Four Seasons in One Day
When people back east are sitting at home on New Years Day, huddled around the fire and watching the Rose Parade, they think to themselves, Those people are wearing shorts. In January! I gotta move there. I know, because that’s what I thought. But what people don’t realize is, Los Angeles was built on a […]
No Lions
rather pathetic comments: great example here people. if you work long enough as a PA, you will hate life. please please please take this blog with a grain of salt. A few years ago, the Internet went down in my dorm. Everyone got super annoyed. What’s going on? Who are the morons running this place? […]
Voice Recognition
Do you know who this is?
Toronto Vs. Vancouver
Carl asks: I’m currently in Vancouver after moving there from England about a week ago. I can relocate to Toronto easily enough, so I’m trying to work out which is a better place to start out, given that I don’t know anyone in either city. Do you have any idea on the relative states of each market? I don’t […]
Cover Letter
Bryan writes in: I have been out of work since December and I am dying to get back to work. I read what you had to say about cover letters and it makes sense but I am having a difficult time simplifying it. I have been sending out resumes like a mad man and I […]
Who You Gonna Call?
Scott writes: I really enjoy your blog, it’s entertaining and informative. I do have one question to which I could not find the answer after going through your past blogs. I’m pretty new to all this so; when cold calling from Production Notices, like this one: “THE CAPE” Pilot / NBC 02-11-10 BERMANBRAUN STATUS – […]
Animated Acting, and KeyPA
While reading some old blogs, I came across this post about performance capture, from Observations on Film and Art. While not as mind-bogglingly dumb as Mark Harris, Kristin Thompson still exhibits a terrible misunderstanding of the relationship between acting and effects. She lists several differences between Zoe Saldana and the character she plays. What she […]
Reflections on the Oscars
Don’t worry, this won’t be as long as Ken Levine’s. (Nor probably as funny.) My main thought is about Sandra Bullock. I haven’t seen The Blind Side. (My mom recommended it, which kinda pushes it down on my Netflix queue.) Anyway, the general consensus is that she won not so much for this particular performance, […]
Believe in Yourself!
I really enjoy the Creative Screenwriting Magazine podcast, despite the fact that their interviewer, Jeff Goldsmith, is a massive tool. (That’s a post for another day.) The most recent one features several of this year’s Oscar-nominated screenwriters, and I highly recommend it. One problem I have with this sort of panel, though, is the constant […]
Cold Calling, and Music Videos
Reader Yoshi writes: One major thing you’ve omitted is getting work on commercials and music videos. I got all these leads off various sources, but I’m not sure what the protocol is when cold calling them, since you’re not calling a p.o.. Who do I ask for and what do I say? I wish I […]