Our Results

Shelby has worked for King of Knives, Gotham, Netflix, Spike TV, Warner Brothers, NBC, the Grammy Awards, the Oscars. Amazon, Paramount Plus. In Shelby’s words, “I just wanted you to know because you genuinely changed my life, and I couldn‘t be more grateful. Back when I discovered your classes, I was so stuck, so depressed and now I’m living a literal dream. I’ve actually moved on to writing and acting full time and out of the PA world.

Omar’s update after starting the Friends in Film program 3 years ago. Now he is moving out of PA jobs into his crafts – the sound and art departments. Making $8500 sound mixing on a travel job around America, and making $2750 working 5 days as a props assistant while getting put up in a hotel on the beach.

Olivia started in Texas. She left her boring 9-5 and within 5 months of starting the FIF program she was working full-time in film and moved to LA.

Luka is an immigrant from Georgia. When he moved to America he had to work as an Uber and DoorDash driver but wanted to work in film. Within 5 months of starting FIF he was working full-time in film. Many people move from all over the world to Hollywood to work in the industry, but Luka is one who is actually living this dream come true.

Analissa has been implementing the Friends In Film program for several years now and has found success in a smaller market. Out of the nearly 100 shoots she has been on, 75 of them have been paid.

Rolan went from working as a pharmacist to making $10,000 in one month in the film industry. Not only is he just working full time in the professional film industry but he’s worked with some of the top fashion brands as clients such as Hugo Boss, Yves Saint Laurent, Maybelline, and many more.

Luka, a DP, camera operator, and AC, used FIF to make $3,500-4,500 per MONTH working in the camera department in Los Angeles. Luka is one of many members of the program who come from an international background. Listen as he explains what kind of work he’s been doing, and why he refuses to let his accent hinder his growth.

Omar has worked for Netflix, MTV and Microsoft shoots with major celebrities like Pete Davidson.

Worried about getting enough film work? Think it seems hard? You are listening to the wrong people. Listen to the people who are getting all the work, like Omar. He made $2500 in 2 days on a film set. This is normal. WATCH THIS VIDEO.

Kelsey started in Denver, CO on film sets, and has gone onto This is Paris, Top Gun, Westward, The Deuce, Top Chef, The World’s Best, Hanging with the Hendersons, Our Souls of the Night on HBO, Disney+, HBO Max, CBS, Apple TV.

Vic was working PA Jobs when he got the opportunity to pitch his show idea to big name wildlife networks. All of this paid off as we listen to him tell his story while on call in ltaly!

Ekterina is working in the film industry and has so many connections, in Ottawa, Canada!

UPDATE! 🔥 Vic develops his own projects from his work with Animal Planet and ASE, and get cinematography work that takes him on location to Rome, Italy. Videographers: WATCH THIS!

Tara used to work in the hotel service industry, working nights. She joined the FIF Into The Industry Certification Program and in only 9 months, has already worked for TLC, Lifetime, and Magnolia Network (Discovery+). She recently finished working on an indie feature film as a script supervisor. She is also an Associate Producer for multiple TV shows and now lives in LA.

Oprah with Meghan and Harry, CBS, Canine Intervention, The Job interview, Maybe Tomorrow, The Grim Weaver, on Just another day at the office, the FILM SET is the BEST office!

Update from Crystal (Production Coordinator) on all the new work she’s done since 2020 in Texas. She also coordinates Broadcast events for Pokenmon Regional Champlonships!

Samuel is e DP, Director, and Production Designer who has worked on America Ninja Warrior (NBC), Fear the Walking Dead (FX/Hulu) and Jurassic World (Universal). He is now an in demand filmmaker based in Louisiana and Texas who works on both Union and non-union films, and makes films and TV shows his parents actually watch.

Production Supervisor Anton went from working at a small studio doing 9-5 to working for major networks and having the time off to spend with his family. YOU can also raise a family and work in film for all the major networks.

Rooni works on Pose, Ray James, Starling/Saint C, Mr.Robot, Madam Secretary, The last OG, FBl Season, High Maintenance, and Broad City, that’s Apple TV+, FX, CBS, TBS, NBC, HBO, and Comedy Central.

