Movies, How to Get Hired
March 21st 2008 14:31
You may already be familiar with the old paradox about the difficulties of breaking into the industry go: No film experience? You can't get an interview. No Interview?
You can't get the job. No Job? You can't get the experience. But you need the experience to get the experience. It can go on and on, around and around. Nevertheless, people do break into the film business, and you can, too.
Sometimes people get lucky and just fall into jobs in the film industry (I will be sharing you some of those stories in other articles), but it doesn’t happen very often. As a rule, if you want it to happen, you’re going to have to make it happen.
One way of getting started is to arrange for an internship with a production company or other organization, an unpaid position that will help you build your resume, gain experience, and develop important new contacts. Internships, however, can be extremely hard to find and nearly impossible to land because of the intense competition in the field.
What's a career-launcher to do?
One innovative option is to propose your own internship. This is a technique that has worked because film production companies are certainly amenable to accepting free help during peak "rush" periods. The contacts you may develop during such "unofficial" internships can be extremely valuable in building your career.
You can't get the job. No Job? You can't get the experience. But you need the experience to get the experience. It can go on and on, around and around. Nevertheless, people do break into the film business, and you can, too.
Sometimes people get lucky and just fall into jobs in the film industry (I will be sharing you some of those stories in other articles), but it doesn’t happen very often. As a rule, if you want it to happen, you’re going to have to make it happen.
One way of getting started is to arrange for an internship with a production company or other organization, an unpaid position that will help you build your resume, gain experience, and develop important new contacts. Internships, however, can be extremely hard to find and nearly impossible to land because of the intense competition in the field.
What's a career-launcher to do?
One innovative option is to propose your own internship. This is a technique that has worked because film production companies are certainly amenable to accepting free help during peak "rush" periods. The contacts you may develop during such "unofficial" internships can be extremely valuable in building your career.
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