(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This series provides an overview of the work actors, set designers, costumers, and makeup artists do. Readers may glean some useful facts from the descriptions of particular actors or productions; less information is provided about daily life in the industry. Boxed text is occasionally inserted into the middle of expositions on other topics. The visuals (mostly movie stills) are generally well chosen. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Careers in Film and Television titles: So You Want To Be a Film or TV Actor? and So You Want to Work in Set Design, Costuming, or Make-Up?

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This series provides an overview of the kinds of work screenwriters, directors, and animators do. The books will be most useful to readers already familiar with the films and television shows to which they refer. Occasional full-page boxed text is awkwardly inserted into the middle of expositions on other topics. The many visuals (mostly movie stills) are generally well chosen. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Careers in Film and Television titles: So You Want to Be a Film or TV Director?, So You Want to Be a Film or TV Screenwriter?, and So You Want to Work in Animation & Special Effects?

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin