Cara Spiller's Lounge Discussions

I need help. I need to know how long the hiring process usually takes. Or what the steps are at least when you apply to jobs at studios either via their websites. I've applied to several jobs this week and up to about two weeks ago, and I have only heard back from one. Which I applied to 7 days ago. Is there a general rule that I'm missing? I suppose I just want to have a reasonable expectation as to when I should start worrying that I haven't heard anything by.

My name is Cara and I just moved to LA. I'm looking to get my foot in the door and build my network. I have a variety of skills in a range of areas that can be applied across different jobs. I'm adaptable and willing to learn. The end game is writing, but I'm also interested in voice acting and learning the industry from the ground up. I know I have to do the work to earn the big goal, and any advice people are willing to give me along the way would be appreciated. Thanks!

Finally made my way out to California. Now, the long hard road begins. Does anyone know of any good Staffing Agencies that do a lot of work with the Entertainment Industry, specifically the Studios around here? I need to get a foot in the door and I am willing to work my way up to the job I actually want... any advice would be greatly appreciated.

One half of a co-writing team here. My co-author Anja and I are looking to break in to the screenwriting world to break out of the stagnant jobs we'd both been in before we went back to get degrees in writing. Looking forward to finally making the big dream a reality!

My co-author and I are going to be trying our hand at screenwriting. We're currently based out of a college town in Georgia where a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment is $400/ month plus utilities. Just looking at prices in and around Burbank, California... needless to say we're feeling the sticker shock. We knew going in that it was going to be more expensive... But how do you find a safe, inexpensive apartment that's not a million miles from Burbank? How do you find a good starting job to get your foot in the door and enable you to live in this area? There's a lot that seems up to chance and up in the air... and after initial searches, we're feeling a bit depressed. Can anyone shed some light for us?

My co-author, Anja and I are currently in the process of writing a spec script to get into the Warner Brother's Writing Workshop. However, there are not a lot of examples to go off of Most scripts we've found are shooting scripts and I know there's a big difference. Does anyone have any advice for writing spec scripts that they would be willing to share? Thank you in advance!