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How to List Production Credits on a Resume

Film and theater crew members need to maintain a current resume at all times, since they move from one gig to the next. Due to the way the industry works and the constant need for job applications, the work experience portion of your resume will contain numerous credits, as opposed to a handful of job titles. The production credits on your resume let production managers and directors see your experience in a clear and concise list.

Instructions

    • 1

      List each of your production credits in reverse chronological order, so that the most recent appears at the top of the list.

    • 2

      Place any credits for really well-known productions, or those in which your crew position was more significant, at the top of the list. This is a pure judgment call, but consider any films by award-winning directors or cinematographers; production managers will recognize the quality of work you do and what you may have learned from the greats. If most of your resume is composed of credits as a production assistant, but you have a few 2nd AD credits, place those directorial credits at the top of your resume.

    • 3

      Use one line for each movie credit. Start with the title of the film, but do not put the title in quotation or italics; it is understood that the title of the film always comes first in your list of production credits. In parentheses next to the production title, enter the type of production; examples include feature film, short, TV series, commercial. Shift to the right and enter your job title on the production. Shift over one more spot and enter the name of the production company.

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