Careers in television and film the work routes you can take for popular job roles with a downloadable glossary of film crew department jobs.

When I first started my career in film, I did not have a plan.

Even after graduating, I was clueless about reality. I didn’t know what work would be like. My strategy was non existent. I thought things would simply workout for themselves.

I have never thought about planning an outline for my career. I have always assumed there is no such thing as a career plan. That the route in, happens with time and writes itself.

Now I have realised that this is a naive way to think. That perhaps saying things simply didn’t go my way is only an excuse. Things never work themselves out, if you rely on fate you might not end up where you want to be

I believe in making a plan of action, a genuine strategy.

This is how I have been thinking these past few months, if I want to be a film director just how will I get there. Start thinking about your route into film, one way to do this is to work backwards. Think of what your ultimate goal is and work backwards on how you will get there.

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The Ladder route

Traditionally the film industry has a ladder to climb for all job roles. For most crew jobs this ladder still exists. If you want to be an Art Director you can start out as an assistant and work you way up the ladder to Set Designer. But this ladder route is not clear when it comes to the most popular careers in television and film.