How easy is it for an editor to get hired in the film industry?

I know it his hard to brake into the film industry for say videographers, directors, and so on. And I know that people who know how to do 3D and special effects are hired faster. But how easy is it for an editor to get hired in the film industry?|||It's hard to get into the film industry, period. What I mean is that it's hard to get the top position jobs. Jobs like being the cinematographer or director or editor, they usually require a lot of experience.



Before you even think of getting into the film business, you have to understand that it's not like most workplaces where you have a set schedule and a set place. The thing about the movie industry is that it's a temporary job, there are many people who want to do it and lots of competition and it requires a lot of your time. Sometimes, you might have to work for 12 hours a day for 3 weeks straight or something. Also, you have to be willing to locate to specific areas and studios and be there months at a time. Also, most people make average wages and don't make a lot of money, and the jobs are temporary.



There are film schools that help train people and may help in getting people hired.



If you want to break into the moviemaking industry, you're gonna usually start from the bottom. If you can move to a place where there are movie production studios, maybe you can start applying for assistant jobs. You might have to do clean-up work and stuff. Or you could try going to film school, where you could learn more about your special area of interest, and that might help you get an entry-level position at a movie production company. It'll usually take a year to two years and you may get into some financial debt, which you'll have to pay back.



Whether you choose to go to school or you get hired, the most important skill you can learn and possess, believe it or not, is reliability and being responsible. Basically, you've got to learn to work hard, be able to follow directions, being able to get to places on time, be able to work on your own and complete projects in a timely manner. That's the most important thing. That's what production companies are looking for. Work on those things.



Then, once you break in and get that first job, you'll be at the bottom of the rung, but with time, you'll learn more and more and you'll make more and more business connections. Just know that it takes years to learn all the ropes and learn how to use all of the equipment. Little by little, you work your way up. That's how it is. That's how all people in the film industry got to where they are. If you like the film business, though, then definitely go for it. You never know what can happen. You have to like doing it, though, because like I said, all film jobs are temporary and you constantly have to be finding new projects to work on, but as long as you like what you do, then you'll at least have fun doing it.