
Mette Norkjaer
Creative Executive
BOOM! Studios
Los Angeles, CA USA
“When you finally figure out what you want to do, stick with it and give it your all. Success requires a lot of small failures along the way.”
BOOM! Studios
Los Angeles, CA USA
“When you finally figure out what you want to do, stick with it and give it your all. Success requires a lot of small failures along the way.”
Creative Executive
I track, read, and meet with screenwriters and filmmakers, as well as develop the BOOM! Studios film slate with our team
A typical day usually involves a lot of reading of incoming material, such as scripts, comics, short stories, and books. There's also a lot of meetings. Usually I'll meet with writers or directors, whose work I've come across and who we think we should be in business with. Then there's also the networking portion of my day. In the entertainment industry it's all about who you know, so that means I usually have either a lunch, coffee, or an evening drinks scheduled.
Here's the first step for college students
For me, the only option seemed to be going to school and educating myself, since I didn't have another path that seemed obvious to me. If school isn't an option for you, I think it's just important to reach out to the people you know who are in some way related to the field you're interested in, and ask them for advice. People are nicer than you think and often they're happy to help out.
"There's so much uncertainty in the entertainment industry, you should try something more secure."