The Industry
Sun, 27 Mar 2005, 11:52 amWalter Plinge22 posts in thread
The Industry
Sun, 27 Mar 2005, 11:52 amJust 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
Tue, 29 Mar 2005, 12:40 pmWalter Plinge
> Yes, hands on experience does help (well, duh!) :) but it's
> harder to get work I think.
I have never completed a course and am having no trouble finding work. Of 2 people, one qualified with a diploma and certificates in lighting and the other a basic experience of lighting. I will pick the one who has a better attitude towards the job.
> I'm not sure why exactly it's illegal (I'm sure it has to do
> with public liability somewhere down the line), but I've been
> informed of that by a number of professional technicians.
I really can't see how or why it would be illegal to hang lamps if not trained. I can understand it being illegal (without the correct licenses) if you were rigging the structure that your lamps are hung from, or if you are using an ewp to gain access to hang your lamps.
> Sure, there are other ways of going about being a tech, but
> having spoken to, and worked with, a lot of techies, a course
> (whether diploma, certificate or whatever) has been an asset,
> and no one will hire you if you don't know what you're doing
> (no one should hire you if you don't have the legal right to
> do the job you're being asked to do, and no one should accept
> or do a job that they don't have a right to do).
There are as many ways into the industry as there are people. You make your own path.
I was hired at 15 years old to work every saturday with a hire company in melbourne doing very basic things. Today (22 years old), I work for hire company's, theatres and venues. And to that I am managing a small production company.
My tip to those starting in the industry. The only stupid question is the queston you don't ask.
> harder to get work I think.
I have never completed a course and am having no trouble finding work. Of 2 people, one qualified with a diploma and certificates in lighting and the other a basic experience of lighting. I will pick the one who has a better attitude towards the job.
> I'm not sure why exactly it's illegal (I'm sure it has to do
> with public liability somewhere down the line), but I've been
> informed of that by a number of professional technicians.
I really can't see how or why it would be illegal to hang lamps if not trained. I can understand it being illegal (without the correct licenses) if you were rigging the structure that your lamps are hung from, or if you are using an ewp to gain access to hang your lamps.
> Sure, there are other ways of going about being a tech, but
> having spoken to, and worked with, a lot of techies, a course
> (whether diploma, certificate or whatever) has been an asset,
> and no one will hire you if you don't know what you're doing
> (no one should hire you if you don't have the legal right to
> do the job you're being asked to do, and no one should accept
> or do a job that they don't have a right to do).
There are as many ways into the industry as there are people. You make your own path.
I was hired at 15 years old to work every saturday with a hire company in melbourne doing very basic things. Today (22 years old), I work for hire company's, theatres and venues. And to that I am managing a small production company.
My tip to those starting in the industry. The only stupid question is the queston you don't ask.
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