If a runner doesn't pick up an actor or a camera they may have ruined a day. My advice to people would be don't just give up. You've got to get those contacts somehow, but if you don't persevere, you won't make any contacts. I often take people on who ring me up. You don't need much experience to work as a runner you've got to be keen and have a blemish-free driver's licence.
Film school Going to film school is a popular way of getting a start for many film jobs.
But some film and TV professionals aren't convinced about the readiness of film school graduates. Rod Bishop, the director of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, says 100 per cent of its digital media graduates find work in film or TV although not necessarily as digital technicians. Ruby says getting experience in film is the hard part, but everyone has to pay their dues. And in the true sense of the word, you must run. Make your details available to employers looking to make a match.