<p>lgb93: From what I can see, just based on my son’s experience and watching his college friends and industry friends, I summed it up in this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/visual-arts-film-majors/1319259-above-line-below-line-jobs.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/visual-arts-film-majors/1319259-above-line-below-line-jobs.html</a></p>
<p>It APPEARS (micro-view) that the directors and screenwriters have a very hard time getting to do what they wanted. Those with technical industry skills seem to have much better luck, given that they take total initiative into their own hands and make things happen. Of the dozen or so of my son’s college friends, at least eleven are on IMDB and seem to be getting work. Some are very successful. The one director/screenwriter is the most underemployed, but is still finding work (Below-the-line) on various films and TV shows.</p>
<p>It’s hard, but there are probably more opportunities now than ever before. But this is not the industry where you graduate, send out resumes/film scripts, and wait for job offers. And it never hurts to pick up some technical/business/general skills as well.</p>