I ve grown up around friends and family who work in the film industry, and one pattern keeps repeating:
Most opportunities come through referrals, inner circles, or personal networks.
If you re outside that circle, it s extremely hard to even get visibility, no matter how talented you are.
At the same time, production teams often struggle to quickly find reliable, verified talent without going through layers of informal connections.
From your experience:
Is this just how the industry works?
Or is there room for a more structured, transparent system?
What s the biggest hiring friction you ve personally faced?
