Entry-level jobs in entertainment industry?

The main reason I'm going to New York next month is to look for entry-level jobs in the entertainment/media industry. I've got some experience in front of the camera, but more experience behind. Can anyone point me in the right direction for sites and contacts to look at? I'm mostly interested in assisting directors, producers, PR execs, etc. in film/TV or theatre or in the legal department. The biggest hurdle, I think, will be finding a place that will hire me and be willing to go through the red tape to get me a work visa.

I'm about to have a panic attack.

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Updated On: 9/27/05 at 06:44 PM

I'm holding you to that! Otherwise expect a weary-looking Asian on your London flat in a month or so!

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You may also see if New York's film commission has a website that regularly posts upcoming productions that need jobs and such.

Tiff, look at the Mayor's Office of Film and Television website. They have a weekly thing called the Tech List, which lists all the productions filming in NYC and cast and crew that they're hiring. I did a bunch of PA work right after college using this site, and I had zero prior experience.

It's a PDF file that they update weekly.

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