Copyright Infringement
Yesterday, I got a bizarre email, with the above headline as the subject. I’ve never had anything like it before. I was using a random photo I found on the internet to illustrate a point about a certain product or service we PAs use all the time. Now, it’s not my photo, and the owner […]
How to Write a Blog
Matt wrote in: I just finished reading your post “It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know..And Also What You Know.” I agree, what you know is super important, and people need to know what you know. I keep hearing how industry bloggers get career opportunities because their blog is like an easily accessible […]
What I’ve Been Up To
Dear Constant Reader, I want to apologize for the dearth of regular programming here at The Anonymous Production Assistant. I’ve been on location{{1}} for the past month or so, because runaway production is still a thing. The only reason Crew Call has been going up on a regular basis without delay is the hard work […]
New Layout
If you go to the main TAPA site, you’ll see I’ve changed the layout. I felt like the column on the right was getting unwieldy, and people weren’t seeing all of it. I thought splitting the information might help. Let me know if you like the new look, or if you you think it’s too cluttered […]
Big Move
As you may have noticed, there’s been some changes around TAPA. I found a replacement TAPA, who is an excellent writer and very knowledgeable about the business. I may pop in every now and then to write a post, but I’m guessing you won’t even notice the change. The other change is… we’ve moved! TAPA […]
That’s All, Folks
Some of you may have noticed it’s been a while since my last post. Then again, some of you may not have, considering the 500 or so readers I still get every day. (Weird.) There’s a lot of reasons for this, including that awkward feeling you get when you haven’t posted in a while, that […]
The Sincerest Form of Flattery…
And here I thought I was the big PA in the blogging world. Turns out, according to The Hollywood Temp Diaries, I’m “an imitator.” Nevermind that I started my blog only two weeks after TempX did, nor that I’ve never heard of The Hollywood Temp Diaries until I got linked to it last week. After […]
It’s a Habit
So, I haven’t written here in a while, and the reason is… there is no reason. Between being unusually busy at work and working on personal projects in my free time, there were a few weeks there where I just didn’t have time to blog. Another factor is the unrelenting series of emails that boil […]
Call for Stories
I’ve been writing this blog for over a year now. My original intention was to write a new post every day. These last few weeks (not to mention an inbox full of “have you quit or what?” emails) have convinced me that perhaps I can no longer maintain that pace alone. So, I’m asking you, now […]
Colorful Response
Just over a week ago, I related an anecdote about the producer’s assistant indirectly checking that the intern was doing her job correctly. A lot of people took exception to the assistant’s methods. Final Girl’s comment was typical: What a passive agressive moron. I hate people. I have to admit, this surprised me. At the […]
Happy Anniversary!
I started this blog one year ago., and it’s time for a little reflection, I think. My goal was to write something, every day, even if it was just a silly story on a blog. I haven’t posted every single day, but as this is my 243rd post out of 261 possible weekdays, I came […]
Links in the Chain
WordPress has some neat features (much more so than Blogger or, God help us, Myspace, both of which I’ve used). My favorite, besides the chart showing me how many readers I have, is the “referrers” tool. I’m not sure how this is different than “incoming links;” if someone knows, please explain it to me. Anyway, […]