<p>is film a practical career</p>
<p>Not unless you hit the film job lottery.</p>
<p>There are thousands of jobs in the film industry. If you are asking if it is practical to plan on making a nice living as a feature film director, the answer is very close to rebel’s suggestion above. If you would like to work in a studio, do development in film or television, market films internationally, work in a contracts department, represent artists in a talent agency or management company, produce reality shows, cast extras, buy props for films, run a studio motor pool, design jewelry for science fiction programs, write promo copy, read scripts, record sound effects, create posters, design ad campaigns, schedule release dates, edit commercials, light music videos, schedule studio time, or any of a thousand other crafts and arts and business roles, you have a good chance if you are talented, persistent, and a hard worker.</p>