Pixomondo, the Motion Picture Company. Melanie started in London and now lives in Berlin working in VFX for the Motion Picture Company.

At Janet’s house. See how Friends In Film has taken them to incredible places in their film careers.

Brian was a project manager but now he’s working for networks like Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime… Actors, pay attention to Brian scored his virtual realty acting gig. He was a PA, a Production Assistant, the lead actor DID NOT SHOW UP so they asked Brian if he’d take their place. No audition. Everyone already knew and trusted Brian because he was a Friends In Film PA!

Goran flew to Cannes, France to walk the red carpet and accept his award for Best Short at the Cannes Film Festival! 😭

Jake‘s feature film, Marcel the Shell, was nominated for an OSCAR. Jake art directed the movie. When Jake started the FIF Into The Industry Certification program, he had been working in a call center. As I’m sure you can guess, this was not what he was going to do with his life. He started implementing FIF methods in Maine, eventually building enough experience and connections to make the move to LA where he’s been working since then. He’s worked on thousands of shoots with people like Grimes, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and Khalid. Now, he’s getting paid $1000/Day as a production designer and art director and he’s joined the UNION for Art Directors.

Into The Industry Certification mentor, model, and actor Ewa shares with us the advantages of working in a production office as a production runner. Watch as she tells us how she gets to work with professional producers all while getting paid to meet new people and discover new crafts in the film industry!

Pro-tip: Find like-minded people who are also in the program in your city is so important! Andy has a peer group in London who has been in the training for longer, and it has helped him tremendously.

Working for the TV show Ziwe, the Black Files, Discovery Plus, Flatbush Misdemeanors on Showtime. Daughter of the Bride on Fox. “I was on a rush call today to work on the movie Clifford the Big Red Dog! i had no idea what movie we were shooting until arriving on set! 🏃🏾‍♂️💨 It was a rush call and I arrived at 12:30pm. l assume that the producer from the Verizon commercial shoot i was on passed on my information! 😁 Today was my first time being on a Union set.

Goran works as a camera operator on fashion shoots. 10-day Prada Shoot, followed by a Kenneth Cole shoot.

• Doctor Strange
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Feed The Beast (Clyde Phillips)
• Madam Secretary (Morgan Freeman, Barbara Hall)
• Street Justice: The Bronx
• The Blacklist (NBC)
• The Last 0.6. (TBS)
• Project Run way

Below is a post from Adriana, who works in the Toronto market:

Tamara EPed the documentary Financially Naked. She was an actor on 3 Mythbusters seasons, Discovery Channel.

Before FIF, Into The Industry Certification mentor Melissa was having a common experience with acting and screenwriting. She was working on her skills outside the industry, and didn‘t know how to break into film in a meaningful way. FIF got get on set, and now she’s having a ton of success working on really high level projects like Minari.

The pandemic shutdown threw the wrench of a lifetime into Erika’s career plans, but ended up giving her time to reflect on what kind of career she really wanted to have. She joined Into The Industry Certification and has been getting some really crazy opportunities on set as an AD!

A photo of our A-list Mentor Alex working together with one of our newer A-listers Berthile. Always makes me so happy whenever I get pictures of our people get to work together as PEERS on set! I’ts just so heartwarming!

I am now a full-time producer for Droga5 NYC, which? one the top creative ad agencies in the world. I HIRE the pro uction companies, edit houses, VFX companies and casting directors who create the commercials for our clients—some of which hired ME when l was first starting out as a PA all those years ago. My second short film Something Unseen is on its film festival run, and has so far won two awards: Best Cinematography from Atlanta Women‘s Film Festival and Best New Director from Mystic Film Festival.

I’ve walked Bane and his stunt double to set on Gotham, and I‘ve been in charge of the cues for 300 extras. I’ve met Al Pacino (The Godfather). I’ve worked with John Krasinski (The Office) and Taylor Schilling Orange Is The New Black. I know how long it takes to get Cameron Monaghan Into the full Joker look, makeup, and costume (four hours on the day and an eight-hour makeup test the day before). If you stick with it, this career will take you places beyond your wildest imagination.

