Originally Posted by Pashtun

Yes, doing an internship in the UK first may help you and it would be good experience to put on your CV. However, I wouldn't hold my breath. The matter isn't how hard it is to gain work with entertainment/movie industry (which it is!), the hurdle you have here is legally being able to stay in the US to do your job, once you get it - if you get it. Even in the UK it is hard to get work in the Media/entertainment industry. I used to work for the BBC WorldService in a specialised department - I did work experience with them when I was about 18/19 years old and I was then offered in house training to become a Broadcast Assistant. I then got a contract to work on a freelance basis for the BBC - which meant that they would call me when their usually full-time permanent contract member of staff was on holiday or away from work sick, or if they just needed some extra help. I was informed by a good friend of mine who was working in the same department as me that the only way I could get a full-time permanent job within this department or any department for that matter, was that I had to wait until this person resigned from their job, or died! Getting work in this industry to very very hard and once someone gets a job, they never let go of it, unless they have to or they get promoted. Promotion comes after many years of prooving yourself. If you are prepared to wait around until an opportunity comes by, with the liklihood of it not coming then it may be an idea to have a career back-up!! always remember that an opportunity you get is an opportunity that someone else had to let go off, or passed on. Good luck.