how to get your first job in entertainment with no experience (current hollywood assistant)

I'm not a career consultant or expert, I just did these things to end up where I am now so I hope it helps!

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[ArianaRoach]

re - only go down the entertainment industry route if you can see no other life path for yourself.
this is what's hard for me. I can imagine life paths & i love the balance of slower living + seeing my friends and family. & truthfully this is what is stopping me from diving fully in to film. i don't know if a healthy balance could ever exist. but i also can't imagine a life without film.

[goldiegaims]

As an aspiring writer director with no college experience in directing or writing, I found this video to be highly informative, yet highly intimidating at the same time. I should really go back to art school bc this video put into perspective how I’m missing out on so much disciplinary knowledge and so many opportunities simply bc I’m not enrolled…

[angelacosta]

I got my first job in entertainment as a PA for live nation. It’s great, I have worked small and big venues now.

[xlienscozyliving]

I’ve graduated 4 years ago, and was not successful on landing internships or jobs in media or film so I’m a 25 year old mama feeling lost as ever :T

[aprilucid]

Somehow gaining a chance without experiences became like that - you pay for the experience(like working without pay) or sacrifice some time to get a job. I like the way you mentioning it wss possible for you but also warn others if the case is different plus also the privilege part. Cause some people think everything is about effort, but everyone's resource vary right. Your honest sharing would be found by people who need some real life information! :) really appreciate how you always try to reflect your own thoughts to your videos!!!! Happy new year Joelle!!

[marionrobertson]

To be clear here, even if you are going the less freelance creative route of film or TV development, you will likely be an assistant for 5-7 years on 20-25/hour and its a crap shoot of luck to get promoted, and to even find a position that aligns with your taste/interests and has a supportive boss, and a company that has room for growth. Once you get a promotion, coordinator and manager levels are still barely liveable salaries from 60k-80/90 unless you are 1 in a million who landed at the only place that pays = Netflix. But also has no job security since they believe in aggresive evaluations and most only last 2 years max. Studios/streamers/networks are highly competitive no matter how much experience you have so chances are not good of getting in. The town is based on who you know and not what experience you have, so networking is critical. Oh and if you want to go any corporate or studio route they usually all want you to have a year of expeirence at an agency or management company. Also majority of the jobs go through the reps via internal job posts, there are also some secret job boards, so the positions are usually filled before being posted online. I hate that no one says this to students!

[ApexGGammer]

thankyou so much for this, I'm a media student and well I'm absorbing everything I can, like going on films set, making short films and etc. i want to be a writer and this video helped me understanding this field nicely

[katieswann]

I landed my first gig by chance, and it happened to be a feature film with a decent budget and a few household names. I showed up for background and mentioned I had an interest in being a PA. Lo and behold, they needed someone and chose me since I had already been on set a few days and was familiar. The same crew is doing another feature in a few weeks at the same location. They offered me crafty! I feel like I am getting my foot in. My only issue is I live in a state not known for having a large film community. Any tips for scoring jobs in areas like mine? There’s work, just not a lot of it.

[Keurlock]

Hey im an upcoming college freshman and this has been super useful. I know i want to work in entertainment but not exactly WHAT. Right now, im planning on majoring in econ and psych to work in the corporate area of entertainment as a stepping stone since i was told it is much more stable and that media majors dont get hired easily anymore 😭 im praying i don't get burnt out since im not super duper interested in psych and econ, but my uni doesn't offer media programs so... Im just planning on doing extracurriculars and clubs for film and tv as you did + freelance on the side

[vamp]

I have a whole film degree that i graduated with 2 years ago now?(2022) and I'm working at ups for 21.50 a dollar possibly shortening my life span lmao. Still trying to break into the film industry.

[Osh-]

I’m a high school student who is planning to get into it, wish me luck guys. The video is highly informative though, but yet I’m not intimidated

[marialauracosme]

Great video, thank you for sharing! ❤

[fh]

We need a video on using that 1st internship to find more and more opportunities

[Sergio-wmdu]

i’m going to be transferring to LA soon to finish my film major degree. I really hope I can apply to at least one internship there. i’ll update yall when i make it lol

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[giuliagalvao]

hi! thank you so much for this it was so helpful <3 do you recommend gaining experience through internships before you start applying for jobs?

[ararojasph]

Is it too late to transition in a different industry?, where you don’t have any experience yet on the industry that you want to try?

[flanksinatra]

What would you recommend to say in a "thank you note" just want to make sure I don't come off desperate lol

[gicherumargie]

Hey. I love your videos also because your from bssm which I love. How do you break into the industry if you live in Africa or Europe ?

[CWallyMan]

Can you talk about what income was like in your different rolls