I joined Friends In Film In the fall of 2016. At the time. I was a nonunion actor, supporting myself by waitressing. Jolt as I started getting my feet wet with PA-ing, I was fired from my waitressing job, so i had no choice but to jump into this journey and give lt absolutely everything I had. Fast forward eight months and I was the Director’s Assistant for Isn’t It Romantic, working with Todd Strauss-Schulson, Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Priyanka Chopra, and Adam Devine.

What I have experienced over the course of my career was beyond anything I could have imagined when l was hustling as a typical waitress/actor. On The Blacklist Season 5… motorcycle stunts, car flips, and stunt performers fully engulfed in flames were “another day at the office.” I would never trade this film life for anything.

I’ve worked on Olivia Rodrigo: Deja Vu—Vevo, Black is King—Disney+, and with Taylor Swift, Khalid, Grimes, and Beyonce in various commercials. I’ve also worked with The Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and Netfllx.

Back when I first started on set as an actor, I didn’t really haveany Idea what it takes to make a film or commercial. People who I chat with about my experiences along the journey to becoming a Production Designer are blown away by the confidence that l have earned from learning and growing through those experiences (and making plenty of mistakes along the way).

The amount of cold calls, high-profile client meetings, and last minute change requests that I’ve participated in along the way is probably more than most people would do in their lifetime, and I’ve just been in it for a few years! ! wouldn’t have gotten this far if it weren’t for the amazing, inspiring people that I’ve gotten to know and share the journey with.

The encouragement, conversation, and concrete information that I received as a part of Friends in Film was vital to this growth trajectory. Without that extra boost of knowledge, community, and celebration I would not have pushed myself to become this happy, confident, creative artist that I am today, working with top celebrities, directors, and companies. l’m glad to be able to share some of my experiences and bits of knowledge that we picked up along the way with future filmmakers. When we share our skills and knowledge it makes everyone better.

I’ve worked on New Amsterdam—NBC, and Three Women with Shailene Woodley—Showtime. I’ve also worked on the Disney Plus’s docu-series Growing Up, and the FX Limited Series Retreat starring Emma Corrin and Clive Owen.

When I first started, I was anxiety-ridden. I was afraid I was going to screw up somehow and that I would never get asked back to set. I thought there is no way this dream is going to become a reality. But then I stepped on set, used what I learned from Friends In Film, and kept getting asked back again and again!

I screwed up a few times, but it didn’t phase anyone. No one even realized I was green until I mentioned I had just started out and am still learning. I remained coachable, received correction that I was given with openness, and adjusted accordingly.

I’ve always had a go-getter mentality inside of me, but never fully tapped into it. Being in the film industry and the Friends In Film community really unlocked that part of me. My mind changed from “I don’t know how I’m going to do this”, to “I’m going to learn to do this NO MATTER WHAT!”

I have worked on Top Gun: Maverick—Paramount Pictures, Our Souls at Night with Robert Redford and Jane Fonda—Netflix, and Anti-Cupid, where I was the director.

When I was in Colorado, I worked on a Netflix movie. I kept in touch with all of those people and when I got to LA, I started connecting with them. I didn’t know but the ADs from the movie in Denver were also the ADs on Top Gun Maverick.

I had no idea. I contacted them when I got to LA and said, “Hey I just got here to LA and I’m ready to work.” They sent me a call sheet for the next day’s shoot. I didn’t know what it was because everything was disguised. I showed up on set and I was like “Oh my gosh! I’m working on Top Gun!”

Carolyn is currently working on a MARVEL film. She has worked on Enola Holmes 2—Netflix, The Nevers with Emily Blunt—HBO, and Mission Impossible 7 with Tom Cruise—Paramount. She’s also known for playing Marian Halcolme in The Woman in White at the Charing Cross Theatre in West London.

