How to Conduct Yourself Professionally on a Movie Junket

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Save your receipt to and from the airport as a reimbursement expense.

   Most junkets cover the cost of your lodging, but the credit card will be on file in case you go over your daily per diem. , Then drop off your luggage in your room and proceed to that studio hospitality room.
   
   There you will receive your itinerary as well as your shuttle schedule to get you to and from the movie screening. , Some events do not allow you to bring in phones that have cameras on them, so ask ahead of time if you think there may be an issue. , You don't want to rack up a large Internet bill if only food and beverages are included in your daily per diem. , Be able to ask them without looking at your notecards, and make sure that you have adopted a conversational tone if you are doing one-on-one interviews for television. ,, You may be a part of a round table interview, a one-on-one or press conference-style setting.
   
   Regardless of the format, make sure that you are in sync with local time to ensure your promptness. ,,,, Drinking a little bit to be sociable is acceptable, but overdoing it and embarrassing yourself or the publication or organization that you represent is not. , You might even go one step further and look into the organizers' names and send handwritten notes praising their event to their superiors.
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   Step 2: Check into your hotel by giving them your credit card to hold against the room.

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   Step 3: Find the location of the hospitality suite before heading up to your room.

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   Step 4: Inquire about the event's phone policy.

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   Step 5: Confirm the per diem amount and what it covers.

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   Step 6: Have your interview questions ready and reviewed the night before.

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   Step 7: Dress comfortably because you will be in for long days.

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   Step 8: Attend all interviews on time.

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   Step 9: Follow all studio attendant and/or publicist instructions to ensure that you don't offend anyone and that you get asked back the next time.

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    Step 10: Be respectful of the time of the celebrities by asking interesting questions that pertain to the movie

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    Step 11: not their personal lives

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    Step 12: which may be a taboo subject for them to talk about and may lead you to getting kicked out of the event.

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    Step 13: Speak to publicists while you are waiting in order to build a good working relationship with them to ideally get asked back next time.

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    Step 14: Refrain from public intoxication and poor behavior by limiting the amount of alcohol that you consume on the junket.

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    Step 15: Thank the organizers for their time when you prepare to leave.

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