TheNephilimRosier t1_ivxla14 wrote
Hi there! I know in my lil corner of the world (NZ) there are specific niche places to look for crew jobs which are seperate from the usual job websites, what's the situation with that in Canada? I'm in post here already but have been toying with the idea of a working holiday visa in Canada because the place seems so lovely and I'd love to experience more and further my skills, but I have no idea where to start looking in terms of finding film and tv jobs there.
ArkGibson OP t1_ivyhlt0 wrote
Ah a glorious Kiwi, we love having you folks join our industry. There’s a ton of you here thanks to the ski / snowboarding in whistler - for some reason you lovely folks love snow and cold haha.
As to your question; here we have several areas that you use to find work. For beginners I absolutely can’t suggest enough the Facebook (or.. meta 🙃) group called BC PAX. Production Assistants regularly get work here often daycall but sometimes show call and it turns into long term work with a locations crew. I’ve made many friends doing that and even between my assistant directing and bg coordinating gigs I’ll do some PA work to refresh my skills in the area and make quick money (average is $306/15 hour day, so a fresh out of high school kid can bring in about $1200 after taxes on a 5 days a week show).
The other options are once you’re in the industry someone can invite you to the various other Facebook groups such as ADs of BC, Camera Crew, IATSE, and so on.
Lastly we also use the directors guild production list online to see what shows are in production and find the contact of said production company. Send an email and cross your fingers but I honestly had zero replies when I began and just walked up to a show. Direct approach worked best!
Cheers :)
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