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Sun, 27 Mar 2005, 11:52 am
Walter Plinge22 posts in thread
Just a question to everyone out there, how to people get on crews...actors have auditions, crew have.....is it all word of mouth??

Re: The Industry

Mon, 28 Mar 2005, 09:41 pm
Walter Plinge
> "A course is a very wise thing to do - acting you can get away with taking a few classes and getting lots of experience, but with tech there is a lot of stuff you have to be trained for."

IMHO a course can be a waste of time. I believe that hands on experience and a keen attitude to work is much more valuable.

> "In Victoria, you can't legally work as a lighting technician (even just hanging the lights), without being trained."

Can I just ask why it is illegal?
Might be silly to hang a light above someones head if you don't know what your doing, but i've never heard of it being illegal.


Thanks

MattC

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