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Category Archives: The Industry
TAPA Meetup in July
It’s July. It’s hot. You need a drink.
So why not come on down to Joxer Daly’s on Sunday, July 20? We can all cool off, relax, and make new friends in the summer heat.
The address is 11168 Washington Blvd Culver … Continue reading
How to Dress for a Studio or Network
Evelyn has found herself in a fortunate position:
A family contact has arranged for my son to have lunch with a VP of Production at a major studio. This may not lead to a job, but hopefully he will end up having a valuable … Continue reading
Posted in Finding a Job, Reader Question, The Industry
Tagged clothing, desk, dress, network, outfit, Studio
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So You Work at a Studio, But You Want to Work on a Show
Ira1 writes in:
I am currently interning at one of the bigger studios in the industry right now. I was curious, is there anyone who works here (in the offices) that I would be able to network with in hopes of getting … Continue reading
Where to Network
Last Friday’s post garnered this response:
Truth in @TheAnonymousPA‘s How to Write http://t.co/f4MxgX4i5u – but ends on some truly bad advice.
— Michael Sullivan (@redrighthand) June 20, 2014
@redrighthand curious what the bad advice is. — TAPA (@TheAnonymousPA) June 20, 2014
@TheAnonymousPA To not … Continue reading
Posted in The Industry
Tagged Alex Freedman, Derek Housman, LA TV Writers Group, Michael Sullivan, networking
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Weekend Update
It’s Friday, and boy, have I got a big weekend planned!
Today, two of my favorite books in the last couple years are coming out as movies: The Fault in Our Stars and All You Need Is Kill.1 The only question … Continue reading
Experience is a Terrible Teacher
Alexandria writes in:
I emailed you a few months regarding PA’ing, and it really helped. So thank you. I have another question:
My goals as a director is to succeed within the independent circuit, and more specifically, work within the … Continue reading
How I Spent My Summer Hiatus
It’s hiatus, which means I have a lot of time on my hands. If you’re in the same situation, I thought I’d offer some suggestions of what you could do with your time.
First of all, I’m trying to catch up … Continue reading
Posted in Off-Topic, The Industry
Tagged A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones, LA Story, LACMA, The Getty, The Martian, Who Famed Roger Rabbit
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The Future of Cinema
Wow, you guys!
The Kickstarter campaign is DONE. People contributed $2512, which is 136% of what I asked for.
And now, the real work begins.1 As promised, I’ll be interviewing people from all over the crew list. For my younger readers, you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Podcast, The Industry
Tagged movie theaters, movies, music industry, porn industry
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Recommended Day Jobs
Sam writes:
Do you have any recommendations for day jobs that a new PA might take? I’m talking about jobs that are super flexible, and allow for last minute schedule changes, as many PA gigs are short notice. Preferably something besides … Continue reading