Filmmaker Life After Graduation

Based on Network and Internships a student will find themselves going down two distinct paths based on final college resume experiences. A university or college student might find success in acquiring administrative assistant positions at major studios or physical production as a Production Assistants.

                  Freelance for Physical Production can place you in almost all departments, excluding Transportation due to the CDL (Commercial Driver’s License).  Although pay is higher for short productions, the total earnings potential can be limited based on location. Miami, Fl is brimming with commercial productions and the occasional television series. It is recommended to do one of the following.

1. Continue to develop and monetize your skills and market yourself via your own website and social media page.
2. Have more than one skill set to increase production opportunities. It can be two skills in production, two in post-production (Video Editing Assistant or Assistant Sound Editor) or one in each.
3. Work with multiple teams that work in the same department on differing projects.

College is the perfect place for discovering your start in gaining your experience with smaller production companies on fil, tv, and commercials. Bring the type of value that necessitates your being on the team and at the very beginning of your journey it is great character.

A young filmmaker graduating from college the most important thing is to find constant work in either a larger film city or work with multiple teams, having more than one skill set for differing departments, and pitching your own.