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Starting in Post: The Skills You Can Build Right Now Join us tonight for Post Production: The Other Side of “Cut” with Tom Flores. He went from Post PA to Producer, so bring your questions about getting started. This week we've talked about communicating clearly and showing up prepared on set. Same habits apply in post. Different room, same expectations: pay attention, follow instructions, be someone people can count on. If post-production interests you, you can build real skills before anyone interviews you. A laptop, some practice footage, and a bit of patience is enough to start. Know what the job actually is A Post PA supports the team's daily operations. Depending on the production that's runs, updating documents, sorting out meals, admin. The technical stuff — syncing footage, prepping editorial projects — usually sits with assistant editors or other designated staff. Learning the technical side is still worth it, because that's where you're probably heading next. But know what the job you're applying for involves first. Get organized, for real Build a practice project. Label your folders for footage, audio, project files and exports. Pick a naming system and stick to it so versions are obvious. Then hand it to someone who's never seen it. If they can find everything without calling you, you're doing it right. On a real production, use the team's system, not yours. And ask before you rename, move or delete anything. Learn the work flow, one step at a time Use whatever editing software you can get your hands on. Import footage, organize the project, cut a short sequence, export to specific settings. Then open the export and check it. Audio there? Settings right? Did you actually follow the brief? You don't need an expensive certificate to start. Get familiar, notice what you enjoy, and be honest with yourself about what you can do without help. Reliability is a skill too Write instructions down, pin down the deadline, flag problems early rather than late, and tell people when the task is done. That's it. That's the whole thing, and most people don't do it. This week, set yourself one job: organize and finish a short practice project. Note what you learned and where you got stuck. Bring those questions tonight. Getting stuck is useful — it tells you exactly what to learn next. Whatever’s next for you, we want to help you get there. Reach out anytime with questions or just to talk career goals. All the Best, Liv Today's New Jobs173 jobs are open across the US board this morning, with 10 that landed since yesterday and have barely been touched yet. Recommended Job of the DayPost Production Internship is the one we'd point you at first. A newly launched romance media brand in Austin wants interns across the full post chain, from raw rushes through to the finished cut, and they'll actually teach you multi-camera editing, prepping and cutting footage, and outputting for distribution, with a regular masterclass on workflow alongside it. It's in person, minimum 16 hours a week over the Spring 2027 semester. Good fit if you want edit hours on a real pipeline instead of guessing at home. One useful move: send a short reel or even one cut you've finished, so they can see you can get to picture lock. Apply today, because they'll be reading and shortlisting as applications come in.
Production Assistant closes in a day, so deal with this one before anything else. An independent production needs a PA for a paid two-day narrative pilot in Brooklyn at $150 a day: runs, lockouts, crafty, gear and on-book script support. Driving licence preferred. You come away with an IMDb credit and footage for your reel. Also on the board — 173 live roles, 10 new today
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Upcoming Virtual Workshops Thu 22 Oct, 7:00pm EDTPost Production: The Other Side of CUT! Free for members
Tom Flores walks through what actually happens once the camera stops rolling — how footage moves from set to edit, who touches it along the way, and where a new person realistically fits in. You'll understand how the post chain is staffed, what the entry-level jobs really involve day to day, and why the hours get long at the back end of a schedule when everyone else has wrapped and post is still delivering. Useful if you're weighing up post as a career, or if you've been applying to edit and VFX roles without a clear picture of how the department runs. Book your place Thu 5 Nov, 7:00pm EDTMFJF Monthly Career Clinic Free for members
Starting a career in the film industry is a lonely business, but just imagine each month if you could speak with an experienced filmmaker and get answers to all your questions and concerns. Better still you can share your worries and listen to others, compare notes and learn all the tricks and tips to getting ahead in the Film Industry. Well, now you can via the MFJF Monthly Career Advice Clinic! Come along each month to get your questions answered and learn from our amazing community. The clinic takes the form of a virtual 60-minute workshop hosted by experienced filmmaker Christina Northrup. Christina will present each month and take live Q&A from anyone who wants to talk, if you want to just listen that is absolutely fine. The overall aim of these monthly workshops is to help you establish your film career! Starting a film career can be very lonely, constantly thinking you are on the outside looking in, desperate for somebody to recognise you have what it takes. And the truth is you are not alone, everyone feels the same. Sharing our concerns, listening to others and having an experienced filmmaker pass on her guidance is one very large step in the right… Book your placeThu 3 Dec, 7:00pm EDTMFJF Monthly Career Clinic Free for members
Starting a career in the film industry is a lonely business, but just imagine each month if you could speak with an experienced filmmaker and get answers to all your questions and concerns. Better still you can share your worries and listen to others, compare notes and learn all the tricks and tips to getting ahead in the Film Industry. Well, now you can via the MFJF Monthly Career Advice Clinic! Come along each month to get your questions answered and learn from our amazing community. The clinic takes the form of a virtual 60-minute workshop hosted by experienced filmmaker Christina Northrup. Christina will present each month and take live Q&A from anyone who wants to talk, if you want to just listen that is absolutely fine. The overall aim of these monthly workshops is to help you establish your film career! Starting a film career can be very lonely, constantly thinking you are on the outside looking in, desperate for somebody to recognise you have what it takes. And the truth is you are not alone, everyone feels the same. Sharing our concerns, listening to others and having an experienced filmmaker pass on her guidance is one very large step in the right… Book your place |
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They need a Sound Recordist (kit provided, or bring your own if you prefer), a Grip/Gaffer, a Scriptee, an… Post Production Internship Internship · Austin, 2 Weeks · Closes 4th November A newly launched romance media brand is looking for Post Production Interns to join their team in Austin, TX. You'll be involved in every stage of post, from raw footage to final cut. They'll teach you the… TV Show Internship Internship · Philadelphia, 2 Weeks · Closes 4th November A Philadelphia broadcast television station is looking for a TV Show Intern to join its Creative Services team for two weeks. You'll work alongside the team behind a daily live lifestyle show, researching… Production Internship Internship · Philadelphia, 2 Weeks · Closes 4th November A major local television broadcaster is looking for a Production Intern to join their live broadcasting department in Philadelphia. As a Production Intern, you'll help out on live and studio productions… Industry news
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