With only two weeks left at MTV, the job search is officially on! I’ve applied to numerous places and am waiting in anticipation to hear back from potential employers. MTV has definitely set me up with some good people that I have been networking with all summer. I truly believe that all of my hard work for ten weeks is about to or hopefully will pay off soon.
Yesterday, I was a production assistant on set of a new MTV documentary that I cannot reveal due to a confidentiality agreement that I signed on the first day of my internship. It was a great experience and it was the second opportunity that I had to PA on this particular project. I found myself aiding talent and crew, setting up shots, and taking apart sets. I assisted the executive producer and production manager throughout the entire day by going on runs, making phone calls for them, and even keeping track of petty cash for them. It was a long 10 hour day but it is the price you have to pay to get started in this business.
The life of a PA is definitely an interesting one. I’ve become close with the PA’s on this particular project and they all have offered different advice to me. They explained how sometimes their phones are constantly ringing with work and other times it doesn’t ring for weeks. Being a freelance PA is how the majority of people at MTV have gotten started and they’ve all advised me to start the same way.
I’ve been offered more PA work from the EP once my internship is over because of my hard work on the project and that is probably the route I will end up taking to begin my career. I’ve taken advantage of every opportunity MTV has given me and will continue to do so for the next two weeks.