Defamer Extension School: Learn To Flack Like The Big Boys
Defamer is committed to fostering the professional development of its readers by making them aware of exciting opportunities to either enhance the skillsets they already possess or get them started on an entirely new path to success. As part of this continuing mission to empower the entertainment industry's future leaders, we pass along the listing for tomorrow night's sure-to-be fascinating Introduction to Dark Publicity Arts at the Learning Annex, hosted by one of the field's most accomplished Warlocks Of Deception and Damage Control, longtime George Clooney flack Stan Rosenfield:
Learn How to Become a Hollywood Publicist with STAN ROSENFIELD
Behind every successful celebrity, there is a great publicist. Whether you want to make it as a publicist, or get involved in any other aspect of the entertainment business, don't miss this chance to have Stan Rosenfield help you get your career off the ground. You'll get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what it's really like to represent top talent, and learn what it takes to succeed in this sometimes cut-throat, always exhilarating business.
He'll teach you how to:
* Break into the business
* Acquire and keep loyal clients
* Build successful relationships with the media
* Develop a game plan for your client
* Pitch to win: getting your clients on TV and in magazines * Prepare your client for the media * Interact with other talent representatives, including agents, personal managers, business managers and attorneys * Get your client out of trouble * Navigate through Awards season * And much more!
Stan Rosenfield began his career in the mailroom at Jay Bernstein Public Relations, one of the leading entertainment P.R. firms at that time, and rose through the ranks to become executive vice president. In 1975, he founded his own agency, Stan Rosenfield & Associates. His impressive list of clients includes: Robert De Niro, George Clooney, John Goodman, Kelly Ripa, Danny DeVito, Hank Azaria, Geoffrey Rush, Andy Garcia and Kelsey Grammer. Rosenfield is listed in Who's Who in the West and Who's Who in Media and Communications, and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Unfortunately, to learn some of Rosenfield's most advanced PR techniques, budding publicists will have to enroll in a pair of higher level courses, Diminishing The Insidious Influence of Blogs Through Celebrity Sightings, and Taking Down The Whole Fucking System By Urging Your Clients To Pretend To Date A Different Actress Every Night.