Nashville Filming Nets Student S Door-To-Door Sales Often Profitable
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6 SIDELINES Friday, April 13, 1984 Nashville filming nets student s photos by David Vaughn Several MTSl) film students got a ch nee to work in their chosen trofession last week in Nashville as production assistants and "go- Iers lor an upcoming movie. Noted director John Carpenter brought his compuuv tot( Nashville to film "Star Man." a drama featuring Jeff Bridges amid Karen Allen in the lead roles. Carpenter's I of director's credits includes Halloween.'" "Escape from New York. Christine," "The Thing" and "The Fog." Above left, "Star Man" director of photograph, Don Morgan awaits instructions from director Carpenler for the next shoot. Above right, MTSU art student Barry Crain, right, and camera operator Chris Schmidt look over Crain's caricatures of camera crew members and the stars of the film. Right, director John Carpenter, center, peruses Crain's caricatures during a break in filming of "Star Man." Below right, Karen Allen, best known for her part in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," stars with Jeff Bridges in the film which is being shot in Nashville. Below left, sound technicians prepare for an exterior shot of one of the army helicopters used in the film. Far left and near left, Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. Door-to-door sales often profitable: students By CYNTHIA FLOYD most valuable thing I have thousands of dollars. 1 won company are looking for hard- STUDENTS WORK on a transferred to MTSU. Ansley Sidelines News Editor learned," said Brian Ansley, a dered how I could net a job like working, motivated, in- commission basis, receiving said. 19-year-old management and that." Ansley explained. dependent thinkers who have a approximately 40 percent on Having an opportunity to Some 40 to 50 MTSU marketing major from ANSLEY ADDED that his lot of self-discipline. Previous everybook they sell. Cross travel is another advantage to students will spend this Nashville. "If my car breaks cousin, who now owns an sales experience is not profit statistics for 1982 the job, said Anslev, who sold summer going door-to-door down, I don't have to call advertising agency. also prerequisite. showed that the average first- books in South Dakota last selling books for The South- home and ask mom and dad worked for The Southwestern "Self-discipline is one thing time salesman made about summer and who will be western Co., Dan Moore, what to do. I can handle things Co. at one time, and now they taught me," Ansley said. $1,245 each month. Ex- selling in Texas this vear. director of marketing on my own now." attributes his success to his "There were days when I made perienced salesmen made "I DIDNT KNOW where it development, said. Ansley became involved experience and the things he $100 before noon. When higher profits. [South Dakota] was." he said. Despite facing inevitable with The Southwestern Co., learned with Southwestern. you'remaking more money Furthermore. students "I had to look it up on the map. slammed doors, these students which employs thousands of But door-to-door selling is than you've ever made, it's working for Southwestern may But I would have never gotten will be able to save average college students each summer not the job for everyone, hard to keep pushing. It's real earn college credit hours at a chance to see that part of the earnings of $3,000 to $4,000, as to sell educational, religious Anslev said. Recruiters for the easy to get satisfied." Trevecca College which can be countrv if 1 hadn't ." well as acquire more self- and reference books, last confidence and an improved summer. self-image, one MTSU student *'A guy at my church, Kevin who has sold books for two West [another MTSU student], years said. came home from selling books, "INDEPENDENCE IS the and I heard he had made MOTIONS "Special" Friday4p.m.-6p.m. Busch Pitchers $2.50 Prizes-Drawings MOTIONS AT LONG LAST the event you've ^ been waiting for SIGEP Electric Jello '84 Rock the Casbah and be sheik! SidPU'ftlk SUrjili " Photo by Mike Poley Next Wednesday Roger Canada, film major, flies from one skateboard over four trusting friends (from left, Arthur Smith, Mark Medley. Michael m Godsey and Ron Easter) and lands safely on another board. ^^■■■■M MM^BMHi .