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How to Make Contact With TV Production Assistants

Production assistants, or PAs, on a television show are responsible for carrying out a diverse multitude of duties. The job is an entry-level position that allows individuals who wish to obtain higher-level positions an opportunity to learn firsthand about the inner workings of television show production. With their main function being to assist the show's producers, crew and cast, production assistants deliver show scripts, file, make copies, run numerous errands, answer phones and perform other duties. If you are able to contact a show's production company, chances are that a production assistant may even answer the phone.

Things You'll Need

  • Computer
  • Telephone
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Instructions

    • 1

      Go to the homepage of the Internet Movie Database (imdb.com) and click on the "IMDbPro" link on the bottom of the page.

    • 2

      Click on "Try Our 14-Day Free Trial" and enter the required information to sign up for Internet Movie Database Pro, which provides production company contact information.

    • 3

      Type the name of the specific show into the "Search" box at the top of the site's homepage and click on "Go." Click on the particular show you are searching for if the search results give you more than one result.

    • 4

      Underneath the "Cast" heading, click on the "Full cast and crew" link.

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      Locate the names of the persons identified as "production staff" under the "Series Other Crew" heading.

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      Click the "Company Credits" link for the show on the left-hand side of the page, under the heading "Overview." Click on the name of the show's production company under the "Production Companies" heading on the "Company Credits" page.

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      Locate the contact information for the production company on the company's information page. Call the company and verify that a specific person is a production assistant with the show. Ask to speak with the individual, or send a letter to the company, addressed to the attention of the specific production assistant.

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