I’ve worked on top shows like The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Shark Tank, Top Chef, The Voice, and for Magnolia Network, (Discovery+), ABC, TLC, Lifetime, and NBC. I’ve worked on Casting JonBenet—Netflix. And Confidential Season 1—ITV Studios / Amazon Prime Video. I worked on a commercial for GrubHub, Yeti, and Kubota. Currently, I’m a freelance Production Supervisor/UPM as well as the founder of a small media company—Caveman Productions.

Matt is currently on-set in the Hollywood Hills working as a production design assistant, shooting a short that has plans to be adapted into an episodic. He says the project has “amazing views and an even better crew”. Matt has also landed an internal gig with a film festival working as a marketing assistant.

• Americas Got Talent, Season 12
• So You Think You Can Dance
• Bug Juice (Disney)
• Nailed It! (Nicole Byer)
• Popular Opinion (Facebook)
• Various Events for Despicable Me 3 (Willis Tower)
• Watson (AFI)
• Environmental Media Awards 2017
• Joker’s Wild, Season 2
• Masters of Illusion, Season 5
• According to Chrisley, Season 1
• Finding Fido, Season 2
• Elton John’s Oscar Viewing Party

Jocelyn reiterates that it’s all work ethic. It’s all relationships. That’s where the work is coming from. And to get the work, you must do the work— on set!

Uriel used Into The Industry Certification to get on shoots, started production designing, and won a professional award at a film festival.

Anna was a high school graduate who really didn’t want to go to college. She felt lost and depressed before finding Friends In Film. She is 18 years old and getting on paid on professional shoots! She can’t believe this is her life now!

The main difference is Friends In Film teaches you actually HOW to get on set! Where to go. How to make others want to hire you again and again. When Crystal first started PA-ing on set, people had thought she had already been doing this for months.

Jacob already has already quite a bit of experience in production, but still joined FIF Into The Industry Certification Program to finesse his career strategy as a film professional. He’s excited to see what he can accomplish with the entire Friends In Film community having his back, and we’re excited to see what he’ll achieve soon.

AJ credits his success in the industry to the FIF Into The Industry Certification Program and talks of the impact Friends In Film has had for him. Just ask AJ if all of this is legit. AJ recently wrapped Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focus Tour!

AJ has been traveling around the world for big brands like Amazon, Everlane, and Fenty Beauty more than ever! In this video, he reviews how the Into The Industry Certification Program holds the standards of coaching, how taken care of he was every step of the way, and the importance of doing everything the training said to do.

So it’s a good thing I haven’t read the books yet to watch the show (my preference) or I would’ve had to hold back from being a star-googling fan! Pretty cool working on a large set with big stars attached, much higher level in quality work!

Jocelyn had gone to school for film and acting, and like what happens to so many of us, she got sucked into a regular job she had no interest in. Now she also has two kids to take care of. Yet, she always kept that 🔥 burning for what the film industry.

Curtis sending a Want-to-Work Email, getting an reply email, booking the interview, and then getting the job… all in the same day!

Allyson’s from Detroit and is an actor, choreographer, dance teacher, and mom of 3-year-old twins. She joined us two months ago.This is what she said!

With this program, I’m most excited about the relationships I’m forging with industry professionals that I NEVER would have made just by being an actor alone. I was expecting to PA for a local production company doing a local corporate shoot and wind up with the DP OF EMPIRE hiring me to PA. The producer of the shoot was also from Chicago, and I built a good relationship with her as well. She works on the marketing side of things for corporations, but she gave me her card and said that if there was ever anything she could do for me, she’d do it in a heartbeat.

Brandon started A-list DURING COVID. Just a few months in and he’s on a shoot anyway! Here’s an update from him :)

This is what Alanna said shortly after joining the Into The Industry Certification program!

This spring I became a guild apprentice for the DGC (Director’s Guild of Canada)! This lets me PA on union shoots and led to me getting my first two dailies on the second unit of an HBO show ($400/day)!

Now with the strikes, lots of union ADs are moving over to the commercial world which is still going strong, so I can still network with union people even with lots of long-format work being postponed.

I am also telling the people I have connected with on set that I want to get into kids’ TV writing. One director on a low-budget kids’ show I was working on even asked to read some of my samples! Things are happening!

