You live in LA?

NY there’s filming ALL the time well pre COVID anyways and they look like big teams somebody gotta be hiring lol

Pm me if youre interested in this i can help

How badly do you want in? You’re going to have to take some form of d***

Oh film crew? Nvm
Just network really. Build a strong resume

Shoot emails to people you wanna work with

Offer to make their job easier

And then actually be good and have work ethic

• build a portfolio of your work
• network (you have to do this 3x as harder as the college kids. those NYU and Columbia kids are being handed easy connections for their careers). learn the city and try to reach out to people with similar jobs you might want big or small for advice.
• actively work and film even if independently. maybe even start up a social media or youtube page. find like minded people too maybe?

you said you wanna be crew but what exactly in that?

Right now the easiest way to get experience on set is through LSP work or COVID compliance stuff. The film industry isn’t for everyone though, the hours suck and there’s little work life balance

I’m probably the only on itt that’s actually industry.

was actually considering NYU at one point until they told me the math lol

bro pls drop knowledge . I’m hungry I’ll kill it if I get through the door

Where you live rn?

If you want to be a director, make movies, lots of them, and show them wherever you can. Same as churning out projects in the music industry. Quantity > quality at the beginning.

If you want to be an actor or screenwriter, you have to be collaborative and work for free on other people's projects. Make connections with your available time.

If you want to work in production, be a production assistant. The hours are s*** and the money isn't great but you'll be near the work you want to be a part of.

Be the right person's kid

I didn’t say that.
I said you you have to work in the industry.

Do y’all even read op? He doesn’t want to make movies lol just wants to help the people that are in terms of handling equipment, setting up the set, etc

ny 30 min from Manhattan lol

Ignore everyone itt getting jokes off about s***and nepotism

With that attitude you not getting into s***.

Aight. Stay in ny. That’s your hunting grounds. Dont make a life changing move to la, that’s an overrated myth. Save as much $ you’ll need that. If you wanna move to la it’ll come later

But you def wanna live near a major production hub so that’s a good start

What’s your specific interest? Or do you have one yet and how old are you bro

I was in the process of editing my post when you responded to it

Figure out the name of the position you would want to fill. Learn everything about that position. Go on LinkedIn and find people in NY that have that position, and come up with a generic script to message them explaining what you want to do. Don’t make it too long and get straight to the point.

Make an updated portfolio or resume even if everything on there has nothing to do with film, bc if one of them messages you back then they may need that as a formality to get you hired. If you message 100 people just remember only 1 of them needs to be willing to help you to completely change your life

Also it wouldn’t hurt to make your profile pic at least have a good head shot

wanna work my way up to cameras if there’s levels. im 25 so I’m feelin like I don’t have time for school. tried it tho and grasped the concepts pretty quick with recording pre recorded or operating live cameras so I know it’s w”what I wanna be when I grow up” lol all the stories from my old professors had me dreaming lol

Fire. Camera department is pretty standard to work your way up in terms of being on set, looking jobs to PA, building relationships, then working to become a camera assist, operator, dp, plus they got unions

I came up thru post production so i probably had a harder time coming up then you will. Lol

yea part of it is uncertainty like my resume and certifications make a lot more sense for google than Sony pictures lol, but I guess if they see I’m around electronics all day it might do something

Also, look around and see if you can be an extra in a film. Try to be one and talk to people on set and ask where the people are that already have the position it is you are wanting to fill and then go talk to them. A lot of them may not even be hired directly but could be working for a Company that contracts out their workers to different movie productions/studios which would work out great for you (although you may get paid less but higher chance you could work for that company then they dispatch you to some random film production and you gain experience)

You can do all of this today as well. Or at least start taking the first steps

First step is to close KTT

I know it’s hard but you prolly already knew everything you needed to do before even making this thread you really just gotta believe in yourself and go do it.