The Anonymous Production Assistant

Two Sides to Hollywood

When someone contacts me about my resume service, the first thing I ask is, “Do you want to be a PA, or an assistant?” Because, you see, there are two sides to Hollywood: the business side, and the production side. Here, I’m using “production” in the broadest sense, encompassing every department from art to editorial. […]

What To Do When You Don’t Get Paid

Ginny writes in about what to do when you’re not paid on time (or at all)– Hope all is well. I’ve got a question. So I worked on a production a month back in Atlanta.  I still haven’t gotten paid (for the day), and now I’m hearing that the production was shut down. Accounting and […]

No Entertainment Industry Experience

Sally, one of my Patreon supporters, writes in about lacking entertainment industry experience: Thank you again for this week’s list! If you don’t mind and have a minute, would you please comment on my question for you? I want to be in the office and I have administrative experience, however, about 95% of the positions […]

To Whom It May Concern

Laura writes in about the proper salutation for a cover letter: One quick question: Should I address the letter to the person who is collecting the resumes or the person hiring? This is an easy one: the person who’s hiring. That’s who you’re trying to impress with your experience and accomplishments. For most readers of […]