Allyson is currently in the Detroit market and is creating a rapidly expanding network of high level connections through working in production. This has lead to acting opportunities including principle roles and representation, two of the most critical pieces to an acting career. Without auditioning she’s been given principle roles on TV shows and feature films, even working with Sean Whalen, an accomplished actor who’s been in major films such as Men In Black and Twister. All this acting work has given her a wealth of footage for her reel and shows her agency that she is an asset.

Kay started her journey in the industry on the other side of the world. Using Friends In Film methods, she got connected in the LA industry and has been getting production work on shows like America’s Got Talent and Battle Bots. At the same time, she’s been getting acting roles, building up her resume and reel.

The best way to improve any kind of skill is to work towards the same goal with other people, bouncing ideas off each other and tackling challenges with a group. In A-list, you’ll have other actors to practice with and help push each other forward to the next level. A-list Mentor Ewa has been working with our members to do just that!

Jesse was working in psychology when he tried to get into film for years, working on student films. He even worked as an assistant to a celebrity. But it just wasn’t working out the way he wanted it to. He was tired and not getting any closer inside. Now, he’s a PRODUCTION MANAGER. He HIRES FIF Into The Industry Certification Program people! He’s just worked with Ben Affleck on Torrance. He also worked on the 2016 Ghostbusters.

Tandace has done all of the things right and is an extraordinary, high-performance worker with an incredible resume of experiences. She still chooses to join Friends In Film to learn how to pave a career path that will get her consistent work in the film industry, doing what she loves most— being on set, directing and producing.

Imagine having tons of professionals as your friends… How would life change? Bridget explains the “backdoor” into the film industry and how she became a Producer in only 2 years. We shot her update at one of our A-list parties!

Below is a BatCave entry from Kelsey:

Back in October, I worked on a show called The World’s Best and it’s premiering tonight immediately after the Super Bowl! I worked as a PA and this was probably one of the most physically demanding sets I’ve ever worked on, but it was also really rewarding. 🔥 I love the people I got the opportunity to work with, and I think it’s going to be a really good show!

It’s so cool to be able to watch what we helped create— I love the collaboration in this business, and what we get to do everyday!

Directing, DP, DIT, Writing, Production Design, Director’s Assistant, and Acting

• Jurassic World
• Fear the Walking Dead, Season 4
• Battle Angel Alita (James Cameron)
• The Long Road Home
• Aloha (Emma Stone)
• America’s Got Talent
• American Ninja Warrior Seasons 9 & 10
• Ultimate Beastmasters 3
• Ninja vs Ninja
• NFL Honors 2017
• Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (with Zac Efron and Anna Kendrick)
• Adventures in Appletown (with Dylan and Cole Sprouse)
• Blackout
• Deadliest Decade

Patrick and Erin had the chance to PA together on the Universal Pictures feature, First Man, with Ryan Gosling.

In this group, we always have each other’s back! Erin had passed a gig on to Patrick for the gymnastics tournaments with FloSports a while back, so he helped her out too with this one! We truly are Friends in Film!

The paychecks are coming in! 😊 I’ve been on shoots on my days off from work and today is the first day I’ve had off in more than a month!

Jessica really went full force at the industry. After moving to LA from Ohio, she quickly started learning from one of the biggest stunt trainers in the world.

Production, Camera, Art, and Writing.

• Equalizer 2
• Food Quest
• American Ninja Warrior
• Expedition Unknown
• Married at First Sight

I just came back from my very first paid PA gig and it was awesome!

It was a 3 day job. Wow I can’t describe the way that I feel! It was absolutely amazing, I was on a professional shoot and I believe the budget was $200,000.

We were shooting for a history channel commercial with a hi tech robot.

Crystal just wrapped her first feature film, Old Man and a Gun with Robert Redford and Casey Affleck!! (Crystal told me she was completely starstruck when she saw Casey’s girlfriend (who’s an actress on Supergirl).

