The Anonymous Production Assistant

Hustle

Ahoy TAPA readers! My name is Kate Lupo and I want to talk to you today about a very important word here in Hollywood. Hustle. That’s right: pure, sparkling, brilliant HUSTLE. I got off the phone today with the head of HR at one of the top management companies in the industry and we discussed […]

Reimbursement for Uber

Frank writes in about getting reimbursed for riding Uber: I chanced into a PA job with a very nice producer this past week. I had seen a “notice of filming” sign they post around LA, left a message on the number saying I’m an actor and am familiar with film sets if they need to […]

Tales from Lock Up

The other day, I tweeted out the above image, from Movie Set Memes, about lock up. I got some interesting responses: @TheAnonymousPA I was in New York City when they were filming I AM LEGEND. There was a lone PA “locking up” ped traffic near Madisen Ave. — Anthony Robinson (@antoniusrex) December 30, 2016 On […]

Confirm Your Schedule

The turning of the calendar got me thinking about dates, and scheduling. This is always a major headache in Hollywood, because you’re working with a lot of busy, important people who want to prove they’re important by pretending to be busy. As an assistant or a PA, scheduling a meeting can be difficult, especially when […]