Many students who want to be directors just shoot some shorts to begin their career. I think this is the best way to enter the industry and establish a career there. What is required to do that, is a script, a cast crew, and some thousand bucks for each short. Unfortunately, even if I get the first 2, I don't have the third. Get a job? Jobs I can work on without profession do not give much, even if you work 60 hours a week. Seriously, what should someone from bad social-economical status do, when there is no money for short films? Well, maybe for just 1, but we all know that in most cases, 1 is not enough. The only solution I see, is to get a minor job inside the industry, and go on from there.
My question is, what job should I target to? I like the post-production editing a bit, but that doesn't bring me to work on the set. AD? Script supervisor? Lights? Gaffer? Or should I take a specific profession as Camera or Sound Operator? Or should I get a job as Producer's Assistant, which doesn't bring me any value on the set, but is just easy to get? Or, should I try to act? Again, what job do you recommend me as a bridge, to be able to build a career as a director later on?
My question is, what job should I target to? I like the post-production editing a bit, but that doesn't bring me to work on the set. AD? Script supervisor? Lights? Gaffer? Or should I take a specific profession as Camera or Sound Operator? Or should I get a job as Producer's Assistant, which doesn't bring me any value on the set, but is just easy to get? Or, should I try to act? Again, what job do you recommend me as a bridge, to be able to build a career as a director later on?