Coronavirus Hall of Fame.
The owners and management of these companies should be v proud of what they have done, they are saving our industry and helping innumerable people pay their bills. The best of the best. These companies - we salute you.
How to get a TV Production Running job with no previous experience.
Starting out in TV can be incredibly daunting. Finding a job within the TV world can feel completely unattainable when viewing the industry as a television fanatic. A simple guide by Beth Bacon, guest writer for The Watercooler.
Share my Telly Job.
This is a great thing – an online community built for freelancers in the Television industry who are hoping to find more flexible working contracts. It’s called “Share my Telly Job” and it seeks to enable people to be put together with like minded folk who want to – well – share their telly job.
Production Base – a warning.
Production Base is one of those sites which charges people to see industry jobs. It is also a site which has come under a fair amount of online criticism of late for their sneaky practice of requiring its members to sign up to a continuing authority to take sums of money out of their bank accounts when their membership elapses.
Using Your Car For Business.
If you use your car for business, here’s what you have to know.
The mandy network.
There is a site called “The mandy network” which, somewhat hyperbolically, advertises itself as the “number one network for cast, crew and creative professionals”. It isn’t of course, as anyone who has trudged through the pages of its unpaid “opportunities” will readily testify.
Using your vehicle for work: are you covered?
Important information for anyone who uses their own vehicle for production work.
Runners’ pay – what should you ask for and should you ask for more?
How to have the tricky conversation about the rate.
How to move your TV job application to the top of the pile.
A top employer on the Facebook Runner’s group has come up with some golden advice to help you move your application up that list, from being a candidate for the bin to being a top of the pile prospect.
Want to work in TV and thinking of going to University first?
If so, and you’re looking at TV/Film/Media courses, here are the 12 questions you should be asking on Open Day.
Why Runners should keep to the one page CV rule.
It is often suggested that Runners should keep their CVs down to one page. Here are 5 reasons why this is a good rule to follow
Holiday Pay Calculator
Working out how much holiday pay you should be getting is easy with this Holiday Pay Calculator.
Thinking of subscribing to My First Job in TV or Film?
Or My First Job In TV? Before you sign up, you may want to consider what others have said about the value of their subscriptions. Here are just a few – every one of these is a direct quote from an individual subscriber. MFJF / MFJTV
3 things all TV runners should know.
Runners cannot be self employed, whatever a company may tell you. This seems to crop up a lot so here are the facts.
Unpaid work experience – your questions answered
Some Film and TV companies are breaking the law with regard to not paying young people the National Minimum Wage where it is due.