So, now that the ducks are all in a neat tidy row, and I was all set to go for the training next week - I actually got a call for 3 days on a real production next week!
Needless to say, I'm putting off the guild training untill the first week of October now, and will be taking the job.
Friday, 7 September 2012
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Introduction
Hello every one!
My name is Renee, and I'm from just north of Toronto Ontario. This is the diary of my progress in getting into a career as an Assistant Director on film crews in Toronto.
This is a whole new realm for me. I come from a background of sales, management and marketing, which definitely give you good people skills - so I'm giving this a shot. Luckily I have a good friend named Kathi that does lighting and other jobs on the set, and she's been helping me through the start-up process.
Yesterday I went in to the offices of the Directors Guild in Toronto. They were surprisingly nice people, who filled me in on what I need to do. It seemed overwhelming at first - I'll be starting out in their Production Assistant apprenticeship program, and moving on from there. I have one contact through my friend who will hopefully give me some work, but after that I'm on my own with a call list provided to me by the guild.
Today - I am filling out paperwork, taking an online WHIMIS test, and lining up a future first aid course to be taken in the next week or so. I will try to update this as regularly as possible, hopefully it will help out anyone else that aspires to a career in a behind-the-scenes film role.
My name is Renee, and I'm from just north of Toronto Ontario. This is the diary of my progress in getting into a career as an Assistant Director on film crews in Toronto.
This is a whole new realm for me. I come from a background of sales, management and marketing, which definitely give you good people skills - so I'm giving this a shot. Luckily I have a good friend named Kathi that does lighting and other jobs on the set, and she's been helping me through the start-up process.
Yesterday I went in to the offices of the Directors Guild in Toronto. They were surprisingly nice people, who filled me in on what I need to do. It seemed overwhelming at first - I'll be starting out in their Production Assistant apprenticeship program, and moving on from there. I have one contact through my friend who will hopefully give me some work, but after that I'm on my own with a call list provided to me by the guild.
Today - I am filling out paperwork, taking an online WHIMIS test, and lining up a future first aid course to be taken in the next week or so. I will try to update this as regularly as possible, hopefully it will help out anyone else that aspires to a career in a behind-the-scenes film role.
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