www.mystagepro.com

SHOWBIZ.COM

http://www.showbiz411.com/

If you want all of the inside track from reliable sources and cannot get your head around the “Schlock Jock Blocks Mock Frock!” Variety puts up, click on showbiz411.com for scoops and generally useful Hollywood insider information.

If you are planning a trip to the USA to have a meeting about a TV or Film project, check out opportunities or just hang out with some people in the know, it's not a bad place to start. type headlines that

At least you will have something to offer at your first meeting.

"What do you say after you have said 'hello'?” - well no reason it couldn’t be – “ you know, interestingly, I read in Showbiz 411 the other day…”

VARIETY

http://www.variety.com/

Of course http://www.variety.com/ is the grand-daddy of all of the Show Business newspapers. It is ALWAYS worth checking them out every week.

This can turn into a speed read once you know you way around the paper and can zone in on your particular interest area.

To be really informed and to be able to draw an accurate forecasting picture of what is likely to break in the Entertainment Industry in Film and TV terms in Europe approximately three months after it has happened in the USA, Variety is a very reliable touchstone and international information source.

SCREEN DAILY

http://www.screendaily.com/

Here's another USA based publication which anyone considering a serious career either side of the camera should glance at from time to time, to keep abreast of who is who and what is happening where.

SHOOTING PEOPLE

If you are trying to find your way INTO the Film and TV Industry this is one of the most comprehensive directories for everything you might need to know. They provide incredibly valuable networking avenues, short film resources, showreel opportunities and professional insights into the whole world of films and film making. At £30 a year it seems expensive, but before you shell out there are host of free access items to see.

Check it out at:

https://shootingpeople.org/account/auth.php

CAHIERS DU CINEMA

For serious students of Film, Cinema, and the making of the moving image and historical perspectives. One of the most influential publications in world cinema. At €uros 35 per year its an investment, but one which provides all of the necessary background to the world of cinema criticism and world cinematography from an academic point of view.

http://www.e-cahiersducinema.com/

GOOD BLOGS

AS THE MONTHS AND YEARS ROLL-ON WE WILL LIST THE BEST OF THE BLOG SITES HERE AS WE DISCOVER THEM.

http://www.riskybusinessblog.com/