CHAPTER 4

TARGETING SPECIFIC STUDIOS – WHAT DO STUDIOS WANT TO SEE?

Advice is like snow-the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Finding a job is a mixture of being prepared and being in the right place at the right time. For this reason, once you have a great portfolio of work, move to the location where you want to work. Studios often hire people simply based on availability, especially if they want to finish up a project and need extra help. This will get your foot in the door and possibly hired on for future projects.

Here are some ideas of how to relocate that I have experienced or have been told about by others:

1.Find work locally at a national retail or restaurant ...

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