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‘Liberating’ Leftover Food Funded My First Runner’s Job!

By ⋅ April 30, 2012 ⋅ 4 comments

Staying on the subject of finding work as a post production runner, this account from an editor on how he got his first break as a runner in post production. Paul Lumsden broke into the business and found his niche as an editor without the benefit of useful contacts or a monied family to cushion those early years of low pay. [...]

So What Does a TV Production Secretary Do?

By ⋅ April 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

So what does the role of Production Secretary in TV entail? It can be a useful point of entry into the media for an organised person. It is a common route into Production Coordinator and then upwards to Production Management but even if that is not the career route you are aiming for it’s an invaluable insight in to how a production is [...]

From Work Experience to MD – an inspiring story of getting ahead in television.

By ⋅ March 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This is a tale I often tell media students, not only to provide some encouragement but also to show how the right approach as a work experience or runner in television production can help you get ahead. Back in the days when ‘This Morning’, ITV’s daytime series, broadcast from the Albert Dock in Liverpool we [...]

So – How to Find that Job in Telly

By ⋅ March 15, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

There are several routes into television but here are two of the most common: one is through the studio route.  Going from runner on a studio floor or on location, moving up to assisting the director, floor manager etc and then possibly into directing.  The other (most normal route in shows like ‘This Morning’) is [...]

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