No Film School: I've been at this game for ten years and over that decade I feel like I've heard every single way people have achieved success. From rich parents to luck to bumping into someone who would later represent them, I've collected the stories and assembled them into things you can do that don't involve as much luck as they do the legwork.
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Working on low-budget films is a GREAT way to get into the film industry! Over the summer, a movie was filming about an hour west of me that didn’t have the budget to hire a professional costume crew. Three of my friends and I (all either in high school or college underclassmen) applied and were working within days. We’d carpool out together, spend the whole day sewing and altering garments, and we got to learn a lot about set etiquette and conduct along the way as well. The one major pitfall was that, if you’re looking for low-budget projects and you don’t have a lot of experience, you’ll probably be doing non-union work. Because of that, there were some working conditions that wouldn’t fly on a union production—12-hour days, no bathrooms, etc. Still, the work was fun and rewarding. I’m hoping that some of the connections I made will help me get a job on another production next summer.
This article contains so much invaluable information that I was mostly unaware of before. I knew about the importance of networking, but I didn’t know about a lot of the other pieces of advice in this article. I’ve already saved this article, and looked through the two job websites that were linked in the article. I’ve come across many job opportunities that are hiring for the next few months, and I hope to be hired for a job during the summer, whether through these sites or other methods.
Besides these helpful websites, I also appreciated the other tips and tricks that the author provided. The section on expecting longer work days and less free time was expected, because I know each day during production is different depending on what is happening each day. I also absorbed the possibility of the ‘unglamorous’ entry level jobs the author talked about, and I’m mentally preparing for serving coffee at the beginning of my career.
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