You’ve packed your car, said a tearful good bye to your dog, casually waved to your parents, got in your car and drove 3,000 miles with your bff to get here. Congratulations! You’ve made it to Los Angeles. Fast forward three months– your mom just called and says she’s not sending you any more money to loaf around and visit the Getty. Sight seeing is over with son, it’s time to find a job! Panic sets in. What do you do? »

Not many people can say they went from being a post production assistant to editing a film that went to Sundance in one year. Conor O’Neill can. His repertoire includes Word Wars, Murderball, Air Guitar Nation and Capitalism: A Love Story. He is currently editing Love Don’t Let Me Down, which stars Gwyneth Paltrow and is due for release in 2010.Conor and I sat down for lunch the other day, and between bites he told me his story.CRC: How »

I often get asked if I think people starting out in the biz should work for free. Similarly, should you work for less money than is standard just to gain the experience and contacts? This is one lesson I learned the hard way, but I wouldn’t trade my experiences for anything. I may have gotten screwed over a few times, but in return I gained something important– knowledge. And that knowledge is what I will be sharing with you today, so »

I thought I’d start from the beginning, since this is my first post. So you’ve decided you want to move to Los Angeles and start a career in the film industry. Congratulations! Now read the following list, and if you can’t imagine yourself preforming any of these tasks on a daily basis, abandon your dream immediately and become the lawyer your parents always wanted you to be. 1. Carrying 6 coffees in one hand, your $95,000 college »