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The History of the PA Role and How It's ChangedThe PA job is still the way most of us got in. The title hasn't changed. The job absolutely has. Back in the old studio system there wasn't really a "PA" job title at all. You got hired as a messenger, an office assistant, a general dogsbody. You delivered scripts, hauled gear, ran errands, and you learned by watching the people around you who actually knew what they were doing. Same as now, honestly. No textbook gives you that. Then productions got bigger and the PA became part of the crew structure properly. Set PAs backing up the ADs, wrangling background, handing out paperwork, holding lockups, keeping information moving. Office PAs on schedules, production reports, travel, supplies, and being the link between departments. The basics are the same. Show up, pay attention, be useful. What's changed is the tech and the speed. You're now dealing with digital call sheets, cloud production platforms, group chats, electronic paperwork and a schedule that changes three times before lunch. The job that used to mean walking an envelope across the lot now means organizing files, updating a database, or getting urgent info to five people on four different apps. Everything moves faster. Being able to roll with it matters more than it used to. It's also split out more. Alongside Set and Office PAs you'll see Art Department PAs, Locations PAs, Post Production PAs, Writers' PAs, Sustainability PAs. Good news for you guys, because you can get experience in the exact department you're aiming at. What hasn't changed is why it's worth doing. Nothing else shows you how a production actually runs, gets you contacts, and helps you work out where you fit. Yes, you'll still get sent for coffee. You'll also be the person keeping information moving and solving problems nobody warned you about. That's the job. Got questions about these opportunities, or just want to talk through where you're headed? We'd love to hear from you — that's literally why we're here. All the Best, Liv Today's New Jobs143 roles are live on the board this morning and nothing new has landed since yesterday, so today is about the ones already sitting there waiting for someone decent. Recommended Job of the DayProduction Company Internship is our pick. It's with a busy production company juggling features across development, production and post, and the internship is built for people who want to produce or write and direct. You'd be reading scripts in development and writing coverage, taking notes in meetings, chasing contacts and setting meetings, with real exposure to producers and financiers. LA is preferred but they'll consider remote. The useful move: send one piece of script coverage you've written, even on a film you love, because it proves the one skill they actually need. Get it in today — at this level applications get read as they arrive and the shortlist forms early.
Original Series Internship closes this week, so it's today or not at all. A major studio wants an intern on the development side of its live-action kids and family slate in Los Angeles: tracking grids, weekly reports, meeting notes, cutting dailies, decks. Full-time and paid at $23 an hour. Development experience like this is hard to come by. Also on the board — 143 live roles
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Starting a career in the film industry is a lonely business, but just imagine each month if you could speak with an experienced filmmaker and get answers to all your questions and concerns. Better still you can share your worries and listen to others, compare notes and learn all the tricks and tips to getting ahead in the Film Industry. Well, now you can via the MFJF Monthly Career Advice Clinic! Come along each month to get your questions answered and learn from our amazing community. The clinic takes the form of a virtual 60-minute workshop hosted by experienced filmmaker Christina Northrup. Christina will present each month and take live Q&A from anyone who wants to talk, if you want to just listen that is absolutely fine. The overall aim of these monthly workshops is to help you establish your film career! Starting a film career can be very lonely, constantly thinking you are on the outside looking in, desperate for somebody to recognise you have what it takes. And the truth is you are not alone, everyone feels the same. Sharing our concerns, listening to others and having an experienced filmmaker pass on her guidance is one very large step in the right… Book your place |
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