A collection of career information videos designed specifically for high school and junior high school students. Get a Life! deals with the challenges, issues and choices facing today’s youth about their future lives and career choices.
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Anchored by two hip, young hosts, Paula Haffner and Kipp Lightburn, Get a Life! consists of feature stories from an incredibly diverse range of career opportunities and job profiles. The series is produced in a fast-paced and zany style by an award-winning Canadian production company and helps today’s youth come to grips with some of the most important decisions of their lives. Each half-hour video zooms by with four feature stories or job profiles, interspersed with crazy comic “rants,” off-the-wall “streeters” (street interviews), original music and extreme graphics.
Featured Careers:
- Musician
- Radio Jockey
- Band Manager
- Music Director
- Sound Engineer
- Band Manager 2
- Graphic Designer
- Multimedia Design
- Internet Entrepreneur
- Computer Engineer
- Website Developer
- Multimedia Developer
- TV Director
- Film Location Manager
- Market Researcher
- Sportscaster
- Magazine Publisher
- Software Consultant
- Executive Chef
- Hotel Manager
- Clothing Designer
- Poet
- Special Ed Teacher
- Interior Decorator
Awards
Winner of the Award of Excellence in the Information Programming category from the Alliance for Children and Television
Reviews
“Ever wondered what it would be like to have your own morning show as a radio host? How about being a successful magazine publisher? Want to manage a band, or perhaps a hotel? This fast-paced video showcases a selection of interesting jobs and the people who perform them. Following a brief introduction by the two program hosts, a DVD menu allows viewers to select from 24 different job profiles (each approximately four minutes) that follow the same basic formula: introduction, interview, and footage of the interviewee at work. Interviewees talk about their career choices, why they like their jobs, education and qualifications, and—of course—the daily aspects of what they do. The featured careers span quite a range, including entertainment (music director, sound engineer, film location manager), design (interior decorator, graphic designer, clothing designer), performance (musician, sportscaster, poet), and multimedia (website developer, Internet entrepreneur, software consultant)… since most of the jobs discussed are somewhat off the beaten corporate path, this should definitely be of interest to young people looking for career direction. Recommended. Three Stars.”-Video Librarian
Details
LENGTH: 30 x 30 Minutes
FORMAT: Series
CAMERA: Betacam
INTERNATIONAL TRACK: No
TEXTLESS: No
CLOSED CAPTIONS: No
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2000-2004
RELEASE YEAR: 2006
SUPPLIER: Sound Venture International
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
RIGHTS TERRITORY: USA
