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How to Land That First JobShoot counts going up doesn't mean jobs are going up with them. The work has shifted from studio titles to indies, and indies carry smaller crews — 32 of the 42 indies in the latest California incentive round came in under $10m, and L.A. episodic dropped 20% last quarter (The Hollywood Reporter). The first rung still exists. The second one moved. Plan for a run of short gigs, not one job that carries you. Target the indies. Set your MFJF job alerts by region and role, and apply the same day a job posts — small productions fill entry-level slots in hours, not weeks. Follow your state film office and regional film commission too; low-budget projects register there before they post anywhere. And say yes to student films and shorts. Widen your ask. "Seeking camera PA work" gets you passed over. Say this instead: I'm available as a PA — set, office, or driving. Clean license, own car, I can start Monday. That tells a coordinator you can solve a problem today. Network sideways. PAs hire PAs. Your targets are other PAs, coordinators and UPMs, not executives. Text five people you've worked with this week: what are you on, are you staffing up? No resume attached. Know your numbers before the call. Non-union PA rates run roughly $150–$250 a day, commonly $200 for a 12, paid weekly, no benefits (Careers in Film). Decide your floor in advance. Ask whether the rate covers 10 or 12 hours, what happens after, and when you actually get paid. Have the basics handled. Valid license. A car you'd trust on a fuel run. Real walkie protocol. One-page resume, working phone number, professional voicemail — coordinators call. Then make it compound. Thank the coordinator and the UPM in writing within 48 hours and say you're available for the next one. Log the show, dates and department heads. Check back in six weeks — not with "any work?" but with "just wrapped X, open from the 14th." Ten short gigs handled that way turns into a call list. One handled well and then forgotten turns into nothing. This industry can be a lot to navigate alone — you don't have to. Reach out with questions or just to talk through your next steps. We're here. All the Best, Liv Today's New Jobs183 roles are live on the US board today, and 48 of them turned up overnight — the new batch has had almost no eyes on it so far, so get in early. Recommended Job of the DayProduction Studio Internship is our pick. A studio making visual and multimedia content for a mix of clients wants an intern to back up its production team: project coordination, keeping files and assets in order, a bit of research and documentation, scheduling, and chasing where live jobs have got to. It's paid, done entirely from home, and runs a fortnight. Short, but you see how the machine works rather than just fetching things. Best thing you can do: name one project, however small, you kept organised start to finish. It closes this week, and these are read in the order they arrive — send yours today.
Production Internship comes from an award-winning animation studio working on features, TV and high-end game cinematics. You'd track assets, shots and daily schedules on their internal system, keep reference material tidy, and take notes in meetings, dailies and reviews. Two weeks, US-based, and offered only for college course credit. Shortlists form as applications land, so don't sit on it. Also on the board — 183 live roles, 48 new today
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