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 …

Here’s another follow up on the article “How to be a PA?“. While browsing the web, I found this NyTimes.com article.
Want to Be in Show Business? Here’s a Start
CHARLES MOSES, a 24-year-old Brooklyn resident, says he has always been interested in a career in the entertainment industry. Until this spring, his only work in the business was as a teenage extra in an episode of “Law & Order.” “I was just passing by, an angry person in a mob,” he says of the role.
Since May, however, he has had more frequent …

I’ve talked about it before and will talk about it again. The reason being that it’s something that so many people will have to do to start in the industry and something that people really need to fully understand. While browsing only to find resources to help you out..

A while ago I wrote an article titled “How to be a PA?“. Since this being a PA is what you will probably doing once you’re out of film school, I’ve found a good article to give you a bit of knowledge on what it’s all about. Article from About.com
Job Description:
The production assistant, or PA position, is the entry level position on a film or television set. The production assistant does just about anything and everything, from getting coffee, to making script copies to shuttling crew or equipment around town …

I’ve been trying to find more and more stories from real experiences in the film industry so that you can see how it is like for other people out there. The following one tells you a bit of the good and bad sides of being a PA on a small film set. I can’t say that I agree with the conclusion of the author concerning what he should do next, but it still is worth reading.
I recently landed an internship working for a small, independent production company. I signed up …

I’ve found a great articleonline by Cara de Pescado on her first film job in this industry. Article from blogcritics.org
My First Job
After I graduated from film school, I still wasn’t 100% certain that I wanted to start working in movies right away. I was debating between going to graduate school for who knows what or trying out the filmmaking thing. I was still working for Cinematexas International Short Film Festival but knew that was really just serving to delay the inevitable: making a decision.
Read the rest of this article.
picture by dayzechayne.co.uk

Yesterday I wrote an article about what to do once you’re done with film school, titled “I’m done, now what?“. Here’s a link that might help you to get in the industry as a PA. Even through its the lowest position there is, it’s where you start. Article from NewEnglandFilm.com