Well Sam, if you've got money in your family and you're not hurting for support then you could do it. When I got out of the Air Force in 1968, I paid $285 in initiation dues to the NABET film union in Hollywood in an attempt to get work on a film crew. That was a lot of money in 1968. The union did nothing to help members get work except give you their union membership card, after that you're on your own. I drove about 20 miles each way, paid for parking and walked miles around Hollywood to all the producers offices putting my name in. In 3 months I got maybe 7 days work. The deal is networking, networking and more "who you know". When you see the film credits rolling along at the end of a movie all the production people like "Best Boy", Key Grip", "Gaffer" etc are all department heads and they personally pick their crew for the shoot. Good luck getting to know them if you don't already have an in somehow. Still, if I had enough money in my family to support me for maybe a year or so, I may have been able to do it with enough perseverance but alas, I didn't I was completely on my own and had to give it up. Since you do, this could work for you just like the guy I met at the party. Get your degree and do the intern thing for free for a year or so, it might work out eventually. There's still the drug angle though. A lot of times the contacts are made because you become somebody's dealer. I hate to say it but I saw it and it's true at least in Hollywood. Maybe not in Europe but the music biz is the music biz the world over I think.

Bob

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