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Advice on getting media jobs in London

  • 25-09-2006 7:49pm
    #1
    Lr158
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭


    Im off to london to look for a job in the tv/film sector ideally as an editor, or camera man.

    I will really take anything but Im just woundering if anyone has any advice.

    I have two years of college in video and sound and my results are pretty good. I also made a 15 min short which is pretty decent for a first time film.

    Can anyone gove me info on how to get a job. Recruitment agencies? etc...


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  • #2
    Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    I can't really give much advice as I got the first job I applied for, however, I'd suggest just looking around, and applying for as much as you can. However if you apply for loads, make sure to put effort into each application, don't just blanket e-mail people, or apply for non existant jobs! It'll get on employers nerves. You'll probably have to start out as a runner, earning about £10,000 in london. Which isn't much considering cheap rent is about £5000 a year including bills and you'll be in a dump.

    Working in a soho house will get you ahead further, however it's rubbish pay and crappy work as a runner. You could work for a decent company as a runner, like the BBC pays £16,000 for a runner, but it's only a 12 month contract and unless you get on well with people there won't be much opportunity for getting ahead.

    John


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