<p>I liked bandgeek’s quote, added to the consensus of the remaining posts:</p>
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<p>This is why a lot of film majors try to break into the mail room of a studio and try to work their way up and try to obtain face time with execs for their scripts, etc. Or they take a PA job, and do the same. Which is more menial? Probably the PA. Neither obviously is going to pay down the loan.</p>
<p>And there’s no teaching creativity. Many film students think that they’ll be directing major films and writing blockbuster scripts by the time they’re 25. One either has it or not, and if not, then she better shoot for something in production. The extreme vast majority of jobs in the film industry are non-creative types of jobs, with maybe only 0.5% workers with a real creative inclination.</p>
<p>That’s why a lot of film grads at places like UCLA end up going to L-school, and that way they can be associated with the entertainment industry on a peripheral basis, and maybe break their way into production later on. (I don’t know if this is an option for Tassia, with her loan balance.) I would think USC’s film grads would be more hardcore into trying to make it, if need be on the editing or generally the techinical side. This would still probably mean bringing in pretty menial pay at least until they can obtain various designations behind their names. It’s a long process, typically, to gain a name in the field.</p>