Surviving the Entertainment Crisis

Surviving the Entertainment Crisis

Job loss in Hollywood is a serious issue for anyone in entertainment.

From the massive hemorrhaging in the video game sector over the last few years, to the near endless downsizing and restructuring in Film and TV, it is a challenging season.

The first questions that people start to ask are these: what should I do? How do I pivot and get another job? What is the next move I need to make – go teach? Use my skills in a different industry? Etc.

The deeper questions that people start to ask are these: How do I keep my sanity, and find peace in the middle of chaos? What spiritual resources do I have to get me through this season?

 

 

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6 comments on “Surviving the Entertainment Crisis”

  1. David Woodard Reply

    This is a hard response to make, but I would offer the option of opening yourself up to some new directions that you might have earlier rejected until such a moment. I left a university teaching job to work for a period of about three years, then returned to the lectern and the classroom. My “vacation” was a time of doing things I never thought I would ever do and deepening my calling to the academy. I found that a number of Christian heroes had a time of trying other things. Abraham Kuyper tried, and then rejected, politics. John Newton wrote songs, even though they weren’t popular when he was alive, they became classics. “Amazing Grace” owed its popularity to Mahalia Jackson in 1947. Francis Schaeffer never planned to be a pastor in Switzerland.

    Don’t be afraid to try something risky. It might open a door you never knew was there.

  2. Kristy Zink Reply

    Thank you for this. I’m going to send this to my daughter who just graduated with a degree in animation with a focus in backgrounds and visual development. She is quite discouraged. There are seems to be no jobs and it is weighing on her.

    • Joel Pelsue Reply

      Kristy,

      So glad it was helpful…and yes, recent graduates are in a pickle. Please share it.
      Independent film and video games maybe the place to look for work, or create your own product and collaborate with other recent graduates right away to stick out…

  3. Maxwell C. Randolph Reply

    I’m grateful for the video and comments as well. I feel there is so much patience in this industry, while also not waiting for something to be handed to you. I have felt more and more the impact of getting into community. A recent sermon at MPC touched on how God will give you a vision and give your neighbor the provision to see it through with you. Times can be seen as tough, but that can strengthen us. Thank you, Joel. This is surely encouraging and insightful. Blessings!

    • Joel Pelsue Reply

      Maxwell, Thank you for your comment.
      I appreciate your enthusiasm. At the same time…
      We need to be careful about the idea that if God is giving you a vision, someone else will give you the provision. That sounds wonderful, but it is not a Biblical principle. Some of our godly desires will not even be fulfilled until we are in heaven (our desire to be whole, or to use our full creative passion fully- without any need for further sanctification). I have witnessed that sometimes, people have a sort of vision for a particular industry, but that vision is fulfilled by multiple people over many years. The vision is true, but we don’t see all the details or how much of a role we are called by God to play. We must remain humble.

      I’m sure the Apostle Paul wanted to keep planting churches, but God’s plan was for him to be arrested and sent to Rome. Don’t be surprised by detours.

      If your vision is from God, He will provide the means, but be careful. Sometimes people say they have a “vision,” but it is just hopeful thinking or intuition, and not really a vision from God. A righteous man discerns all things. (1 Cor. 2:15). So don’t just trust your gut, and expect others to pay the bill. We must be careful about saying things are “from God” unless it is corroborated by others and confirmed. If it is of God, others will confirm it. We also need to use our minds, and use all our talents and resources to accomplish something. We cannot just wait on others to provide.

      I hope this is helpful. Let me know if this is helpful.
      I don’t know what your vision is, or what you are trying to create/produce.

      blessings.

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