Kira saw the Career on Fire advertisement in her newsfeed on Facebook and decided to jump in. She always wanted to work in film but didn’t know where to start once she got out of film school. They didn’t teach her how to get a job so the school training wasn’t of any help.

Since day 1 of starting with this program, she did exactly what I told her to do.

Kira recently got 2 checks today from different projects and she’s overwhelmed because she never thought she would be working in the film industry, making money within less than a year!

Acting, Art, and Production

• Grey’s Anatomy, Season 14
• The Librarians (TNT)
• Adidas “James Harden” Campaign
• Call to Cosplay
• PBS Kids Summer Camp
• The Artifact
• Credit Sesame
• Microsoft Surface

Clara recently wrapped up a feature she was PA-ing that got her £2000 for a month (she also got to act in it!). Then she got a small acting gig in her hometown Barcelona (that was €200/day).So she flew all the way to Spain and stayed there for a week with her family. She’s doing other castings for commercials (she used to have an agency there and they kept sending her cool casting commercials).

Rolan just finished a 30 day Miramax feature, on location in New York. He is working as a 2nd AD.Rolan used to be a pharmacist! No more florescent lights for him!

His most recent work:

• Dietland (AMC network)
• Villains
• The Hill

Jocelyn knows how I like to see the checks so she has attached a pic of most of them that she received in Feb & March!

It really starts to accumulate very soon. She made nearly $5K in 2 months. Not bad!

This pic was sent to us from Kennedy L, one of our Friends In Film A-listers who’s part of the our growing community in Australia! 🙌

Acting, Production Designer, Editing, and Writing

• NCIS New Orleans
• Bad Moms (Mila Kunis)
• Sleepy Hollow
• Moon and Me (Andrew Davenport)
• First Man (Ryan Gosling)
• Multiple shows for HGTV
• Music videos with Young Thug and Future
• Commercials for Under Armour, Delta, Home Depot, and Lowes

This is naturally what happens next when you start becoming high in-demand.

Last week, I just saw a post about needing a PA. I immediately jumped on that opportunity and I said that I just finished a shoot for a McDonalds commercial a couple of weeks ago.

He quickly replied “Hey Ashley, you did that shoot with Fon?” (Fon was the line producer for the shoot) and I said “Yes!” and he said “Oh cool! So you are available Monday then?” and I said “Yes I am.”

The next day he sent the call sheet and I am on the shoot for 5 days!!!

Its so cool to see how everyone is interconnected! Because I worked with someone he knew, I got the job! This program has transformed my life. When you work with great people, you become great!

Mike just finished the last module of the Program!He never has been on a real set in his life before A-list, and is now working his way into the art department side of things and is making more money than he ever has made in his life! 🙌

Before signing up to the FIF Into The Industry Certification Program, Patrick did everything he felt he can do to get people to notice his work: he applied to postings, emailed his resume, and called people. But it was going too slow and he wasn’t landing enough jobs. When he moved to Atlanta to pursue film work, he had no contacts. After A-list, he immediately was able to land a gig at Paramount studios.

Lauren had some film experience: studied screenwriting in Vancouver, wrote and directed some short films, did some work on other short films. But she had NO experience in paid film work, and had virtually no professional film connections.

Amy works in Camera and Production!

• Blade Runner 2049
• The Exorcist (Fox)
• Alex Inc (ABC)

Here are the job offers Crystal received in the last 15 days. Not shown here are 2 job offers that just came in! Most of them, she had to turn down because she’s already booked. 😭Crystal was afraid to jump into the FIF Into The Industry Certification Program at first because she never thought about working project to project. Not being guaranteed of future paychecks was scary!

Trent was stuck working in TV news. He wanted to get on bigger projects but wasn’t sure how to do it.After joining A-list, he’s able to move out to LA and is working as a camera operator on all kinds of projects. He’s come a long way!

Lera makes $4-5,000 in the film industry (pays for the program) and gets professional acting roles WITHOUT auditioning!

Below is a BatCave entry from Patrick:I worked on two back-to-back feature films for two straight months. 😃

Two HUGE dreams came true – I appeared on an episode of Stranger Things and The Walking Dead.