As you all know the covid situation has put a pause on many projects and most of all made it harder for new students like myself. I am a veteran who then went on to school for film and graduated this year. Any recommendations on how to get a PA job and or a PA job in the art department? I have applied for over 200 jobs and have not heard back. I understand it is a competitive industry and I know that I will keep trying but any advice would be appreciated. And any opportunity that you give me to start of my career would be appreciated.
Good luck to those still looking and hope to hear back from some of you. Your advice means a lot.
This is my first forum post on this website! I really wanted to comment here because I am in a similar position. I am a sophomore in college, majoring in Cinema Production, but due to online learning all the students in the film department do not receive a chance to collaborate or work with each other. This has created a big toll on film students like me who had their first project/internship canceled or postponed last spring. During this time film students are not only struggling to find work (along with other film veterans of the industry) but we are deprived of the chance to gain an experience on set as well. Making videos at home with our phones is a valuable skill to have but it will not provide us with the knowledge we need to have a chance in the film industry. Are there any other film students out there that feel the same? If so how have you been working through this? I would love to hear some thoughts from other passionate film students, maybe we could collaborate on a cohesive solution to this dilemma.
Hi All,
If I can offer my two cents, jobs are very hard to come by but, fortunately, knowledge about many of these film roles can be found by experienced professionals who are in the same boat and now have the time to offer free zoom discussions. Check facebook, groups, etc,. and even the guilds have posted free zoom sessions with people who discuss their craft.
Within these groups, you have a chance to collaborate with other people and when the industry starts moving again, you can use these contacts to help get jobs. It's all about who you know.
For a hands-on experience, you can search for festivals which are now accepting zoom or phone-shot short films. It's different than normal, however, it's just like working on an actual set, you have to work with what you've got. Take this experience and run with it. You never know, you may get an accolade or two. Keep pushing forward.
I hope this helps.
Best,
I got out of college seven months ago, and I have applied to a few places but still have not heard anything. But I am still looking at PA jobs in the NJ and NYC area.
Hi all you have all made me feel a lot better about the situation and I look forward to the long road ahead of me. It has been a struggle to find work as I am a senior in college looking to get on film sets as a PA, but I still found some in NYC because I never stopped looking. I did have to drive far as I live in jersey but this is my dream as it may be yours as well. So I write this to say that there are no excuses and everyone can reach their dream, this is a tough industry but it also divides the people who want it and don't. Thank You, For work in film and TV look on Face Book, Craigslist, Call friends from film school if you've been. Don't be afraid to google it. We will all make it hopefully I see you there.
Feel free to reach out to me @ daisyjreyna@gmail.com good luck and thank you all for posting advice and or your experiences in the industry. Hope to work with you someday. Try staff me up, mandy, LinkedIn, Facebook, meetup and ot better yet write your own scripts or mark your calenders and plan a weekend to film. I'm in California but have 2 scripts ready to shoot if you are ever interested. Anyways good luck everyone.
Hi all. I am an Air Force vet who graduated in May who lives in CT. I have been doing my best to find PA on film sets or scripted tv but all I have gotten so far is reality tv gigs in the local area. Other than Mandy and Staff me up where is the best places to find these PA gigs? Granted these are far from normal times.
I'm in the same boat! Just graduated SFSU in December (never even got to use my school's sound stage b/c COVID) and moved to LA b/c rent is marginally cheaper. I'm having a hard time finding jobs, too. My next project is making a website and giving my profiles a makeover to make me look cooler and more interesting- lol. I've been attending some virtual networking events from FB groups, and it seems like that's the story for so many other newbies right now. What luck, right? I just keep telling myself that even if I have to waitress for a few more years, my dream is a lifelong dream and it's not going away :)
Hi! I was in a similar situation, however, I am trying to get inside of the writer's room. I have written a good amount of scripts and would like to start shooting some of my work. I have an animated short script that has done well in screenplay competitions, as well. I was able to find a job on a show through Productionweekly.com I was not in the military but I was in broadcast news for a number of years and I am looking to connect with like-minded people.
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