Geez, you guys...September 24th is taking FOREVER to get here!!!!!!! I can't wait til classes start!!!! :bounce I'm so, so, soooooooo excited about getting my degree.
I've been reading up on "the business"
and how to navigate it. I want to get started working on productions even before I get to do my internship or earn my degree. What I would need to be is a production assistant...that's the one who does all the grunt work--getting coffee for everyone, running errands, making sure everyone has copies of scripts or call sheets, etc (which I don't mind, ya gotta pay yer dues
). I started reading this guy's blog; he is a production assistant in L.A. and he wrote a blog on how to snag a job as a P.A. Basically:
1--Go to
TheFutonCritic.com - The Web's Best Television Resource
2--Look at TV series in development
3--Ones that have been ordered to pilot or ordered to series are up for grabs. Call the production office until you actually reach someone and ask if they're hiring for production assistant. If they are, ask if you can fax your resume. If they aren't, ask if you can fax your resume.
You'd then go in for an interview.
And, eventually, it should pan out. I'm hoping that school will open up even more resources on how to make this happen or how to know which avenues are available to me. I know I am a HUGE geek but tv and movie-making fascinate me. So, oh well!
Just thought I'd share my plans! : hamster :