Production Yak

I’ve talked before about Coordinators 411, which – as you know – is a Google group that includes all of the production coordinators, APOCs, secretaries, and eager PAs working in Hollywood today. It’s a great resource when you need to find an animal trainer before tomorrow morning’s 7am call time or need to unload all […]

Whistle While You Work

Imagine a quaint little production office. UPM knows everybody by name, asks them about their weekend and their career ambitions. The Coordinator is keen on being fair when he doles out overtime and permission to wrap it up each evening. The kitchen is stocked with delicious, healthy food. The PAs hurry to and fro, whistling […]

Thanks, Spammers!

I love when I get spam comments like this (originally a comment on my UTA Joblist page): Thanks  for some other informative site. The place else may just I am getting that kind of information written in such a perfect approach? I have a challenge that I’m simply now working on, and I’ve been at the […]

No, You Don’t Need to Go to Film School

Lately, several readers have been asking if they need a degree from film school to get a job. No, you don’t. The truth is, the only film schools recognized by the Industry are USC, UCLA, and NYU. Outside of those three schools, no one is going to be impressed. No one’s going to be impressed […]

Anonymous Job Postings

Sorry I’ve been lax in posting lately. It’s been due mostly to the demands of production (and the fear of getting caught blogging about the demands of production). Hollywood Juicer has a great post about the back nine. I had something I wanted to comment on it, but I’ve forgotten in the intervening week since I read […]