Finding Full Time Work

[Oscar Molina]

Mr. Yancey, how did you do on finding a full time job? It’s now 2014 and I just ran into your post while surfing the net on cinematography trying to find out more about it. My daughter is a new cinematography graduate from SFASU in Nacogdoches and will be seeking employment in your field. If you or anyone gets this post and can help, please respond.

[Gary Hoffman]

Note to Bob Zellen. I just found creative cow and wanted to add my two sence to the frey about younbg Jensen, Bob is 100% honest, full of intergrity and cares enough to write it all down. Wax on! Wax off. If I may, I am 52, worked 27 years in traditional media and digital. Bob your analogies between the levels, co-workers, peers and secrataries it’s creazy but when you really create, and you enjoy everyone’s presence on the set there is no other profession like it. I think you can share the same kind of result but when you say I am a D.P. with gear, or I am any position below the line, it can be so cool working the angels, the travel the food, the actors, your fellow crew all in unison. The best sets I have been on have acknowledged everyone before a frame is set. That is best policy but seldom used. With the trade is everyone for themsevles, attacking their piece of it and hoping for a good finish, wrap and reputation. THAT is all you really need to worry about with any young person entering the dragon. I had everything Bob has had happen to him and I bet Bob is A-1 at what he does. Truth is, the brightest in the business are the best to work with, they may not be an a-list star, maybe they will be but you can’t take away the truth on a shoot. There’s a lot that takes place when lenses, audio, locations and time come out to play. I have shot hundred of hours of multiple cameras on reality shows. Loved single camera as wekk as driving a cube truck and managing the production team. For the most part, I recieved complements then being yeld at, that’s true. And I did my time in LA and I started in post-production and worked my way into production and bidding for cameraman with crew on press release videos and much more. Just keep at it, make the calls, stop in to studios, have a resume and email when you can. Bob is right, but just make your interests all about the work.