"My resume is packed since 2000 with TV, FILM/Digital doing PA, Grip, Camerawork, Steadicam, Directing and even co producing"
So what are you complaining about? You must have made a fortune doing all this work. Your the f-ing renaissance man of film-making, and you must be worth millions.
My point here is that the reason why your resume is failing you, is no one uses a resume first off, and second you come off as a chump to a lot of people who could hire you, because if this work wasn't legit, paying (union or non), work than it's worth exactly that - nothing. It is very valluable stuff for any beginner to do, but think of it only for personal expierience, don't try and use it to get a job. Use it to show cooperation, and passion for your chosen field. No one wants a PA on set who can't shut up about the short he "DP'd" or "Directed" the night before. Keep all this expierience on the down low, becase it will offend all the old timers in the biz. The people who have earned the right to be respected on set.
Just keep trying, do your homework and work your way up, It takes a while unless your esspecialy gifted to move up the chain. I feel that i moved up quick, mainly because of the small market I'm in, but I never bring that up around LA folk, or oldtimers. People in this biz are very judgemental about people who haven't proven themselves. It is a very closenit scociety, for good reason a million chumps out there wan't to be in the biz.
-mike
Seattle AC