Guides to working on productions
How film and television productions hire, who decides, and when to reach them. Written from how productions actually staff up, with live listings alongside.
How to get a crew job on a film or TV production
When productions hire, who does the hiring, and how to reach them before the crew list is full.
How to find productions hiring crew near you
Where to look for what is about to shoot in your city, and how to read a listing so you contact the right production at the right time.
How to work as an extra on a film or TV show
How background casting works, who runs it, and how to get on the lists for productions shooting near you.
How to contact a production office
What a production office is, when it opens, who answers, and how contact details reach you.
How vendors, services and locations find productions to pitch
Timing a pitch to a production’s stage, who to send it to, and how film offices and location owners get in front of incoming productions.
Who hires on a film set: line producer, UPM and department heads
The roles that decide who works on a production, what each one controls, and how to find out who holds them on a given project.