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The complete Labour
Market and Career Information Guide for BC. No matter what career(s) you are considering,
this is the place to find all of the answers to your questions. There's a lot
of great information to browse through, so be prepared to spend awhile here! Highlights
of special interest to students include the BC
WIN Youth Site which provides youth with easy access to online job and
career planning information; and Career News which features details on
specific career areas. You even get the opportunity to ask your questions of the
real career experts - professionals working in the industry that you are exploring
as a possible career choice!
Work
Futures: British Columbia Occupational Outlooks
This site has been
prepared to help British Columbians with their career decisions. Work Futures
is a self-help guide that provides employment facts and information about trends
in today's labour market; and predicts how labour market conditions and employment
prospects will change over the next decade. It covers all the possible occupational
sectors in BC. If you have a specific area of interest, you can click on to a
specific occupational area and find out about the current demand and growth potential
for that occupation. If you are not sure what career you would like to pursue,
you can identify those career areas which will likely be in demand in the near
future, and therefore plan your education and develop your skills accordingly!
Get access to Who's
Who in Canadian film and Television, education programs, Canadian film and Television
events (including the 18th annual Genie Awards) and all sorts of regional info.
British
Columbia Motion Picture Association
The BCMPA promotes,
develops and profiles all aspects of the Motion Picture
Industry in BC.
Guild
of Canadian Film Composers
The Guild of Canadian
Film Composers is a national association of professional composers and music producers
for film, television, and new media. The Guild's purpose is to further the interests
of its members with respect to Canada's cultural industries and agencies, film
producers and music publishers.
Although you need
a password the many of the pages on the site (you can obtain this if you become
a member of GCFC), click on Links to connect with sites of interest to those wishing
to learn more about the working world of composing music for film.
MediaState
This is a BC produced
information resource for members of the independent film, video and animation
industries. You can share ideas and experiences with others and receive feedback
on your comments.
Motion
Picture Industry Behind The Scenes
Find out what goes
on behind the scenes in movie making. Participate in an interactive film production
and more!
On
Line Film Services Presents The British Columbia Production Site
Reel
West Digest
This site is intended
as reference point for those people wanting to find out more about the film and
video industries in Western Canada. This site features publications, press releases,
film lists, classifieds, and writing software. A must resource for all those in
the film and video industries!
The Guild of Canadian
Film Composers is a national association of professional composers and music producers
for film, television, and new media. The Guild's purpose is to further the interests
of its members with respect to Canada's cultural industries and agencies, film
producers and music publishers.
Although you need
a password the many of the pages on the site (you can obtain this if you become
a member of GCFC), click on Links to connect with sites of interest to those wishing
to learn more about the working world of composing music for film.
Juno
Awards Online
Presented
by the Canadian Academy
of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), this is a terrific
sight to help you learn more about Canadian Music. Check
out the Canadian
Music Hall of Fame a must see site for anyone considering
a career in the Music Industry.
Pacific
Music Industry Association
The guide to what's
happening in BC Music. This site has the information and resources for those people
currently working in or considering a career in B.C.'s music industry. "Our members
are composers, artists, managers, agents, roadies, engineers, manufacturers, broadcasters,
distributors, retailers, entertainment lawyers and accountants, publicists and
graphic artists, and more -- and we're all in this to promote B.C. music!" Nowhere
on the net will you find more current, detailed information about what's going
on in the music industry in BC! If they don't have it, it's not happening!!
Society
of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
Take a look at What's
New: Words & Music - What am I doing Wrong, Q&A to learn more about the various
facets of the music business. Cool Stuff!
West
Coast Music Review
Did you know that
many prominent Canadian artists call BC home? Canadian artists from all music
genres are profiled here through personal interviews, feature stories and links
to artist home pages. You can even sit back and listen to a tune or two as you
"read all about it!"
A terrific media
education site - and a must-see for all students, their teachers and parents.
It is of particular interest to those considering careers in New Media. This site
outlines specific details regarding the multi-media industry, itself, as well
as those industries such as film, television and music, which integrate multi-media
as a tool of expression. Includes news and events, discussions of media issues
and government information. A great resource.
Multimediator
Canada's Multimedia Guide
This interactive
site is especially designed for those wanting to find out more about the field
of multimedia. Its vast information resources include details on employment, internet
resources, books, periodicals, reports, education and training institutions, related
associations and awards.
School
Net
An excellent resource
for teachers and students. Click on BC to find links to the Open Learning Agency,
Open Schools, and the BC Ministry of Education, Skills and Training. There's tons
of information here - too much to mention. It takes awhile to download each section,
but worth the wait!
Learn more about the New Media
industry by checking out these industry associations, their member companies,
their products and projects. It will help you better understand the challenging
field of New Media!!
Canadian
Association of Photographers & Illustrators in Communications (CAPIC)
Canadian
Information Technology Industry (CanadaIT)
Interactive
Multimedia Arts & Technology Association
