Help — would love to get into production but I have 0 experience, besides the occasional talent + competitive research for a brand’s series. How do I get started? Really just want to help out on set* and see how things work!

*Covid pending / future aspirations

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What do you currently do, and how many years of experience do you have?

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Currently a strategist for a brand and their YouTube account with experience in digital + social advertising and talent scouting for the series. I’m hitting 2 years the end of this month!

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Where do you live? If you are Atlanta based i'd be happy to zoom with you and give you the scoop on our market.

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Thank you so much! I’ll definitely listen and keep learning. Hoping I’ll learn enough to land a shadow-ship or find a mentor.

Just start taking notes on resources and vendors. Directors, editors, prod companies. Weirdly enough, that’s the type of stuff that the big agencies want to know that you know and have relationships with.

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Thank you!

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