On the first day of school, I remember what someone told my classmates and me; “You’ll get out with as much as you put in.” That person was David Hauka, at the time Head of Department of the film program at VFS. Little did I know that this simple, but so brilliant, line would change my life the way it did.

I’ve been quite happily surprised by this article. Some of the information it offers, like the average salary in the industry for producers and directors is around $56,000 dollars, is worth knowing. Even though it seems to be written by someone knew to this industry, it gives you another point of vu on someone’s plan and what he/she believe is important.
Knowing the way other people approach the same career is always a bonus for you. Sadly, this article isn’t long enough. One would have hoped for more information and stats to …

Definitely too short and lacking examples, this articles gives you five tips on how to make it in the film industry, as it likes to say. The reality is that these tips will definitely help you, but mainly on set or in the office when you’re starting. One of the good tips of the article, “The person who fetches coffee today, will control the money tomorrow. So first, make sure the coffee is hot.” is something you should consider doing ons et if you’re a pa for example.
If everyone is …

Many people don’t know what to do once they are done with film school. Even through you get all those success stories about recent graduates finding work in big companies, the truth is that they probably have an uncle working in that company. But the rest of us have to find another way to get in the industry. So how do you do it?

Hard work will always get you somewhere. Sadly, we’re not always told where to go with our hard work and this article isn’t giving you that much information but is instead telling you a bit more about the challenges of producing a film over a long period, which could be useful to anyone out there who wants some tips on how to stick with something until the end.
It’s simply too bad that the article isn’t more about how this person overcame her challenges to get to that position and what …

The chances of you getting paid work just after leaving film school are very low, so now you need to get work on set.

A few days ago I posted an article from by Cara de Pescado on her first film job in this industry. Later on, she also wrote an article on her first job for MTV. Article from blogcritics.org
Working For MTV
I was a film school graduate with one non-student film on my resume; I knew I needed to get some more experience under my belt. I also knew that this experience was most likely going to be of the unpaid variety. Sure, I wasn’t thrilled with that idea, but my family really …

A good source of information is your local film office. Wherever you live, you probably have a film office around and they are a great help and always ready to answer your questions, so never hesitate. I’ve actually found this article while looking for another subject, but since this is a very useful subject to know about, I’ve decided to post this link anyway, even if I posted one yesterday as well. Don’t worry, I’ll be writing some more articles this week, only trying to get back in shape after …