Who wants to sponsor me!?

I'm sure a lot of folks get a temporary job while looking for a real job. Hell, every job I have had was just a temporary one. That happens when your boss is a Dic*.
 
Simon is 100% correct. You don't say it is for one month, you say you are relocating to that area and need this job, and that you are a hard worker. At the end of your month, if things are going good, you stick with it. If not, you give them as much notice as possible and move on.
 
I'd be more worried about getting an apartment for one month, I think almost all I've seen require 6mo - 1yr lease. There are probably enough dvxusers down in LA you could just couch hop for a month maybe. Who doesnt want a como on their couch for a few days?? (Ok, everyone put your hands down, that was a rhetorical question) If you could pull that off you'd probably learn a whole lot about the city and about quite a few different ways to go about making money in the film industry. I'd start PM'ing the locals if you havent already and at least get a feel for a good place to stay - someone might be able to help you out with a job too. Come to oklahoma and you can be my slave for $50/week. I'll let you camp in the backyard - its got a privacy fence... very swank. Come to think of it camping for a month in LA could be interesting. Live amongst the homeless. They'll show you how to get money.
 
Start paperwork runs about 20 minutes between you and your employer. It's not a big deal for anyone accustomed to handling hiring on payroll.

Temp work could be anything from day-player runner or PA to twirling a sign on Hollywood boulevard.

You should be able to find 1-bedroom apartments in reasonably good locations for US$900-1000/month. If you're willing to split one.

There are places like the Royal Equestrian in Burbank that offer studio and 1-bedroom apartments on a month-to-month basis.
 
If you have the right degree you could get a temporary job in the U.S. if it's listed under the Free Trade (NAFTA) list of eligible professions. Filmmaker is not one of them, though.
 
I can definitely relate Robbie,

I was looking into working in Ireland, just because, and they probably have even more strict guidelines to get in, then the USA has. The only difference is, I'm sure the line is shorter. :)

I gave up because it was simply a "that would be cool if..." type thing. But keep on trying! There are plenty of pretty girls in the USA, I'm sure you can trick one of them into marrying you:thumbsup:!
 
I'm sort of in that position, now, regarding New Zealand.

I'm evaluating the possibility of a long-term/permanent move there.
 
Capt Quirk said:
That happens when your boss is a Dic*.
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I wonder if there is such thing as: A boss who is not a d*ck...

... somewhere in the universe...?


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Funny thing is that most female bosses I've encountered are d*cks too.

So... becoming a *boss* might become equivalent to having a sex change operation. :)
 
ilauzirika said:
Interesting, how is the film industry there, are there interesting job opurtunities?
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I'm not certain that my film/tv career is portable, there. I may need to train up for a new profession.

I hear there's still demand, for sheep-shearers...
 
This may be old news but when I worked it was get a tourist visa, which was valid for 3 months, and once in the country you apply for a work visa. Maybe it's changed, if so let me know. I worked in Mexico for 4 months solely on a tourist visa. And yep, illegally, and no, I can not go back to Mexico, haha. At the airport, they almost threw me out. They were some pissed at me, lol. And I had no papers to re-enter Canada. But it worked out cause I'm a cool cat. :)
 
Last time I worked in Mexico, they really gave us the third degree - endless paperwork, waiting in line at this office, waiting in line at that office, stamp this, stamp that, get fingerprinted, stamp this, stamp that, get photographed...

...I have less sympathy now for Mexicans complaining over how difficult it is, to get papers here. They should try being an American citizen, trying to get papers to work there...
 
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