Why No One Gives a Shit About Your Student Film
On last Friday’s blog post, I wrote: Directing a student film doesn’t really count for anything. As long as it’s clearly labeled as a student film section [on your resume], you can include your directing and producing credits. Just understand it’s not going to help you get anything better than a PA gig. Over on […]
What to Do With Your Student Experience
I’ve said on numerous occasions that student film experience doesn’t count. That’s actually only half true. Unless you’re a savant, your directing experience isn’t likely to get you a job as a director.{{1}} It’s also unlikely to get you a production assistant job, either. If you put writer/director/producer on your PA resume, you’ll look like […]