INTERNSHIP RESOURCES - Boss Advice
Breaking in below the line
Pay close attention.
“I knew a P.A. who paid attention. He had no training, but he worked very hard; he schmoozed at parties. Now he’s a designer. He doesn’t draw, but he knows how to put everything together.”
-- Maria Caso, production designer
Cultivate connections.
“You learn a lot about the equipment (working at a camera rental shop), but the connections you make are invaluable – every single person who goes through Panavision as a tech and chooses to A.C. is working almost immediately.”
-- Eric Anderson, asst. cameraman
Don’t expect it to be easy.
“I know at my college there’s been controversy regarding job placement. It is a high-tuition school, and they did a lot of promising. The reality is: in the film industry, nothing is handed to you. It’s all about perseverance.”
-- Patrick Woodard, asst. online editor