[kach22i]

I want to become familiar with the movie business.

I am seeking an introduction to the titles, labels, terms, and perhaps see an organizational flow chart for a typical studio. Also of value would be the pay scale. For example I understand Production Assistants and can make $100-150 a day (self employed - gross), this would not a step up for me.

Links, books, articles, publications.....anything of value to the topic.

The reason for this request is that nothing is being built here except maybe a few new film studios in Michigan.

I figure in addition to playing the traditional role of architect I can; design stage sets, draw story boards and build scale model miniatures.

In the creative profession of architecture I develop an idea or concept to solve a problem, make sense of it and turn it into a functional form. This skill set has got to be in some way transferable into movie making, right?