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December 30, 2004My "Honest Appraisal" (7)Things I like about "my" book -- the one that I set up, launched, and was robbed of the opportunity to complete: • The emphasis on pure photographic impact. • The size and heft of the book itself. • The...Read this update December 25, 2004In Which the Book and I Are Lost (6)So, the whole job came crashing down around me. And so did the book project. I hoped to work out a freelance relationship with Virginia King, the Company, and the new Supervisor. I hoped that I could continue on in...Read this update December 24, 2004In Which I Am Re-Structured (5)So, after a few more weeks of confusion and trying very hard to adapt to the new management, I began to feel that my staff was pulling away from me. Was this my paranoia? Did they feel that something was...Read this update My Memo From Hell (4)Melissa Totten April 25, 2001 Responsibilities of the Director of the Twentieth Century Fox Photo Archive DEPARTMENT/ COMPANY EXECUTIVE Departmental Mission and Leadership. Establish the goals and mission of the Twentieth Century Fox Photo Archive on behalf of the Company....Read this update Nine Months 'Til Zero (3)During the next nine months, there was a prolonged shake-up in the organizational structure at 20th Century Fox. It ultimately meant that the Photo Archive would be moved from the Feature Film Finance area (which had made no sense whatsoever),...Read this update December 23, 2004The Commissary Deal (2)In the meantime, Virginia and I had a summit meeting in the Fox Commissary on the 25th of June 2000. I probably ate crab cakes and had white wine. I think Oscar would have waited on us and I probably...Read this update December 22, 2004Inside the Photo Archive (1)When I worked at 20th Century Fox as Director of the Photo Archive, I came to be passionate about one particular project. I wanted to do a photo book that would show off the company's photographic assets (after all, they...Read this update |
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