Share: What was the first production you worked on?

Meghan Dubitsky

From students learning about the entertainment business to seasoned industry professionals, we want to hear from our diverse Production Lot community.

We all start somewhere! Tell us a little about the first production you worked on. Was it a no budget short you made with friends in high school? A student film you poured your heart into? Or was your first production experience on a Hollywood set, ready to hit the ground running?

Elana Staehli

OOOH this is a good one. When I first moved to LA, not knowing anyone or anything, I found a job on craigslist for a PA on a super low budget indie called "Instant Dads". That job led me to finding an apartment in WeHo which I loved as well. Eventually I was hired as an assistant at Central Casting and when I was promoted to Casting Director, my first show I was assigned was "House"… and what a great experience that was and I am still connected to many of my crew mates as well as the Houseketeers as they called themselves.