The Anonymous Production Assistant

On the Merits of Internships

Last week, EMJ asked, regarding the Black Swan intern lawsuit: Unpaid internships are part of “the game”, but does that justify the way they exploit those trying to get into the industry? Let’s not forget all of the other hiring practices that were once considered fair game in the business world, that no longer are. […]

On Set Internship

Amy commented a while back: If I were to enroll in school to be able to take internships, how would one go about getting an on set internship? I’ve watched a few credits that have “art department intern” and other credits listed but I can never find these through production company websites or other job […]

PA vs. Intern

Haley commented recently: Thanks for your Blog of awesomeness! So, I just got an interview to be an Art Dept. intern on a new Showtime series (yay!), and I had two questions for you. 1) What is the difference between a PA and an Intern on set? Legally, it means you can’t work. No, really. […]