David Collins

Actually, most people comment that I look older than I am. I was teaching a summer class and I was once asked if I was 40.

Technically in Illinois, the law only protects against age discrimination against people over the age of 40.

I've been looking for work for a few weeks now, and the most I've found has been single-day gigs on unpaid sets, or an occasional paid gig. I would like to find something more stable (even as a P.A.). I am about to graduate DePaul with a B.A. in Digital Cinema: Production, and have worked in the production department on several independent shorts and films. I love working on indie projects sometimes, but I need something more stable, and I'm looking for some advice. I live just outside Chicago, and I've contacted a few companies, but no-one seems to be hiring. I've been applying mostly for production department, but I've recently also started applying for GnE, and Camera as well (I can operate upto a Red Epic, though I prefer working on the production and organization side). One of my problems, is that I'm "much" older than most other people graduating with this degree. The average age for my graduating class was 23, and I'm 29 (from having spent time in the Army, which is how I paid for school), they seem to want to hire "younger people with little experience that they can mold" (direct quote from someone who turned me down). I really love working in the film industry, but I can't seem to get a foot in the door anywhere, and I've only got a few months of savings left. So, can anyone give me some advice on how I can get a foot in the door, or maybe get started working in the industry? Or even how to combat this weird age barrier I've run into? Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had a "Workflow" chart for post production. I've been moving into more and more advanced projects, and I want to start using a better workflow. Previously, I just did everything in Premiere Pro, but now I've got people I work with who use Pro Tools for audio, and Davinci for Color Correction, and a few other programs in the mix. I'm looking for a workflow or process map that shows the order everything should go through. For example, if we are using Pro Tools to do the final mix, how would that interact with me use premiere for the editing? Like, will he do each of the audio recordings individually, then send them to me to bring them in for editing? Or do I do a rough cut, then send him that? If I do that, how does the dialogue get synced up if we record independent audio? I'm currently at DePaul getting a B.A. in Digital Cinema, with a focus on production and editing, but it seems that while all the classes explain the individual parts, none really go over the workflow of putting all the stuff together in in post (like, who does what at what time). So, I guess I'm wondering what the industry workflow is, and what file types are best to go between programs.