Starting to feel fed up with unpaid gigs. I worked on 2 short films last year for exposure and neither led to paid follow up work. My savings are shrinking and rent is not flexible. Am I an idiot to take on free projects?

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You've got to get in the industry job sites. ProductionHUB and many others will post paying jobs. Make sure your resume from the unpaid jobs is clear and concise and remember the golden rule if you do get a paying gig. Personality is more important than you think for landing more work down the road. I've seen crews that always work together because they know it's a hassle free hire.

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Don't limit yourself to just filmmaking. Be willing to scale your business by doing various video jobs. this way you can afford to live while making yourself known in the industry. https://youtu.be/lwiu6f_WIOM?si=avFe3A2_88cen3mW

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