The career exploration videos to be offered include those on careers in acting, special effects, production accounting, screenwriting, makeup artistry, casting, production management, grip, gaffer, costume design, vocal, production sound mixing, producing, directing, cinematography, music composition, and art development and direction. All will feature Oklahoma industry professionals, many of whose careers have taken them across the country but who have come back to Oklahoma and are still pursuing their dream from the Sooner State.

Poole and Rep. Meloyde Blancett, Executive Director of the nonprofit Creative Oklahoma, said this will be the first of many new endeavors designed to highlight hundreds of creative career paths in a wide variety of arts and innovation-centric fields. According to Blancett, "We know that broad opportunities in the creative industries, and creative opportunities in numerous other traditional industries, exist. If Oklahoma wants a robust, diverse economy, we must further one that supports and encourages creativity and innovation.  Exposing the state's middle and high-school aged students to film and TV careers through the JA Inspire event is an important component in achieving that." 
 

Film & TV professionals featured in the career films to be offered include:

• Michael Andreaus, actor
• Tory Ayres-Costello, production accountant
• Ryan Bellgardt, special effects
• Meloyde Blancett, Oklahoma State Representative & Executive Director, Creative Oklahoma
• Jacob Burns, editor
• Rachel Cannon, co-founder & co-CEO, Prairie Surf Media
• Laron Chapman, screenwriter
• Shelly D'Apolito, makeup
• Reagan Elkins, locations manager
• Mollie Fabian, actress
• Chris Freihofer, casting director
• Nathan Gardocki, unit production manager
• A.J. Gundell, music supervisor
• Ella Janes, director 
• Richard Janes, co-creator, Oklahoma Film & Television Academy
• Brandon Jones, key grip
• Jennifer Loren, Executive Director, Cherokee Nation Film Office
• Steve Mathis, gaffer
• Jack O'Dell, costume designer
• Nicole Poole, artist & cultural activist
• Grant Provence, production sound mixer
• Kyle Roberts, director
• Jaime Roman, producer
• Jon Roman, Cinematographer
• Jay Shanker, Entertainment Attorney
• Tava Sofsky, Director, Oklahoma Film & Music Office
• Jerod Tate, composer
• Colin Warde, art department

To explore the Creative Careers Film & Television materials, register with Junior Achievement at  https://jainspireok.vfairs.com/en/#about or visit the Creative Careers YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_kQybztBH-uGriZafD8mxQ/featured