preferred, but candidates with significant professional experience will also be considered. College-level teaching experience is required.

Candidates are expected to have a record of professional achievement that includes producing or production managing narrative fiction originating on video or film and to have had work broadcast and/or distributed nationally and/or internationally. The successful candidate will be able to teach classes in at least two of the following areas: Production Management, producing episodic drama, producing long-form drama, producing comedy, and television studio production. Responsibilities include advising individual advanced projects at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and appropriate college service. The appointment begins September 1, 2010.

Send a letter of application, curriculum vita, information on teaching experience, and three letters of recommendation to the Search Committee, Department of Visual and Media Arts, School of the Arts, 120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.

Emerson College values campus multiculturalism as demonstrated by the diversity of its faculty, staff, student body, and constantly evolving curriculum. The successful candidate must have the ability to work effectively with faculty, students, and staff from diverse backgrounds. Members of historically under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. Emerson College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that encourages diversity in its workplace.

Please visit our Emerson College faculty employment page to view this and other faculty positions:

http://www.emerson.edu/academic_affairs/faculty/Faculty-Employment.cfm

Application Information
Postal Address: Search Committee
Department of Visual and Media Arts
Emerson College
120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Online App. Form: http://www.emerson.edu/academic_affairs/faculty/Faculty-Employment.cfm

JOBS: President, Film Music – Universal Pictures

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Job Number: 1123306
Essential Responsibilities

* Lead and manage day-to-day operations of Universal Pictures Film Music group, including Business/Legal Affairs, Music Publishing, and Clearance departments

* Oversee all music related issues from development through post-production and delivery

* Collaborate with filmmakers, composers and senior executives to develop strategic and creative directions relating to music on all Universal films

* Set and manage music budgets throughout the life of each project

* Manage composers, musicians, and music supervisors on all films produced by Universal Pictures

* Oversee the hiring of composers and/or music supervisors, as needed

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications:

* Minimum of 10 years of experience overseeing music creative for major motion pictures

* Understanding of music licensing, clearance, and music publishing

Eligibility Requirements:

* Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV online to be considered (note job #1123306 )

* Must be willing to take drug test and submit to a background investigation

* Must be 18 years or older

* Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

About Us
NBC Universal is one of the worlds leading media and entertainment companies. We develop, produce and market entertainment, news and information to a global market. NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks.

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Alvin Ailey’s Judith Jamison Preparing to Move On

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For all of you danceophiles and balletomanes, you’ve watched that quintessentially American modern dance company, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (click link for videos and more!), flourish, wane, and then flourish again over its 40 year history. The company started in 1969, under the leadership and artistic vision of dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey. His company was revolutionary for its time because: 1) there were virtually no modern dance companies with Black dancers, 2) he used Black dancers in his company and 3) though the dance vocabulary was strictly from the modern genre, he infused the dances and the body language with Black vernacular themes and movements.

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From his company, Judith Jamison became the Ailley’s version of a prima ballerina. She was not the usual dance type of that time (or this), which was short, waif-like, and, invariably, white –or passably white. Ms. Jamison was tall and lithe, curvy, and dark-hued. She was also a strong, aggressive dancer who attacked each movement. Audience members seemed to understand that her dance was speaking to a much larger issue than just movements.

[picappgallerysingle id="2622406"]Mr. Ailey created a dance to highlight her essence and her long limbs, and it became a standard dance for the company, and can still be seen today. She performed the solo Cry, which was supposed to be a piece within the larger dance called Revelations. Her performances brought audiences to their feet, and her fierce dancing spoke about the struggles and life of a Black woman –a topic that was never approached previously.

The Ailey company also produced such renowned dancers as Carmen De Lavallade and Masazumi Chaya, in addition to Ms. Jamison.

Unfortunately, in 1989, Mr. Ailey passed away. The company faltered while it tried to get its foothold. There were struggles regarding the direction of the company, and who should lead. During that same year, Ms. Jamison became the Artistic Director of the company.

Under her direction, the company grew, and continued Mr. Ailey’s vision, while also acquiring a new, state-of-the-art facility on West 55th Street.

According to AOL Black Voices, the company has been seriously searching for a new director for the past three years. Ms. Jamison is trying to gradually move on, while she is committed to a seamless process of knowledge transfer. From the same article, she states, “This company is about past, present and future, and I’m seriously reaching into the future,” she shared. “I am not going be around here forever. I want 50 years more for this company, and while I am here, I really want to do this process.”

Regardless of who they select, the vision of Ailey has been in capable hands for 20 years. Hopefully, the vision will continue, as will the spirit of Alvin Ailey, himself.

Actress Alaina Reed Hall Dies of Breast Cancer

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Over the weekend, TV actress Samaria Graham delivered some sad news that actress Alaina Reed Hall passed away. Mrs. Hall played Ms. Graham’s TV mother on the hit television series “Blossom.”

Mrs. Reed –a stage, film and television actress– was well known for her roles on “Sesame Street” (as Gordon’s little sister, the photographer), and her recurring roles on “227″ and “Cleghorne.” Mrs. Hall was 66 years old. She will be sorely missed.

(Re-post from AOL Black Voices – http://www.bvnewswire.com/2009/12/22/alaina-reed-hall-actress-dies-breast-cancer/)

Alaina Reed Hall, the beloved actress who starred on ‘Sesame Street’ and ’227′ after appearing on Broadway, lost her battle to breast cancer on Dec. 17 at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. She was 66.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Reed Hall was diagnosed with a terminal form of the disease in 2007.

Following her humble beginnings in the 1974 off-Broadway production ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road,’ the Springfield, Ohio, native joined ‘Sesame Street’ in 1976, where she played a professional photographer named Olivia.

In a 2004 interview, Reed Hall described the pivotal role as “the best job I ever had.”