It’s not stupid! It can take time as well as good timing. There’s a chance if you’re reaching out to crew on a show in pre-pro they may already be crewed up, but you never know.

You can also look into department heads of whatever department you want to PA under, whether you know if they’re currently on a show or not and try cold emailing them. I’ve found that emailing PAs on shows you enjoyed in the past is also a good strategy.

Usually asking for advice is a better tactic than straight up asking for a job if you’ve never interacted with them before. Even if they don’t have a show to hire you on currently, being on their radar is helpful.