How Do You Break into the Film Industry? 10 Important Lessons

Break into the Film Industry
The film industry is infamously hard to break into. This applies whether you’re behind the scenes, in post-production or right in front of the camera. It can be tricky to find that first job to kickstart your career. However, there are ways to gain experience and impress employers – it certainly isn’t easy, but it’s also not impossible. So we’ve put together 10 important lessons for breaking into the film industry. What are the fundamental things you must know in

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Why You Should Never “Spray & Pray” In Screenplay Contests

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One common feature of professional screenwriters’ stories is that there is no single magic route into the industry. Everyone’s path is different. Entering screenplay contests, or entering a whole host of contests all at once, might seem like an attractive shortcut. Entering screenwriting contests feels like progress is being made, like forward momentum IS occurring. All you have to do, or so the contest in question might suggest, is pay the entry fee, send your script in, and wait for

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